Combustible Dust Dollars & Sense Of Going Green

The Dollars & Sense of going green Combustible Dust… an Explosive Issue Presented by Jamison Scott [email_address] www.airhand.com www.airhand.com More info on combustible dust: http://www.airhand.com/combustibledust.asp

What is It? Air Handling Systems - Copyright 2009 For informational use only Combustible dusts are fine particles that present an explosion hazard when suspended in air in certain conditions. Source: OSHA Fact Sheet.

What is It – Dust Explosion Pentagon Remove any one element prevents explosion, but not necessarily fire!* *the concentration of suspended dust must be within an explosible range, lowest amount of dust in air that will explode, referred to as Minimum Explosible Concentration (MEC) – (1) Air Handling Systems - Copyright 2009 For informational use only

Who’s in charge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Air Handling Systems - Copyright 2009 For informational use only

Who’s REALLY in charge Sugar Refinery Ignored Explosive Dust Before Blast September 25, 2009 by Rruss Bynum, Associated Press Writer http://www.impomag.com/scripts/ShowPR.asp?RID=11927&CommonCount=0 Air Handling Systems - Copyright 2009 For informational use only

Can it happen in my shop? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Air Handling Systems - Copyright 2009 For informational use only

Prevention (based on OSHA – ANPR) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source OSHA ANPR Air Handling Systems - Copyright 2009 For informational use only

Prevention - Hazard Assessment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source OSHA ANPR Air Handling Systems - Copyright 2009 For informational use only

Prevention – Engineering Controls ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source OSHA ANPR Air Handling Systems - Copyright 2009 For informational use only

Prevention - Housekeeping ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Air Handling Systems - Copyright 2009 For informational use only

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