Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(d): Process safety information (PSI). In accordance with the schedule set forth in paragraph (e)(1) of this section, the employer shall complete a compilation of written process safety information before conducting any process hazard analysis required by the standard. The compilation of written process safety information is to enable the employer and the employees involved in operating the process to identify and understand the hazards posed by those processes involving highly hazardous chemicals. This process safety information shall include information pertaining to the hazards of the highly hazardous chemicals used or produced by the process, information pertaining to the technology of the process, and information pertaining to the equipment in the process. Information pertaining to the equipment in the process shall include: 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(E): Ventilation system design; a. The company did not have complete PSI for the ventilation system in the Paint Plant, Back tank Department. The PSI was inadequate in that the ventilation did not include fundamental design information such as but not limited to intended use, calculations, assumptions, balancing information between inlet dilution ventilation and exhaust ventilation and reasonable worst case scenario information. Without adequate ventilation system PSI, the employer has increased risk for fire and explosion.