Advice on the prevention and mitigation of dust explosions and fires, acknowledging that frictional or attritional action on many everyday work materials can produce potentially combustible clouds. Notable examples include sugar, coal, wood, grain, certain metals and many synthetic organic chemicals. Addressed to employers, managers, foremen and safety representatives working in the many industries concerned. Describes, in non-specialist terms, the hazardous potential and common means to control the risk. Full documentation of the legal framework is included.
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Guidance, Ignition sources, Dust cloud formation, Explosion relief venting, Containment, Suppression, Plant siting, Plant construction
Where possible the HSE will provide a PDF version of documents. These documents can be viewed on your computer or printed on your own printer. You will require a viewer to view these files, one of these is available at the Adobe Acrobat site.
£10.95
