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21 Jun 09

OSHA letter to 30,000 facilities with combustible dust hazards -FOIA Page

Came across this letter that was sent out to over 30,000 facilities last year by OSHA and thought I'd share with you in case you haven't seen it. There are over 100,000 facilities at risk, which includes many national industries not listed in the Dust NEP. For example, over 50% of ComDust incidents,from media accounts, last year occurred in national industries (NAICS) not referenced in the Dust NEP

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OSHA Dust NEP

Combustible dusts are often either organic or metal dusts that are finely ground into very small particles, fibers, fines, chips, chunks, flakes,
- Don't forget hybrid mixtures, where flammable vapors mixed with combustible dust, decrease the ignition sensitivity and increase explosion severity of the explosion hazard. - on 2009-06-21
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- What about the thousands of other facilities that were not identified in the OSHA Dust NEP? All facilities that generate combustible dust in the manufacturing process are at risk. If your facility has not been identified in Appendix D-1 and D-2 of national industries (NAICS) in the Dust NEP, you are still at risk. - on 2009-06-21
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- Failure to attend to housekeeping standards or to conduct maintenance on your ventilation systems or electrical controls places your employees and your facility at risk.
  - Also failure to implement best engineering practices as outlined in the NFPA combustible dust standards. Housekeeping alone will not mininmize the severity and probability of occurence. - on 2009-06-21
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OSHA Focuses on Combustible Dust Hazards in AL, FL, GA, and MS-GRAINNET News

Inspection and Enforcement activity with the OSHA Dust NEP. What about the four other states in OSHA Region IV? Which includes Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee with approved State Occupational Safety and Health Plans? These states are not required to adopt the OSHA Dust NEP.

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OSHA Region IV OSHA Dust NEP inspection enforcement

26 visits to Alabama companies
made 37 visits to Florida companies
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- 32 visits to Georgia companies
- nine visits to Mississippi companies
- The result has been 67 citations for workplace safety and health violations, with 88 percent categorized as willful, serious, repeat or failure to abate.
  - What about the other four states in OSHA Region IV that are State OSHA Plan states? State OSHA plan states are not required to adopt the OSHA Dust NEP? - on 2009-06-21
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- Nationally, 3,662 violations have been identified during 813 inspections.
  - 813 combustible dust emphasis inspections out of the tens of thousands of manufacturing and non-manufacturing facilities in the United States.
    
    Last year OSHA sent out letters to over 30,000 facilities that generate combustible dust from combustible particulate solids. Currently there is over 100,000 facilities in national industries (NAICS) that have combustible dust hazards. Is your facility at risk? Not receiving a letter does not mean a free pass.
    
    If your facility generates combustible dust, then now is the time to conduct a hazard analysis so as to assess, evaluate, and control the hazard. - on 2009-06-21
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- Dust fires and explosions can pose significant dangers in the workplace and can occur when five different factors are present.
  - Over 30% of the dust explosions in 2008 had prior fires which fire departments had previously responded to. Additionally, last year, 80% of combustible dust incidents were solely fires. Combustible dust related fires are the precursors of eventual dust explosions - on 2009-06-21
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19 Jun 09

OSHA Cleaning up Dust Hazards at Florida Companies | firstcoastnews.com | Health News

Nationally, 3,662 violations have been identified during 813 inspections in regards to the OSHA Dust NEP. What about State OSHA Plan States?

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Florida OSHA Dust NEP

37 visits to Florida companies in the last 16 months.
- Only 37? - on 2009-06-19
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Prevention of combustible dust includes more intense housekeeping, a review of hot work processes, evaluation of electrical equipment, and prohibition of smoking or flames in dust laden areas, said OSHA Regional Administrator Cindy Coe in a statement.
- What about best engineering practices? - on 2009-06-19
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- Dust fires and explosions are significant dangers in the workplace when combined with other factors.
  - ComDust related fires are the precursors to eventual explosions - on 2009-06-19
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- Nationally, 3,662 violations have been identified during 813 inspections.
  - what about State OSHA Plan States that are not required to adopt the OSHA Dust NEP? - on 2009-06-19
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18 Jun 09

Combustible dust hazards at Alabama companies | NBC13.com

Over the last 16 months, compliance officers from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have made 26 visits to Alabama companies where employees may be exposed to potential combustible dust hazards.

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