Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006 Hazard: CHEMNEP

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that the equipment in the process complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices: a.Site - Flammable liquid lines were not labeled outside of the building nor inside of the building. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) 13.1-2007, ENTITLED "SCHEME FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS". b.Site - Valves were not singularly identified. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) 13.1-2007, ENTITLED "SCHEME FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS". c.Site - Flammable liquid lines located outside of the facility were not protected against corrosion. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) 30-2008, ENTITLED "FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE". d.Site - Flammable liquid lines located outside of the facility were not protected against physical damage. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) 30-2008, ENTITLED "FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE". e.Site - Quarter-turn ball valves were used control flow from the bottoms of process vessels into drums for shipping, instead of self-closing valves, which would minimize the quantities of flammables escaping in the event of a release. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) 30-2008, ENTITLED "FLAMMABLE ANDCOMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE". f.Churn Room - When pouring a Class I flammable from an upper level mezzanine into a process vessel, the pail from which the material was being poured was neither bonded nor grounded. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) 30-2008, ENTITLED "FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE". g.Polymer Dept. - A Hot Work permit was not completed prior to welding operations. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) 30-2008, ENTITLED "FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE". h.Churn Room - Combustible and flammable waste material were not disposed of daily. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) 30-2008, ENTITLED "FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE".