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

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 release of toxic vapors, fire and explosions: Plating room: Incompatible materials were being stored together in the plating room whereby there was approximately 65 gallons of hydrogen peroxide stored on wooden (organic) pallets alongside approximately 45 gallons of sodium cyanide whereby the mixing of these two chemicals may cause fire and explosions and where the hydrogen peroxide, when in contact with organic materials such as the wooden pallets it was being stored on, may cause spontaneous combustion; there were eight gallons of ammonia and five gallons of stannous chloride stored together whereby the mixing of these two chemicals has the potential to form toxic vapors. Each of these hazardous conditions may result in death or serious physical harm to employees. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method would be to separate the incompatible chemicals by an appropriate distance. "ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM"