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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: (a) The hazard of being struck by escaping high pressure steam and water and shrapnel from the over pressuring of the unit due to the removal of the pressure relief valve which allowed the boiler to build up to approximately 80 pounds of pressure before it exploded. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard is to establish and enforce those procedures, stipulated by the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel code Section VI 1998.