Industrial Fire Prevention

    We all know that safety in the workplace begins with quality training and education. While this has been the topic of many  recent debates , there is no hiding the fact that it is the cornerstone to getting it right the first time around. Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducted some research to determine what safety violations are topping the charts this year. They used this information to create what they called a "Blueprint for keeping workers safe", as it aided in keeping workers information and empowered to take control of their safety. Among the results were Electrical Wiring Methods at Number 10, Ladders at Number 6 and the top three being Fall Protection - General Requirements, Hazard Communication and Scaffolding respectively. OSHA also took this time to reiterate that, "When we all work together to address hazards, we can do the best job possible to ensure employees go home safely each day". The final report is ...

How to keep from blowing up and burning down your wood pelleting operation. “You know you are making fuel, right?” This is a question I often found myself asking as new wood pellet and biomass plants started sprouting up all over the Midwest, Northeastern States, and Canada, but especially here in the Southeast United States. And I didn’t say this to be rude, but to point out potential combustible dust and ignition issues. We have been making wood flour in North America for decades in the forest products, wood products, secondary wood products, and especially in the MDF Medium Density Fiberboard and other related industries. Yet there seemed to be little technology transfer. Especially in fire and explosion prevention and protection. Every engineering firm and large equipment manufacturer seemed to think they could build a wood pellet plant better than the last. So, naturally many of the designs are different. Some are efficient, some not so much. Some are built w...

From Recycling Today Auto shredding plant operators regularly face the risk of fire. Fighting fires Features - Shredder Application Focus Auto shredding plant operators regularly face the risk of fire. Here’s how one company is addressing it.May 31, 2017 Curt Harler © Arenacreative | Dreamstime.com The best problem is the one avoided. That is especially true when it comes to fires at automobile shredding facilities. “Just because you have guards on your site doesn’t mean they are walking everywhere and monitoring heat,” says Donnie Brewer Jr., president of  DCC (Don’s Car Crushing) Metal Recycling. He is the third generation of  the Brewer family to manage the company, which was founded during World  War II by his grandfather Dewey Brewer as Hemingway Scrap Iron and Metal and renamed by his father, Donnie Brewer Sr., in 1973 when he took over the business. With locations in the South Carolina cities of Conway,  Hemingway, Holly Hill, Ladson, Sell...

Another good article from our friends at Farr on OSHA REQUIREMENTS and MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITIES for COMBUSTIBLE DUST , DUST COLLECTORS and dust collection systems. The biggest misconception among manufacturers is that OSHA is just presenting them with a guideline, not with something they have to do. The fact is, OSHA is beefing up enforcement of safety measures on several fronts, and combustible dust has become one of the top priorities since the agency re-issued its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on this topic in March 2008. Under the OSHA NEP, manufacturers are required to follow applicable NFPA standards including the revamped NFPA 68 Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting , which provides mandatory requirements for dust collection applications involving explosive dusts. Sometimes other safety standards such as Factory Mutual may be applied instead, but these are no less stringent than NFPA and all are treated as legal code by nearly every town ...

ASSE - Fire Protection and Prevention - Combustible Dust Mitigation ASSE Webinar - Fire Protection and Prevention View more OpenOffice presentations from ASSE1911 .