Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: DUST&FUMES

P.L. 91-596 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(s) of a dust explosion, deflagration, and fire hazards resulting from inadequate combustible dust control: a)In the production area, on or about August 9, 2010 and at times prior to, the dust collection systems for the blanket machines and the wattle machine did not prevent the escape of Class II combustible straw dust, which was cleaned off the process equipment with compressed air without controlling ignition sources. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION ARE REQUIRED. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard are to 1) ensure that the dust collection systems prevent dust escaping the process equipment, and 2) ensure that all ignition sources are removed prior to using compressed air for cleaning surfaces in accordance with NFPA 61, "Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities", 2008 edition.es",