OSHA Inspection: WRR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CO., INC.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,311 · Current $2,311

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(A): The employer did not complete a compilation of process safety information pertaining to the material of construction of  equipment in the process:  (a) E-II Building, Liquid Molecular Sieve; Process safety information pertaining to the equipment was not provided, including materials of construction for pressure vessel E- 101 and the required U-1 form.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Mar 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(D): 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(D):  The employer did not provide required process safety information for all relief valves and information pertaining to the relief system design and the design basis within the covered process:  (a) E-II Building; The employer did not provide process safety information for relief valves on the Delta-T Molecular Sieve (V-064, V-184), E-4 Thin Film Evaporator (V-059 and V-233), F-2 Fractionation Still (V-017), F-3 Fractionation Still (V-045), R-1 Dry-Film Reactor (V-057, V-058, V-059, V-060, V-132, V-045), and the Fuel Blending Nitrogen System (V-004).  (b) E-II Building; The employer did not provide, in the process safety information compilation, the relief system design and the design basis for the covered process systems such as, but not limited, to the Liquid Molecular Sieve, the Delta-T Molecular Sieve, and the F-2 and F-3 Fractionation Stills.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Feb 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,851 · Current $3,851

General-duty citation text

1910.119(e)(5): The employer did not establish a system to promptly address the team's findings and recommendations, did not ensure the recommendations were resolved in a timely manner and that the resolutions were documented; in addition documentation of what actions were to be taken, development of a written schedule of when these actions were to be completed, and communication of the actions to operating, maintenance and other employees whose work assignments in the process areas may be affected by the recommendations or actions was not completed:   (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not establish a system to promptly address the 2011 PHA findings and recommendations as none of the items had been noted as completed on 6/15/2015; action item dates were scheduled out as far as the end of 2015.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Feb 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(m)(5):The employer shall establish a system to promptly address and resolve the incident report findings and recommendations; resolutions and corrective actions shall be documented:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not establish a system to ensure incident report resolutions and corrective actions were documented and tracked to completion.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Feb 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(o)(4): The employer did not promptly determine and document an appropriate response to each of the findings of the compliance audit, and document that deficiencies have been corrected:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not establish a system to promptly address the 2013 compliance audit findings and recommendations as 7 items had not been fully completed with past action item dates of 2014.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $2,310 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(g)(3): The employer did not ascertain that each employee involved in operating a process received and understood the training required by this paragraph:    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not verify that each employee involved in operating a process understood and adhered to operating procedures.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Mar 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii): Inspection and testing procedures did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) (note: this standard applies to pressure vessels and storage tanks; piping systems (including piping components and valves); relief and vent systems and devices; emergency shutdown systems; controls (including monitoring devices and sensors, alarms, and interlocks) and; pumps as referenced by sections (j)(1)-(j)(1)(vi) of this standard:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices for piping inspections, such as American Petroleum Institute (API) 570, when the employer failed to compile necessary and complete piping inspection records, based on thickness measurements.  (b) E-II Building, Liquid Molecular Sieve; The employer did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices for pressure vessel (E- 101) inspection(s), such as American Petroleum Institute (API) 510, when the employer failed to compile necessary and complete vessel inspection records, based on thickness measurements.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Mar 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,851 · Current $3,851

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(c)(2)(iii): Power-operated industrial trucks other than those designated as EX were used in atmospheres containing any of the chemicals referenced in this section in quantities sufficient to produce explosive or ignitable mixtures and where such concentrations of these gases or vapors exist continuously, intermittently or periodically under normal operating conditions:    (a) E-II Building; The powered industrial vehicle utilized (Linde Model H 30 D s/n H2X393T00040) was a diesel lift, not of the appropriate designation for the area in which it was used, where flammable gases and liquids are handled.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iv): The employer did not document each inspection and test that was performed on process equipment wherein the documentation identified the date of the inspection or test, the name of the person who performed the inspection or test, the serial number or other identifier of the equipment on which the inspection or test was performed, a description of the inspection or test performed, and the results of the inspection or test:  (a) E-II Building; The employer did not provide documentation to identify the date of the test/inspection, the name of the person who performed the test/inspection, the serial number or other identifier of the equipment on which  the test/inspection was performed, a description of the test/inspection, and the results of the test/inspection up to and including exercising the final element of the control for such items as but not limited to:   (1) Liquid Molecular Sieve - Valve V-018   (2) Delta-T Molecular Sieve - Pressure relief valves (V-064, V-184)  (3) E-4 Thin Film Evaporator - Level Switch I-141, vessel E-106, and pressure relief valves (V-059 and V-233)   (4) E-23 Thin Film Evaporator - Vessel E-260  (5) F-2 Fractionation Still - Pressure relief valve (V-017)   (6) F-3 Fractionation Still - Pressure relief valve (V-045)   (7) R-1 Dry-Film Reactor - Pressure relief valves (V-057, V-058, V-059, V-060, V-132, V-045)   (8) Fuel Blending - Pressure relief valve (V-004)   WRR Environmental Services Co., Inc.  was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard (29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iv)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 512519, citation number 1 item 6b and was affirmed as final order on January 30, 2013, with respect to their workplace located at 5200 Ryder Road, Eau Claire, WI.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(6)(iii): The employer did not assure that maintenance materials, spare parts, and equipment were suitable for the process application for which they were used:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not have adequate programs and procedures in place to ensure that maintenance materials, spare parts, and equipment were suitable for the process application.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:  (a) E-I Sludge Tank Farm; Confined Space signage was not posted as necessary.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii): Lockout devices and tagout devices were utilized for other purposes than controlling energy:   (a) E-II Building, Liquid Molecular Sieve; Lockout devices were utilized for purposes other than controlling energy, a lockout device was utilized on valve V-107 until approval was received to remove/change excess pipe.  (b) E-II Building, F-2 Fractionation Still; Lockout devices were utilized for purposes other than controlling energy, a lockout device was utilized on V-138 to prevent flow of steam.