OSHA Inspection: BARRY CALLEBAUT U.S.A. LLC

Issued

Mar 3, 2010

Abate by

Jan 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances E2002285R103

General-duty citation text

Vermont Statute, Title 21 Labor : Chapter 3. Safety :
Occupational Safety and Health : 223. Duties: The employer did
not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free
from recognized hazards that would cause and/or would likely
cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that
employees were exposed to potential fire & explosion hazards and
at times prior thereto, at Barry Callebaut USA LLC in Saint
Albans Vermont.
Location: Barry Callebaut USA LLC, 400 Industrial Park Road,
Saint Albans Vermont
Violation: 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 dust explosion,
deflagration, and other fire hazards in that pneumatic dust
collectors and/or "baghouses" and/or product "dumping"
workstations and/or storage silos and/or pneumatic conveyance
ducting were not designed to minimize damage that would occur in
the event of a dust explosion inside the machines as required by
the following National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
standards. At times prior thereto, 1) the product agglomeration
process engineered to convey individual process ingredients to be
mixed together in the immediate vicinity of the Powdered Milk
Room did not have not have explosion prevention systems, such as
containment, suppression, inerting and/or explosion venting and;
2) the Powdered Sugar Silo and the pneumatic conveyance ducting
system from the Powdered Sugar Silo to the Powdered Milk Room
powdered sugar storage bin did not have explosion prevention
systems, such as containment, suppression, inerting and/or
explosion venting, on or about January 13, 2010.
"AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHODS TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD" is to comply with the National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Chapter 61 "Prevention of
Fires and Dust Explosion in Agriculture and Food Processing
Facilities" (2008 edition) and NFPA 69 "Standard on Explosion
Prevention Systems." and NFPA 68 "Standard on Explosion
Protection by Deflagration Venting." and Section 7.3 and Sections
7.5 through 7.9 in NFPA 654, "Standard for the Prevention of Fire
and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and
Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids" (2006 Edition) for
pneumatic conveyance system installation that may include some of
the following physical and programmatic changes:
a) Relocating the baghouse dust collectors to outside the
building;
b) Equip the baghouse dust collectors with deflagration venting,
vented to the outside;
c) Install a deflagration system suppression system and
deflagration pressure containment system for the Agglomerationand/or Dry
Blending operations;
d) Install spark detection devices inside pneumatic conveyor
systems used in the Agglomeration and/or Dry Blending
process(es);
e) Implement a regular maintenance schedule for manually cleaning
of fugitive combustible dusts outside the containment of the
process and/or conveyance system(s) with appropriate static-
dissipating equipment.
VERIFICATION REQUIRED: 29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires
certification that the abatement of the above violation is
completed.

Issued

Mar 3, 2010

Abate by

Apr 5, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $900 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200M1102285

Issued

Mar 3, 2010

Abate by

Apr 5, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $900 Reduced

Hazardous substances E2002285