Implementing A Proactive Approach To Preventing Secondary Dust Explosions
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•Case Study: Implementing A Proactive Approach To Preventing Secondary Dust Explosions
Under intense scrutiny since the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's (CSB), released its 2006 Combustible Dust Hazard Study, OSHA is taking action to amend is General Industry Housekeeping provision, 1910.22. The amendment to the housekeeping requirements comes as a result of employers' misinterpretation of housekeeping standards already included in the provision.
•Case Study: Implementing A Proactive Approach To Preventing Secondary Dust Explosions
•Case Study: Implementing A Proactive Approach To Preventing Secondary Dust Explosions
Under intense scrutiny since the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's (CSB), released its 2006 Combustible Dust Hazard Study, OSHA is taking action to amend is General Industry Housekeeping provision, 1910.22. The amendment to the housekeeping requirements comes as a result of employers' misinterpretation of housekeeping standards already included in the provision.
In a recent hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary of OSHA, said the provision will "state more explicitly what has always been true: that the standard applies to accumulations of dust that contribute to an explosion hazard. This clarification of language in the Housekeeping provision will eliminate any doubt that employers are obligated to prevent combustible dust from accumulating in their workplaces."
Click Here To Download:•Case Study: Implementing A Proactive Approach To Preventing Secondary Dust Explosions
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