Recognizing dangerous combustible dust situations in manufacturing plants and processing facilities helps you to quickly observe and recognize an unsafe situation in everyday work environments, evaluate whether you and your coworkers are in harm’s way, and decide what steps are necessary to make the area safe.
The need for such vigilance is clear. According to the independent 2019 (Mid-Year) Combustible Dust Incident Report from DustEx Research Ltd., there were 80 dust-related fires, 19 dust-related explosions, 22 injuries and one fatality in the U.S. from January through July 2019.