Industrial Fire Prevention

From: Systech Design Inc In conjunction with explosion protection, SysTech offers fire protection solutions for dust and fume collection systems. Fires can be incidental to a process and have a detrimental impact on worker safety and negative economic consequences to production, process equipment, and facilities. We can help determine the best fire protection equipment for your system to comply with Code and provide a safe environment for staff. Because fire and explosion issues can overlap, reviewing each application with both mitigation solutions in mind is essential.  If handling a combustible material, both protection methods need to be considered. ...

From our friends at Baghouse.com Dust Collector Fire and Explosion Highlights Need for Combustible Dust Considerations In System Design A massive fire and explosion in the dust collection system of a New Hampshire wood pellet manufacturer demonstrates the need for adequate system design to prevent combustible dust explosions in general industry. May 16 2012 – Baghouse.com Editorial | We recently published a news article on Environmental-Expert.com about OSHA’s enforcement actions concerning last year’s combustible dust fire and explosion at the New England Wood Pellet Company’s Jaffrey, New Hampshire wood pellet plant. On October 20 2011, a combustible dust fire began in the wood pellet cooler, most likely caused by a spark or ember from the pellet hammer mill. The fire then spread through the ductwork throughout the plant, eventually reaching the dust collector causing it to explode. When the collector exploded, the explosion vented through the baghouse’s explosio...

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/