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

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 fire and explosion hazard: %% a) Employees were assigned and directed to perform hot work (welding) where flammable or combustible liquids and vapors were present inside the system being welded upon, on or about October 3, 1991. %% Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to develop hot work procedures and safe welding procedures for use when welding is to be done on lines containing hazardous substances. Such procedures should outline steps to be taken from set-up throough the welding operation following guidelines set forth in American National Standards Institute Z49.1-88 "Safety in Welding and Cutting", National Fire Protection Association Standard 51B Fire Prevention in Use of Cutting and Welding Processes" and American National Standards Institute/American Welding Society Publication F4.1-8, "Recommended Safe Practices for the Preparation for Welding and Cutting of Containers That Have Held Hazardous Substances".