Text For Citation: 02 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 were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to wood dust explosions, deflagrations, or other fire hazards because methods were not utilized to ensure proper collection of and prevent ignition of combustible wood dust during the generation, handling, and collection operations: a.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the Seneca dust collector, model # 400-T-10, located on the North side of the facility's courtyard, was equipped with spark detection and suppression equipment in the duct work upstream of the collector. b.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the Carter dust collector, model #376 RF-10, located on the South side of the facility's courtyard, was equipped with spark detection and suppression equipment in the duct work upstream of the collector. c.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the Torit dust collector, model #376 RFH-12, located on the West side of the facility, was equipped with spark detection and suppression equipment in the duct work upstream of the collector. d.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the Torit dust collector, model #376 RF-8, located on the West side of the facility, was equipped with spark detection and suppression equipment in the duct work upstream of the collector. e.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the Dustkop SA Baghouse, model #FH 58-1DE-SP, located in the Edge Line department, was equipped with spark detection and suppression equipment in the duct work upstream of the collector. f.Ameriwood Industries, Inc. located in Tiffin, Ohio: On or about January 20, 2009, the employer did not ensure the Dustkop SA Vacuum enclosureless dust collector, model #FT64-SP, located in the Laminator department, was equipped with spark detection and suppression equipment in the duct work upstream of the collector. This employer has received a citation for this standard or a substantially similar standard as reflected in inspection #311603179, citation #1, item #1, issued on August 11, 2008 and became a final order on September 2, 2008. Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to comply with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 664 "Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities" (2007),including, but not limited to installing a spark detection and suppression systems in accordance with Chapter 8 of NFPA 664. Abatement Schedule Step 1-A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering controls, instrumentation, and equipment to protect employees from fire and deflagration hazards related to combustible dust as referenced in this citation. This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation: (1)Evaluation of engineering control options; (2)Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design; and (3)Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures; All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a person competent in fire and deflagration control of combustible dusts. At the conclusion of the 60-day period, the detailed plan for abatement shall be submitted to the area director. Step 2-Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.