Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1): The employer shall establish and implement written procedures to manage changes (except for "replacements in kind") to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures; and, changes to facilities that affect a covered process: At a facility located at N2467 Vaughan Road, Waupaca, WI 54981; the employer did not implement written procedures to manage changed to process equipment and procedures: a) A sulfur dioxide (SO2) release incident on December 16, 2021, resulted in a recommended corrective action to update operating procedures to include daily inspection of gas plate seals prior to shift startup on SO2 Isoset core machines. The employer did not implement a written management of change procedure for changes to applicable operating procedures. b) The employer determined to change the gas plate seal material (changed to Dike-O-Seal) on SO2 Isoset core machines to increase seal longevity and effectiveness. The employer did not implement a written management of change procedure for changes to applicable equipment in the PSM covered system.