WrittenbyAdamSchuppSafetyConsultantSpecializingintheGrainHandlingIndustryGrainHandlingStandard29CFR1910.272ComplianceManual1GRAINHANDLINGSTANDARD29CFR1910.272COMPLIANCEMANUALINTRODUCTIONEmployeesafetyandhealthconsiderationsasideforamoment,theconsequencesofregulatorynon-compliancehavebecomeincreasinglysevere,andnow,inadditiontosignificantcivilpenalties,criminalsanctionshavebeenaddedtoOSHA’senforcementarsenal.Thechallengeofregulatorycompliancecanbeachievedonlyifthegrainindustryoperationspeoplehaveagood,basicunderstandingofthecompliancerequirements.Beyondrecitingthestandard,29CFR1910.272,thismanualprovidesaninterpretationofthestandardandoffersspecificsuggestionstoguidethereaderthroughthecompliancecriteriainlanguageandformatthatItrustisuserfriendly.Beadvisedthatnocompliancemanualcanencompassallofthevariousdynamicsofagivenareaofrisk.Thismanualisonlyahelper;ahumanlosspreventionhelperthat,ifproperlyused,willcomplimentandsupporttheotherareasofyoursafetyandhealthprogram.AllrightsreservedbySchuppConsultingandGrainJournal2STANDARD:Thissectioncontainsrequirementsforthecontrolofgraindustfiresandexplosions,andcertainothersafetyhazardsassociatedwithgrainhandlingfacilities.ItappliesinadditiontootherrelevantprovisionsofPart1910(orPart1917atmarineterminals),INTERPRETATION:Section(a)tellsusthattheprimarypurposeofthestandardistocontrolgraindustfiresandexplosionsandcertainothersafetyhazards.Indeed,ofthefourteencompliancesections,(d)through(q),tenaredirectlyrelatedtofireandexplosionprevention.Othersafetyhazardsincludesidentifiedjobhazards;confinedspaceentry;andthehandlingofflammableandtoxicsubstances.Alsocoveredarecertainprovisionsof1910or1917atmarineterminals.(1)STANDARD:Paragraphs(a)through(n)ofthissectionapplytograinelevators,feedmills,flourmills,ricemills,dustpelletizingplants,drycornmills,soybeanflakingoperations,andthedrygrindingoperationsofsoycake.INTERPRETATION:Paragraph(b)(1)requiresnointerpretationandshouldbetakenasread.(2)STANDARD:Paragraphs(o),(p),and(q)ofthissectionapplyonlytograinelevators.INTERPRETATION:ThethreesectionsthatapplyONLYtograinelevatorsareSection(o)Emergencyescape,Section(p)Continuous-flowbulkrawgraindryers,andSection(q)Insidebucketelevators.Toputitanotherway,theoperatorsofafeedmill,forexample,donothavetoconcernthemselveswiththecompliancerequirementsofsections(o),(p),and(q).STANDARD:“Chokedleg”meansaconditionofmaterialbuildupinthebucketelevatorthatresultsintheStandardNumber:1910.272StandardTitle:GrainHandlingFacilitiesSubpartNumber:RSubpartTitle:SpecialIndustries(a)Scope(b)Application(c)Definitions3stoppageofmaterialflowandbucketmovement.Abucketelevatorisnotconsideredchokedthathastheup-legpartiallyorfullyloadedandhasthebootanddischargeclearedallowingbucketmovement.“Flatstoragestructure”meansagrainstoragebuildingorstructurethatwillnotemptycompletelybygravity,hasanunrestrictedgroundlevelopeningforentry,andmustbeenteredtoreclaimtheresidualgrainusingpoweredequipmentormanualmeans.“Fugitivegraindust”meanscombustibledustparticles,emittedfromthestockhandlingsystem,ofsuchsizeaswillpassthroughaU.S.Standard40meshsieve(425micronsorless).“Grainelevator”meansafacilityengagedinthereceipt,handling,storage,andshipmentofbulkrawagriculturalcommoditiessuchascorn,wheat,oats,barley,sunflowerseeds,andsoybeans.“Hotwork”meansworkinvolvingelectricorgaswelding,cutting,brazing,orsi...
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