There are countless examples that can be used to pinpoint the dangers of combustible dust. Whether you are looking at the amount of deaths caused by the various forms of combustible dust or the amount of injuries, it is a grim view. For example, in 2010, three workers were killed in an explosion in
OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is an integral part of keeping workers safe. Their list of regulations is expansive and non-exhaustive, but should be followed with every available effort. There are different OSHA safety compliance rules for different industries, so it is important to have a clear definition of what is expected of
The New Year will be starting off with new rules from OSHA. Recently, OSHA announced that it has made two key changes to it’s recordkeeping rule. Industries that have proven to have low incident rates of illness and injury are being added to the partially exempt list for recordkeeping. This change is to ensure
The US Chemical Safety Board came out with a new video last week in which they urged OSHA to “issue comprehensive combustible dust standard for general industry with clear requirements to prevent fires and explosions from combustible dust.” This follows the Chemical Safety Board bold stance taken last year in declaring OSHA’s response to
DualDraw representatives recently attended the Power Bulk & Solids Conference in Chicago, May 6th-8th. It was here they were able to attend a particularly interesting educational seminar on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program (NEP). The NEP works to enforce OSHA combustible dust guidelines by inspecting facilities that
The following press release, issued April 1, 2013, from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, addresses procedures for combating combustible dust fires OSHA issues new resource to protect emergency workers at combustible dust fires WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today published Firefighting Precautions at Facilities with Combustible Dust*, a new, informative booklet that outlines
Need information about industrial welding safety? Check out this recent OSHA Fact Sheet on Controlling Hazardous Fumes and Gases During Welding. DualDraw’s air filtration products and patented downdraft technology can help with safety in welding work environments. For more information or to check out our fume control products and services, visit www.dualdraw.com or call
Combustible dust explosions cause injuries and deaths in the workplace The following article was provided by Huber & Palsir, LLC (www.huberpalsir.com) and originally published on the DigitalJournal.com. (To read more, click the following link: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1137733#ixzz2OCXlSqyp.) ### DualDraw’s patented air filtration systems and downdraft technology helps to create safety solutions in the workplace. To learn more
Here is an interesting note via the OSHA newsletter (3/1/2013) about a citation involving Combustible Dust. OSHA cites 3 companies after combustible dust flash fire claims lives of 2 workers at Texas work site OSHA has cited Watco Mechanical Services, Jordan General Contractors Inc. and JP Electric after a combustible dust flash fire claimed the
Systech Design, located in the mid Atlantic region, has been a well qualified distributor of DualDraw dust and fume collection products for many years. Experts in helping their customers solve tough air quality problems, Systech recently leveraged DualDraw products to improve and make safer certain production processes for a multi-national aircraft manufacturing customer. This
Ten years ago (in 2003), the U.S. Chemical Safety Board launched investigations of three major industrial explosions involving combustible dust.These explosions — in North Carolina, Kentucky, and Indiana — cost 14 lives and caused numerous injuries and substantial property losses. The board responded by launching a nationwide study to determine the scope of the problem and
