Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: DUST&FUMES

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 dermal, eye, and inhalation exposures to titanium oxychloride resulting from an uncontrolled release of titanium oxychloride at Pump House 9A: a)Engelhard Corporation, 1057 Lower South Street, Peekskill,NY 10566. In the alley way between Buildings 4 and 9: Employees were exposed to the hazard of dermal, eye, and inhalation exposure to titanium oxychloride resulting from an uncontrolled release of titanium oxychloride: The titanium oxychloride piping system, on the suction side of pump P-3THCL, was deficient in that: (1) The employer did not utilize all necessary piping components in the construction of the piping system. Specifically, a kynar flange connection was used as a coupling and not as a flange connection. This portion of the piping system was missing a kynar flange connection, gasket, and bolting on or about 1/4/00. (2) The employer did not employ a recognized and accepted method of joining two different size pipe sections together (i.e. using a reducer). Specifically, glue was used to fill in the space that existed between a one and one-half (1 1/2) inch pipe and a two (2) inch pipe that were fit together. In addition, one of the pipe sections was made of Kynar which does not accept a glue bond, on or about 1/4/00. Among other methods, one feasible and accepted abatement method to correct this hazard is to construct, install, and inspect the piping system in accordance with the following established construction, installation, and inspection standards of ANSI/ASME B31.3- 1999 Process Piping and the NIBCO Inc. Thermoplastic Piping Technical Manual (PVC, CPVC, PP, PVDF) - Publication 7-140-C dated 1994. 1.Chapter VI - Inspection, Examination, and Testing, Paragraph 340 Inspection, Paragraph 340.2 - Responsibility for Inspection. 2.Chapter VII - Nonmetallic Piping and Piping Lined with Nonmetals, Paragraph A308 - Flanges, Blanks, Flange Facings,and Gaskets, Paragraph A308.2 - Nonmetallic Flanges, Paragraph A308.2.1(a). 3.Chapter VII - Nonmetallic Piping and Piping Lined with Nonmetals, Paragraph A328 - Bonding of Plastics. 4.Chapter VII - Part 10 INSPECTION, EXAMINATION, TESTING, Paragraph A341 Examination, Paragraph A342 Examination Personnel, Paragraph A343 Examination Procedures, Paragraph A344 Types of Examination, Paragraph A345 Testing 5. NIBCO Inc. Thermoplastic Piping Technical Manual (stated above). NOTE: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.ce