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Combustible Dust Testing
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Q: What types of materials qualify as combustible dusts?
A: More than 70% of powders handled in industry are recognised as flammable. Processing powdered sugar, flour, aluminum powder and even aspirin can create significant risk of fire and explosion, and this can occur when the substance is in the form of a layer of powder, a cloud of dust or during decomposition. Of course, there are other sources of combustible dust and new materials are constantly being developed that require testing, but it is important to realize that even substances that are not normally associated with flammability or explosivity can indeed cause disastrous incidents. These materials are made more dangerous by the lack of awareness surrounding them.
Q: What causes a dust or powder to ignite or explode?
Q: How can I get started with confronting these dust hazards?
Q: What are some of the measures that make up a “Basis of Safety”?
Q: What sort of testing is required?
Q: How can DEKRA Process Safety help?
- Dust Explosion Guidance Series Issue 1: Sack Rip and Tip Stations
- DEKRA Dust Explosion Guidance Series Issue 2: Powder Blending
- DEKRA Dust Explosion Guidance Series Issue 3: Silo Filing and Emptying
- DEKRA Dust Explosion Guidance Series Issue 4: Pneumatic Conveying of Powders
- DEKRA Dust Explosion Guidance Series Issue 5: Powder Milling
- Focus Article: Completing Your First Dust Hazard Analysis
