2/23/12 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,500.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON A COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTOIN CONDUCTED AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY, EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED CAA'S CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM WHEN AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT:
- ITS WRITTEN OPERATING PROCEDURES ADDRESS THE PROPERTIES OF, AND PHYSICAL HAZARDS PRESENTED BY, THE CHEMICALS USXED IN THE PROCESS AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.69(a)(3)(i);
- IT HAS CERTIFIED ANNUALLY THAT THE OPERATING PROCEDURES ARE CURRENT AND ACCURATE AND THAT PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AS OFTEN AS NECESSARY AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.69(c); AND
- AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.71(c), IT HAS PREPARED A RECORD WHICH CONTAINS THE IDENTIFY OF THE EMPLOYEE, THE DATE OF TRAINING, AND THE MEANS USED TO VERIFY THAT THE EMPLOYEE UNDERSTOOD THE INITIAL TRAINING REQUIRED UNDER 40 CFR 68.71.