Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: ELECTRIC

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or potential injury from fire and/or explosion resulting from inadequate maintenance and inspection programs designed to eliminate ignition sources in grain dust atmospheres: Establishment - grain elevator, feed mill. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to develop and enforce a written maintenance and inspection program that list critical areas for maintenance and inspection of equipment. These areas include but are not limited to: a) bearings; lubrication, wear, loose bracket supports, temperature, b) head and boot pulley; level, plumb, logging, c) leg belt; centered on head and boot pulley, belt tension. d) v-belts and pulleys; condition, alignment, tension. e) elevator legs, alignment of belt, bucket bolts secured, bucket alignment. f) motion detection devices; function. g) tramp metal removal devices; clean and functional. h) dust control systems; clean and functional, lack of. i) static electricity removal devices; functional, bonded and grounded. j) electrical equipment; approved for hazardous location; k) housekeeping; grain dust accumlation throughout facilities, cleaning and frequency. l) welding and cutting operation; area safe before welding begins m) fire protection; location, type, condition of fire extinguishers. n) closing time inspection; before locking up for the night or weekend, a complete inspection of the facility should be made by an employee familiar with fire hazards in a mill or elevator. The inspection should include a specific path of travel, standard items to be inspected such as motors, drive belts, bearing, etc.