On October 29, 2011, six workers were killed after a massive grain dust explosion occurred inside an elevator at the Bartlett Grain Co. facility in Atchinson, Kansas. Despite being served... Read More
Three Texas facilities have been cited by OSHA after it was determined combustible metal dust was responsible for causing a flash fire at a work site last summer. The incident,... Read More
The Imperial Sugar refinery explosion in Port Wentworth, GA was one of the worst combustible dust explosions in United States history, yet few measures have been taken to better worker... Read More
In the past, Dust In Case has covered stories on some of OSHA’s largest combustible dust fines across many industries, but in other cases, even the smaller ones can add... Read More
Recently, Dust In Case addressed the topic of using an industrial vacuum cleaner to remove insulation. In some instances, safely removing the material from your attic or building requires additional... Read More
Tackling the removal of insulation is different than dealing with other types of contaminates in the atmosphere. You need to be able to safely remove blown-in insulation without stirring up... Read More
One of the major concerns at shooting ranges is how to properly remove the accumulated lead dust from weapon discharge. The dust needs to be removed quickly, often, and in... Read More
The heart of the Midwest’s grain production world was recently rocked by a troubling string of dust explosions within days (in two cases, even minutes) of each other. The even... Read More
We’ve talked a lot about the dangers of grain dust explosions. Dust from corn and wheat stored in dry environments like a silo and exposed to an ignition source can... Read More
In our last post we discussed the importance of combustible dust training for you and your staff of employees. Today we’re going to go over a few resources you can... Read More
One of OSHA’s Safety and Health Information Bulletins, titled Combustible Dust in Industry: Preventing and Mitigating the Effects of Fire and Explosions discusses some of the tragedies that have befallen... Read More
Classifying combustible dust and the unique types of incidents that go along with them is a relatively new science. To make matters more difficult for the people who want this... Read More
On April 27, 2010, the small industrial city of Chester, Illinois made headlines after a combustible dust explosion at the ConAgra Foods plant rocked its foundation. Aside from the extensive... Read More
In the last six months, there have been two combustible dust explosions in British Columbia, Canada at lumber mills. As a result, many industry leaders and officials are beginning to... Read More
One of the most common problems we hear about at Dust In Case is that people don’t realize that the dust they’re working with might be highly combustible. One of... Read More
When your factory has a process that involves or creates combustible dust, you need to be on top of housekeeping. Making sure a regular schedule is kept for cleaning up,... Read More
If you run a company that works regularly with non-combustible resources, a shift to working with explosive materials might seem like a daunting task. There are safety regulations to think... Read More
Being in the business of working with explosive dust is a dangerous endeavor. As we’ve discussed in our previous posts, when combustible particulates get near an ignition source, injuries and... Read More
The answer to this question is simultaneously simple and complex. The simple answer is most of them. Any business that involves as part of its operations factories, plants, storage areas... Read More
Rafael Moure-Eraso is the chairman of the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB), an independent federal agency that works to protect the public from chemical accidents. He recently released a statement... Read More
