OSHA Inspection: GLOBAL FOREST PRODUCTS, LLC

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,400 · Current $1,400

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 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 from fire
and explosion hazards:
a)facility - where employees worked in near proximity to wood shavings
which were being
collected and blown through a cyclone and into in a surge bin that was
partially constructed of
plywood, which is a combustible material, (see reference 1).
Abatement methods include removing the plywood and replacing it with a
non-combustible
material such as metal.
b)facility, wood shaving dryer area - where employees worked in near
proximity to the rotary-style wood shaving dryer that did not have
automatic spark detection and extinguishing systems
installed between the dryer drum and downstream material-handling
equipment, such as the
cyclone at shaker #2 and the cyclone housed at the wood shaving surge
bin,(see reference 2).
Abatement methods include installing a spark detection and extinguishing
system
between the
rotary-style wood shaving dryer and the downstream equipment.
c)facility, area behind bagging machine - where employees worked in near
proximity to
nonconductive ducts such as PVC pipes connected to a motor underneath the
wood shaving
surge bin which were used to remove dust and wood shavings from the air at
the bagging
machine, (see reference 3).
Abatement methods include removing the PVC pipes and replacing them with
pipes made of a
conductive material such as metal or removing the current dust collection
system and replacing it
with a system designed and made with materials that would eliminate fire
hazards.
d)facility, wood shaving surge bin - where employees worked in near
proximity to equipment
(wood shaving surge bin, cyclone, and dust control motor under surge bin)
designed for fugitive
dust control which was not maintained and operated in a manner that
minimized
the escape of
dust, (see reference 4).
Abatement methods include performing maintenance on the current dust
collection system to
locate leaks/sources of where dust is escaping and repair the system, or
replacing the current dust
collection system with one that will minimize the fugitive dust emissions.
Reference 1:  National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 664 Standard for the
Prevention of Fires
and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities (2012),
paragraph 8.2.1.4, "A
fire hazard shall be deemed to exist in the system wherever dry wood
particulate is collected or
conveyed or wherever components of the conveying system are constructed of
combustible
materials."
Reference 2:  National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 664 Standard for the
Prevention of Fires
and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities (2012),
paragraph 8.6.2.2,
"Rotary dryers shall have automatic spark detection and extinguishing
systems installed between
the dryer drum and downstream material-handling equipment, such as
cyclones or wind boxes."
Reference 3:  National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 664 Standard for the
Prevention of Fires
and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities (2012),
paragraph 8.2.2.2.1.2,
"Nonconductive ducts such as PVC pipes shall not be permitted."
Reference 4:  National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 664 Standard for the
Prevention ofFires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking
Facilities (2012), paragraph
8.2.1.1, "Equipment shall be maintained and operated in a manner that
minimizes the escape of
dust."

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,400 · Current $1,400

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 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 from fire
and explosion hazards:
a)facility, bagging machine area - where employees used compressed air to
clean the beams,
walls, floor, and equipment surfaces around the bagging machine (Verville
VP-400) causing the
wood dust to become airborne in the presence of multiple ignition sources
(heat, electricity).
Reference:  National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 664, Standard for
Prevention of Fires and
Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities (2012), paragraph
11.2.1.1, "Surfaces
shall be cleaned in a manner that minimizes the generation of dust clouds.
Blowing down with steam or
compressed air or even vigorous sweeping shall be permitted only if the
following requirements are
met:
(1)The floor area and equipment shall be vacuumed prior to blowdown.
(2)  Electrical power and other sources of ignition shall be shut down,
removed
from the
area, or classified for use only in dusty areas per NFPA 70, National
Electrical Code.
(3)  Only a low gauge pressure of 103kPa (15 psi) steam or compressed air
shall be used.
(4)  No open flames, sparks from spark-producing equipment, or hot
surfaces capable of
igniting a dust cloud or layer shall exist.
(5)  All fire protection equipment shall be in service.t

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,400 · Current $1,400

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Sep 7, 2012

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Jul 23, 2012

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Sep 7, 2012

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Sep 7, 2012

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,400 · Current $1,400

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 26, 2012

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Jul 23, 2012

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Jul 26, 2012

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Jul 23, 2012

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Sep 7, 2012

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

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Jul 26, 2012

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Sep 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 26, 2012

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Sep 7, 2012

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Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Sep 7, 2012

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Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 26, 2012

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Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Sep 7, 2012

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Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Sep 7, 2012

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Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Aug 16, 2012

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 26, 2012