Documenting and understanding the materials involved in the process and their properties at each stage is also required. Most processes involve changes to a material’s properties such as size, particle size distribution (PSD), and moisture content, which all have a significant effect on how hazardous the dust is.
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The objective of this article is to demonstrate the value of a Dust Hazard Analysis (DHAs) and Combustible Dust Safety (CDS) Program. I would argue, and will attempt to illustrate in what follows, that conducting a DHA and creating a Combustible Dust Safety Program is an investment with a guaranteed return!
Combustible Dust Safety is an investment with a guaranteed return. This spreadsheet will help you perform a cost-benefit analysis for conducting a Dust Hazard Analysis and implementing a Combustible Dust Safety Program.
Owners and operators are often left wondering what will they get for their investment. In this webinar we review the common elements of a DHA Report and go over a sample report for a fictional facility.
To adequately protect facilities and personnel, one must first grasp some basic terminology and fundamental principles. Two definitions and one figure from NFPA 652 provide a solid foundation for understanding combustible dust and its hazards.
- Chris Giusto, PE
Director of Combustible Dust Safety
With an OSHA compliance deadline of September 7, 2020 for completing a Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA), and existing requirements already in place, it is a good time to revisit the “new” NFPA 652 Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust.
To help reinforce your current knowledge or to help you learn something new, we have organized this paper around three main topics:
