Safety 2012 Proceedings

556 Combustible Dust? Managing the Hazards (B)

Instructor: Walter S. Beattie, CSP, CFPS, CSHM, AXA Matrix Risk Consultants, Pottstown, PA

Description: Three out of the four deadliest accidents investigated by the US Chemical Safety Board were combustible dust explosions. OSHA continues its Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program. A revised NFPA 654 will be voted on in 2012. How does the proposed NFPA 654 housekeeping criteria manage the dust hazard? Attend this session and find out what has happened recently about managing combustible dust hazards?

Level: B