# THE MARTIN-BROWER COMPANY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2019 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3602069576`
- **Case Number:** 04-2019-9958
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- THE MARTIN-BROWER COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

11/15/19 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $101,890, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.

ALLEGATIONS:
 - FAILURE TO IDENITFY HAZARDS WHICH RESULT FROM ACCIDENTAL RELEASES OF AMMONIA.  RESPONDENT FAILED TO IDENTIFY HAZARDS BY NOT DEVELOPING A HAZARD ANALYSIS FOR THE AMMONIA REFRIGERANT SYSTEM PRIOR TO OPERATION OF THE AMMONIA REFRIGERANT SYSTEM.

 - FAILURE TO DESIGN AND MAINTAIN A SAFE FACILITY TAKING NECESSARY STEPS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL RELEASES OF AMMONIA - RESPONDENT FAILED TO DESIGN AND MAINTAIN A SAFE FACILITY BY NOT DEVELOPING WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE AMMONIA REFRIGERANT SYSTEM.

STEPS TAKEN BY RESPONDENT TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE:
 - RESPONDENT PREPARED A PROCESS HAZARD ANALYSIS OF THE AMMONIA REFRIGERANT SYSTEM AND SUBMITTED TO EPA ON AUG 15, 2019.

 - RESPONDENT PREPARED WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE AMMONIA REFRIGERANT SYSTEM AND SUBMITTED THEM TO EPA ON OCT 1, 2019.

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*Source: [EPA ECHO](https://echo.epa.gov/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*