KAPOLEI, HI —
OSHA Inspection: AES HAWAII, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AES HAWAII, INC. in 91-086 KAOMI LOOP, KAPOLEI, HI 96707 (NAICS 221112). OSHA activity number 339308371.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AES HAWAII, INC.
- Site address
- 91-086 KAOMI LOOP
- City
- KAPOLEI
- State
- HI
- ZIP
- 96707
- Mailing
- 91-086 KAOMI LOOP, KAPOLEI, HI 96707
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 221112
- Employees
- 47
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 E05
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 29, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(5): The employer did not establish a system to assure that the process hazard analysis team's recommendations are resolved in a timely manner and that the resolution is documented: This violation occurred on or about August 14, 2013 and times prior thereto at the anhydrous ammonia storage and vaporization area where the employer failed to ensure a system was established to assure that the 2008 process hazard analysis (PHA) teams recommendations were resolved in a timely manner and resolutions are documented.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.119 E06
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 29, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(6): The employer did not ensure after the initial process hazard analysis that the process hazard analysis was updated and revalidated at least every five (5) years by a team meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(4) to assure that the process hazard analysis was consistent with the current process: This violation occurred on or about August 14, 2013 in the anhydrous ammonia storage and vaporization area; where the employer failed to ensure the initial process hazards analysis conducted in 1998 for the Anhydrous Ammonia System was updated every five (5) years.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $5000
- — C (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.119 F01 II
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 29, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii): The employer's written operating procedures did not address the following requirements for the operating limits: (A) Consequences of deviation. (B) Steps required correcting or avoiding deviation. This violation occurred on or about August 14, 2013 and times prior thereto in the anhydrous ammonia storage and vaporization area; where the employer failed to ensure written operating procedures addressed the consequences of deviation and steps required for correcting or avoiding deviations from the safe upper and lower limits of the process. Identified operating limits include but not limited to: a. Anhydrous Storage Tank maximum pressure and level b. Anhydrous ammonia vaporizer maximum pressure and flow rate. c. Anhydrous ammonia compressor maximum discharge pressure.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $7000
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.119 J02
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 29, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
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. This violation occurred on or about August 14, 2013 and times prior thereto in the anhydrous ammonia storage and vaporization area; where the employer failed to ensure that written procedures were established and implemented for the visual external inspections for equipment such as but not limited to: a. Ammonia Storage tank b. Ammonia Vaporizer c. Ammonia Liquid and Vapor Piping d. Ammonia Relief Valves.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $7000
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.119 J04 II
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 29, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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. This violation occurred on or about August 14, 2013 and times prior thereto in the anhydrous ammonia storage and vaporization area; where the employer failed to ensure the annual visual external inspections of process piping and vessels followed generally accepted good engineering practices such as but not limited to API 510 and API 570 for equipment such as but not limited to: a. Ammonia Storage tank. b. Ammonia Liquid and Vapor Piping.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339308371.
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