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 potential fire and explosion because protein spray dryer, pneumatic conveyor system, cyclones, bag house and storage silo were not designed to minimize damage that would occur in the event of a dust explosion inside the machines: a) The protein bag house, approximately 1,000 cubic feet, protein dryer were located inside a building lacked explosion venting. b) The storage bin, located inside the building, did not have explosion venting. c) the pneumatic conveyor, with stainless steel blades, did not have spark detectors or propagation shut off devices to prevent explosion propagating forward or aft. "AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS to comply with National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) Chapter 61 Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities, 2008 edition; NFPA 69 "Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems" 2008 edition; NFPA 654 "Standard for the Prevention of fire and Dust Explosion from the Manufacturing, Processing and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids" 2006 edition, including but not limited to: a) Equip dust bag house, protein dryer and storage bin with deflagration venting, vented to the outside. Designed to withstand the effects of deflagration. b) Install deflagration suppression system and deflagration pressure containment system in accordance with NFPA 69 c) Install a spark detection devices inside pneumatic conveyor system.