Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 009 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3): The process hazard analysis did not address: 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(ii): The identification of any previous incident which had a likely potential for catastrophic consequences in the workplace; a. On or about and prior to April 8, 2021, the employer's PHA revalidation for high temperature kettle systems K3, K4, K5 and K8, PHA High Temp Review failed to identify any previous incidents which had likely potential catastrophic consequences in the workplace; there were none identified. There were several overpressure events involving covered process pieces of equipment that were not identified in the PHA revalidation, such as but not limited to an October 2014 Scale Tank 1B atmospheric venting, an August 2014 Kettle 3 reactor vessel "burst" rupture disk, a September 2012 Kettle 4 reactor vessel "burst" rupture disk, a May 2014 Kettle 8 reactor vessel "burst" rupture disk and an October 2014 Kettle 4 reactor vessel "burst" rupture disk. Employees working on and in the vicinity of equipment containing highly hazardous chemicals are exposed to fire, explosion and contact hazards.