Industrial Fire Prevention

 From Our Friends at : The Regulatory Review   The Explosive Problem of Killer Dust Katherine McKeen Twitter   Facebook   LinkedIn   Email   Print   Font Size: A   A Despite ongoing fatalities, OSHA has no specific regulations in place for combustible dust hazards. Tweet Share Post Email Print Link Font Size: A   A Between 1980 and 2005, 281 combustible dust explosions  led  to the deaths of 119 industrial workers and injuring of 718 others. And in the years since, similar disasters have  caused  numerous additional fatalities; in 2008, a single sugar dust ignition  killed  14 workers in Georgia. Such tragedies may have been “readily preventable” if workplaces  adopted  certain engineering controls, ventilation systems, and training protocols. Yet the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has  retreated  from setting specific regulations for combustible dust hazards, citing...

From our Friends at: Woodworking Network  Don’t ignore wood waste risks By Michael Culbreth   November 10, 2021 | 9:17 am CST                                                                      Wood waste that catches fire can have catastrophic consequences for any woodworking business. As demand for construction and renovation projects has skyrocketed nationwide during the pandemic, the woodworking industry has found itself rather busy. As the industry continues to grow rapidly, businesses should take the time now to make sure they are properly managing their risk exposures. In particular, wood waste has plagued woodworkers as a fire hazard and source of respiratory illness for as long as the industry has existed. Taking the time now to address this exposure can save woodwo...

Shop Fire Safety. Excellent article written by a firefighter - and the head of the emergency response team for a company that specializes in industrial fire protection.  He talks about the sources and risks of combustible dust, the importance of housekeeping, and how to minimize your shop risk.  Read this article. It is just as pertinent to small shops, and even hobbyists, as well as larger industrial manufacturers. Woodworking blog entries tagged with ' combustible dust ... Woodworking blog entries tagged with ' combustible dust '. most recent · most read · most discussed · most favorited · View PocketHole69's profile (online now ... lumberjocks.com/blogs/tag/combustible+dust