In laboratory settings, the frequent use of heat and flame, combustible materials, and hazardous chemicals contributes to a variety of safety hazards that can lead to serious injuries or even death.
VAC-U-MAX announces exhibition at the 32ndt Annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo that will be held June 20-23 at the Wisconsin Convention Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, exhibiting the latest advancements in industrial vacuum cleaning. Equipment on display includes the MDL 1020MFS Continuous-Duty Industrial Vacuum, Model 40008 Portable Industrial Vacuum for fine, dusty powder applications, and the venturi-driven TK-05, ideal for liquid recovery.
SonicAire®, formerly known as Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), announces new executive leadership. Jordan Newton has transitioned to become the Vice President of Innovation and Engineering overseeing SonicAire fan design and engineering.
How much do you know about protecting your factory against the risks of a combustible dust explosion? Take this brief quiz provided by Camfil Air Pollution Control (www.camfilapc.com) and test your personal knowledge.
Combustible dusts are a recognized hazard for industrial facilities everywhere, and performing a hazard analysis is the best way to evaluate your risk of an explosion. In October 2015, the National Fire Protection Association published the new NFPA 652: Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust (2016 edition).
A maintenance technician at a Georgia auto parts manufacturing company was engulfed in flames when the dust collector he was operating caused an explosion. The 33-year-old worker is still recovering from the third-degree burns on his upper body he received during the September 23, 2015 incident at Nakanishi Manufacturing Corp. in Winterville, Ga.
Workers at a Purina feed mill were exposed to 6 – 10 foot falls from ladderway floor openings and platforms lacking guardrails, OSHA investigators found during an October 2015 inspection of the Wichita, Kansas facility.
When engineering control measures aren’t possible or sufficient to reduce exposure to harmful contaminants such as dusts, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays, or vapors, OSHA requires – through its 1910.134 standard1 – that workers be provided with respiratory protection.
