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29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and addressing at least steps for each operating phase, safe operating limits, safety and health considerations, and safety systems and their functions as outlined by this paragraph: On or about March 17, 2015, and at times thereafter, the employer does not ensure that written operating procedures for ethylene oxide processes were developed and implemented, exposing employees to inhalation, fire, and explosion hazards. The written operating procedures must include, but not be limited to the following elements: a) Steps for each operating phase including Initial startup. b) Steps for each operating phase including Normal operations. c) Steps for each operating phase including Temporary operations. d) Steps for each operating phase including Emergency shutdown and including the conditions under which emergency shutdown is required, and the assignment of shutdown responsibility to qualified operators to ensure that emergency shutdown is executed in a safe and timely manner. e) Steps for each operating phase including Emergency Operations. f) Steps for each operating phase including Normal shutdown. g) Steps for each operating phase including Startup following a turnaround, or after an emergency shutdown. h) Operating limits. i) Consequences of deviation. j) Steps required to correct or avoid deviation. k) Safety and health considerations including Properties of, and hazards presented by, the chemicals used in the process. l) Safety and health considerations including Precautions necessary to prevent exposure, including engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment. m) Safety and health considerations including Control measures to be taken if physical contact or airborne exposure occurs. n) Safety and health considerations including Quality control for raw materials and control of hazardous chemical inventory levels. o) Safety and health considerations including Any special or unique hazards. p) Safety systems and their functions.