Industrial Fire Prevention

Here is a good article By DeAnna Stephens from Pallet Enterprise,  featuring commentary by Bob Moore, chairman and CEO of   Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS ), and Kurt Ruchala,  principal engineer at FirePro.   This article outlines some basic and simple solutions when it comes to  protecting your plant, production processes, and personnel from fires  and explosions, in any industry. Additionally, I would add to protect your dust collection systems with   spark detection and extinguishing systems, as well as sprinkler or deluge  systems at the minimum. Additionally consider explosion venting, isolation  or suppression systems as needed, and as referenced by NFPA,  OSHA and FM Global. Plant Fire Safety Checklist   (modified from the article for general use) Are combustible dust, waste and residues kept cleaned up and removed? Are all brush and weeds kept cleared from around buildings? Do all emp...

Rebuilding Imperial Sugar Transformation in the Face of Crisis - Food Safety Magazine Imperial felt an obligation to do everything possible to heighten awareness of the risks of combustible dust throughout the food industry. ... www.foodsafetymagazine.com/article.asp?id=3661&sub...

Imperial Sugar shares lessons from combustible dust tragedy. Food Processors Learn about Combustible Dust ... questions came fast and furious from the customers about Imperial's knowledge in combustible sugar dust . Eric Bliss of Bloommer, questions Ron Allen on a ... www.iscnewsroom.com/.../isc_pw_dusttour_04_10_064/ Bakery Industry: Sugar Dust Hazard In Bakery Industry - A Lesson ... By subodh kumar singh ... also presented last week on the explosive characteristics of sugar, and he said that the supplier feels a professional commitment to share its findings on combustible dust technology following on from the deadly blast. ... Bakery Industry - http://bakerybazar.blogspot.com/

Our friends at Dantherm have put together some good information about preventing combustible dust explosions. How to avoid Combustible Dust Explosions Dust fires are a very serious risk to your company. OSHA and the NFPA have put in place regulations and codes to help prevent dust fires. www.servicefordustcollectors.com/index.cfm/dust.../44

Here is a quick refresher on common factors contributing to industrial fires and explosions:   Common Causal Factors: - Design flaws in ventilation system - Lack of hazard assessment - Lack of prevention & mitigation May cause explosion when: - Dispersed in air or other oxidant - Concentration is at or above minimum explosible concentration - Ignition source is present - Dust is confined Explosions can cause major damage and even trigger secondary explosions   You can find additional information at the following sites: http://industrialfireprevention.blogspot.com/search?q=Common+Causal+Factors http://www.diecasting.org/training/dust/ http://www.csemag.com/article/453409-Industrial_size_fire_protection.php http://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib073105.html http://www.nfpa.org/index.asp

This video from NADCA National Die Cast Association is a great primer on portable, inside, and outside Dust Collectors. While they mention aluminum dust hazards, this video tutorial is applicable to all types of processes. This is a segment from nadca’s online Combustible Dust Training Course Portable dust collectors: – Cyclones are less hazardous than bag or media-type – Dry collectors required to be outdoors – Bag collectors with aluminum = eventual explosion can be expected Avoid letting aluminum impact oxidized iron – Thermite reaction is possible – Enough heat to produce molten iron! Attach ground wires to bags and securely ground.

Fire Triangle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search The fire triangle. The fire triangle or combustion triangle is a simple model for understanding the ingredients necessary for most fires . [1] It has been replaced in the fire fighting and protection industry partially by the fire tetrahedron (see below). The triangle illustrates a fire requires three elements: heat , fuel , and an oxidizing agent (usually oxygen ). The fire is prevented or extinguished by removing any one of them. A fire naturally occurs when the elements are combined in the right mixture. Without sufficient heat , a fire cannot begin, and it cannot continue. Heat can be removed by the application of a substance which reduces the amount of heat available to the fire reaction. This is often water, which requires heat for phase change from water to steam. Introducing sufficient quantities and types of powder or gas in the flame reduces the amount of heat available for t...