OSHA has cited a pasta manufacturing plant with 12 safety and PSM violations following a complaint inspection alleging workers were exposed to ammonia hazards in July 2012 at the plant, which was being retrofitted for use as a pasta production facility. Proposed fines total $54,000. Eight serious violations of OSHA’s PSM standard were cited for deficiencies in the company’s ammonia refrigeration process. These included a lack of written standard operating procedures for the ammonia refrigeration process; no emergency action plan; failing to perform inspections and tests on process equipment; not addressing the hazards of the ammonia refrigeration process; and failing to address the findings and recommendations of the process hazard analysis team. Three additional serious violations involve failing to develop, implement and train employees in hazard communication, provide an emergency eyewash station and provide material data safety sheets for hazardous chemicals present in the workplace. Additionally, one other-than-serious violation was issued for a slip and trip hazard after water was found on the floor of the engine room. Here is a breakdown of the citations: