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Highlights
- Expert Forum Summary Report [PDF*]. OSHA, (2011, May 31), 58 pages.
Related Safety and Health Topics Pages
- Confined Spaces
- Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Industry
- Electrical
- Fire Safety
- Grain Handling Facilities
- Hazard Communication
- Ventilation
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
- CSB Combustible Dust hazard Investigation
- Hoeganaes Corporation Fatal Flash Fires
- Imperial Sugar Company Dust Explosion and Fire
- Hayes Lemmerz Dust Explosions and Fire
- CTA Acoustics Dust Explosion and Fire
- West Pharmaceutical Services Dust Explosion and Fire
Other Federal Resources
- Overview of Dust Explosibility Characteristics. NIOSH, Cashdollar-KL, NIOSHTIC-2 No. 20020625, (2000, May) . Appeared in the J Loss Prev Process Ind 2000 May 13(3-5); :183-199.
- Worker Killed in Wood-dust Fire Sparked by Faulty Fuse. NIOSH FACE Oregon Case Report: 03OR021, (2006, February 9).
State Resources
- Combustible Dust [PDF*]. Oregon Hazard Alert, OR-OSHA 2993, (2008, June).
- Combustible Dust Explosion Hazards [PDF*] . Kentucky Department of Labor Hazard Alert.
- Combustible Dust Poses a Dangerous, Explosive Threat in the Workplace [PDF*]. NCDOL Industry Alert.
Books
- Development and Control of Dust Explosions (Occupational Safety and Health). John Nagy, Marcel Dekker Inc., ISBN 0-8247-7004-8.
- Dust Explosions in the Process Industries. Eckhoff, Rolf K., Elsevier Science, ISBN 0-7506-7602-7.
- Dust Explosion Prevention and Protection: A Practical Guide. Katherine Barton, Gulf Publishing Company, ISBN 0-7506-7519-3.
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