OSHA Inspection: UNILEVER ICE CREAM

Issued

Oct 18, 2016

Abate by

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,329 · Current $6,884 Reduced

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(RAGAGEP).    (a) At the time of the inspection, the machinery room ventilation did not meet the requirements of ANSI/IIAR 2-2008 section 13.3.8(b) for the volume of normal mechanical ventilation to limit the room temperature to 104 degrees F. An engineering study concluded that 189,436cfm was required and 158,800cfm exited.     b) At the time of the inspection, three rework evaporator tanks did not have labels as required by ANSI/IIAR 2-2008 section 8..2.3.2(a). Without the required labels the employer was not able to determine if the pressure vessels were operating within the design parameters.        Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Oct 18, 2016

Abate by

Dec 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,329 · Current $6,884 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(5): The employer did not assure that(process hazard analysis) PHA recommendations were resolved in a timely manner:  At the time of the inspection, it was determined that recommendations from the 2015 Happy Spoon PHA had not been resolved prior to the start up of the process.

Issued

Oct 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,329 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information:    At the time of the inspection, the employer had not developed and implemented written operating procedures for equipment in the new Talenti expansion.

Issued

Oct 18, 2016

Abate by

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,329 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(g)(1)(i): The employer did not train each employee before being involved in operating a newly assigned process in the operating procedures as specified in paragraph (f) of this section.    At the time of the inspection, employees operating the new Talenti expansion had not been trained in the operating procedures as required.          Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Oct 18, 2016

Abate by

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,329 · Current $6,884 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(i)(1): The employer did not perform a pre-startup safety review for new facilities and for modified facilities when the modification was significant enough to require a change in the process safety information.    At the time of the inspection, the employer had not performed a complete pre-startup safety review to confirm that prior to the introduction of ammonia in the refrigeration equipment all process safety requirements were in effect. The pre-startup review checklist identified areas where safety requirements had not been met.     Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation.  The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

Oct 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,663 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Openings through which conductors entered cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  At the time of the inspection, 110 and 220 volt wiring was exposed to abrasion due to damaged metal conduit and open cutout boxes on the walk on floor.

Issued

Oct 18, 2016

Abate by

Nov 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(3): The employer did not annually certify that operating procedures were current and accurate.  At the time of the inspection, the employer had no record that all Operating Procedures had been certified in the last year.