Safety 2010 Proceedings

522 Expo Education: Combustible Dust Hazard: Protecting Workers from Combustible Dust with FR Clothing

Instructor: Robert Whittenberger, Tyndale Company, Pipersville, PA

Description: No industry standard exists on combustible dust explosions; OSHA relies on General Housekeeping, Hazard Communications and Warnings, or Personal Protective Equipment Regulations, and the General Duty Clause to regulate this hazard. The importance of FR clothing in relation to this hazard and how wearing PPE can help protect a worker will be demonstrated.

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