OSHA Inspection: HOLO-KROME COMPANY

Issued

Feb 26, 1997

Abate by

Mar 24, 1997

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 aluminum dust/sludge:
BRONZE TEAM, METAL POLISHING AREA, RAND BRIGHT MACHINE:  THE
COMPANY HAD NOT DESIGNED AND INSTALLED AN ADEQUATE ALUMINUM
DUST/SLUDGE COLLECTION SYSTEM WHERE ALUMINUM PARTS ARE POLISHED AND
BUFFED.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD
TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO:
A.PROVIDE DUCTS WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN A VELOCITY OF NOT
LESS THAN 4500 FT/MIN TO ENSURE THE PROPER TRANSPORT OF COARSE
AND FINE PARTICLES. THE DUCTS MUST BE AS SHORT, STRAIGHT AND
WITH AS FEW BENDS AND IRREGULARITIES AS POSSIBLE. THE DUCTS
SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF METAL AND ASSEMBLED WITH SMOOTH
INTERIOR SURFACES, AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM SHALL BE BONDED AND
GROUNDED TO MINIMIZE THE ACCUMULATION OF STATIC ELECTRIC
CHARGE.
B.THE DUCT SYSTEM SHALL BE INSPECTED AND CLEANED FREQUENTLY TO
PREVENT BUILDUP OF COMBUSTIBLE DEPOSITS OF METAL DUSTS ON THE
INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE DUCT. CLEANUP SHALL BE PERFORMED WITH
A SOFT BRUSH OR SQUEEGEE AND PICKUP SHALL BE DONE WITH NON
SPARKING  SCOOPS. CONDUCTIVE TOOLS SUCH AS A PUTTY KNIFE WHICH
HAD BEEN USED TO CHIP AWAY MATERIAL WHICH HAD BECOME
SOLIDIFIED WITHIN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE USED. SLUDGE
SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE COLLECTOR ON A DAILY BASIS, PLACED
IN A COVERED, VENTED METAL CONTAINER AND PROMPTLY DISPOSED OF
IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.
C.PROVIDE AND CONVENIENTLY LOCATE CLASS D FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN
AND AROUND ALUMINUM FINISHING AREAS.

Issued

Feb 26, 1997

Abate by

Mar 3, 1997

Issued

Feb 26, 1997

Abate by

Mar 4, 1997