OSHA Inspection: CHEMDESIGN PRODUCTS INC

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $2,678 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(B): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting normal operation activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information:    a)  On 08/17/12, the employer's operating procedures for packaging CXA Wetcake did not include instructions minimizing the potential for igniting CXA Wetcake. CXA Wetcake is a flammable material.     Methods to minimize the possibility of igniting CXA Wetcake while discharging CXA Wetcake from the Rosenmund Filter into 55 gallon drums includes, but is not limited to:   1. Grounding the 55 gallon drum.   2. Inerting the 55 gallon drum before filling.   3. Insuring there is not an air gap between the 55 gallon drum and the discharge chute.          No Abatement Documentation or Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Abate by

Mar 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $2,678 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not implement written procedures to maintain the ongoing integrity of process equipment:     a) The employer had not replaced or inspected the pressure relief valves on the Methyl Chloride Tank in accordance with their Mechanical Integrity Program. The employer's Mechanical Integrity Program requires pressure relief valves to be inspected or replaced every 10 years. The pressure relief valves on the Methyl Chloride Tank were installed 11/15/2000 or 10/29/2001. As of 08/28/2012, the employer had not replaced or inspected nor scheduled the replacement or inspection of the Methyl Chloride Tank pressure relief valves.         Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

Feb 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $2,678 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    a) On August 17, 2012, an operator filling drums of flammable CXA Wetcake was not wearing a fire resistant slicker or full face respirator as specified by the operating procedures for the manufacture of CXA. The operator was stationed at the discharge chute of the Rosenmund Filter in Building 52.         No Abatement Documentation or Abatement Certification Required.