OSHA Inspection: ENVIRO-SAFE REFRIGERANTS, INC.

Issued

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(b)(14)(iv): Gas or liquid shall not be vented to the atmosphere to assist in transferring contents of one container to another, except as provided in paragraph (e)(5)(iv) of this section and except that this shall not preclude the use of listed pump utilizing LP-Gas in the vapor phase as a source of energy and venting such gas to the atmosphere at a rate not to exceed that from a No. 31 drill size opening and provided that such venting and liquid transfer shall be located not less than 50 feet from the nearest important building:    Propane was allowed to be vented into the atmosphere of the Filling Room to aid in the transfer of propane from one container to another.

Issued

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(d)(13)(i)(a): The container-charging room was not located not less than ten feet from bulk storage containers:    The employer relocated the charging station into the tank farm area and it was approximately five feet from the bulk storage tanks.

Issued

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(5)(ii): The walls, floors, and ceilings of container storage rooms that are within or adjacent to other parts of the building shall be constructed of material having at least a 2-hour fire resistance rating:    The ceilings in the storage room were not constructed of material having at least 2-hour fire resistance rating.

Issued

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B): The employer's piping and instrument diagrams were not accurate and did not represent equipment that was existing and was part of the process:    The employer operated a process that was covered under the process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals and piping and instrument diagrams P&IDs were not accurate by containing all mechanical equipment, piping, piping components, valves, equipment drivers, instrumentation and controls.

Issued

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices:    The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.        a. The charging room had openings and doors that were not closed when flammable propellant was being charged as per National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards NFPA 30B-2011, Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products, section 4.2.1.1.         b. Flammable propellant charging and pump rooms were not provided with an approved gas detection system that was equipped with audible or visible alarms. The gas detection system should be provided with detection heads located inside the charging and pump rooms and just inside the conveyor openings into the charging or pump room and into the main production building. Detection heads should also be located within any conveyor enclosure between the charging or pump room and the main production Building as per National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards NFPA 30B-2011, Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products, section 5.7.1.

Issued

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3): The process hazard analysis did not address the elements of (i) through (vii) of this paragraph:     The employer's process hazard analysis did not address the elements required by the standard. The process hazard analysis did not address the following in detail:         a. The hazards of the process;       b. Engineering and administrative controls applicable to the hazards and their interrelationships such as appropriate application of detection methodologies to provide early warning of releases. (Acceptable detection methods might include process monitoring and control instrumentation with alarms, and detection hardware such as hydrocarbon sensors.);       c. Consequences of failure of engineering and administrative controls;      d. Facility siting;      e. Human factors; and      f.  A qualitative evaluation of a range of the possible safety and health effects of failure of controls on employees in the workplace.

Issued

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(4): 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(4):  The team conducting the process hazard analysis (PHA) did not include at least one member knowledgeable in process hazard analysis (PHA) methodology.    The employer's process hazard analysis did not include at least one member knowledgeable in the PHA methodology.

Issued

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(6): The process hazard analysis was not updated and revalidated every five years:    The employer's process hazard analysis was not updated and revalidated every five years.

Issued

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(2): Operating procedures were not readily accessible to employees who work in or maintain a process:    Written operating procedures were not readily accessible for employees filling cylinders in the bottling room.

Issued

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(3): The employer did not annually certify that operating procedures were current and accurate:    Written operating procedures were not certified annually to ensure they were current and accurate.

Issued

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(o)(1): The employer did not certify that they have evaluated compliance with the provisions of this section at least every three years:      The employer operated a process that was covered under the process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals and compliance audits were never conducted to ensure compliance with the standard.

Issued

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    The employer had not developed and maintained a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    The employer had not conducted training over liquefied petroluem gases for all of the employees onsite.       Employees shall be informed of:                 1.     The requirement of this section;  2.     Any operation in their work area where hazardous chemicals are present;  3.     The location and availability of the written hazard communication program.      Employee training shall include at least:      1.     Methods and observations to detect the presence/release of a hazardous chemical;  2.     The physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area;  3.     The measures employees can take to protect themselves;\  4.     The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer.