Combustible Dust -- Occupational Health & Safety

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Combustible Dust Mythbusting: Facts to Ensure Safety and Compliance

The regulatory landscape for industrial facilities is complicated. But, with the recent release of NFPA 652, you cannot afford to stay in the dark. This guide will help you understand your responsibilities to keep your facility safe, become familiar with regulations, standards and recommendations and select the safest industrial vacuum for your application. more
Fire is Unpredictable, Nomex is not.

Let's face it, you can never know with certainty when a fire will spark, how hot it will burn, where it will spread or how long you’ll be in danger. Because fire is such a wild card, DuPont™ Nomex® becomes the best bet. Nomex® fiber is proven, predictable and yes, safe. more
Does Your Gas Detection Program Need a Health Check

Data stored within gas detectors that help safety personnel make decisions that increase workplace safety and strengthen their safety cultures often goes unused. Readers will learn how managing the data in their gas detection program will keep their people safer. more

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2013 NSC Congress & Expo -- Leading Safety Into the Future

Register today at http://www.congress.nsc.org. This September, more than 13,000 safety professionals from around the world will gather in Chicago to learn best practices, network, and compare safety solutions. Watch to see safety professionals tell you, in their own words, why they return to the the world's largest annual safety event, NSC Congress & Expo, year after year. more
Revisions to Dust Explosion Hazards (NFPA 654)

NFPA's Guy Colonna shares details on how NFPA Codes and Standards respond to current changes in dust explosion hazards. He will be an instructor at NFPA's Fire & Life Safety Conference in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 12-14, 2011. For more information, go to http://www.nfpa.org/FLSCONF. more
Combustible Dust Raises Explosive Issues

OSHA estimates that 30,000 U.S. facilities are at risk for major combustible dust explosion – across all industries. So, the threat of an industrial explosion in your facility is very real. But there are steps you can take right now to protect your people and your facility from combustible dust. more