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Combustible Dust Standard: A Stalemate
Stalemate Between Federal Agencies May Be Moving Toward Resolution A combustible dust standard may mean more stringent control measures and a lot more new tests and reports. Additionally, major growth in the air quality control industry may result, especially for...
Baghouses: How They Work
People often use baghouses and dust collectors as synonyms. What is a baghouse? It is a system in which bags made of various materials filter the air. The system periodically cleans the bags to remove accumulated dust. Today, cartridge dust collectors are...
Toxic Metal Dust Danger
What Makes Good Chromium Go Bad? How This Anti-Corrosion Wonder Metal Can Turn Into an Occupational Health Disaster Chromium is an amazing metal. Polish to a brilliant shine and will keep that shine without tarnishing or corroding. When allowed with other metals,...
Dust Testing FYI
The Mechanics of Deflagration: Dust Testing Research Some dusts are more dangerous than others. The organizations that set standards for combustible dust management, like OSHA and the National Fire Protection Association, run dust testing on many types of dust to...
Metal Dust Hazards In Sci-Fi
OSHA scientists aren’t the only ones who know how metal dust hazards can damage the human body. In 1954, the famous science fiction author Isaac Asimov wrote the novella Sucker Bait, the story of an expedition sent to investigate the deaths of an entire...
Explosive Dust Prevention Is Key
You may have heard about explosive dust before. You've read news about a manufacturing facilities that suffered a catastrophe due to combustible dust ignition. Did you ever wonder how it happens? How a small collection of dust particles can explode with such...