Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100119 F01 II A Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.
Inspection Nr: 1463040.015
Citation: 01001C
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 01/08/2021 7
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 08/07/2020
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 15
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0134000
Contest Date: 08/28/2020
Final Order: 11/19/2020
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 11/19/2020 | $0.00 | 01/08/2021 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 09/01/2020 | $0.00 | 09/21/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/07/2020 | $0.00 | 09/21/2020 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001C Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii)(A): Written operating procedures providing clear instruction for conducting operations in a covered process safely and consistently with process safety information addressing consequences of deviation from operating limits have not been developed: (a) Location: 9 Opportunity Way, Newburyport, MA 01950 On or about 2/9/20, the employer did not establish written operating procedures that provided clear instruction on consequences of deviation from the following operations: a) Written operating procedures did not address consequences of deviation for a step in the operating procedures, where vacuum pressure must be relieved to open the handway in order to take a sample. b) Written operating procedures did not address consequences of deviation for a step in the operating procedures, where nitrogen pressure must be added in order to keep contaminants out of the vessel while taking a sample.