DSS152: North America Loss History
From our Friends at: Dust Safety Science In this episode of the Dust Safety Science podcast, we’re talking about dust explosion loss history in North America. In the last episode, we explored some of the earliest resources and regulations from North America to illustrate several interesting points about combustible dust. Today, we’re moving into loss history, with an emphasis on North America. Why is Understanding Loss History Important? Why is it important to understand loss history? The most important thing is to not forget what we already know. If you’re not learning from the past, you tend to repeat it. For example, we had a sugar and cocoa standard in 1924, but fires and explosions are still occurring in these facilities today. That’s one of the biggest reasons why understanding and keeping track of loss history is really important. So what loss history information is actually available in North America? There are six sources we’ll be rev...
