Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100119 O04 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.
Inspection Nr: 1044850.015
Citation: 01008B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 09/25/2015 2
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 09/02/2015
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 90
Related Event Code (REC): C
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0729700
Contest Date:
Final Order: 09/22/2015
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 09/22/2015 | $0.00 | 09/25/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/02/2015 | $0.00 | 09/25/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.119(o)(4): The employer did not promptly determine and document an appropriate response to each of the findings of the compliance audit, and document that deficiencies have been corrected: Employees engaged in production activities throughout the facility were exposed to chemical hazards associated with the catastrophic release of Ammonia in that the following appropriate responses were not promptly determined and documented: a) The employer did not document the corrective actions pending or taken in relation to each of the deficiencies noted from the 2009 PSM Compliance Audit. b) The employer did not document the corrected deficiencies from the 2012 PSM Compliance Audit. The audit has uncompleted findings, and the current status is unknown. 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the abatement of the above violation is completed.