Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 016 Hazard: REFINERY

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: a) Sunoco, Inc. Marcus Hook Refinery - The employer did not ensure a suitable emergency eyewash and shower was provided for employee's exposed to corrosive materials, as evident by the fact that a J.J. White contract employee, performing work at the 15-2 Alky Unit, was splashed with sulfuric acid, and the shower provided to the employee for immediate first aid response was not equipped with tepid water, causing the premature cessation of first aid treatment to the employee. NOTE: DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS CONDITION IS REQUIRED ABATEMENT NOTE: American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard Z358.1- 1998, Appendix B, Section 6 identifies the hazard of prolonged exposure to cold fluids in emergency showers, and recommends the provision of "flushing fluid at temperatures conductive to use for the recommended irrigation period" as an "integral part of providing suitable facilities." To abate this hazard, where emergency showers are required the employer must provide showers equipped with tepid water.