Combustible Dusts

COMBUSTIBLE DUST Producing Processes (Ontario Fire Code Illustrated Commentary)

This is one of the very best documents for combustible dusts.  Although it is from outside the USA, facilities having combustible dusts should sit up and take notice of this information.  There is movement in the USA regarding a Com Dust rule from OSHA, but until then it is up to each employer to ensure…...

Membership Required

You must be a member to access this content.

View Membership Levels

Already a member? Log in here

‘‘Worker Protection against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2013’’ (H.R. 691)

Five years after a combustible-dust explosion killed 14 workers in Georgia, legislators are again demanding that federal safety regulators set standards for such hazards.  The ‘‘Worker Protection against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2013’’ (H.R. 691) would require that OSHA issue a standard for regulating combustible industrial dusts.   The bill was introduced Tuesday…...

Membership Required

You must be a member to access this content.

View Membership Levels

Already a member? Log in here

Dust explosions in the food industry

Nearly all foodstuffs and ingredients including grain, sugar, artificial sweeteners, starch, and flavours will burn with difficulty as a powder layer, but they can explode violently when ignited in the form of a dust cloud. Here Mike Weaver, Principal Specialist at Chilworth Global, looks at the extent and nature of the problem within the industry,…...

Membership Required

You must be a member to access this content.

View Membership Levels

Already a member? Log in here
Scroll to Top