Any activity that creates dust should be investigated to see whether there is a risk of that dust being combustible. We've been blogging and writing a lot recently on the basics of combustible dust.

OSHA has not promulgated a regulation for combustible dust hazards, yet facilities can still be held accountable for safety violations related to this hazard and can receive stiff penalties based on ...

system. At the time of this conversation, the technical committee will be accepting public input as the standard is prepared for acceptance and implementation. The intent of this conversation is to ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Compliance with industry standard for combustible dust set for September 2020. Don’t delay, because OSHA is already citing employers using the not yet effective NFPA 652, Standard ...

I handled my first combustible dust case in the late 80s and long before I worked at the Imperial Sugar plant event, I had learned about the fickle and never-to-be-taken lightly risks associated with ...

Dust explosions and fires plague many workplaces and industries. Under the right conditions, dust from metals, foods, paper, polymers, and wood can explode and cause injury and death. For the first ...

OSHA will issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on combustible dust, with plans to convene stakeholder meetings to evaluate possible regulatory methods and request data and comments on ...

“It’s time for workers to stop dying in preventable combustible dust explosions,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “Workplace safety is not a slogan. It’s a priority clearly embodied in ...

Regardless of how much prevention is employed to mitigate combustible dust in coal-fired power plants, fugitive coal dust is pervasive and can be dangerous. In coal-fired power plants, mechanical ...

HOUSTON – When industrial explosions happen, whether it's in a factory, on an oil rig, or in a massive manufacturing plant, can be devastating. Industrial explosions can turn a productive workplace ...

Jonesboro, Arkansas, Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Discover how Camfil APC’s innovative dust control systems safeguard seed conveying facilities from combustible dust explosions, ensuring ...

WORDS WERE SHARP at a March 12 House Education & Labor Committee hearing on combustible dust. In a tight row sat the chairman of the Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), the assistant ...