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One of the most misunderstood operating procedures in OSHA’s PSM and EPA’s RMP standards is the “Initial Start-Up procedure”. OSHA, nor EPA has offered a lot of written guidance, on this requirement and this has led to a lot of confusion as to why it is called out and how this SOP differs from a “Normal Start-Up” SOP. But anyone who has a PSM (or maybe an RMP) process that handles a non-conductive...
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EPA found that Respondent, a fertilizer business, had violated regulations implementing Section 112(r) of the Act at 40 C.F.R. Part 68 by failing to comply with the regulations as noted on the enclosed “Risk Management Plan Inspection Findings and Alleged Violations Summary”. In consideration of Respondent’s size of business, its full compliance history, its good-faith effort to comply,...
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Respondent owns and operates a meat production and packaging facility. 20. Information gathered during the EPA inspection revealed that Respondent had greater than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia in a process at its facility. On or a bout October 20-21, 2015, EPA conducted an inspection of Respondent’s Facility to determine compliance with Section 112(r) of the CAA and 40 C.F.R. Part 68....
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Many thanks to my friends at EPA (and OSHA) for sharing this EPA RMP Checklist specific to Ammonia Refrigeration Processes. Here are the “highlights” specific to NH3 processes. It should be noted that this RMP Checklist specific to Ammonia Refrigeration Processes was developed in conjunction with the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) and...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice has announced they have entered into a consent decree that settles claims that the company violated provisions of the Clean Air Act that impose requirements regarding prevention of chemical releases from certain facilities. Under the settlement agreement, the company will assure that its accident prevention program complies...
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I usually do not post the smaller settlement agreements, but this one caught my eye. The inspection was done in 2015 and this was settled this year; the agreement is dated April 28, 2017. This case caught my eye because it was the same plant that had the NH3 Explosion (at least according to the local fire chief who responded and media accounts) on July 7, 2017. We still do not have...
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