7/23/2013 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,400.
ON FEBRUARY 14, 2013, EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE ACT'S CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM, WHEN AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT:
IT PREPARED AND IMPLEMENTED PROCEDURES TO MAINTAIN THE ON-GOING MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS EQUIPMENT REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.56(a); AND;
IT TRAINED OR CAUSED TO BE TRAINED EACH EMPLOYEE, INVOLVED IN MAINTAINING THE ON-GOING MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS, IN THE HAZARDS OF THE PROCESS, IN HOW TO AVOID OR CORRECT UNSAFE CONDITIONS, AND IN THE PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE EMPLOYEE'S JOB TASK REQUIRED BY 40 CFR SECTION 68.56(b).