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

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 hazard of being burned: (a)On or about June 30, 2000; an employee lit the contents of an old diesel barrel; used by the company to incinerate waste such as but not limited to paper, cardboard, and shipping crates; with a match which resulted in an explosion and fire. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to: Follow the National Fire Protection Association Codes and Standards: (1)NFPA 82 - 1999, 2-2.2.2 which states "Explosion relief shall be provided. The area of explosion relief shall be not less than 1 ft2 (0.09 m2) of relief area for every 100 ft3 (3 m3) of primary combustion chamber volume. Where the exhaust chimney will not serve the above purpose, a door or panel shall be provided and arranged to allow the door or panel to return to a closed position promptly after pressure has been released."; (2)NFPA 82 - 1999, 2-2.2.3(c) which states "The combustion chamber, inner walls, roofs, bridges, walls, and curtain walls shall be constructed so as to withstand the combustion temperatures involved and shall maintain their integrity under all operating conditions."; and (3)NFPA 82 - 1999, 2-2.2.5 which states "Incinerators shall be designed with internal insulation or refractory or shall be otherwise protected by location, guard rails, or shields such that all areas or surfaces normally accessible to personnel shall not exceed 160F (71.1C)...Handles of operating doors shall not exceed a 40F (4.4C) rise for metallic and a 60F (15.6C) rise for nonmetallic."dles