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

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 explosion hazards and struck-by hazards from flying projectiles: a) Maintenance Building - on or about February 11, 2019, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipe was used to transport compressed air in exposed above ground installations. Among other feasible methods of abatement, one acceptable method is to remove and not use thermoplastic pipe to transport compressed air or other compressed gases per the recommendation of the Plastic Pipe Institute and ensure compliance with sections 842.32, 842.33, and 849.52(b) if the American National Standards Institute/American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ANSI/ASME) B31.8-1986, Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems Standard, limit the operating pressure of plastic piping distribution systems to 100 psi and prohibit the installation of such systems above ground except where the above ground portion of the plastic service line is completely enclosed in a conduit or casing of sufficient strength to provide protection from external damage and deterioration.