Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 021 Hazard: REFINERY

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii): Inspections and testing procedures performed on process equipment to maintain its mechanical integrity, did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices: (a) This violation occurred on or about January 27, 2009, and at times prior thereto, where the employer did not inspect all piping circuits in Crude Unit #2, such as but not limited to, Kerosene piping lines (3"-K-20176, 4"-K-20179, 4"-20193, and 3"-K-20201); Diesel piping lines (4"-D-20177, 3"-D-20178, 4"-D-20194, 3"-D-20185, 8"-D-50360, and 8"-D-50361); Light Naphtha piping lines (6"-LN-20149, 4"-LN-20150, 3"-LN- 20151, 3"-LN-20152, 3"-LN-20153, and 3"-LN-20158); and Heavy Naphtha piping lines (6"-HN-20222, 6"-HN-20223; 3"-HN-20224, and 3"-HN-20225) for Corrosion-Under- Insulation (CUI) as prescribed by API 570 -Piping Inspection Code. This condition exposed employees to a fire and explosion hazard. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19(d), within 10 calendar days of the date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps it is taking to ensure that all CUI inspections are being properly documented. b) This violation occurred on or about January 27, 2009, and at times prior thereto, where the employer did not establish thickness measurement location (TMLs) for injection points in Crude Unit #2, such as but not limited to injection points: &CR-IP2 (Neutrilizer) and 2CR-IP3 (Filmer) as prescribed by API 570 - Piping Inspection Code. This condition exposed employees to a fire and explosion hazard. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903(d), within 10 calendar days of the date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps it is taking to ensure that all CUI inspections are being properly documented. (c) This violation occurred on or about January 27, 2009, and at times prior thereto, where the employer failed to use qualified inspectors to inspect process piping in Crude unit #2 as required by API 570, Section 4.2, API Authorized Piping Inspector Qualification and Certification and as specified in CRC's work procedure for piping inspections. This condition exposed employees to a fire and explosion hazard. (d) This violation occurred on or about January 27, 2009, and at times prior thereto, where the employer failed to ensure that inspectors performing ultrasonic thickness (UT) testing on piping in Crude Unit #2 were UT Level II, UT Level III, or UTT certified to inspect process piping as per American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) document SNT-TC-1A and met the requirements as described in CRC's work procedure for performing baseline thickness measurements. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19(d), within 10 calendar days of the date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps it is taking to ensure that site piping inspectors are properly trained and certified.