Combustible Dust NEP Status Report - October 2009
Here is the original OSHA Combustible Dust Status Report for your review. It includes charts and graphs of the types of combustible dust industries and citations involved. Combustible Dust NEP Status Report - October 2009 STATUS REPORT on COMBUSTIBLE DUST NATIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM Office of General Industry Enforcement Directorate of Enforcement Programs October 2009 Background Fires and explosions fueled by combustible dusts have long been recognized as a major industrial hazard. A November 2006, Chemical Safety Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) report described the occurrence of nearly 280 dust fires and explosions in U.S. industrial facilities over the past 25 years, resulting in approximately 119 fatalities and over 700 injuries. OSHA initiated its Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program (NEP) on October 18, 2007, to inspect facilities that generate or handle combustible dusts that pose a deflagration/explosion or other fir...