Industrial facilities that handle combustible dust face one critical fact: industrial safety. When handling combustible and metal dusts, wet dust collectors or wet scrubbers offer unmatched advantages where safety, compliance, and long-term performance are the...
First, what is NFPA 652 and why is it important? How does it impact our handling of fire and explosion safety concerns and regulations? Where and why did NFPA 652 originate? Let’s go back a bit further. The National Fire Protection Association or NFPA is a nonprofit...
At a recent Lunch and Learn in greater Philadelphia, PA, I was asked about moving a dust collector to a new location within a plant and the attendee wanted to know what questions needed to be asked to satisfy applicable Codes and safety in general. I answered it...
Combustible Dust Testing Made Easy Explosion protection systems are designed based on dust testing and Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) to confirm specific parameters for mitigating a deflagration. What we’ve seen is that almost every combustible dust is different and that...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a new publication entitled, Firefighting Precautions at Facilities with Combustible Dust. The 25 page publication includes precautionary information about combustible dust explosions, including...
