combustible dust

Combustible dust explosions: Don’t ignore the hazard

December 20, 2018

Between 2006 and 2017, 111 combustible dust incidents resulted in 66 worker deaths and 337 injuries in the United States, according to data from the Chemical Safety Board.

CSB extends comment period on combustible dust initiative

December 10, 2018

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Washington — The Chemical Safety Board has extended to Dec. 31 its deadline for comment on a recent initiative that seeks to better understand why efforts to manage and control combustible dust hazards “have often failed” to prevent explosions.

CSB to stakeholders: Tell us why efforts to control combustible dust aren’t working

November 7, 2018

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Washington — The Chemical Safety Board is seeking to better understand why efforts to manage and control combustible dust hazards “have often failed” to prevent explosions.

Combustible dust still ‘critical issue in industrial safety’: CSB

May 16, 2018

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Washington — The Chemical Safety Board is reiterating its call for OSHA to enact a comprehensive general industry standard for combustible dust – a potential hazard the board calls a “critical issue in industrial safety.”

OSHA releases fact sheets on combustible dust, farm emergencies

July 6, 2016

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Washington – Two new fact sheets from OSHA provide information intended to protect workers from combustible dust explosion hazards and agricultural emergencies.

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Combustible dust: Small particles, big hazard

OSHA is in the early stages of the rulemaking process, so where can employers find guidance right now?

January 24, 2016

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The Chemical Safety Board has been urging OSHA to promulgate a general industry standard for combustible dust since 2006. But where can facilities look for guidance right now?

Combustible dust hazards

October 26, 2015

Dust may look innocuous, but given the right circumstances, it can be deadly.

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CSB renews call for combustible dust standard

January 15, 2015

The Chemical Safety Board has reiterated its call for OSHA to promulgate a comprehensive combustible dust standard.

Dust explosion in China illustrates need for OSHA standard, CSB chief says

August 5, 2014

Washington – A deadly metal dust explosion in China offers a fresh reminder of combustible dust hazards, which the United States should address through an OSHA standard, Chemical Safety Board Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso said in a statement released Aug. 5.

CSB report renews call for a combustible dust standard

July 17, 2014

Charleston, WV – A number of combustible dust-related incidents, injuries and deaths over the past decade might have been prevented had OSHA promulgated a standard covering the hazard, according to a Chemical Safety Board report released July 16.

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Combustible dust explosions: Don’t ignore the hazard

CSB extends comment period on combustible dust initiative

CSB to stakeholders: Tell us why efforts to control combustible dust aren’t working

Combustible dust still ‘critical issue in industrial safety’: CSB

OSHA releases fact sheets on combustible dust, farm emergencies

Combustible dust: Small particles, big hazard

Combustible dust hazards

CSB renews call for combustible dust standard

Dust explosion in China illustrates need for OSHA standard, CSB chief says

CSB report renews call for a combustible dust standard