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THE HERSHEY COMPANY (WEST HERSHEY PLANT)

Administrative - Formal · FY2017 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 3600912330

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Case

Case Number
03-2017-0080
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

On August 10, 2016. EPA inspectors c-0nducted an inspection of the West Hershey Plant m Hershey, Pennsylvania ( Facility ) to determine compliance with the Risk Management Program ( RMP ), Clean Air Act 112(r)(7) and the implementing regulations of 40 CFR Part 68. The Facility is a chocolate manufacturing company which uses anhydrous ammonia in its refrigeration system to provide cooling capabilities to various stages of the manufacturing operation. Based on the inspection. It was found that the Facility was in violation of 40 CFR Part 68.65 (d)(2) for failure to document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. It was found that the ammonia detector alarms in the refrigeration machinery room or the Legacy System were not set to alarm at proper detection level and did not provide audible and visual alarms at each machinery room entrance.

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