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

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not establish and implement written procedures to maintain the on-going mechanical integrity of process equipment: The employer does not have written procedures or implemented actions for the on-going mechanical integrity of equipment such as the instances provided below. The conditions were observed on or about February 4, 2009, and at times prior to and thereafter, at the Sinclair Tulsa Refinery. a) In the CDU: High level alarm installed on the FA-24 blowdown drum is not included in the inspection, testing, and maintenance program. b) At the refinery: The employer's Mechanical Integrity Procedure does not address anomalous inspection data, such as the unresolved anomalous inspection data for FCCU piping circuits FCC-070 and FCC-112. c) In the FCCU: At the FCCU/Scanfiner/Alky Control Room, the differential pressure gauge and alarm for the positive pressure control system is not in the inspection, testing and maintenance program. d) In the FCCU: The employer does not develop and implement written procedures for the inspection and testing and preventative maintenance of equipment, instrumentation, alarms and controls employed and designed to prevent process safety hazardous situations from occurring such as, SLV-0057, SLV-0058, SLV-0059, SLV-0060, SLV-0074, SLV-0075, Emergency Feed Valves V-2 and V-3 in feed lines 2A and 2B, valves V-4 and V-5 in blowdown lines from feed heater outlet, HC-0212, HC-0209, FC-0135, PDI-0076, PDI- 0053, PDI-0055, PI-006, PC-0230, and PC-0155. e) At the refinery: The employer does not develop and implement a work order system to maintain the on-going mechanical integrity of process equipment. The lack of a work order system has allowed deficiencies in relief and vent systems and devices when the line supplying steam to the Crude Unit FA-24 atmospheric blowdown vent line froze and broke, and was not repaired for an undetermined period of time, at least greater than one year. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, within ten (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 the written mechanical integrity program is complete and implemented and includes loop and function testing of critical equipment.