During the pandemic, OSHA’s Combustible Dust team was updating OSHA’s Technical Manual with a new chapter on Combustible Dust. If you are looking to learn more about the hazards of Com Dusts, this would be a great starting point for your reading. And if your business manages Com Dusts, this is a MUST READ.
The chapter provides technical information to help OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) inspect and investigate workplaces where combustible dust is present. This chapter provides only supportive information and shall not take precedence over the Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program (hereinafter NEP) or other enforcement-related documents. The NEP is the primary combustible dust inspection document. CSHOs should read and become familiar with the NEP before referring to this OTM chapter.
It is actually well written and covers…