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29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not establish or implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment: At the Wichita facility the employer the employer did not establish and implement the detail written mechanical integrity program procedures to ensure the maintaining of the on-going integrity of process equipment such as pressure vessels, storage tanks; piping systems (piping components such as valves); relief and vent systems and devices; emergency shutdown systems; controls (monitoring devices and sensors, alarms, and interlocks); pumps as identified below. The employer did not address specific task procedures for the inspection, testing, preventive maintenance, repairing, rerating, or replacing pressure vessels, receivers, piping, or materials and spare parts control; outlining responsibilities, authorizations, and approval for repairs, steps to accomplish for repairing or replacing equipment, frequency of replacement, employee training and qualifications, welding and heat treating requirements, inspection and testing after repair, and documentation requirements. Employees engaged in repair, replace, inspection and maintenance activities of covered process equipment at the engine rooms, roof top, and production floor areas were exposed to the hazards of inhalation of toxic ammonia, asphyxiation, chemical burns, and fire. a) Employer did not develop and implement a comprehensive written mechanical integrity procedure that addressed inspecting, testing, and evaluating of pressure vessels, piping for corrosion under the insulation and minimum wall thickness. b) Employer did not develop and implement a written mechanical integrity procedure for evaluating relief and vent systems and devices.