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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.

This is a very misleading press release. There never was any repeat OSHA citations for this newly acquired facility. The OSHA inspection took place less than 60 days after acquisition from SPF North America, a pet flavor and ingredient mfg. Additionally none of the citations resulted from many of the same safety and health hazards cited in the most recent inspections. Since there wasn't any recent inspections at the facility

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

Example of one of the dozens of combustible dust related fires that occur every year yet are unaccounted for by OSHA. Additionally the facility is not a national industry (NAICS)in the OSHA Dust NEP recognized as having a potential for Combustible Dust Explosions/Fires

Example of one of the dozens of combustible dust related fires that occur ever year yet are unaccounted for by OSHA. Additionally the facility is not a national industry (NAICS)in the OSHA Dust NEP recognized as having a potential for Combustible Dust Explosions/Fires

Florida OSHA Combustible Dust citations

Florida -OSHA Combustible Dust citations Pilgrim's Pride and Shade Systems among 37 Fl companies cited by OSHA for combdust & other hazards over 16 months.| Gainesville, FL

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

If you want to learn more about such citations then visit the OSHA IMIS database where you'll find a multitude of combustible dust General Duty Clause 5(a)(1) citations. You can learn quite a bit about best engineering practices through abatement measures that are found in the NFPA combustible dust standards with references to these in previous OSHA 5(a)(1) citations.

With constant changes in Federal, State and International regulations governing the protection of the environment, public health & safety, and transportation of hazardous materials, making sure your organization is in full regulatory compliance can be a demanding task. Are you up-to-date on the OSHA Combustible Dust Rulemaking?

Keep up-to-date with the OSHA Combustible Dust Rulemaking

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What about state OSHA Plan states that are not required to adopt the OSHA Dust NEP?

Is the OSHA Grain Facility Standard Working? Reduction in incidents but still events occur. Can not prevent incidents, only minimize the severity and reduce the probability.

Is the OSHA Grain Facility Standard Working? Reduction in incidents but still events occur, Cannot prevent incidents, only minimize the severity and reduce the probability.

Reading this GAO report the reader can now understand why the CSB Dust Hazard Study is incomplete and does not fully address trends where combustible dust related fires and explosions are occurring throughout industry. Incomplete data should not have been used as the basis of the OSHA Dust NEP and now the OSHA rulemaking process.

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.

Great article. The economic aspect of manufacturing needs to be addressed in the OSHA ComDust rulemaking

Great article. The economic aspect of manufacturing needs to be addressed in the OSHA ComDust rulemaking

Additional safety hazards include the lack of spark detectors or suppression systems to minimize fire and explosion hazards in ventilation systems that collect combustible wood and metal dust; allowing combustible dust to accumulate

Is your facility using best engineering practices as outlined in the NFPA combustuble dust standards such as spark detection and flame suppression?

CEO Imperial Sugar recommends combustible dust hazard prevention and mitigation best practices. See page 7 of 13 in .pdf

John Sheptor, CEO of Imperial Sugar recommends combustible dust hazard prevention and mitigation best practices at the International Sweetener Colloquium February 2009. Which includes adding combustible dusts to the OSHA [29 CFR 1910.119] standard - Process Safety Management System (PSM) for Highly Hazardous, Toxic or Reactive Substances

Another grain dust explosion. 15 grain facility explosions last year according to media reports

Another grain dust explosion. Over 15 grain facility explosions last year according to media reports. Elevator leg dust explosions are prevalent in the industry. Olds Elevator has an excellent alternative with their innovative technology in minimizing the risks of dust explosions.