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

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 welding on or standing near tank number 245, part of the ethylene glycol recovery system, in Building SL-12 were exposed to the hazards of fire and explosion by welding metal clip on tank top which contained ethylene glycol on or about August 14, 2001. A feasible and useful method to correct this hazard, among other methods, is to ensure tank is cleaned so as to remove any explosive atmosphere that may develop inside tank in accordance with NFPA 51B 3-1 and 3-1.1. B. Employer knew or should have known that employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards when welding metal clip onto tank number 245 containing ethylene glycol on or about August 14, 2001. A feasible and useful method, among other methods to correct this hazard, is to inspect tank and surrounding work area and designate precautions to be followed in granting authorization to proceed in the form of a written permit or other equivalent means in accordance with NFPA 51B, paragraph 3-2. C. Employer knew or should have known that installing hoist on ethylene glycol process pipe near tank number 245 in building SL-12 at Nan-Ya Plastic, South Carolina Plant exposed welder and helper to the hazard of being struck by falling load and hoist due to pipe collapse as process pipe was not intended for or to be used as anchorage for a hoist. A feasible and useful method to correct this hazard, among other methods, is to use a lifting device or other support structure having a load rating at least equal to that of the hoist (one ton) in accordance with ANSI B30 16-1973, 16-1.1.3.1.