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29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i): Inspections and tests shall be performed on process equipment: a. The employer did not ensure that inspections and tests were being performed on storage tanks/process tanks such as the premix tank, off-spec premix tank, paddle blender, intermediate product tanks 1/2 and 1A/2A, recycle tank/hopper, and raw material storage tanks in the Packaged Emulsion Production Building #1. b. The employer did not ensure that inspections and tests were being performed on piping systems including piping components such as valves in the Packaged Emulsion Production Building #1. c. The employer did not ensure that inspections and tests were being performed on piping systems including piping components such as filter baskets to verify proper grounding in the PETN Dryer Building #1. d. The employer did not ensure that inspections and tests were being performed on emergency shutdown systems in the Packaged Emulsion Production Building #1. e. The employer did not ensure that inspections and tests were being performed on relief and vent systems and devices such as all of the safety relief valves and pressure reducing valves on the steam piping for the kettles in Booster Pour Buildings #1, 2, and 3. f. The employer did not ensure that inspections and tests were being performed on controls such as high pressure sensors, alarms, and shutdown for emulsion pumps; programmable logic controller (PLC) to detect and resolve problems during emulsion pumping process; high level alarms for blender and oxidizer bin 2; and high temperature safety steam valve shut down on fuel tanks in the Emulsion Manufacturing process/unit. g. The employer did not ensure that quarterly internal inspections and maintenance on the Wilden pumps as identified in the Emulsion Pumps and Emulsion Pump Inspection & Maintenance procedures were being performed in the Emulsion Manufacturing process/unit. h. The employer did not ensure that gear box oil and bearing grease were changed every six months on the Waukesha pump as identified in the Waukesha Pump procedure in the Emulsion Manufacturing process/unit. i. The employer did not ensure that the monthly mechanical seal gap check and the semi-annual internal inspections and tests of the stator, rotor, suction housing, mechanical seals, ETA flow switch, high pressure switch, and low pressure switch on the Allweiler pumps as identified in the Emulsion Pumps and Emulsion Pump Inspection & Maintenance procedures were being performed in the Emulsion Manufacturing process/unit.