OSHA Inspection: ICI AMERICAS INC.

Issued

Aug 2, 1988

Abate by

Sep 8, 1988

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $900

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
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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:
hot water at or near the boiling temperature when manually removing the
heads and or covers on pressure vessels, before reducing internal
pressures to a safe location and Operators and Supervisors charged with
operating the Spray Tower equipment were not familiar with established
safety precautions during Spray Tower Operations:
a) Derivative Spray Tower Area, employees doing washout operations;
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AMONG OTHER METHODS. ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF ABATEMENT TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO:
Reduce the internal pressures to zero by venting them to a safe
location and to provide a device to warn the operator that the
internal pressure has been reduced to zero before attempting to
remove the manway cover on the pressure vessel, and to assure that
all employees are familiar with established company standard
operating procedures and related safety precautions, and that they
are strictly enforced.

Issued

Aug 2, 1988

Abate by

Aug 5, 1988

Penalty

Initial $9,000 · Current $900 Reduced