OSHA Combustible Dust Rulemaking
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Stakeholder Comments on OSHA Combustible Rulemaking from John Astad's blog.
Stakeholder Comments on OSHA Combustible Rulemaking from John Astad's blog.
Dust Explosion: Size Does Matter
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009We have been burning wood since days of the caveman. But did you know that wood can also explode? Logs of wood will not explode but fine dust can lead to a fire and explosion. Let us see why. As the size of combustible particle reduces there are two major factors that ...
OSHA Working on Dust Explosion Regulation
Sunday, May 17th, 2009OSHA is currently working on regulation for preventing dust explosions. The first reported dust explosion was in 1890 in a sugar mill in Chicago. According to the CSB investigation, dust explosion has resulted in 130 deaths and 780 injuries since 1980. According to Combustible Dust Institute research of news reports, there ...
Fires and Explosions in Biodiesel and Ethanol Facilities
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009In an earlier post, I talked about safety in biofuel plants. Today, I would like to share couple of Google Maps (Source: John Astad of Combustible Dust Policy Institute) that graphically display incidents in biodiesel and ethanol plants. Biodiesel Fires and Explosions Map (click to view) According to the map, there were ...
