Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard: BURNS

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 contact with hot surfaces: a.Incinerator Room - On or about March 1,2004, employees were required to work around an incinerator in the area of the combustion chamber where the refractory had deteriorated which allowed the outside steel walls to get red hot, causing metal fatigue and the potential of burns from burn-through at these locations. b.Incinerator Room - On or about March 1,2004, employees were exposed to fire flashback when dumping barrels of waste match stems into the charging area of the incinerator. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to comply with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 82, entitled "Incinerators and Waste and Linen Handling Systems and Equipment." Specifically, the following paragraphs provide guidance: 4.2.1.1(4) The combustion chamber, inner walls, roofs, and curtain walls shall be constructed so as to withstand the combustion temperatures involved and shall maintain their integrity under all operating conditions; 4.2.1.3 Incinerators shall be designed with internal insulation or refractory, or shall be otherwise protected by location, guard rails, or shields such that all areas or surfaces normally accessible to personnel shall not exceed 71.1 degrees C (160 degrees F) 4.2.5.1 A waste charging system and appropriate controls shall be provided to prevent the direct discharge of flames, combustion gases, and heat from the incinerator during waste loading operations.