OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL FOAM CUSHION MFG INC.

Issued

Apr 17, 1998

Abate by

Apr 23, 1998

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

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 the potential hazard of fire while manufacturing flexible
polyurethane foam buns
and logs to be later used for carpet underlayment.  The company did not
employ the use of a
high temperature alarm/detection system to alert employees of an unusual
exothermic condition
which could result in auto-ignition of curing polyurethane foam product.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS to install and use needle thermocouples
which
when inserted into the interior of curing foam buns and logs allows the
recording of the
temperature and its change with time.  The rate of heat evolved from the
exothermic reaction(s)
should NOT be greater than the rate of heat loss through the large bun/log
of foam.  A
continuing increase in the interior temperature of foam buns(s)/log(s)
during the first few hours
after manufacture should sound an alarm.

Issued

Apr 17, 1998

Abate by

Jun 4, 1998

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

Issued

Apr 17, 1998

Abate by

Jun 4, 1998

Issued

Apr 17, 1998

Abate by

May 13, 1998

Issued

Apr 17, 1998

Abate by

Jun 4, 1998

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

Issued

Apr 17, 1998

Abate by

May 13, 1998

Issued

Apr 17, 1998

Abate by

Apr 23, 1998

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

Issued

Apr 17, 1998

Abate by

Apr 23, 1998

Issued

Apr 17, 1998

Abate by

Apr 23, 1998

Issued

Apr 17, 1998

Abate by

May 6, 1998

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000