OSHA Inspection: ICE CREAM SPECIALTIES, INC.

Issued

Sep 29, 2011

Abate by

Nov 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii):  The employer did not document that the
equipment in the process
complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices:
Establishment: a. The employer based all its process safety management
practices
on international institute of ammonia refrigeration (IIAR) recognized
generally
accepted good engineering practices; the process safety information (PSI)
did not
specify the support and protection of ammonia piping smaller than 1/2
inch, such
as the  1/4 inch piping used on compressors and ammonia system connections
in
the machine room, to prevent damage to the piping system.
b. Ammonia Systems: There was no documentation on how valves installations
were conducted according to manufacturers' specifications on proper
torquing on
flange bolts as required by the RAGAGEPS (IIAR) followed by the
establishment.
Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this
violation.  The
documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable
measurements or
monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be
helpful.
The abatement
certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Sep 29, 2011

Abate by

Nov 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,410 · Current $2,205 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(v):  The process hazard analysis did not address
facility siting:
Engine Room: Quarter inch piping which was not addressed in the process
hazard
analysis for the establishment was used in ammonia systems.
Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this
violation.  The
documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable
measurements or
monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be
helpful.  The abatement
certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.ion

Issued

Sep 29, 2011

Abate by

Nov 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2):  The employer did not establish and implement
written procedures to
maintain the on-going mechanical integrity of process equipment:
Establishment: a.  Mechanical integrity (MI)program of the process safety
management practices did not consist of established procedures for
inspecting
ammonia piping systems and the frequency of such inspections.
b.  The MI program in place did not establish procedures for inspecting
equipment, such as pumps, compressors, and related parts for excessive
vibrations and the frequency of such inspections.
Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this
violation.  The
documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable
measurements or
monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be
helpful.  The abatement
certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Sep 29, 2011

Abate by

Oct 4, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i):  Inspections and tests were not performed on
process equipment to
maintain its mechanical integrity:
Rooftop: Inspections of piping systems were not conducted to prevent
problems
such as the violent vibration of piping systems observed on the purger
line around
condensers units # 1 to # 3.
Arctic freezer area: A piece of process equipment, a damaged pressure
gauge,
was not inspected to determine its mechanical integrity.

Issued

Sep 29, 2011

Abate by

Nov 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii):  Inspections and testing procedures performed
on process equipment
to maintain its mechanical integrity, did not follow recognized and
generally accepted good
engineering practices:
Establishment: Inspection and testing of process equipment such as, but not
limited to, safety interlock systems did not follow any recognized and
generally
accepted good engineering practices.
Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this
violation.  The
documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable
measurements or
monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be
helpful.  The abatement
certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.ion

Issued

Sep 29, 2011

Abate by

Oct 4, 2011

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iii):  The frequency of inspections and tests of
process
equipment to
maintain its mechanical integrity, was not consistent with applicable
manufacturers'
recommendations and good engineering practices, or more frequently
determined to be necessary
by prior operating experience:
Establishment: Ammonia sensors in place in areas such as, the Mezzanine and
machine room were not tested or calibrated within the frequency recommended
by the manufacturer, Pure-Aire Monitoring Systems Inc., of every 6 months.
Records indicated that the sensors were last calibrated in March, 2010.
This was
not consistent with the instructions of the International Institute of
Ammonia
Refrigeration followed by the employer.
Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this
violation.  The
documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable
measurements or
monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be
helpful.
The abatement
certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Sep 29, 2011

Abate by

Nov 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iv):  There was no documentation of any testing
performed on process
equipment to maintain its mechanical integrity:
Establishment: A process equipment, damaged pressure gauge, was not
inspected
and tested to determine its mechanical integrity.

Issued

Sep 29, 2011

Abate by

Nov 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5):  The employer did not correct deficiencies in
equipment that were
outside acceptable limits (as defined by process information in 29 CFR
1910.119(d) before
further use or in a safe and timely manner:
Rooftop: Adequate remedial action was not provided on piping system with
rusted
gaskets and flange bolts.
Receiver area: Adequate remedial action was not accorded a rusted and
pitted
elbow of an ammonia pipe.
Arctic freezer area: Valve # 101 was not changed within the specified
frequency.
Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this
violation.  The
documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable
measurements or
monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be
helpful.  The abatement
certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.ion

Issued

Sep 29, 2011

Abate by

Nov 1, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,488 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(b)(3):  Users of respirators were not instructed and
trained in the proper use
of respirators and their limitations:
Establishment: Employees who used tight-fitting respirators  were not
provided
required training prior to using the respirators.
Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this
violation.  The
documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable
measurements or
monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be
helpful.  The abatement
certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.ion

Issued

Sep 29, 2011

Abate by

Nov 1, 2011

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation
to determine the
employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested
or required to use the
respirator in the workplace:
Ammonia Systems: Employees who used tight-fitting respirators for ammonia
gas
and were expected to use the respirators for emergency purposes were not
provided medical evaluation prior to using respirators.
Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this
violation.  The
documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable
measurements or
monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be
helpful.  The abatement
certification sheet is enclosed wih the citations.ion

Issued

Sep 29, 2011

Abate by

Nov 1, 2011

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using
a tight-fitting
facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the
respirator,
whenever a different
respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least
annually thereafter:
Ammonia Systems area: Employees who used tight-fitting respirators and were
expected to use the respirators for emergency purposes were not fit tested.
Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this
violation.  The
documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable
measurements or
monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be
helpful.  The abatement
certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.ion

Issued

Sep 9, 2011

Abate by

Dec 31, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):  Open sided floor(s) or platform(s) 4 feet or more
above the adjacent
floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the
equivalent as specified in 29
CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(i) through (v)), on all open sides:
Roof top area: Areas of the roof where employees were exposed to fall
hazards,
approximately 30 feet to the ground, were not guarded.
Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this
violation.  The
documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable
measurements or
monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be
helpful.  The abatement
certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.ion