OSHA Inspection: ARKEMA, INC.

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Feb 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,975 · Current $5,078 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1): Aisles and passageways were not kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard.    On or about August 9th 2016 in the Multi-Purpose Unit at Arkema, Inc. located in Crosby, TX, the employer did not keep aisles and passageways in good repair.

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Feb 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,975 · Current $5,078 Reduced

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.      On or about August 9th 2016 in the Multi-Purpose Unit at Arkema, Inc. located in Crosby, TX, the employer did not ensure piping and instrument diagrams were accurate and presented equipment that was existing and was part of the process, such as but not limited to the following piping and instrument diagrams:    a)  P&ID CR-30-X0200  b)  P&ID CR-30-X0209  c)  P&ID CR-30-X0210

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

May 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,773 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1): The process hazard analysis was not appropriate to the complexity of the process and did not identify, evaluate, and control the hazards involved in the process.      This violation was most recently observed on or about August 9, 2016 in the Multi-Purpose Unit at Arkema, Inc. located in Crosby, Texas when the employer did not identify, evaluate and control the hazards of the process that were introduced by the atmospheric discharge from the pressure relief devices on the Sulfur Dioxide tank and KC-1 and KC3.  The discharge point was found to be within 2 feet from the operator walkway.

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Feb 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $8,465 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(g)(2): Refresher training was not provided at least every three years, and more often if necessary, to each employee involved in operating a process to assure that the employee understood and adhered to the current operating procedures of the process.     On or about August 9th 2016 in the Multi-Purpose Unit at Arkema, Inc. located in Crosby, TX, the employer data did not provide refresher training at least every three years, and more often if necessary, to each employee involved in operating a process to assure that the employee understood and adhered to the current operating procedures of the process.

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Feb 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,773 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment.    On or about August 9th 2016 in the Multi-Purpose Unit at Arkema, Inc. located in Crosby, TX and at times prior thereto and after, where the employer failed to implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment, including but not limited to the following equipment:                   a)  SO2 detector(s) located at SO2 tank              b)  LEL detector(s) in Building 30 by T-24

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Feb 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,773 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i): The employer did not perform inspection and tests on process equipment.    On or about August 9th 2016 in the Multi-Purpose Unit at Arkema, Inc. located in Crosby, TX inspections and tests were not performed on process equipment, that include but are not limited to the following:     a)    SO2 detector(s) located at SO2 tank    b)    LEL detector(s) in Building 30 by T-24,   c)     LT-4183,   d)    LT-4061   e)    TI/TT-4404,    f)     TI/TT-4403,    g)    TI/TT-4136,    h)    TI-4086A,    i)      TI-4086B, and  j)     Pipeline 1 ½ -CP-1399-316L from 17-T-19 (Sulfur dioxide tank) to EH-4 (SO2 Vaporizer)  k)    Pipeline 1-P301009-P from Pump P-63A(P&ID CR-30-X-0012 Rev. D) to Heat Exchanger 31-EH-14 (P&ID CR-30-X-0100 Rev. B)

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Feb 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,773 Reduced

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.     On or about August 9th 2016 in the Multi-Purpose Unit at Arkema, Inc. located in Crosby, TX, the employer data did not include minimum thickness/required thickness and establish corrosion rates according to recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices, such as America Petroleum Institute (API) 510 section 5 and 7 (Pressure Vessel Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration).  Equipment include but is not limited to the following:    a)    Hydrogen Peroxide T-63, constructed 2013 (P&ID CR-30-X-0012 Rev. D)    b)    Sulfur Dioxide T-19, constructed in 1978 (P&ID CR 17-X-0017 Rev. D)    c)    Reactor KC-1, constructed in 1992 (P&ID CR-30-X-0104 Rev.B )    d)    Isobutylene/T-Amylene Sulfation Tank T-24, constructed in 1993 (P&ID CR-X-0203 Rev. E)

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Feb 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,773 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iii): The frequency of inspections and tests of process equipment was not consistent with applicable manufacturers' recommendations and good engineering practices, and more frequently if determined to be necessary by prior operating experience.    On or about August 9th 2016 in the Multi-Purpose Unit at Arkema, Inc. located in Crosby, TX, the frequency of inspections and tests of process equipment was not consistent with applicable manufacturers' recommendations and good engineering practices, and more frequently if determined to be necessary by prior operating experience.  Equipment includes but is not limited to:    a)    Sulfur Dioxide T-19 (P&ID CR 17-X-0017 Rev. D)  b)    Pipeline 1 ½-CP-1399-316L (P&ID CR-17-X-0017 Rev D) from 17-T-19 (Sulfur dioxide tank) to EH-4 (SO2 Vaporizer) ( P&ID CR-30-X-0021)   c)     Pipeline 1-P301009-P from Pump P-63A(P&ID CR-30-X-0012 Rev. D) to Heat Exchanger 31-EH-14 (P&ID CR-30-X-0100 Rev. B)

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Feb 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,773 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5): The employer did not correct deficiencies in equipment that are outside acceptable limits before further use or in a safe and timely manner when necessary means are taken to assure safe operation.    On April 9, 2016 and at times prior thereto, at the Arkema, Inc in Crosby, TX, the employer did not correct deficiencies in process equipment when safety systems were not working as designed before further use including but not limited to the following:    a)    SO2 detector(s) located at SO2 tank  b)    LEL detector(s) in Building 30 by T-24

Issued

Feb 8, 2017

Abate by

Feb 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $8,465 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:       On or about August 9th 2016 in the Multi-Purpose Unit at Arkema, Inc located in Crosby, TX, the employer did not ensure that equipment was safe for the hazardous location.