Dust Safety Science: Improving Combustible Dust Safety in the Workplace

Terry McDonald, Sales and Business Development Manager with Thorne and Derrick based out of the UK, returns for another discussion about fake ATEX products and certificates.

Using example case studies, Michel Vandeweyer, Explosion Safety Consultant for ISMA, discusses the current regulations regarding combustible dust in Belgium.

Michel Vandeweyer, Explosion Safety Consultant from ISMA, discusses the current status of combustible dust safety in Belgium, providing some example case studies.

Brian Edwards, Explosion Protection Consultancy Manager at Fike and Dilip Arulappan, Explosion Safety Consultant for Fike Europe discuss how North America and Europe differ in regards to combustible dust.

Bill Laturnus, Manufacturing Senior Safety Advisor with BC Forest Safety Council, explains the audit processes for combustible dust.

Terry McDonald, Sales & Business Development Manager with Thorne and Derrick, warns companies how they can look out for fake ATEX products and certificates.

This episode revisits the December 30, 2021 coal dust explosion in Baltimore, Maryland, using information submitted by a newsletter subscriber.

Jeff Davis, Senior Explosion Safety Consultant with Fike Corporation, introduces and explains the Fike Explosion Protection Partner Checklist.

In today’s episode of the Dust Safety Science podcast, we discuss the WPAC audit tool for managing wood dust mitigation and control.

This episode is a Safety Share summary of an explosion at an overseas wood pellet receiving port. It includes investigation details and lessons learned.