Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 019A Hazard: REFINERY

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(vi): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit entry operations, including verifying that conditions in the permit space were acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry: - In The Alternative - 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(ii); Test or monitor the permit space as necessary to determine if acceptable conditions are being maintained during the course of entry operations: The employer does not ensure that under the permit-required confined space program, required by 29 CFR 191O.146(c)(4) to develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit entry operations, including verifying that conditions in the permit space are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry. This violation most recently occurred at the Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. located at 111 Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, Texas on or about June 30, 2010, and at times thereafter, in the Alkyl 1 Unit and FCCU, where the conditions in a confined space entry did not remain safe by providing continuous monitoring to the contractors or employees working in the space, potentially exposing employees to lethal gases. The following are instances where confined space entry permits does not reflect initial or continuous monitoring: a)Permit #14195Build Scaffold in T-1 Permit issued 02/15 & 10: 11 am, expired 02/18 & 7:00 am. One reading for air quality b)Permit #15993 Clean and repair, Permit issued 02/16 & 7:10 am, expired 02/19 & 7:00 am. One reading for air quality c)Permit #15988 Pull support ring and take out racket rings, Permit issued 02/15 & 1:00 pm, expired 02/18 & 7:00 am. One reading for air quality d)Permit #15999 No description of work, Permit issue and expiration not listed. One reading for air quality Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that under the permit-required confined space program, required by 29 CFR 1910. 146(c)(4) to develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit entry operations, including verifying that conditions in the permit space are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry.ized