Safety 2011 Proceedings

606 Dust Explosion... Updates on NFPA 654 and OSHA Combustible Dust National Emphasis

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

Description: Sponsored by the Fire Protection Practice Specialty
Three out of the four deadliest accidents investigated by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board were combustible dust explosions. In 2008, OSHA reissued its Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program and a revised NFPA 654 (dust standard) was recently rejected by NFPA. This session will bring you up to date on these initiatives as well as present a case study of a dust explosion.

Level: B