Introduction The state-level regulations surrounding combustible dust are complex! Most states start with the same basic foundation — e.g., codes and standards developed by OSHA, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the International Code Council...
Food products were involved in 43% of global combustible dust incidents last year, according to the 2018 Combustible Dust Incident Report by DustEx Research. This percentage is a significant gain from 2017, when food products were involved in only 32% of incidents....
Combustible dust incidents happen in almost every industry, almost every day. Fortunately, most of these don’t make headlines, in large part because safety-conscious companies are taking steps to control dust hazards before they have catastrophic consequences. If you...
When we talk to people about combustible dust, we consistently find that they underestimate their risk. This happens across industries and in all kinds of facilities. As we’ve dug into why this is the case, we’ve uncovered several reasons people have a false sense of...
You’ve had your dust tested, and you know you have combustible dust in your facility. You’ve also completed your dust hazard analysis, so you know what processes and activities put you at the greatest risk. Now comes the most important question: What should you do...
Happy New Year! 2018 was an eventful year, especially in the regulatory arena. In particular, OSHA’s new silica dust rule drastically reduced workers’ permissible exposure limit (PEL) for respirable crystalline silica. This topic, along with other regulatory issues,...
