"The level of disregard for workers' safety demonstrated by this employer is irresponsible. Although the employer knows the fire and explosion hazards associated with the accumulation of combustible ...

HOUSTON – When industrial explosions happen, whether it's in a factory, on an oil rig, or in a massive manufacturing plant, can be devastating. Industrial explosions can turn a productive workplace ...

For purposes of testing, approval, and area classification, the Code groups various air mixtures and presents them in Sec. 500.6 of the 2011 NEC. As noted in 500.6(B)(1), Group E is defined as ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – New safety rules will not be approved any time soon even though they could prevent accidents like the ones last year at a Tennessee metal powders plant, where fireballs fueled by ...

OSHA will issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on combustible dust, with plans to convene stakeholder meetings to evaluate possible regulatory methods and request data and comments on ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Small fires were a part of the job at the Hoeganaes Corporation metal powder plant in ...

“It’s time for workers to stop dying in preventable combustible dust explosions,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “Workplace safety is not a slogan. It’s a priority clearly embodied in ...

"Combustible dust isn't a concern in our industry." "Our facility has never had a combustible dust problem." "We have dust, but the particles are too big to be combustible." Have you heard (or thought ...

Combustible dust, it is not the most glamorous of topics but it is an important one. Why is it important? It is important because between 1980 and 2005, combustible dust incidents claimed the lives of ...

The dust can be dangerous for many industries, including food, textile, metal, pesticides and coal. The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), which represents more than 10,000 health and ...

More robust rules are coming to regulate combustible dust in B.C. workplaces, more than 14 years after two separate deadly ...