OSHA Inspection: GARELICK FARMS, LLC

Issued

May 11, 2015

Abate by

Jun 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,650

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    a) Roof: Exit routes were not kept free and unobstructed. Employees had to travel over pipe chases to access exit routes, on or about 11/17/14.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 11, 2015

Abate by

Jun 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points.    a)Cooler door 26: The exit route to emergency exit door 26 had limited openings measuring 18 inches between a motor guard and stored stock metal and 24 inches between a motor guard and the door, on or about 11/17/14.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,650

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.    a)Roof: Ammonia pressure relief valves did not discharge to a height at least 15 feet above the adjacent grade.  Employer did not document that the ammonia relief complied with RAGAGEP such as but not limited to IIAR-2 section 11.3.6.4, which states "The discharge from pressure relief devices to the atmosphere shall be not less than 15 feet [4.8 m] above the adjacent grade or roof level or as specified by the jurisdictional authority and shall be arranged to avoid spraying of refrigerant on persons in the vicinity." on or about 11/17/14.     NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASE FILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 11, 2015

Abate by

Jun 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,650

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(iii): The PHA did not address engineering and administrative controls applicable to the hazards and their interrelationships such as appropriate application of safeguards for the hazards identified in the PHA:    a) Facility:  In the employer's 2013 PHA, the "What If" checklist failed to address the safeguard for the question "What if equipment is nonexistent, inadequate, poorly located or incorrectly used," item 10.11, for the employees who are designated as initial responders for alarm activations or other suspected leaks onsite, on or about 11/17/14.      b) Facility:  In the employer's 2013 PHA, the What If checklist failed to address the safeguard for he question "What if the PM program for emergency equipment is nonexistent or inadequate," item 10.14.  The PHA addressed the fire departments equipment and did not address the equipment needed for the employees involved in onsite emergency response, such as but not limited to full face respirators and personal air monitors, on or about 11/17/14.    NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 11, 2015

Abate by

Jun 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,650

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(l)(2)(iv): The written procedures to manage changes to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures, and changes to facilities that affected a covered process did not address the necessary time period for the change:    a) Roof: The management of change procedures to replace the pressure relief devices on the oil pots and the high pressure receiver did not address the necessary time period to complete the changes, including, attaching the devices to a common relief header, on or about 11/17/14.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 11, 2015

Abate by

Jun 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,750

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(n): The employer did not establish an emergency plan for the entire plant in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38. In addition, the emergency action plan did not include procedures for handling small releases, nor did it include the hazardous waste and emergency response provisions contained in 29 CFR 1910.120 (a), (p) and (q).:      a) Throughout facility: The emergency action plan did not list the specific exit route assignments based on wind direction during an ammonia release as required per 1910.38(c)(2), on or about 11/17/14.    b) Throughout facility: The facility did not have a distinctive alarm system for an ammonia release that met the requirements of 1910.165 as required by 1910.38(d), on or about 11/17/14.    c)Throughout facility: The employer did not develop an emergency response plan in accordance with the elements listed in section 1910.120(q)(2) of the standard for actions taken during an ammonia release, on or about 11/17/14.    d) Throughout facility: Ammonia mechanics required to respond to ammonia leaks to investigate and stop leaks as much as feasibly possible had not received hazardous materials technician training meeting the requirements of the standard in section 120(q)(6)(iii), on or about 11/17/14.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 11, 2015

Abate by

Jun 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(o)(1): The employer did not verify that the procedures and practices developed under the standard were being followed:    a) Throughout facility: Audits conducted by the employer in 2013 and 2014 to satisfy NJDEP TCPA requirements do not meet OSHA compliance audit specifications for emergency response and emergency action plans for affected employees, on or about 11/17/14.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 11, 2015

Abate by

Jun 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,650

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:      a) Facility, Boiler Room: An eye wash capable of providing 15 minutes of a continuous flow was not provided where employees handle and work with corrosive materials including but not limited to NALCO 7330 and NALCO 73801WR, on or about 11/17/14.     NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.