OSHA Inspection: DESIGN CONTEMPO, INC

Issued

Oct 24, 2012

Abate by

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $9,800 · Current $8,075 Reduced

Issued

Oct 24, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $3,460 Reduced

Issued

Oct 24, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $140 · Current $114 Reduced

Issued

Oct 24, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,038 Reduced

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:  The
employer did not furnish to 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 the hazard of potential fire and explosion
because methods were not utilized to
contain combustible wood dusts created by manufacturing, handling, and
processing operations from becoming
airborne and combining with an ignition source::
a)facility - where the employer did not ensure the minimization of dusts
clouds by allowing
employees to use compressed air rated at 90 p.s.i. to clean flat surfaces
and equipment.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  The use of compressed air shall be permitted only where
the following requirements
are met:
1.Area and equipment shall be vacuumed approved for a Class II, Division
II, Group G, in
accordance with Article 502, NFPA 70, National Electric Code (2005) prior
to blow down.
2.Electrical equipment not suitable for Class II locations and other
sources of ignition shall be
shut down and allowed to cool or removed from the area.
3.Only low-pressure steam or compressed air, not exceeding a gauge
pressure
of 15 p.s.i. shall be
used.
4.No hot surfaces or flames capable of igniting a dust cloud or layer
shall exist in the area.
Reference:  National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 664 Standard for the
Prevention of Fires and Explosions
in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities (2007), Chapter 11.2.1.1

Issued

Oct 24, 2012

Abate by

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,038 Reduced

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:  The
employer did not furnish to 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 the hazard of potential fire and explosion
from the accumulation of fugitive
wood dust from the various wood working equipment that was not equipped
with an air material separator (dust
collector):
a)facility, production floor - where various wood working equipment such
as the Weeke,
Optimat, saw and router, Heeseman stroke sander, Wysong edge sander, and
Castle router were
not connected to an air material separator (dust collector) allowing for
the accumulation of
fugitive dust on the horizontal and flat surfaces in production.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
1)Have wood working equipment connected to a dust collection system
designed by and installed
under the supervision of a qualified engineer who is knowledgeable of
these systems and their
associated hazards.
Reference:1)National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 664, Standard for the
Prevention of Fires and
Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities, 2007 edition,
chapter 4.4.
2)National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 654, Standard for the Prevention
of Fire and
Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of
Combustible
Particulate Solids (2006), chapter 8.1.1 and 8.1.2.

Issued

Oct 24, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000

Issued

Oct 24, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,038 Reduced

Issued

Oct 24, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $495 Reduced

Issued

Oct 24, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $742 Reduced