Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: BURNS

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows: A. Employer knew or should have known that employees operating feather cookers in the rendering area were exposed to the hazard of being burned by steam expelled from open feather cooker doors. A feasible and useful method of abatement, among others, is to develop and implement a written inspection and cleaning program for vent piping and valves on all feather cookers to include documentation of each inspection and cleaning that is performed. B. Employer knew or should have known that employees operating feather cookers in the rendering area were exposed to the hazard of being burned by steam expelled from open feather cooker doors. A feasible and useful method of abatement, among others, is to develop and implement written operating procedures for all feather cookers which shall, at a minimum, address initial start-up, normal and emergency operations, normal and emergency shutdown and proper procedures to "bleed off" or reduce pressure within the cooker to "0" psi.er