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Standard Cited: 6A0001 General Duty Clause

Inspection Nr: 311211296

Citation: 01013

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: E

Initial Penalty: $3,500.00

Current Penalty:

Issuance Date: 05/03/2010

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 30

Abatement Date: 06/04/2010

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0257260

Contest Date: 05/21/2010

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC):

Emphasis:


Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History
Type Latest Event Event Date Penalty Abatement Due Date Citation Type Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty J: ALJ Decision 04/26/2012 06/04/2010 Serious  
Penalty Z: Issued 05/03/2010 $3,500.00 06/04/2010 Serious  

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 013 Hazard: EXPLOSION

Section 6(a) of the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: Seccion 6(a) de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo de Puerto Rico: El patrono no proveyo empleo y un sitio de empleo libre de riesgos reconocidos que esten causando o que puedan causar muerte o dano fisico a los empleados, por cuanto empleados estaban expuestos a: ASME A13.1 - 2007 is a Standard of industry recommended practices that is intended to establish a common system to assist in identification of hazardous materials conveyed in piping systems and their hazards when released in the environment. a)Employees that worked at Caribbean Petroleum Refining in Bayamon performing routine task such as tank operator, waste treatment operator, loading rack operator, among others were or could be exposed to flammable and combustible releases, fire and or explosion. Since 2000 the refinery process area has been out of service but the facility continues with the storage and distribution of gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel. At the Tank Farm Area there was approximately 45 above ground steel tanks ranging in capacity from 500 to 500,000 barrels. The products were transfered to and from the tanks via above and underground pipelines. The bulk plant facility was operated without a complete set of up-to-date Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) of the equipment and pipe lines with their sizes and specifications. Among other methods, one fesible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is: 1.Develop accurate and up-to-date P&ID based on an actual survey of the as built condition of the bulk plant facility in accordance with ASME A13.1. ASME A13.1 - 2007 es un reglamento de practicas reconocidas por la industria, cuya intencion es establecer un sistema comun para asistir en la identificacion de materiales peligrosos transportados en sistemas de tuberias y sus riesgos cuando se liberan al medio ambiente. a)Empleados que trabajaban en Caribbean Petroleum Refining en Bayamon, realizando tareas rutinarias tales como operador de tanque, operador de tratamiento de aguas, operador de area de carga, entre otros, fueron o podrian haber estado expuestos a liberacion de productos quimicos inflamables y combustibles, fuego y/o explosion. Desde el ano 2000 el area de procesos de la refineria habia estado fuera de servicio pero la compania continuo con el almacenamiento y distribucion de gasolina, diesel, aceite combustible ycombustible para aviones. En la granja de tanques habian alrededor de 45 tanques de acero sobre el terreno, con capacidades que fluctuaban entre 500 a 500,000 barriles. Los productos fueron transferidos desde y hacia los tanques, a traves de tuberias que estaban por encima y debajo del terreno. La facilidad bulk plant fue operada sin un conjunto de diagrams completos de las Tuberias y de Instrumentation actualizado del equipo y las tuberias con sus tamanos y especificaciones. Un metodo seguro entre otros metodos aceptables para corregir este riesgo es: 1.Desarrollar P&ID precisos y actualizados basados en un estudio vigente de la condicion de la facilidad de acuerdo con el ASME A13.1.OP

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