Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: DUST&FUMES

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 serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazards of fire and explosion from aluminum dust. Hazards exist due to the dry-type aluminum dust collector being located inside the building. a. Dust Collection Area - A Torit/Day Division, Donaldson Company, Inc., dry-type dust collector, Environmental Control Booth Power Module, used to collect aluminum dust was located inside the building. ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to install, use and maintain collector using National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard No. 65, Standard for the Processing and Finishing of Aluminum, for guidance.