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29 CFR 1910.119(i)(2)(ii): The pre-startup safety review did not confirm that prior to the introduction of highly hazardous chemicals to a process the safety, operating, maintenance, and emergency procedures were in place and were adequate: a) On or about May 12, 2021, at Limetree Bay Refining, LLC., Delayed Coker Unit (DCU) - The employer's pre-startup safety review failed to confirm that prior to the introduction of highly hazardous chemicals to a process that the operating procedures for the Coker Unit, DCU OP-401 "Delayed Coker Unit - Coke Drum Preparation, Switching, Drum Quenching, Drum Draining, and Drum Unheading were in place and adequate prior to startup. In particular, the employer failed to develop and implement written operating procedures to manage and address abnormal coke drum conditions including, but not limited to, low temperature drums with incompletely coked contents, i.e. "Tarry Drum," a short run coke drum, and/or a partial or fully unquenched coke drum. Failure to implement adequate operating procedures before startup can result in operator errors, catastrophic incidents and expose employees to fire, toxic and explosion hazards.