Electrical Area Classification OR Hazardous Area Classification?
Our process safety consultants see many things, good and less good, as they go about their business of making industrial…
17 September
10 July
Electrostatic Hazards: Early Warning Signs
Electrostatic sparks cause too many industrial fires and explosions every year. Often there are warning signs before-hand. Do you know…
06 May
How to Use Dust Explosion Test Data
“My powder has a Kst of 257bar.m/s, a Minimum Ignition Energy (MIE) of 3mJ and a bulk powder Volume Resistivity…
11 March
Ensuring Competency in Process Safety
Good Process Safety in any organization requires specific knowledge, experience and skills. Sounds sensible. These building blocks of Process Safety…
29 November
Safe Use of Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBCs) – Requirements of NFPA 652
Both USERS and MANUFACTURERS of FIBCs need to take action to prevent dust explosions caused by static electricity A dust…
16 November
Self-Heating Hazards of Powders
“In simple terms, when the rate of heat generation exceeds the rate of heat loss, temperatures can rise and accelerate…
27 August
Key Changes in the 2019 Edition of NFPA 652
The 2019 Revised Edition of NFPA 652: Standard on Fundamentals of Combustible Dusts is now available and contains several key…
30 July
Combustible Dust Hazards in The Food Processing Industry
Combustible dust is considered to be a solid material that is composed of distinct particles, regardless of their shape, size,…
17 July
How is static electricity generated in my facility?
Static electricity is the charge that is generated whenever any two contacting surfaces move relative to each other. For example,…