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 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 MoreAir Pollution and Fertility – Dust Hazards and Their Effects on Pregnant Women
The following is a guest post from www.trying-to-conceive.com When we are trying to get pregnant or already expecting, there is so much to worry about already – from prenatal supplements to exercise and stress. We all want to create the healthiest possible environment for our children, starting in the womb. Where does pollution come in when you are pregnant or hoping to conceive? How does the...
Read MoreBaghouse Malfunction Causes Plant To Tell Workers “Stay Home!”
Bay Minette, Alabama – A Baghouse fire at a furniture manufacturing plant led to the closure of the entire site for several days. The Bay Minette, Alabama plant operated by Standard Furniture Manufacturing Co. suffered an explosion and ensuing fire in two silos that contain sawdust collected by the plant’s larger dust collection system. While the exact cause of the explosion, and...
Read MoreU.S. Congress to Force OSHA to Issue Combustible Dust Safety Standards
Dominick DalSanto Environmental & Dust Collection Technologies Expert & Author Baghouse.com On February 7th 2009 an explosion at the Imperial Sugar Refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia kill 14 workers, injured dozens more, and resulted in millions of dollars worth of damages. What was the source of this horrifically powerful industrial explosion that took over a dozen lives and...
Read MoreOne Dust Explosion Per Week in UK, and 2000 Per Year in Europe Says New Study
A new report by leading industry experts states that 2000 dust explosions in factories and industrial facilities across Europe each year. An average of 50 per year are reported in the UK alone, nearly one a week. The report prepared by Dr. Julian Hought of risk management specialists, HFL Risk Services, also highlights that a large percentage of these incedents do not involve what we would...
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