OSHA Inspection: FIELDALE FARMS POULTRY, LLC

Issued

Jan 15, 1999

Abate by

Mar 26, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,500

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
On 8/12/98, the employer did not furnish employment and a place of
employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or
serious physical harm
to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of exposure to
ammonia:
(a) where refrigeration systems, Mycom and F.E.S., did not have a
preventative
maintenance program implemented to ensure that the systems were in proper
working
order.
An acceptable means of abatement would be to adopt the inspection and
maintenance schedule
described in IIAR Bulletin 110-Guidelines for Start-Up Inspection and
Maintenance of Ammonia
Mechanical Refrigeration Systems or adopt the maintenance schedule
provided by the
manufacturers.
NOTE:  IIAR Bulletin 109, IIAR Minimum Safety Criteria for a Safe Ammonia
Refrigeration
System, provides information for equipment, frequency of safety
inspections and inspection
checklists.

Issued

Jan 15, 1999

Abate by

Jan 28, 1999

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
On 8/12/98, the employer did not furnish employment and a place of
employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or
serious physical harm
to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of exposure to
ammonia:
(a) where emergency respirators (self contained breathing apparatus) were
not located
outside and close to exit doors of compressor rooms.  All respirators
(SCBAs) were
located in a storage building more than 100 yards from compressor rooms.
An acceptable means of abatement would be to locate one or more self
contained breathing
apparatus directly outside the machine room doors.
NOTE:  IIAR Bulletin 109, IIAR Minimum Safety Criteria for a Safe Ammonia
Refrigeration
System, provides information for General Ammonia Refrigeration System
Safety Requirements
in Section 4.10.on