Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard: EXPLOSION

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 working in Building 86 were exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards. The following conditions contributed to the existence of this hazard: (a) There were inadequate methods to detect diborane leaks in the building, and; (b) The standard operating procedure - "Diborane Cylinder Receipt" did not clearly specify what amount of residue left in a cylinder after weighing would require the cylinder to be transferred to the Ice House. Feasible and accepted abatement methods, among others, include: 1. Installation of a diborane (Telos) sampling port in Building 86, (condition a); and 2. Updating the "Diborane Cylinder Receipt" standard operating procedure to clearly specify at what amount of residue left in a cylinder would require the cylinder to be transferred to the Ice House, (condition b).ndition