The key factors that contribute to dust fires and explosions are commonly illustrated using the fire triangle and dust explosion pentagon models. Using these fundamental concepts, this webinar will ...
Facility owners and operators handling potentially combustible dust were required to complete a Dust Hazards Analysis (DHA) by September 7, 2020 — five years after the effective date of the first ...
For more than a century, coal mining’s deadliest disasters have exposed the persistent dangers of methane, coal dust, flooding and collapse underground. From Benxihu to modern Shanxi, these ...
Seven dust-fueled explosions caused 10 injuries and four fatalities in 2025, according to a Purdue University report. That represents a drop in incidents from the prior year, but an increase in ...
FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT) - More is being learned about the deadly dust explosion at a Fremont wood pellet manufacturing facility last summer. An OSHA citation says a wood grinder, hammermill, surge mixer ...
Fires and explosions in wood pellet storage silos happened often enough there that the regulators launched a safety initiative around them. Typically, sawmills bring in wet wood that’s dried in a kiln ...