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O.A. Newton on dust

Control the Dust = Limit Your Problems + Increase your Profits ... By oanewton Seemingly non- combustible compounds become explosive when the air to dust ratio is in the correct range. Grain, metal particles, chemicals and other air borne substances have a surprising ability to become explosive when they have the ... OA Newton's Blog - http://oanewton.wordpress.com/

OSHA Combustible Dust Rulemaking & Stakeholder Participation

OSHA Combustible Dust Rule Making & Stakeholder Participation Do you know the major difference between combustible grain dust and combustible manufacturing dust? ...media accounts reported over 150+ combustible dust-related fires and explosions that occurred in the manufacturing, non-manufacturing, and utility sectors in the United States in 2008 alone. ...Last year over 50% of combustible dust incidents occurred in national industries not referenced in the OSHA Dust NEP. Great article with insight about the OSHA and CSB Incident Reporting deficiencies from our friend John Astad at the Combustible Dust Policy Institute. http://tinyurl.com/CyberRegs-July-eNews