Combustible Dust The Threat to First Responders 12/19/2008 - AmericanHeroesRadio on Blog Talk Radio

Host Name:	AmericanHeroesRadio
Show Name:	Combustible Dust: The Threat to First Responders
Date / Length:	12/20/2008 5:00 AM UTC - 1 hr
Description: h:12768 s:361705	Conversations with Heroes at the Watering Hole will feature a discussion with John Astad and Justin Clift on Combustible Dust Hazards that are unknowingly present when emergency responders respond to combustible dust related fires and explosion in the manufacturing, non-manufacturing, utility sectors. In the past, fire-fighter fatalities and injuries have occurred when responding to these incidents. These occurrences could have been prevented if responders understood the hidden and unknown dangers of combustible dust found throughout the diverse multitude of manufacturing facilities. Currently a situational awareness is lacking nationwide that combustible dust also poses a potential explosive atmosphere in the same light as flammable gases, vapors, and mists. Instead of vapor cloud or BLEVE explosions that occur in the refining sector there are deflagrations and dust explosions in the manufacturing sector. According to OSHA, “any combustible material (and some materials normally considered noncombustible) can burn rapidly when in a finely divided form. If such a dust is suspended in air in the right concentration, it can become explosive. The force from such an explosion can cause employee deaths, injuries, and destruction of entire buildings. expand

Tags:	first responders combustible dust fire explosion training

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ComDustX Hazards

12/20/2008 6:34 AM UTC

Be sure to check out NFPA 68: Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting where in Annex E and F is listed the explosive (deflagration)characteristics of combustible dust and flammable gases. Not much difference between the maximum overpressure Pmax and the normalized rate of pressure rise (deflagration index) Kst and Kg between dust and gases. http://www.nfpa.org/aboutthecodes/AboutTheCodes.asp?DocNum=68

ComDustX Hazards

12/20/2008 6:33 AM UTC

Justin will also be a guest speaker at Combustible Dust Hazard workshop at IFSS 2009 http://www.ifssexpo.com/conf_track.asp?ID=453#2099 where he will be presenting Combustible Dust Fire Suppression and Neutralization techniques IFSS Feb 3-6 2009 @ Reliant Center (next to the Astrodome) Houston,Texas

ComDustX Hazards

12/20/2008 6:33 AM UTC

Unfortunately Bob LaPlante will not be able to participate in this evening's discussion Combustible Dust: The Threat to First Responders. Instead Justin Clift, Industrial Market Specialist, from Hazard Control Technologies http://www.hct-world.com will be sharing his experience in training stakeholders on the hazards of combustible dust.. Justin is a 2005 graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in Arts and Sciences. Currently, Justin provides consulting services and training courses

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