Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006D Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices: a) On or about October 3, 2014, at the facility, for employees manufacturing phenol-formaldehyde resins and casting the resin into custom sized balls. The faceplate identifying the manufacturer, the vessel, and design specifications was missing. The faceplate is required to be present on the vessel as required under such as, but not limited to API 620-2008, "Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks, section 1.1. (b) On or about October 3, 2014, at the facility, kettle #3 and kettle #4 was designed and built as a pressure vessel by the manufacturer. They were modified after manufacturing and hydrostatic testing to operate under vacuum pressure in this production process. The employer did not subject the vessels to pressure and vacuum testing after this alteration as required under such as, but not limited to API 572-2009, "Inspection Practices for Pressure Vessels," section 9.7.2. (c) On or about October 3, 2014, at the facility, for employees manufacturing phenol-formaldehyde resins and casting resin into custom sized balls. The steam and vacuum piping including valves throughout the processing equipment were not labeled as to their identity and the direction of flow using the requirements outlined in such as, but not limited to ASME A13.1-2007, "Scheme for the Identification of Piping Systems". (d) On or about October 3, at this facility, for employees manufacturing phenol-formaldehyde resins and casting resin into custom sized balls. Kettles #3 and #4 were not equipped with safe valves to relieve pressure, if over pressurization occurred in these low pressure reactors during this exothermic reaction. The requirement to install pressure-relieving valves and emergency vacuum-reliving valves is covered under the requirements outlined in such as, but not limited to API Standard 620-2008, " Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low Pressure Storage Tanks," section