Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(3)(iv)(a): Emergency drainage systems were not provided to direct flammable liquid leakage and fire protection water to a safe location. This may require curbs, scuppers, or special drainage systems to control the spread of fire: a) Chemical Storage area - The employer did not ensure that emergency drainage systems were in place to direct approximately 500 gallons of flammable liquids such as 70% Isopropyl Alcohol or 96% Ethyl Alcohol (SDA40) to safe locations when transferring flammable liquids from various size containers to drums, jars, vials or other containers throughout multiple sections of the storage area thereby, exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards on or about December 10, 2015. b) Batching area - The employer did not ensure that emergency drainage systems were placed to direct approximately 600-900 Kg of flammable products to safe locations when storing or transferring highly flammable liquids from drums to kettles or other containers containers, thereby exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards on or about December 10, 2015 c) Production lines - The employer did not ensure that emergency drainage systems were placed to direct flammable liquids away from active work production thereby, exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards on or about December 10, 2015. Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.