Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 013A Hazard: REFINERY

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1): The process hazard analysis was not appropriate to the complexity of the process and did not identify, evaluate, and control the hazards of the process: The employer does not evaluate and control discharges of hydrocarbons to the atmosphere. This violation was observed on or about February 4, 2009, in the CDU where the employer fails to comprehensively evaluate the discharge of hot, heavier-than-air hydrocarbons from the vent stack of the FA-24 blowdown drum by means such as conducting a plume study. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that the discharge of hydrocarbons from the vent stack of the FA-24 blowdown drum is to a safe location.