Dust Safety Science: Improving Combustible Dust Safety in the Workplace

This Dust Safety Science episode is the first in a new mini-series that examines the ripple effects of the Westray disaster on victims and the community.

Paul von Norden, Global ATEX expert at FrieslandCampina, goes over the differences in incident investigations for dust explosions vs. gas explosions

Paul von Norden, Global ATEX expert for FrieslandCampina in the Netherlands, talks about how to become a global expert in explosion safety and protection. 

Laura Moreno, Standards Lead in Industrial and Chemical Engineering at the NFPA, talks about the public input process for the NFPA 660 standard for combustible dust.

Chrissy Klocker, Applications Engineering Manager at Donaldson, and Tim Heneks, , Director of Engineering Services at Dustcon Solutions, review the importance of multiple viewpoints in performing DHAs.

This Dust Safety Science episode takes a mid-year look at our Dust Safety Professionals platform and discusses its future goals.

Nederman's Senior Application Engineer Niels Pedersen answers your enclosureless dust collector questions in an 'Ask Me Anything' session.

Niels Pedersen, Senior Application Engineer at Nederman, participates in an ‘Ask Me Anything’ session about enclosureless dust collectors.

This Dust Safety Science episode re-examines a 2021 potato starch explosion in Tuas, Singapore.

This Dust Safety Science episode presents an incident update on a 2021 flour dust explosion in Savannah, Georgia.

This Dust Safety Science episode highlights an incident update on a 2021 seed preparation facility explosion in Silverton, Oregon.

This Dust Safety Science episode is a safety share about wood hogger fires and deflagrations at sawmills

Will Downing, Commercial Risk Advisor at CapriCMW discusses insurance considerations in facilities handling or generating combustible dust

Mohammed Saim, CEO and Lead Consultant at Shepherd Risk, discusses the current status of dust explosion safety in Pakistan.

Dr. Chris Cloney goes over five key takeaways from the 2021 Combustible Dust Incident Report. 

Brian Dunagan, Managing Consultant and Chief Investigator at IFO Group, outlines recommended steps for investigating a combustible dust fire or explosion

This episode of the Dust Safety Science podcast explores the question of whether combustible dust can explode in a freezer.

Kayleigh Rayner-Brown from OBEX Risk goes over the steps involved with application of bow tie analysis and inherently safer design in Canadian wood pellet mills.

This episode of the Dust Safety Science podcast examines the reality that controlling combustible dust hazards is not the same as eliminating them entirely.

Mark Hodapp, Senior Fire Protection Engineer with Fire & Risk Alliance, talks about combining the fields of fire protection engineering and combustible dust safety.

Greg Slavin, President of Clean Air Company Inc., explains common challenges with educational wood shop dust collection systems.

Joe Haney, Product Line Leader at Industrial Accessories Company, comes on the podcast to discuss what the future holds for smart dust collection systems.

In this episode, we discuss explosion test data for artificial sweeteners. The subject was inspired by a Dust Safety Helpdesk question.

Jeff Mycroft, Fike Canada's Regional Sales Manager, talks about the ineffective use of material chokes on rotary valves to isolate dust explosions.

Jeff Mycroft, Regional Sales Manager, Fike Canada, talks about ineffective dust explosion isolation using material chokes on screw conveyors