PROCESS SAFETY INFORMATION



|SECTION 2 |

|Process safety Information |

|DELHAIZE AMERICA LLC |

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| |Revision Date: |January 15, 2016 |

| |Total Pages: |9 |

|PURPOSE: |

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|The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Process Safety Management (PSM) element and the corresponding Environmental Protection|

|Agency (EPA) Risk Management Program (RM Program) element relating to Process Safety Information (PSI), is to ensure that there is a complete |

|compilation of written process safety information pertaining to the PSM / RM program covered process. |

|SCOPE: |

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|This document summarizes how DELHAIZE AMERICA LLC complies with the requirements of the PSM, Process Safety Information element, 29 CFR |

|§1910.119 (d), and the EPA’s RM program, Process Safety Information element, 40 CFR §68.65 for the ammonia refrigeration system. The process |

|safety information requirement is intended to provide an adequate database to support the required elements of a process safety management |

|program. Process safety information is needed: |

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|to document formally the as-built/as-modified condition of the plant; |

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|to provide the necessary data with which to perform the required hazard analysis and hazard assessment; |

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|to provide the necessary data to support other process safety management policy, procedure, and practice elements, such as standard operating |

|procedures, and emergency response and management of change procedures; and |

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|to communicate information on hazardous substances to employees and others as required by state or federal regulations. |

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|REFERENCES: |

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|29 CFR §1910.119, Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, Paragraph (d). |

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|40 CFR Part 68 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7). |

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|40 CFR Parts 9 and 68 List of Regulated Substances and Thresholds for Accidental Release Prevention and Risk Management Programs for Chemical |

|Accidental Release Prevention; Final Rule and Notice. |

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|OSHA Instruction CPL 2-2.45A, Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals - Compliance Guidelines and Enforcement Procedures, |

|September 13, 1994. |

|DEFINITIONS: |

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|Equipment Specifications: |

|The most important information available about the operation of equipment and subsystems in the ammonia refrigeration system is located in the |

|facility’s installation, operation and maintenance manuals. These manuals are kept in the refrigeration office. |

|Good Practice: |

|All systems and equipment have been designed, fabricated, or installed in accordance with, at a minimum, the following codes and/or standards, |

|as applicable: |

|ANSI/IIAR 2, American National Standard for Equipment, Design & Installation of Ammonia Mechanical Refrigerating Systems. |

|ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15, Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration. |

|ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34, Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants. |

|ASME, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Division 1, Section VIII. |

|ASME/ANSI B31.5, Refrigeration Piping. |

|ANSI A13.1, Scheme for the Identification of Piping Systems. |

|ANSI/NFPA 70, National Electrical Code. |

|IMPLEMENTATION OVERVIEW: |

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|For the most part, the PSM program is a subset of the EPA’s RM program requirements. Recognizing this for the process safety information |

|requirements, and for improved implementation and program maintenance efficiency, this document has been implemented which combines both the |

|PSM and RM program requirements. The overall compliance program is referred to as the “Process Risk Management Program”. |

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|This document serves mainly as a reference guide to identify the types of information specified in the regulations. |

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|The process safety information is available in the refrigeration office and on the Stellar portal. |

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|1.0 |REQUIRED INFORMATION: |

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| |Process safety information describes certain safety attributes of ammonia, the process in which it is used, and the equipment |

| |within that process. It is comprehensive enough for an accurate assessment of all the hazards that may occur within the process |

| |during normal and upset conditions. |

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| |The process safety information is required to be compiled and maintained up-to-date. It is to be made available to all employees|

| |and is to be included, as necessary, in employee training programs. Process safety information must cover: |

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| |information pertaining to the hazards of ammonia; |

| |information pertaining to the technology of the process; and |

| |information pertaining to the equipment in the process. |

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|1.1 |Hazards of the chemicals used in the process: |

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| |Physical data (i.e. boiling point temp., vapor pressure, vapor density, etc.) |

| |Toxicity data (i.e. TLV, PEL, IDLH, etc.) |

| |Thermal and chemical stability data (i.e. flammability limits, flash point, autoignition temp., etc.) |

| |Reactivity data |

| |Corrosivity data |

| |Erosion effects on the process equipment |

| |Monitoring equipment |

| |Permissible exposure limits |

| |Hazards related to mixing with other chemicals |

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| |Safety Data Sheets (SDS’s) are used in compiling information on anhydrous ammonia as a refrigerant, its chemical properties, and |

| |health and safety hazards. |

|1.2 |Process technology information: |

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| |Maximum inventory levels |

| |Block Flow or Simplified Process Flow diagram |

| |Safe operating limits for: |

| |--temperature |

| |--pressure |

| |--flow rates |

| |--liquid levels |

| |Ramification of process deviation |

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| |The process technology information is generally included in equipment specifications, operating procedures, or on drawings. |

|1.3 |Process equipment: |

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| |Materials of construction |

| |Piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) |

| |Electrical classification |

| |Design codes and standards |

| |Pressure safety relief settings |

| |Safety systems/devices |

| |Ventilation system design |

| |Material and energy balances (for facilities built after May 26, 1992) |

| |Compliance with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices |

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|2.0 |PIPING AND INSTRUMENTATION DIAGRAM (P&ID): |

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|2.1 |A Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) is a mechanical schematic drawing of the plant refrigeration equipment. Details such|

| |as piping, relief valves, refrigeration control valve type, valves, instruments, line numbers, and refrigeration equipment are |

| |shown on the P&ID. The P&ID, while not drawn to scale, does show relative sizes and locations. Instrumentation including such |

| |details as tie-in points, instrument numbers, control valve numbers, and panel or local control mounting details are shown. A |

| |list of the P&IDs are listed in Appendix A |

| |A title sheet or legend is available for all the P&IDs. It contains a complete legend of the symbol and abbreviations used on |

|2.2 |the refrigeration system P&IDs |

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|2.3 |Each piece of equipment is labeled and may be assigned a numerical abbreviation. Abbreviations are correlated to names on the |

| |equipment list. |

|2.4 |Major equipment, valving, instruments, and safety systems are also shown on the P&IDs. |

DELHAIZE AMERICA LLC

Piping & Instrumentation List

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