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Respondent is the owner and operator of a chemical wholesale distributor that repackages and custom-blends chemicals. Respondent formulates two mixes, paper adhesives and lacquer thinners, for sale. Respondent currently operates lacquer thinner mixing and flammable liquid storage systems at the Facility. With regard to the lacquer thinner mixing and flammable liquid storage systems, Respondent produces,...
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Respondent owns and operates a facility that produces approximately 300 tons of crushed, cubed, and block ice per day for retail, the fishing industry, and special events. The ice is produced using an anhydrous ammonia refrigeration system. On April 24, 2017, there was a release of anhydrous ammonia from the 6,500-pound ammonia refrigeration system at the Facility, which resulted in the evacuation...
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A contractor lost consciousness from ammonia exposure at an ice cream plant leading OSHA to propose more than $200,000 in fines against the company and the contractor.Here is a breakdown of the citations to the facility and the contractor…
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Respondent is the owner and/or operator of a Refinery with the NAICS code of 32411, Petroleum Refineries. The Facility refines low sulfur yellow crude into ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, naptha, heavy gas oil, and vacuum tower bottoms and those processes contain flammable mixtures of regulated substances listed in Table 3 of 40 C.F .R. § 68.130.
From September 18-19, 2018, EPA conducted an inspection...
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Another example of something CRITICAL but not required by OSHA/RAGAGEPs (Electrical Classifications)
A few years ago I wrote a piece about identifying ALL equipment, especially valves, with a unique identifier. The purpose of that posting was brought about by a lot of facilities challenging our PHA, II, Audit findings/recommendations that all equipment be identified with a unique identifier in the field, on P&ID’s, in SOPs, LOTO procedures, and the CMMS (e.g. work order system). ...
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As a follow-up to my 2014 post, Are you maintaining your LEVEL A suits “by the book”? , where I covered the care/testing requirements for my brand of LEVEL A suits, I wanted to make sure the word is out… ALL LEVEL A suits built to ASTM F1461-17 REQUIRE some specific testing and inspection in order to be used for their full intended life span. Failure to meet these inspections/testing...
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At 12:30 am on May 30th, 2020, failure of a 6” pressure piping elbow located on top of a storage tank resulted in black liquor being sprayed onto adjacent buildings, equipment, and ground within an approximately 50m (165′) area. The line from the liquor transfer pump into the top of the tank failed and 74% black liquor solids were released for approximately 20 minutes. A similar failure had occurred...
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To reduce the risk of more than 300 chemicals of interest (COI) being weaponized, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program identifies and regulates high-risk chemical facilities to ensure appropriate security measures are in place. Under CFATS, a chemical facility is “any establishment that possesses or plans to possess...
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Fertilizer Canada created the Anhydrous Ammonia Code of Practice (Ammonia Code) to provide uniform safety and security practices for the handling and storage of anhydrous ammonia at ag-retail facilities in Canada. The Ammonia Code outlines best practices applicable to the transportation, distribution, storage, and handling of anhydrous ammonia associated with these facilities. The Ammonia Code was...
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NOTE: I normally do not post such small cases; however, this one involved the use of The Chlorine Institute pamphlets as the referenced RAGAGEP and because it is so rare we see Cl2 PSM/RMP citations I wanted to add it to the database.
Based on a compliance monitoring inspection conducted at the Respondent’s facility on May 11, 2021, EPA alleges that the Respondent violated the Act’s Section...
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Respondent is the owner and/or operator of the Facility, which operates an aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing plant. Respondent has registered an RMPlan with the EPA for its Facility and has developed an RMProgram accidental release prevention program for the Facility.
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Respondent is the owner and/or operator of the facility, which produces fully cooked and ready-to-eat sauces and refrigerated entrees. On December 26, 2018, the EPA issued to Respondent a Notice of Potential Violation (“NOPV”), providing notice that the EPA found that Respondent potentially committed the alleged violations described in Section V of this Agreement and providing Respondent an opportunity...
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