Take More Action to Prevent Dust Explosions

One year after 14 workers died in an explosion at Imperial Sugar, combustible dust fires and explosions continue to occur at U.S. businesses. OSHA has not begun rulemaking on a comprehensive combustible dust standard, as recommended by the Chemical Safety Board in 2006. More needs to be done, according to CSB Chairman John Bresland. That's the safety message for February 4, 2009.

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• CSB
• chemical
• safety
• hazard
• investigation
• board
• process
• accident
• fire
• explosion
• blast
• dust
• Imperial
• West
• CTA
• Hayes
• Ford
• Jahn
• Malden
• We
• OSHA
• standard
• regulation
• coal
• sugar
• aluminum
• flour
• NFPA
• winter
• cold
• humidity
• February
• ignition
• static

[imnevermakingavideo]

COMBUSTABLE DUST! 0:24

[watermon1]

Great safety message on combustible dust hazard awareness. Would like to see in the next safety message, the importance of workers donning flame resistant clothing (FRC) where a deflagration hazard exists and contractor training on combustible dust hazards.

[GENNAVISOIN]

he sounds like a Sane-sheogorath

[iblamebentley]

Cracked.com.

[gogogadgetspoon]

Lovin the Norn Irn accent.

[Numdenu]

Dust in grain silos gets ignited by sparks fairly often. Even clay kitty litter dust can blow.

[pawanmishrapawan]

very good knowledge

[sonofbeliol]

Yay, this guiy is Irish. From the north...

[WorkersMemorialDay]

I know how hard you all have worked on this issue and it is wonderful to have someone fighting for ones who can no longer do so. I have no doubt that this will pass because of your efforts and it is the right thing to do.