Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100119 N Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.
Inspection Nr: 810501.015
Citation: 01019
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $5,000.00
Current Penalty: $4,250.00
Issuance Date: 07/01/2013
Nr Instances: 4
Nr Exposed: 669
Abatement Date: 10/01/2013
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0627510
Contest Date:
Final Order: 07/24/2013
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 07/24/2013 | $4,250.00 | 10/01/2013 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 07/01/2013 | $5,000.00 | 07/26/2013 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 019 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.119(n): The employer did not establish and implement an emergency plan for the entire plant in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38 Throughout the facility, employer did not: a) perform physical evacuation procedures. The employer did not conduct fire, chemical release, and extreme weather evacuation drills. b) did not ensure that employees recognize the difference between alarms for fire and small and large releases for highly hazardous chemicals. c) did not ensure that reliable and adequate tests of non-supervised employee alarm systems were made at least very two months. d) employer did not train employees to assist in safe and orderly evacuation.