Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 007B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i): Inspections and tests were not performed on process equipment to maintain its mechanical integrity: At the facility the employer did not perform inspections and tests on covered process equipment. Employees engaged in repair, replace, inspection and maintenance activities of covered process equipment at the engine rooms, roof top, and production floor areas were exposed to the hazards of inhalation of toxic ammonia, asphyxiation, chemical burns, and fire. a) Non-destructive testing on the pressure vessels and Ammonia piping lines in the process was not performed. b) Inspection and testing was not performed for emergency shutdown systems including but not limited to Engine Room Emergency Ventilation Systems, and exercising the King valves. c) Inspection and testing was not performed for alarm systems including but not limited to the MSA sensors. d) Inspection and testing was not adequately performed for vessels and tanks such as Evaporators, High Pressure Receivers, and Condensers to determine if there were any corrosion damage and to establish a corrosion rate for the vessel. 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the abatement of the above violation is complete.