OSHA Inspection: ALPLY INSULATED PANELS, LLC

Issued

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

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 combustible polyisocyanurate insulation dust deflagration and fire hazards as a result of working at or near an indoor enclosureless air-material separator and its associated upstream abrasive sanding operation:      (a)   On or about, September 16, 2013, an indoor enclosureless air-material separator (Grizzly model #0673) intended for wood particulate collection was used to collect combustible polyisocyanurate dust from upstream sources including an abrasive sanding operation (Timesavers, Inc. Speedbelt Sander model #364-1HD) for rigid foam insulation panels.      Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement would be to follow the National Fire Protection Associations (NFPA) standard NFPA 654, Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids, 2013 ed.  Section 7.13.1.1.2 (among other criteria, this section prohibits the indoor use of enclosureless air-material separators to serve sanders, abrasive planers, or similar sanding process equipment; prohibits the location of the units within 20 of any means of egress or areas routinely occupied by personnel; and prohibits the indoor use of units with maximum air-flow handling capacities greater than 3,000 cfm), Section 7.13.1.1.1 (location of air-material separators in an outdoor location), Section 7.13.1.2 (provisions for fire and explosion protection for outdoor air-material separators), and Section 7.1.7 (isolation of upstream work areas from outdoor dust air-material separators having explosions hazards).        Specifically, avoid the use of an indoor enclosureless air-material separator under operating conditions/set-ups which are recognized as presenting an elevated deflagration and/or fire hazard.  Feasible alternatives may include the installation of an outdoor air-material separator in the form of a dust collector (bag house),or cyclonic separator (cyclone), incorporating a method of explosion protection (such as explosion venting to a safe location in accordance with NFPA 68, or deflagration detection and chemical suppression in accordance with NFPA 69), a method of fire protection (such as a detection and suppressant system), and a method of deflagration isolation protection (such as active or passive isolation devices in accordance with NFPA 69) to isolate the outdoor collector from the indoor upstream process.

Issued

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:     Employees performing adhesive spray apparatus cleaning with Acetone were exposed to chemical hazards and the employer did not ensure each container was labeled with the identity of the hazardous chemical contained therein.

Issued

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:     Employees performing adhesive spray apparatus cleaning with Acetone were exposed to chemical hazards and the employer did not ensure each container was labeled with the appropriate hazard warnings.

Issued

2014-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): Employee training did not include the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labeling system and the material safety data sheet, and how employees can obtain and use appropriate hazard information:     Employees performing adhesive spray apparatus cleaning with Acetone were exposed to chemical hazards and the employer did not ensure each employee had received training which covered the proper labeling of containers with the identity of the hazardous chemical and the hazard warnings.