OSHA Inspection: PRESSURE CHEMICAL COMPANY

Issued

2023-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $7813.00

Hazardous substances T104

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(f)(1)(i)(D): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for emergency shutdown, including the conditions under which emergency shutdown is required, and the assignment of shutdown responsibility to qualified operators to ensure that emergency shutdown is executed in a safe and timely manner:  a) Processing Area, Pressure Chemical Company, on or about August 22, 2022 - The employer did not develop written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for emergency shutdown of the thionyl chloride transfer in the written Repackaging Thionyl Chloride Procedure operating procedure. Failure to develop operating procedures that provide clear instructions for emergency shutdown to ensure that emergency shutdown is executed in a safe and timely manner can expose employees to corrosive and toxic hazards.

Issued

2023-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances T104

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(f)(1)(ii)(A): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that addressed the consequences of deviations from the operating limits in the covered process:     a) Processing Area, Pressure Chemical Company, on or about August 22, 2022 - The employer did not develop written operating procedures that addressed the consequences of deviations from receiving drum vacuum pressure operating limits in the written Repackaging Thionyl Chloride Procedure operating procedure. Failure to develop operating procedures that provide consequences of deviations from vacuum pressure operating limits can expose employees to corrosive and toxic hazards.

Issued

2023-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances T104

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(f)(1)(ii)(B): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for steps required to correct or avoid deviation from the operating limits in the covered process:   a) Processing Area, Pressure Chemical Company, on or about August 22, 2022 - The employer did not develop written operating procedures that provide clear instruction for steps required to correct or avoid deviation from receiver drum vacuum pressure operating limits in the written Repackaging Thionyl Chloride Procedure operating procedure. Failure to develop operating procedures that provide clear instruction for steps required to correct or avoid deviation from receiver drum vacuum pressure operating limits can expose employees to corrosive and toxic hazards.

Issued

2023-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances T104

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(f)(1)(iii)(B): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for precautions necessary to prevent exposure, including engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment:    a) Processing Area, Pressure Chemical Company, on or about August 22, 2022 - The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instruction for which type of hand protection to use in the written Repackaging Thionyl Chloride Procedure operating procedure. The operating procedure lists nitrile gloves as the hand PPE selected based on process conditions and the Manufacturer's SDS. Fluorinated rubber - FKM is listed as appropriate hand protection in the thionyl chloride safety data sheet. Failure to develop and implement clear instruction for which type of hand protection to use can expose employees to corrosive and toxic hazards.

Issued

2023-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances T104

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(f)(1)(iii)(C): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for control measures to be taken if physical or airborne exposure occurs:   a) Processing Area, Pressure Chemical Company, on or about August 22, 2022 - The employer did not develop written operating procedures that provide clear instruction for control measures to be taken if physical or airborne exposure to thionyl chloride occurs in the written Repackaging Thionyl Chloride Procedure operating procedure. Failure to develop clear instruction for control measure to be taken if physical or airborne exposure to thionyl chloride can result in insufficient knowledge and inadequate protection of employees during a thionyl chloride release.

Issued

2023-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $7813.00

Hazardous substances T104

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(e)(3)(v): The process hazard analysis did not address facility siting:  a) Processing Area, Pressure Chemical Company, on or about August 22, 2022 - The employer did not address facility siting in the thionyl chloride process hazard analysis reviewed on August 2, 2019. Failure to address facility siting can expose employees to corrosive and toxic hazards.