OSHA Inspection: CVC SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.

Issued

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(h): Standard railings were not provided on the open sides of all exposed stairways and stair platforms:    a) Facility, Urea Room: The stairs leading to the second level of the catwalk were not provided with a mid-rail, on or about 10/25/2016.    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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $5,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B): Written process safety information pertaining to the equipment in the process did not include piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).    a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: P&ID-115 does not depict the discharge lines leading from the recovered xylene storage tank, ST-115, to reactors R-104, R-105  and R-106, on or about 10/11/16.      b) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: P&ID-107 incorrectly depicts ST-104, process water tank, as the 25% caustic tank, on or about 10/11/16.      c) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: P&ID-103 did not depict the newly installed pressure relief device on the tube side of heat exchange HX-106, on or about 10/11/16.          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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(D): Information pertaining to equipment in the process did not include relief system design and design basis:  a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer's process safety information did not include the design and design basis for relief systems, such as, but not limited to, ST-122 2,660 gallon catch tank, on or about 10/11/16.   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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(H): Process safety information pertaining to the equipment in the process did not include the safety systems (e.g., interlocks, detection or suppression systems):  a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer's process safety information did not include the design and design basis for safety systems, such as, but not limited to, interlocks  I-1, I-2, I-3 and I-4 for reactor R106, on or about 10/11/16.  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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $5,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(vi): The process hazard analysis did not address human factors.    a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employers PHA failed to address human factors such as, but not limited to, misidentification of valves during manual operations when Operating Procedures (GA240) did not specify which valves were in use, on or about 10/11/2016.      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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $5,350 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(v): The process safety hazard analysis did not address facility siting    a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The PHA was inadequate in addressing facility siting hazards. The PHA did not address a secondary means of egress from the roof for employees who had to manually adjust valves.  In the event of an emergency, employees would have to reenter the building, potentially through a hazardous area, in order to evacuate from the roof, on or about 10/11/2016.    b) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer's PHA failed to address facility siting when the main production building, housing process equipment containing flammable and toxic epichlorohydrin, was not evaluated to determine the structure's capability to withstand an explosion or limit a toxic release to the production area and continue to protect other employee occupied areas such as offices and break rooms.  Additionally, there was no evaluation to determine if the process controls located within the building in the control room would be adequately protected.  During an emergency involving an explosion or toxic release, the process controls could be rendered inoperable, making them unavailable to mitigate a release, on or about 10/11/2016.     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

Apr 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(b)(1): At least two exits routes were not available to permit prompt evacuation of employees during an emergency.  a)  Roof: There was only one exit route available for employee use. employees would have to reenter the building, potentially through a hazardous area, in order to evacuate from the roof, on or about , on or about 10/11/2016.

