Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 035 Hazard: REFINERY

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location: The employer does not ensure that hazardous (classified) locations contain only equipment that is intrinsically safe or otherwise safe for the location. a) Violation was observed in the FCCU on or about March 19, 2009, in the oxygen analyzer room where live electrical wiring in an electrical panel was not maintained in a enclosed intrinsically safe electrical panel. b) Violation was observed in the CDU on or about February 4, 2009, in the Crude Unit Control Room where standard household appliances (stove, coffee maker, refrigerator) and standard electrical installations were used in a Class 1, Division II hazardous location. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation describing the steps that is taking to ensure that hazardous locations are equipped with safe electrical equipment and installations.