10.9.12 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2400.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
BASED ON A COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT RESPODNENT'S FACILITY IN BIRMINGHAM, AL, ON MAY 3, 2012, EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE CAA'S CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM, WHEN AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT:
- IT DEVELOPED WRITTEN PROCEDURES THAT ADDRESSED THE PROPERTIES OF, AND HAZARDS PRESENTED BY, THE CHEMICALS USED IN THE PROCESS AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.69(a)(3)(ii);
- IT DEVELOPED WRITTEN PROCEDURES THAT ADDRESSED THE CONTROL MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IF PHYSICAL CONTACT OR AIRBORNE EXPOSURE OCCURS AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.69(a)(3)(iii);
- IT PREPARED A RECORD WHICH CONTAINS THE MEANS USED TO VERIFY THAT EMPLOYEES UNDERSTOOD TRAINING AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.71(c).