Letter 10023

OSHA Regulations 

I am dealing with a citation received from Cal/OSHA on the height of our cleaning tanks. These tanks are 32 to 34 inches high and OSHA is requiring us to raise them (or use guardrails) to 36 inches. Has anyone else out there run into this problem?

Other issues: Chrome in polishing and blasting Stainless - Carcinogenic??

LaVaughn Daniel
- Arcadia, CA, USA

Editor's Note: Please see letter 7358

Regarding tank height requirements, please see letter 7358. Regarding blasting and polishing, stainless steel is the FDA "material of choice" for food processing; what would lead us to even be concerned about it being carcinogenic?

 
Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com Inc. - Brick, NJ

Hi LaVaughan,

Have a look in the archives # 7358 as there is a lot of very useful data ... mainly by Ted Mooney ... on the subject of tank heights.

Cheers!

Freeman Newton
- White Rock, British Columbia, Canada ... where the grass is always green

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