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Combustible Dust
National Emphasis Program
And Rulemaking Efforts
May 3, 2011
Ignition Source
Confinement
Oxygen in Air/Oxidizers
Dispersion
Combustible Dust
Deflagration
Explosion
FIRE
Sanji Kanth, Safety EngineerOffice of General Industry EnforcementDirectorate of Enforcement Programs
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Overview
• Combustible Dust NEP
• Combustible Dust Rulemaking
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Combustible Dust NEP Status
• Number of Inspections
• Total Number of Violations
• Types of Industries Inspected
• Penalties Issued
•
Combustible Dust Related Violations
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Number of Inspections
1841
481
0200
400
600
800
10001200
1400
1600
1800
2000
Federal State
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Total Number of Violations
8388
24790
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
Federal State
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Number of Violations
6199
1779
10031416
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
Serious Other Than Serious
Federal
State
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Willful, Repeat and Failure to Abate
Violations
201
159
50
7
38
15
0
50
100
150
200
250
Wilful Repeat FTA
FederalState
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Penalties
$21,740,508.00
$1,427,342.00
0
5000000
10000000
15000000
20000000
25000000
Federal State
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Types of Industries Inspected
436
228
14
76
5017
138158
111
163
42
66
37
5954
70
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
F o o d P r o d
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x t i l e
W o o d / L u m
b e r
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i t u r e
P
a p e r
P r i n t i n g
C h e m i c a l / P h a r m a c e u
t i c a l
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e t a l
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e t a l
M a c h i n e r y
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E q u i p m e n t
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r o d
u c t s
E l e c t r i c / S a n
i t a r y
D u r a b l e G o o d s
N o n D u r a b l e
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Types of Industries Inspected byPercent
14%
1%
26%
4%
3%
1%
8%
10%
6%
9%
2%
4%
2%
3%
3%
4%
Food Products
Textile
Wood/Lumber
Furniture
Paper
Printing
Chemical/Pharmaceutical
Rubber/Plastic
Primary Metal
Fabricated Metal
Machinery
Transp. EquipmentMics.Products
Electric/Sanitary
Durable Goods
NonDurable
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Violations --Federal
791745
683643
548
461428 412
337295
267
179151 135
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
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P r o t e c t i o n
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E g r e s s
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Distribution of Violations
HazCom
13%
Resp. Protection
12%
Housekeeping
11%
Electrical 1910.305
11%Lockout/ Tagout
9%
Electrical 1910.303
8%
5(a)(1)
7%
Electrical (Haz Loc)6%
PPE
5%
Fire Extinguishers
4%
Egress
3%
Pow rd Ind.Trucks
7%
Comp.Air
2%
FstAid
2%
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Some Combustible Dust NEP Findings
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Dust collectors were located inside buildings without proper explosion protectionsystems, such as explosion venting or explosion suppression systems.
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Hazardous levels of dust accumulations in the workplaces due to poorhousekeeping practices.
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Silos, legs of bucket elevators were not equipped with explosion relief venting.
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The horizontal surfaces such as beams, ledges and screw conveyors atelevated surfaces were not minimized to prevent accumulation of dust onsurfaces.
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Electrical equipment and Powered Industrial Trucks not approved forlocations handling combustible dusts.
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Equipment (such as grinders and shakers) were not designed andmaintained to minimize escape of dust into the surrounding work area.
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Portable Vacuum Cleaners were not approved for Class II locations
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Hot work (open flame or sparks from welding, cutting,grinding) was performed in the combustible dust handlingareas without hot work procedures.
Welding on Outsideof Duct Wall
D u s t D e p o
s i t o n
I n s i d e o f
D u c t W a l l
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Enclosureless systems were allowed indoors where they were connected tosanders having mechanical feeds; where they were not emptied at least daily;where they were located in areas routinely occupied by personnel; and wherethey were not separated by at least 20 feet.
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Deflagration isolation systems were not provided to prevent deflagrationpropagation from dust handling equipment to other parts of the plant.
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Compressed air was periodically used to clean up the combustible dustaccumulation in the presence of ignition sources.
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Air from dust collector was recycled through duct work back into the workarea without the protection of a listed spark detection system, high speedabort gate and/or functioning extinguishing system.
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Magnetic separators and tramp metal separators were not installedor not functioning to prevent foreign material entering into processstream and potentially cause a spark.
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Ductworks used in transporting combustible dust were not constructed of metal(conductive) and were not bonded or grounded to minimize generation andaccumulation of static electricity
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Combustible Dusts RulemakingsStatus
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Advanced Notice of ProposedRulemaking (ANPR)
• Issued in October 2009
• Comment period ended January 2010
• Comments can be viewed at
www.regulations.gov • Comments have been compiled
• Staff wrote summaries of the responses to
each question
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Stakeholder Meetings
• Six meetings
• Web chat held on June 28, 2010, followedby a blog
• No additional meetings planned
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Site Visits
• Eleven visits conducted.
• Completed reports can be viewed atwww.regulations.gov
• No more site visits planned
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Regulatory Agenda
• Preliminary Regulatory text drafted
• Preliminary economic analysis conducted
• SBREFA Panel (Small Business) briefing postponed
• Expert Forum to discuss regulatory options to be heldon May 13, 2011
• Time frame for SBREFA briefing and the proposed ruleis not yet on Regulatory Agenda
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OSHA Compliance AssistanceResources: Combustible Dust
• Safety and HealthTopics Page
• Fact Sheet• Poster
• Safety and Health
Information Bulletin (2005)
• HAZCOM dust guidance OSHA’s Combustible Dust Poster
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