Earlier this year, U.S. Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., and Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., introduced the Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008. The goal of their bill was to bring about ...

Industrial dust collection systems properly engineered for your facility enhance safety and efficiency by capturing airborne particles generated during dust-producing processes. This measure ensures ...

In the safety message, Chairman Bresland noted that of eight catastrophic industrial dust explosions since 1995, all but one occurred during cold weather months. Four disastrous dust explosions ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Dust explosions can be among the most dangerous and costly workplace incidents. Dust builds up in agricultural, powder-handling or manufacturing settings, causing hazards to ...

The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) presented its report Thursday about a fatal Kinston plant fire in 2003 and similar factory fires. Six people died and dozens were injured on Jan. 29, 2003, in an ...

Dust Safety Science is excited to announce the "Dust Explosion Safety and Dust Hazard Analysis Demystified" Online Training Program, on September 17th, 2024 HALIFAX ...

I handled my first combustible dust case in the late 80s and long before I worked at the Imperial Sugar plant event, I had learned about the fickle and never-to-be-taken lightly risks associated with ...

Explosion venting is a means to protect vessels or structures and prevent a catastrophic event by understanding the value of a combustible dust explosion prevention plan. This FREE webinar will ...

BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, November 8, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- An Australian based company has developed world first technology to mitigate and possibly ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - There were seven reported grain dust explosions at U.S. food and agricultural facilities in 2017, two more than in 2016 but still below the 10-year average of 9.3 explosions per ...

Researchers have developed an image- and video-based application using OpenCV algorithms that detect explosible suspended dust concentration. The app uses a camera or a video recording device to image ...

Dust explosions can be among the most dangerous and costly workplace incidents. Dust builds up in agricultural, powder-handling, or manufacturing settings, causing hazards to employees and posing the ...