NFPA 652 Compliance
From ISHN Industrial Safety and Hygiene News: Avoid dust-ups with OSHA over NFPA 652 Compliance March 22, 2021 Megan E. Baroni , Christopher Y. Eddy , Peter Knight , and Jonathan H. Schaefer KEYWORDS Combustible dust / dust protection / hazards Order Reprints For more than a decade, OSHA has placed an emphasis on combustible dust hazards, which have resulted in numerous deadly incidents over the years. While no OSHA standard directly addresses combustible dust, this has not hindered OSHA enforcement. Instead, OSHA has relied on the General Duty Clause and reference to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards when citing employers for combustible dust hazards. What is combustible dust? OSHA defines combustible dust as “a combustible particulate solid that presents a fire or deflagration hazard...