Issued

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

Oct 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer did not document that equipment complied with RAGAGEP such as, but not limited to, API 752 Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Permanent Buildings, sections 6.1 Building Siting Evaluation for Explosion, 7.1 Building Site Evaluation for Fire and 8.1 Building Siting Evaluation for Toxic Material Release  when  process controls located inside the control room were not adequately protected, making them vulnerable to being rendered inoperable during emergencies, such as, but not limited to,  explosions, toxic releases, or fires.  This could make the controls and/or operators unavailable to mitigate a release, exposing employees to hazards including fire, explosion, structural collapse, and/or toxic exposure, on or about 10/11/2016  b) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer did not document that the ST-122 2,660 gallon catch tank performance complied with RAGAGEP such as, but not limited to, API 521 Pressure-relieving and Depressuring Systems, section 4.7 Relief System Design Documentation and CCPS Guidelines for Pressure Relief and Effluent Handling Systems for design/sizing, section 5.2.2 Containment in External Vessel (Dump Tank or Catch Tank). The catch tank was only large enough to contain the contents of one reactor in the event of over pressurization, causing a release, exposing employees to hazards including fire, explosion, and/or toxic exposure  on or about 10/11/2016.   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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $5,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and addressing at least steps for each operating phase, safe operating limits, safety and health considerations, and safety systems and their functions as outlined by this paragraph:    a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer failed to develop a written operating procedure for by-passing interlocks to allow the operators to use the valves in the manual mode for SOPs including but not limited to TMBPF DGE , on or about 10/11/2016.     b) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer failed to develop written operating procedures which provided clear instructions for safely conducting activities. The operating procedures failed to list the valves to use in SOPs including but not limited to GE35H, TMBPF DGE, on or about 10/11/2016    c) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer failed to develop written operating procedures which provided clear instructions on when to use process locks in SOPs including but not limited to GE60, GE31, GE35H, GE36 , on or about 10/11/2016.    d) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer failed to develop written operating procedures for using steam to unfreeze equipment including but not limited to lines and valves, on or about 10/11/2016.    e) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer failed to develop clear instructions for safely conducting activities. The employers standard operating procedure for emergency shut down does not discuss shut down of the process equipment. The SOP only addresses responding to leaks, on or about 10/11/2016.    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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $5,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(h)(2)(i): The employer, when selecting a contractor, did not obtain and evaluate information regarding the contract employer's safety performance and program:    a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer did not obtain and evaluate the safety performance and programs from Myers Maintenance Company, who was contracted to perform work on process equipment in the covered process areas, on or about 10/11/16.      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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(i): When outside servicing personnel were engaged in activities in a facility, the onsite employer and the outside employer did not inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures:  (a) Facility: CVC Specialty Chemicals and Myers Maintenance did not inform each other of their respective lockout/tagout procedures, on or about 10/11/2016.  NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $5,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not establish written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment:    a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: On or about 10/11/2016, the employer did not establish written inspection procedures for the cooling water valves and actuators for process reactors R105 and R106, on or about 10/11/2016.    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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $5,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1): The employer did not implement written procedures to manage changes to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures, and changes to facilities that affect a covered process:    a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer failed to implement their written management of change procedures for the removal of DC-118 decanter centrifuge, on or about 10/11/16.      b) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer failed to implement their written management of change procedures for the addition of pressure relief device, PSV-11104, to the vacuum boiler, B-101, on or about 10/11/16.      c) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer failed to implement their written management of change procedures for the change of ST-104, as the 25% caustic tank to a process water tank,  on or about 10/11/16.      d) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer failed to implement their written management of change procedures for the change of  ST-109 and P-109 from the xylene storage tank and tank pump to the caustic tank and tank pump, on or about 10/11/16.      e) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer failed to implement their written management of change procedures for the addition of level sensors in the wastewater tanks, on or about 10/11/16.      f) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer failed to implement their written management of change procedures for the automation of the recovered epichlorohydrin and xylene transfer valves, on or about 10/11/16.      g) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer failed to implement their written management of change procedures for the temporary use of reactor R-106 as a storage tank for recovered epichlorohydrin from TMBPF DGE that was manufactured in reactor R-104, on or about 10/11/16.      h) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer failed to implement their written management of change procedures for the installation of interlocks for valves that shared a common line. On 2/12/16 two valves were inadvertently opened allowing material to transfer to reactors R-104 and R-105 from receiver tanks RT-104 A/B, on or about 10/11/16.         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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(l)(4): Process safety information required by paragraph (d) of this section was not updated when a change covered by this paragraph resulted in a change in the process safety information:   a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: P&ID-103 did not depict the newly installed pressure relief device on the tube side of heat exchange HX-106, on or about 10/11/16.     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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $5,350 Reduced

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) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The emergency action plan did not include a procedure that instructed employees how to distinguish between large and small chemical releases and the actions to take in both instances, including when to evacuate, on or about 10/11/16.           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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(d): 29 CFR 1910.38(d): The employer did not have and maintain an employee alarm system with a distinctive signal for each purpose so that it complied with the requirements of 1910.165:  a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The facility did not have a distinctive alarm system for a chemical release that met the requirements of 1910.165, on or about 10/11/16.     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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(xi): The emergency response plan did not address, to the extent not addressed elsewhere,  personal protective equipment and emergency equipment:   a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer's emergency response plan did not address the required personal protective equipment when responding to chemical spills/leaks, on or about 10/11/16.      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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii): Employees who participated as hazardous materials technicians, or were expected to participate as hazardous materials technicians, had not received at least 24 hours of training equal to the first responder operations level, and in addition have competency in the areas outlined in 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii)(A) through (q)(6)(iii)(I):  a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: A, B and C operators and maintenance mechanics required to respond to, investigate and clean up chemical leaks/spills had not received hazardous materials technician training, on or about 10/11/16.      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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(8)(i): Employees who were trained in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6) did not receive annual refresher training of sufficient content and duration to maintain their competencies or did not demonstrate competency in those areas at least yearly:   a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: A, B and C operators and maintenance mechanics required to respond to, investigate and clean up chemical leaks/spills who had received hazardous materials technician training were not provided annual refresher training, on or about 10/11/16.      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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

