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Articles, Combustible Dust Remediation

How My Friend Nearly Blew Up the Building

Earlier this week, I got a chance to see an old childhood friend who I haven’t seen in years. As we were catching up on ...

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Articles, Combustible Dust Remediation

Is Your Combustible Dust Hazard Worth Solving?

“Often, we’re hesitant to identify a problem out of fear we can’t solve it. Knowing that we have to live with something ...

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Articles, Combustible Dust Remediation

Winter hazards: Snow, Ice, and Combustible Dust Fires

CTA Acoustics after a February, 2003 Combustible Dust Explosion

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Articles, Combustible Dust Remediation

Bad to Worse: How Firefighting Can Cause a Combustible Dust Explosion

When a facility experiences a fire, the danger and damage can be devastating. If a firefighter isn’t properly trained ...

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Articles, Combustible Dust Remediation, Press Releases

CSB July 16 Public Meeting about Combustible Dust in West Virginia

CSB Will Hold a July 16 Public Meeting in Charleston, WV to Release Investigations into the 2010 Fatal Combustible Dust ...

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Articles, Combustible Dust Remediation, Hughes Environmental

Looking at Combustible Dust Hazards from a New Angle

Today we’re at the Indiana Safety and Health Conference & Expo in Indianapolis. This morning’s first session was on ...

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Articles, Combustible Dust Remediation

The Consequences of Improperly Cleaning Combustible Dust

It’s important to clean up combustible dust accumulations, but the method and equipment used must be suitable and ...

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Articles, Combustible Dust Remediation, OSHA

CSB to Name Combustible Dust Cleaning “Most Wanted” Safety Improvement

On July 25, the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is expected to designate an OSHA general industry standard for ...

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Articles, Combustible Dust Remediation

Chemical Safety Board Release Preliminary Findings in Texas Explosion

The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released its preliminary findings on the West Texas explosion before the US Senate ...

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NFPA, Articles, Combustible Dust Remediation

Are Your Shoes a Combustible Dust Explosion Hazard?

There are many NFPA standards for combustible dust designed to prevent dust fires and combustible dust explosions. ...

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