8/30/10 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,140 DUE WITHIN 15 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
BASED ON A COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY LOCATED AT BUILDING 5565 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL, ON DEC 15, 2009, EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE CAA'S CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM WHEN RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT:
IT HAS ANNUALLY CERTIFIED THAT ITS OPERATING PROCEDURES ARE CURRENT AND ACCURATE, TO ASSURE THAT THE PROCEDURES REFLECT CURRENT OPERATING PRACTICES AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.69(c);
IT HAS PROVIDED REFRESHER TRAINING AT LEAST EVERY 3 YRS, OR MORE OFTEN IF NECESSARY, TO EACH EMPLOYEE INVOLVED IN OPERATING EACH COVERED PROCESS TO ASSURE THAT THE EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS AND ADHERES TO THE CURRENT OPERATING PROCEDURES OF THE PROCESS AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.71(b);
AS PART OF ITS TRAINING RECORDS, IT HAS DOCUMENTED THE MEANS USED TO VERIFY THAT EACH EMPLOYEE UNDERSTOOD THE TRAINING AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.71(c); AND
IT HAS CONDUCTED COMPLIANCE EVALUATIONS, AT LEAST EVERY 3 YRS, AND BASED ON SUCH EVALUATIONS, CERTIFIED THAT ITS ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES ARE ADEQUATE AND ARE BEING FOLLOWED AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.79(a).