Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not establish and implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment: The employer is failing to protect employees engaged in production activities throughout the facility. This was most recently documented where employees were exposed to chemical hazards associated with a catastrophic release of Ammonia in that the employer is failing to develop and implement the detail written mechanical integrity program procedures to ensure the maintaining of the on-going integrity of process equipment such as pressure vessels, storage tanks; piping systems (piping components such as valves); relief and vent systems and devices; emergency shutdown systems; controls (monitoring devices and sensors, alarms, and interlocks); and pumps. The employer does not address specific task procedures for the inspection, testing, preventive maintenance, repairing, rerating, or replacing pressure vessels, receivers, piping, or materials and spare parts control; outlining responsibilities, authorizations, and approval for repairs, steps to accomplish for repairing or replacing equipment, frequency of replacement, employee training and qualifications, welding and heat treating requirements, inspection and testing after repair, and documentation requirements. a) The employer is failing to develop and implement a written mechanical integrity procedure that addressed inspecting pressure vessels and piping; corrosion under the insulation inspections; minimum wall thickness inspections for pressure vessels and piping. b) The employer is failing to develop and implement a written mechanical integrity procedure for evaluating valves such as the King valve in the Ammonia process. c) The employer is failing to develop and implement a written mechanical integrity procedure for evaluating relief and vent systems and devices. d) The employer is failing to develop and implement a written mechanical integrity procedure for evaluating emergency shutdown systems. e) The employer is failing to develop and implement a written mechanical integrity procedure for evaluating safety critical controls (including monitoring devices, sensors, level cutouts, alarms, and interlocks). f) The employer is failing to develop and implement a written mechanical integrity procedure for evaluating pumps. The Russell Stover Candies, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 905429, citation number 1, item number 4, and was affirmed as a final order on 9/12/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 1997 Pecan Delight Ave. Corsicana, TX 75110. 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the abatement of the above violation is completed.