PROVIDENCE, RI - A combustible wood dust explosion and fire that injured a worker at Inferno Wood Pellet Inc. was "preventable," according to Patrick Griffin, area director of the Occupational Safety ...
If your facility handles materials or powders that produce dust during processes like handling, transferring, packaging or processing, you may face the risk of a combustible dust explosion. These ...
At least two forest companies with operations in Canada had programs in place to address wood dust explosion risks well before two deadly sawmill blasts in the province in the past three months, ...
PORT ANGELES — A “dust explosion” during routine maintenance caused a small fire late Saturday morning at the K-Ply plywood processing plant at 439 Marine Drive It was out in about two hours, but ...
NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT TEN. WITNESSES OF THE PLANNED EXPLOSION IN FREMONT TRIED TO RESCUE A FATHER WHO DIED. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M QUANECIA FRASER. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. THAT’S PART OF TODAY’S UPDATE ...
State regulators visited a Fremont wood pellet plant in February, finding a potentially faulty dust collection system had allowed sawdust to waft from the facility five months before state fire ...
Dust collectors are used to capture, convey, and collect dust for a wide variety of manufacturing and industrial processes. Whether involving wood, plastic, metal, or chemical dust particles, this is ...
Clearing the air on common myths about combustible dust hazards and how NFPA standards and explosion protection systems can help facilities stay compliant and safe. If your facility handles materials ...