If you’re involved in any kind of industrial processing, then by now you should be familiar with NFPA 652, the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust.

More robust rules are coming to regulate combustible dust in B.C. workplaces, more than 14 years after two separate deadly ...

To determine the most effective combustible dust hazard mitigation approach for new and existing dust collection system installations, a dust hazard analysis (DHA) conducted by a qualified person ...

Fourteen years ago, two workers went to work at the Babine sawmill near Burns Lake, B.C., and did not return home to their families after a powerful explosion caused by combustible wood dust. The ...

Recent research has revealed ten unexpectedly explosive materials, including wood dust, due to combustible dust. Experts in dust extraction, Extraction Solutions, found the explosive power of ten ...

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 ...

For each accident, the animations show how explosive dust accumulated over years on plant equipment, pipes, floors, ducts, dust collectors and other areas. The video shows how conditions develop ...

Dust explosions represent a critical hazard across numerous industries, with dynamics governed by factors such as particle size, moisture content, concentration, and inherent material properties. The ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced in a January 27th news release revisions to its Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program (“Dust Program”). See Directive No.: CPL ...

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA , CANADA, September 11, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Combustible dust is a finely divided material that can pose serious fire and explosion risks in ...

Preliminary Findings Confirm Blast at West Pharmaceutical Services in Kinston, NC, Was a Dust Explosion Fueled by Plastic Powder Used in Manufacturing (Kinston, NC - June 18, 2003) Investigators from ...