Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 007 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i): Inspections and tests were not performed on process equipment: Employees engaged in operating, inspecting, testing, and maintaining activities or performing other critical operations before evacuating such as turning valves on the roof to isolate leaks on the floor at the covered process equipment throughout the plant were exposed to fire, explosion, and/or inhalation hazards from ammonia vapors in that the employer failed to ensure inspection and tests were performed on safety systems for process equipment to maintain its mechanical integrity. Safety systems for process equipment such as but not limited to: a) Engine Room Emergency Shutdown (E-Stops). b) Engine Room Emergency Ventilation Systems used for safety purposes to assure it performs at a rate specified in the design. c) Ammonia System Shut Off /King Valves. 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the abatement of the above violation is complete.