Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii): Inspection and testing procedures did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices: 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 ensure inspections and tests performed on process equipment to maintain its on-going mechanical integrity following recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) such as IIAR Bulletin 110 3/93 as certified in the company Process Safety Information (PSI) binder by the Plant Manager. Identified critical equipment include but not limited to the vessels and tanks such as Evaporators, High Pressure Receivers, and Condensers; the emergency shutdown systems including but not limited to the Refrigeration Equipment Emergency Stop buttons, Ammonia Alarm buttons, Compressor cutouts including discharge temperature, discharge pressure, oil temperature (upper and lower), high and low pressure cutouts, oil sump temperature maximum, Accumulator high and low liquid level cutouts, and the King valves; the controls (including monitoring devices and sensors, level cutouts, alarms, and interlocks) such as Compressor liquid level control sensors, Compressor thermostats, Compressor liquid level controls, Pump out system level alarms. 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)(4)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 905429, citation number 1, item number 5a, 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.