# THE HERSHEY COMPANY (WEST HERSHEY PLANT)
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2017 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3600912330`
- **Case Number:** 03-2017-0080
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- THE HERSHEY COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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