Aug 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(9)(i): Members of an organized and designated HAZMAT team and hazardous materials specialist did not receive a baseline physical examination and/or was not provided with medical surveillance as required in 29 CFR 1910.120(f):   a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: A, B and C operators and maintenance mechanics required to respond to, investigate and clean up chemical leaks/spills had not been provided medical surveillance as required by paragraph 1910.120(f), on or about 10/11/16      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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iv): Employees engaged in emergency response and exposed to hazardous substances presenting an inhalation hazard or potential inhalation hazard, did not wear positive-pressure self-contained breathing apparatus until such time that the individual in charge of the incident command system determined through the use of air monitoring that a decreased level of respiratory protection would not result in hazardous exposures to employees:   a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: A, B and C operators and maintenance mechanics responding to or investigating chemical leaks/spills were not required to wear positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatuses until it was determined through air monitoring that a decreased level of respiratory protection would not result in a hazardous exposure, on or about 10/11/16.      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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $5,350

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(i): The Process Hazard Analysis did not address the hazards of the process    a) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer's PHA failed to address the hazards of the process when employees, who perform the "boil out" procedure to clean the process reactors, were not protected from potential Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) conditions due to an oxygen deficient atmosphere generated when the reactor manway is opened following a nitrogen purge, on or about 10/11/16.    b) Epoxy manufacturing and monomers process: The employer's PHA failed to address the hazards of the process when employees, who are expected to investigate Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) alarms in the process area, were not protected from potential Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) levels of epichlorohydrin.  The LEL alarms are set to activate at 10% of the LEL for acetone which for epichlorohydrin it would not be detected until the level reached 3% of the LEL, or 1,140 ppm, which is above the IDLH level.  The IDLH concentration for epichlorohydrin is 75 ppm, on or about 10/11/16.    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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $5,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(i): When designating rescue and emergency services pursuant to paragraph (d)(9), the employer did not evaluate the prospective rescuer's ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner, considering the hazards identified:    a) Throughout facility: The employer did not ensure the local fire department  not evaluate the prospective rescuer's ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner, on or about 10/11/16.      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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(ii) The employer who designated rescue and emergency services, pursuant to paragraph (d)(9) of this section, did not evaluate a prospective rescue service's ability, in terms of proficiency with rescue-related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from the particular permit space or types of permit spaces identified;   a) Throughout facility: The employer did not evaluate the local fire department's ability, relating to proficiency with rescue related tasks and equipment, to provide rescue services for confined space entries made at the facility, on or about 10/11/16.   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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(k)(2)(iii) An employer whose employees had been designated to provide permit space rescue and emergency services did not train affected employees in basic first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR):   a) Throughout facility: The employer did not ensure that affected employees designated to provide permit space rescue and emergency services received basic first-aid and CPR training, on or about 10/11/16.   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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(k)(2)(iv) An employer whose employees had been designated to provide permit space rescue and emergency services did not ensure that affected employees practiced making permit space rescues at least once every 12 months, by means of simulated rescue operations in which they removed dummies, manikins, or actual persons from the actual permit spaces or from representative permit spaces. NOTE: Representative permit spaces shall, with respect to opening size, configuration, and accessibility, simulate the types of permit spaces from which rescue is to be performed.  a) Throughout facility: The employer did not ensure that affected employees designated to provide permit space rescue and emergency services practiced making simulated rescues every 12 months, on or about 10/11/16.    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

Apr 10, 2017

Abate by

May 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $5,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.165(b)(2): The employee alarm could not be perceived above ambient noise or light levels by all employees in the affected portions of the workplace:    a) Reactor area, control room and front office: The fire alarm could not be perceived above ambient noise in the work areas, on or about 10/11/16.     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.