Any combustible material can burn rapidly when in a finely divided form. If such a dust is suspended in the air in the right concentration, under certain conditions, it can become explosible. To ...

The hazards of combustible dust are life threatening. From 1980 to 2005, combustible dust incidents lead to 199 worker deaths and 718 injures, according to OSHA. In 2010, at AL Solutions in New ...

Dust explosions pose significant risks to industries handling combustible particulate materials, presenting catastrophic consequences in terms of loss of life, property, and environmental damage. This ...

Rules for hazardous (classified) locations can be found in Chapter 5 [Special Occupancies] of the National Electrical Code (NEC). What are these specific locations, and why is the word “classified” in ...

“It’s time for workers to stop dying in preventable combustible dust explosions,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “Workplace safety is not a slogan. It’s a priority clearly embodied in ...

WASHINGTON — OSHA has revised its National Emphasis Program on combustible dust to include cut stock, resawing lumber and planing. According to OSHA, any combustible material can burn rapidly when in ...

Investigators have not yet determined the cause of a Saturday afternoon explosion and fire at the Poet ethanol plant in Shell Rock. Witnesses reported seeing a fireball at that time and felt the ...