Myth: Only certain facilities need to test their dust for combustibility. Fact: Per NFPA 660, testing is required if you suspect that a dust could be combustible.

A Combustible Dust Screening Test is based on VDI2263 and UN 4.1 combustion testing. This test is to determine whether a dust in a pile supports self-sustaining flame propagation.

OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB) 07-31-2005, (July 31, 2005). Hazard Communication Guidance for Combustible Dusts. OSHA Publication 3371-08, (2009).

My friend and outstanding combustible dust (and more) expert Tim Myers of Exponent shared the following: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is set to publish the first edition of NFPA ...

In some cases, dust can be deadly, and not just to your home. Industrial-scale combustible dust has been responsible for firestorms and explosions in American factories. After an explosion at an ...

In a report issued last November concerning dust explosions throughout the country, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board pointed out that MSDSs for combustible materials such as plastics, chemicals and ...

CSB found that between 1980 and 2005, 281 dust-related accidents killed 120 and injured another 718 workers. Since 2006, CSB has identified an additional 111 dust-related incidents.

Since 1980, more than 130 workers have been killed and more than 780 injured in combustible dust explosions. The publication describes how combustible dust explosions occur and uses previous ...