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 caused or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees were exposed to the hazard of potential fire and explosion from bag house, nuisance dust collectors, fluid bed cyclones, fluid bed driers and pneumatic dust collectors were not designed to minimize damage that would occur in the event of a dust explosion inside the machines. a) Agglomeration Process-the bag house, fluid bed cyclones, fluid bed driers that process combustible whey dust did not have explosion prevention systems such as containment, suppression, inerting, and/or explosion venting. b) Dry Blending Process- the dust collectors and pneumatic that handle combustible whey dust did not have explosion prevention systems, such as containment, suppression, inerting and/or explosion venting. "AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHODS TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD" is to comply with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Chapter 61 "Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosion in Agriculture and Food Processing Facilities" 2008 edition and NFPA 69 "Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems." and NFPA 68 "Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting." a) Equip big bag house and dust collectors with deflagration venting, vented to the outside. b) Install deflagration system suppression system and deflagration pressure containment system for the all Agglomeration and Dry Blending operations in accordance with NFPA 69. c) Install spark detection devices inside pneumatic conveyor systems used in Agglomeration and Dry Blending processes.