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29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not establish or implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment: a) Legacy NC, C-Line NOx Abatement Facility: On or about October 24, 2023, the employer failed to establish written procedures for maintaining the integrity of controls, including the procedural steps to be followed for the inspection, testing, and calibration of the ammonia gas injection flow loop. Failure of this control could result in a release of anhydrous ammonia and expose employees to serious injury or death from chemical inhalation and fire hazards. b) Legacy NC, C-Line NC NOx Abatement Facility: On or about October 24, 2023, the employer failed to establish written procedures for maintaining the integrity of controls, including the procedural steps to be followed in the SCR acid control area for the inspection of the acid concentration diverter valve, scrubber tower dump valve, condensate tank level transmitter, scrubber tower level control valve, fume fan condensate catch box air operate pump or the mass flow meter. Failure of these controls could result in a release of anhydrous ammonia and expose employees to serious injury or death from chemical inhalation and fire hazards. c) Legacy NC, C-Line NOx Abatement Facility: On or about October 24, 2023, the employer failed to establish written procedures for maintaining the integrity of process equipment, including the procedural steps to be followed for the cleaning, calibrating, and catalyst replacement on the NOx analyzers. Failure of this process equipment could result in a release of anhydrous ammonia and expose employees to serious injury or death from chemical inhalation and fire hazards. d) Legacy NC, C-Line NOx Abatement Facility: On or about October 24, 2023, the employer failed to establish written procedures for maintaining the integrity of process equipment, including the procedural steps to be followed for the inspection and calibration of the fired heater. Failure of this process equipment could result in a release of natural gas and expose employees to serious injury or death from fire and explosion hazards. e) Legacy NC, Oleum Tank A, Attached Piping: On or about October 24, 2023, the employer failed to establish written procedures for maintaining the integrity of piping systems, including the steps to be followed for the inspection and testing of the oleum piping system. Failure of this piping system could result in a release of oleum and expose employees to serious injury or death from chemical inhalation. f) Legacy NC, Sulfuric Acid Tank B, Attached Piping: On or about October 24, 2023, the employer failed to establish written procedures for maintaining the integrity of piping systems, including the steps to be followed for the inspection and testing of the sulfuric acid piping system. Failure of this piping system could result in a release of sulfuric acid and expose employees to serious injury or death from chemical inhalation. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED The employer, BAE Systems Ordnance Systems, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1564950, citation number 01, item number 03a, and was affirmed as a final order on June 14, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 4050 Pepper Ferry Road, Radford, VA 24141. ABATEMENT NOTE: Written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment shall detail how to perform inspections and tests that comply with the employer-selected recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP).