CSB Video Report On Series Of Combustible Dust Explosions At Tennessee Powdered Metals Plant
The Chemical Safety Board issued a final report on a series of deadly combustible dust explosions in Tennessee. It highlights dust collection systems as the only way to prevent deadly combustible dust explosions. Recommends OSHA issue new comprehensive dust regulations within one year. January 6th, 2012 Baghouse.com News | The Chemical Safety Board has issued its final report regarding a series...
Read MoreHigh Dust Pollution Lands New Delhi Worst Air of World Capitals
With increasing industrialization outpacing investment in pollution control technology (such as newer dust collector filter technology) and pollution control regulations , New Delhi has now replaced Beijing as the national capital city with the worst air quality in the world. November 25, 2011 | Baghouse.com – The 16 million inhabitants of New Delhi, India on a normal day can raise their...
Read MoreCalifornia Recycling Plant Fined Millions For Lacking Baghouse
October 17, 2011, Baghouse.com News – A California recycling company has been accessed millions in fines by the EPA for failing to install and maintain baghouses at several of its plants. SA Recycling LLC was primarily fined for failure to repair/reinstall a baghouse dust collector at its Terminal Island, California, plant after a dust explosion there destroyed the original collector in...
Read More5 Baghouse Safety Precautions
Performing any kind of work on a baghouse can be hazardous work. Often set in industrial locations, dealing with baghouse systems can present a number of dangers to personnel. Thankfully, these maintenance tasks can be accomplished safety if proper safety precautions are followed. A new article authored by Baghouse.com that has been published on a leading environmental and safety magazine...
Read MoreIndustrial Air Permits & Your Dust Collection System – Unfair & Confusing Enforcement
Confusing regulations, conflicting methods of application, and unpredictable enforcement of industrial emissions regulations often leave many companies scratching their heads at what they did wrong. This article is part of a series about industrial air permits and their relationship with your dust collection system. See earlier article: Industrial Air Permits – Overcoming the...
Read MoreLead Smelter Ordered By EPA to Repair Dust Collection Systems
A lead smelting facility has been ordered by the EPA to upgrade its existing pollution control technology, including its dust collection systems, and review operational procedures regarding environmental issues. Arecibo, Puerto Rico – A lead smelting facility in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has been served with an order from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce air and...
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