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

SECTION 201(A) OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER OF 1980: THE HEAD OF THE AGENCY DID NOT FURNISH TO EMPLOYEES PLACES AND CONDITIONS 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 POTENTIALLY EXPOSED TO EXPLOSIONS AND FIRE HAZARDS. A) ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. EMPLOYEES AT THE DENVER BULK MAIL CENTER WERE POTENTIALLY EXPOSED TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS SUCH AS EXPLOSIONS AND FIRE. RESULTING FROM THE EMPLOYER NOT IMPLEMENTING AND ENFORCING EXISTING WRITTEN STANDARD EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE EVENT OF RECEIPT OF SUSPECTED AND OR TICKING PACKAGES. PROCEDURES THAT WERE NOT FOLLOWED INCLUDE EVACUATION OF THE AREA AROUND ANY SUSPECTED AND/OR TICKING PACKAGE, AND ISOLATION OF THE AREA. EXPLOSION RESULTING FROM SUSPECT AND/OR TICKING PACKAGES MAY CAUSE SERIOUS EMPLOYEE INJURY OR DEATH. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECTTHIS HAZARD IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A YEARLY DRILL AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL AFFECTED EMPLOYEES, OUTLINING PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE EVENT OF RECEIPT OF A SUSPECT AND/OR TICKING PACKAGE, INCLUDING DISTRIBUTION OF THE FOLLOWING MODIFIED WRITTEN PROCEDURES WHICH SPECIFY, AT A MINIMUM: 1) PROPER PERSONNEL TO BE NOTIFIED AND PRIORITY OF NOTIFICATION. 2) EVACUATION PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE AREA. 3) ISOLATION PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE SUSPECTED AND/OR TICKING PACKAGE 4) SECURITY PERSONNEL DUTIES. 5) IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR THE PACKAGE CONTENTS. 6) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR OUTSIDE AGENCIES, SUCH AS THE BOMB UNIT OF ADAMS COUNTY, BOMB SQUAD.