OSHA Inspection: JACK RUSSELL TOURING, INC.

Issued

Aug 18, 2003

Abate by

Aug 21, 2003

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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 hazard of fire/fire by-products:
a.Site - Employees were exposed to the hazards posed by fire and
by-products of
combustion in that pyrotechnics were used in the establishment where the
following precautions were not taken on or about February 20, 2003:
- Unused pyrotechnic materials were not stored at least 50 feet from
unprotected
heat sources, namely the ignited gerbs*.
- A plan for the use of pyrotechnics had not been developed.
- A walkthrough and a representative demonstration of the pyrotechnics had
not
been conducted.
- All pyrotechnic operators were not licensed nor approved as required.
- Two or more fire extinguishers were not readily accessible while the
pyrotechnics were being loaded, prepared for firing, and fired.
- Personnel who have a working knowledge of fire extinguishers were not
present
while the pyrotechnics were being handled and used.
- Pyrotechnic devices were not mounted such that fallout from the device
would
not endanger human lives or result in personal injury.
- Each pyrotechnic device was not separated from the audience by at minimum
15 feet (but not less than twice the fallout radius of the device).
- Smoking was not prohibited within 25 feet of the area where pyrotechnics
were
being handled or fired.
*Gerb:  A cylindrical preload intended to produce a controlled spray of
sparks with a
reproducible and predictable duration, height, and diameter.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means of
abatement
would have been to comply with the requirements of NFPA 1126 - Use of
Pyrotechnics before
a Proximate Audience.