1/12/06 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,080, DUE WITHIN 15 DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
RESPONDENT VIOLATED REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING SECTION 112(r) OF THE CAA BY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 40 CFR PART 68. THE SPECIFIC ALLEGED VIOLATIONS CITED BELOW ARE RELEVANT TO THE CHLORINE PROCESS:
1. FAILURE TO DOCUMENT AND COMPILE AS PART OF THE PROCESS SAFETY INFORMATION: INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE PROCESS:
(a) MAXIMUM INTENDED INVENTORY (40 CFR 68.65(c)(1)(iii)); AND
(b) AN EVALUATION OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF DEVIATIONS (40 CFR 68.65(c)(1)(v)); AND
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE EQUIPMENT IN THE PROCESS:
(a) MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION (40 CFR 68.65(d)(1)(i));
(b) ELECTRICAL CLASSIFICATION (40 CFR 68.65(d)(1)(iii));
(c) DESIGN CODES AND STANDARDS EMPLOYED (40 CFR 68.65(d)(1)(vi)); AND
(d) SAFETY SYSTEMS (40 CFR 68.65(d)(1)(viii)).
2. FAILURE TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING AS PART OF THE PROCESS HAZARD ANALYSIS:
(a) STATIONARY SOURCE SITING (40 CFR 68.67(c)(5)); AND
(b) HUMAN FACTORS (40 CFR 68.67(c)(6)).
3. FAILURE TO RETAIN COPIES OF ALL PROCESS HAZARD ANALYSES FOR THE LIFE OF THE PROCESS (40 CFR 68.67(g)).
4. FAILURE TO DEVELOP WRITTEN OPERATING PROCEDURES WHICH ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING:
SAFETY AND HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS:
(a) PROPERTIES OF, AND HAZARDS PRESENTED BY PROCESS CHEMICALS (40 CFR 68.69(a)(3)(i);
(b) PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY TO PREVENT EXPOSURE, INCLU