Dust Quiz; The Results! How much is known about NFPA 652
A couple of months ago we gave you, and colleagues like you, the opportunity to take a (hopefully fun) quiz…
05 November
14 October
Thermal Instability (Self-Heating) in Spray Dryers
Quality Control approaches you with an issue. They have detected yellowing or even brown specks in the spray-dried milk you…
17 September
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…
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…