Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 005 Hazard: REFINERY

29 CFR 1910.119(o)(1): The employer does not certify that it has evaluated compliance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.119 at least every three years to verify that the procedures and practices developed under this standard are adequate and are being followed: (a) This violation occurred on or about January 27, 2009,and times prior thereto,where the employer performed a compliance audit in September 2001 but did not perform compliance audits in September of 2004 and September of 2007. This condition exposed employees to a fire and explosion hazard. (b) This violation occurred on or about January 27, 2009, and times prior thereto, where the employer did not develop or implement an audit program for the Car Seals installed on all relief valves. The company has Car Seals installed on all relief valves but does not have a regular inspection program to verify Car Seals are in place. The Car Seal program has never been monitored to assure it is effective and working as designed. This condition exposed employees to a fire and explosion hazard. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that compliance audits are conducted every three years to verify that the procedures and practices developed under the OSHA standard are adequate and are being followed. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19(d), within 10 calendar days of the date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps it is taking to ensure a compliance audit will be conducted every three years.