Dust Hazards

Combustible Dusts and Dust Hazard Analysis: Assess Your Risk

cms_simoe — Tue, 09 May 2023 13:53:31 +0000

Archived Webinar

Thursday, June 15, 2023,

2:00pm to 3:00pm

EDT

Understanding potential risks are critical to managing them. Join this live webinar to better assess whether or not combustible dust risks at facilities in your company are understood and managed...

Streamlining Your Dust Hazard Analysis

Site Administrator — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 11, 2022

One of the most important responsibility of owners and operators handling combustible dusts is the conduct of a dust hazard analysis. The DHA is...

The Wild West: Quality Control Deficiencies in Certification Testing of Explosion Isolation Flap Valves

Site Administrator — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:30:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 11, 2022

The Wild West: Quality Control Deficiencies in Certification Testing of Explosion Isolation Flap Valves Thomas M. Farrell 1,3 , Dimitrios Kakogiannis...

Prioritizing Combustible Dust Engineering Controls for Global Operations

Site Administrator — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 19:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 11, 2022

Greetings. I plan on submitting the abstract by the deadline. It is currently being reviewed through my company's presentation review system.

Process Safety Beacon: Combustible Dust Hazards Are Everywhere

Karen Simpson — Mon, 31 May 2021 19:17:35 +0000

Combustible dust explosions occur across many industries and operations. Learn how to prevent them.

June

2021

Visual Dust Hazard Analyses Using Bowties

Karen Simpson — Mon, 31 May 2021 19:14:00 +0000

Bowtie diagrams help workers quickly visualize and manage threats that can cause uncontrolled ignition of dust, as well as identify the barriers that prevent ignition.

June

2021

Taking Action on Your DHA Action Items

Site Administrator — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 22, 2021

The NFPA deadline for completing a DHA has come and gone for many existing facilities that handle combustible dusts and is fast approaching for...

How to Make Your DHA Make a Difference

Site Administrator — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:40:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 22, 2021

The first true deadline for conducting Dust Hazard Analyses (DHA) has come and gone. But what has been learned, and how can I use the DHA to make a...

DHA Findings - so You’Re out of Compliance, What Now?

Site Administrator — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:20:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 22, 2021

Dust Hazard Analyses (DHAs) are typically performed per NFPA 652 standards using either a prescriptive or performance-based approach, with the...

Effective Implementation of Dhas – Trends One Year Past the NFPA Deadline

Site Administrator — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 21, 2021

The deadline incorporated into NFPA 652 for existing facilities handling combustible dusts to complete a dust hazard analysis (DHA) has come and gone...

Case Studies – Beware of Common Errors during Risk Assessment of Powder Handling

Site Administrator — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 21, 2021

Case studies â Beware of Common errors during Risk Assessment of Powder handling âSingle size shoe does not fit...

Virtual Dhas - Lessons from the Kitchen Table

Site Administrator — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 20, 2021

2020 required everyone to shift how they approached and implemented their work. Kitchen tables became desks, TVs became monitors, conference rooms...

Dust Explosions: A New Path to Estimate the Explosibility Characteristics of an Organic Powder

Site Administrator — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 19, 2021

The need to characterize the explosibility characteristics of a powder has led to the need to understand the crucial aspects of a dust explosion...

Advances in Layers of Protection for Combustible Dust Hazards

Site Administrator — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 19, 2020

Often considered as two separate scenarios, combustible dust fires and explosions can often be related. Layers of protection are a benefit in the...

Right Sizing Combustible Particulate Management While Meeting NFPA 652 Requirements

Site Administrator — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 19, 2020

Working in the manufacturing industry at a Fortune 500 company with multiple commodity classes and size of manufacturing locations presented an...