Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry Combustible Dust
Name:
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry Combustible Dust
Date:
May 19, 2015
Time:
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
Website:
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Event Description:
AGENDA includes:
- History of Combustible Dusts Incidents - Facilities and numbers of fatalities, Chemical Safety Board investigations, What dusts are combustible? What industries have potential combustible dust hazards?
- Definitions and terminology, NFPA standards that apply, Classification of dusts, Deflagration vs. Explosion, Typical explosion event, Criteria for explosions
- Dust Handling Equipment, Types of equipment, How explosions occur in the equipment
- Hazard Mitigation Techniques, Dust control, Ignition source control, Damage control
- Overview of Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program and TOSHA Inspections, Purpose, Inspection program, Applicable TOSHA standards, Resources
