Combustible Dust: An Insidious Hazard

A new safety video depicting how accumulations of combustible dust at industrial workplaces can provide the fuel for devastating explosions that kill and maim workers, shut down plants, and harm local economies.

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[ForTehNguyen]

scary how even non organic materials like aluminum dust can combust

[OnTheRun167]

This reminds me of the grain elevator explosion in Westwego, Louisiana in 1978. Dust seems harmless but it's deadly under the right circumstances.

[Phillip Mulligan]

In BC Canada, we are suffering a rash of pulp mill explosions. The companies and labour board kept saying pulp should not explode. Now there a high level crown inquires.

[Bear Peterson]

Do you clue the people in at those places of the potential bomb above their heads when you find them?

[lexichronicle2]

the narrator says wheels like stewie, w-Heels

combustible dust is something my neighbour used to do as a kid for fun, with a candle in a cake tin, blowing flour in. he's about 65 now, so it's not a new problem at all.

in terms of non organic things combusting, everyone's seen a piece of magnesium ribbon on fire

[KnittingPasta]

Never underestimate edible powders (or any powders for that matter)

[Mortltd]

26:18 look at the windows!

[Serostern]

The fire is the smallest of your problems if you find yourself in a dust explosion.

[James1toknow]

I knew about this hazard sence 1984 as a fire equipment technician. I'm a phoneman now and I can tell you I have seen hundreds of plants with dust issues. I have run cable through rafters and in some cases you could write your name in the stuff.

[Kris Walker]

THanks for putting this out.

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[bluecamarodriver94]

very serious issue company i work for had one about 3 years ago i was there not fun...

[Mike Fields]

I worked at CTA acoustics when this happened. The worst day of my life, and I still think about it every day