EXPLAINERS: Flammability – Static Electricity in Plastic Liners and Drums
Flammability - Static Electricity in Plastic Liners and Drums Take a party balloon and rub it against your shirt. Impress…
21 July
21 July
Pet Food Factory Explosion – A Lesson in Combustible Dust
Pet Food Factory Explosion – A Lesson in Combustible Dust It was the neighbors that first noticed the problem. Think…
24 June
Your Process Safety Questions Answered
Your Process Safety Questions Answered We regularly receive written questions from industry on process safety matters. WE ENCOURAGE THIS. Sometimes…
24 June
Two Explosions, Two Fires, Two Days, No Water
Two Explosions, Two Fires, Two Days, No Water April 4th, 2020 was a normal Saturday at a specialist cored-wire manufacturing…
21 May
Hand Sanitizer Explosion Kills 2, Injures 3
Hand Sanitizer Explosion Kills 2, Injures 3 Eyewitnesses saw smoke coming from the chemical plant. A few moments later, 2…
21 May
Explainers: What is Kst, Pmax…?
EXPLAINERS: What is Kst, Pmax…? If you have any interest in dust explosions you will have heard of the mystery…
16 April
Performing Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) During the Coronavirus Pandemic Lockdown
Performing Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) During the Coronavirus Pandemic Lockdown NFPA 652 requires a Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) completed and…
17 March
Understanding ‘Risk’ and ‘Basis for Safe Operation’
Workers' representative to manager: “You need to install grounding and bonding to every pipe section of this (all-steel) process plant.…
17 March
Grain and Processing Explosions – Why so many?
There are too many combustible dust explosions every year in the US; these result in over 30 injuries or fatalities…