Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100119 N Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.
Inspection Nr: 314769704
Citation: 02001
Citation Type: Other
Abatement Date: 09/29/2011 X
Initial Penalty: $1,100.00
Current Penalty: $1,100.00
Issuance Date: 09/12/2011
Nr Instances: 3
Nr Exposed: 31
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 03
Report ID: 0625700
Contest Date: 09/23/2011
Final Order: 07/19/2012
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 07/19/2012 | $1,100.00 | 09/29/2011 | Other | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/12/2011 | $1,100.00 | 09/29/2011 | Other |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: REFINERY
29 CFR 1910.119(n): The employer did not establish and implement an emergency action plan for the entire plant in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38: a) The employer does not establish an emergency action plan in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.38(d) by failing to maintain an employee alarm system that complies with the requirement in 1910.165(b)(4) to declare the preferred method by which to report a unit-wide emergency and 1910.165(b)(5) to establish complete procedures for sounding the emergency unit-wide alarm that include what location(s) it can be sounded from, which person(s) to contact to sound the alarm, and by what means to make contact. This violation was documented on or about April 27, 2011. b) The employer did not implement an emergency action plan in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38(c)(1) by failing to ensure that employees in an area of the hydrocracker that spans from north of compressor C-101 to south of drum D-103 could utilize their radios to execute procedures for reporting a fire or other emergency to the controllers at the Refinery Operations Control Center (ROCC). This violation was documented on or about May 06, 2011. c) The employer failed to implement an emergency action plan in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38(c)(4) by not ensuring that the phone provided at the Mutual Aid Staging Area (Staging Area G) was fully functional and approved for use in a class 1, division 2, group C hazardous location in order to promote safe execution of procedures to account for employees after emergency evacuation via the Mutual Aid Route. This violation was documented on or about April 28, 2011. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19(d), within 10 days, the employer must submit an abatement plan describing the actions it is taking to ensure that the Emergency Response Plan is established and implemented in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38. The violation must be abated no later than 10 days from the receipt of this citation.