Houston — OSHA has cited Commerce, Calif.-based 99 Cent Only Stores Texas Inc., a discount retailer, for 19 serious safety and health violations at the company’s Houston distribution center that are related to process safety management, including exposing workers to anhydrous ammonia while storing frozen products in refrigeration units. Proposed penalties total $121,000. The violations include failing to compile process safety information for instruments used as safeguards, ensure that equipment complies with recognized and good engineering practices, inspect and test equipment identified as safeguards, complete a process safety management compliance audit, develop and implement an emergency action plan, and provide guarding on elevated platforms above 4 feet.
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