OSHA Inspection: DOW ROOFING SYSTEMS LLC

Issued

Jul 23, 2009

Abate by

Sep 9, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,275 · Current $2,275

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-0129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:
The employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of
employment and a place of employment free
from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees in
that employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards:
a)establishment, mixing and recycling areas -  the work tasks, including,
but not limited to,
scooping, dumping, mixing, and sweeping combustible dust, were not
properly contained, nor
properly handled.  The area contained at least one-sixteenth inch of
combustible dust
(Polypropylene Resin and Resin dust) or greater over 25of the horizontal
surfaces of
equipment, floor, and the ventilation system duct work.  There were
various deficiencies in the
attempt to control the combustible dust including, but not limited to, the
following:  the
employer's housekeeping program was not effective in eliminating
accumulated combustible
dust on surfaces in the mixing area, ventilation system duct work, and
baghouses,
documentation and recordkeeping of air volume, air velocity, and equipment
bonding and
grounding was not available, including risk evaluation to determine the
need of an fire
detection system within the duct work or that the automatic sprinkler
provided was acceptable,
and electrical equipment was not appropriate for classified areas.  The
employer did not have a
written Standing Operational Procedures (SOP) for the cleaning of bag
house filters.
REFERENCE:  Combustible Dust Explosion Prevention Program CPL 03-00-008,
and Standard for
the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from Manufacturing, Processing,
and Handling of
Combustible Particulate Solids NFPA 654.
NOTE:  Among other methods of abatement, one feasible and acceptable
method to correct these
hazards would be to follow the guidelines established in the Standard for
the Prevention of Fire and
Dust Explosions from Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of
Combustible
Particulate Solids
NFPA 654.

Issued

Jul 23, 2009

Abate by

Aug 18, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,275 · Current $2,275

Issued

Jul 23, 2009

Abate by

Sep 9, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,275 · Current $2,275

Issued

Jul 23, 2009

Abate by

Jul 28, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,275 · Current $2,275