Combustible Dust - Occupational Safety and Health ...

1 Co mbu stibleDustDoe s your com pany or fi rmproce ss any of the se pr oductsormat er ia ls in powdered form ?If your companyor firm processesany of theseproductsormaterials,thereis potentialfor a CombustibleDust ProductsEgg whiteMilk,powderedMilk,nonfat,drySoy flourSt arch,cornSt arch,riceSt arch,wheatSugarSugar , milkSugar , beetTapiocaWheyWoodflourAgricultural DustsAl falfaAppleBeetrootCarrageenCarrotCocoabe andustCocoapowderCoconutshelldustCoffeed ustCornmealCornstarchCottonCottonseedGar licpowderGlutenGra ssdustGre encoffeeHops(malted)Lemonpeel dustLemonpulpLinseedLocustbean gumMaltOatfl ourOatgr ai n dustOliv e pelle tsOnionpowderParsley(dehydrated)PeachPea nutmeal andskinsPeatPotatoPotatoflourPotatostarc hRawyuccaseed dustRicedustRiceflourRicestarchRyeflourS emolinaSoybeandustSpi cedustSpi cepowderSugar(10x)Sunfl owerSunfl ower seed dustTeaTobaccoblendTomatoWalnut dustWheatflourWheatgr ai n dustWheatstarchXanth an gumCarbo nac eous DustsCharcoal, activatedCharcoal, woodCoal, bituminousCoke, petrol eumLampbl ackLig nitePea t, 22%H20 Soot, pi neCel luloseCel lulosepulpCor kCor nChe mica l DustsAdipic acidAnthraquin oneAscorbic acidCalciumacetateCalciumstearateCarboxy -methyl cellu loseDextrinLactoseLeadstear ateMethyl-celluloseParaformald ehydeSodiu mascorbateSodiu mstearateSulfurMe tal Du stsAl uminumBronzeIr oncarbonylMagnesiumZi ncPlas tic Dusts(p ol y)Acryla mide(p ol y)Acrylo ni tr ile(p ol y)Ethylene(l ow-pressureprocess)EpoxyresinMelamine resinMelamine, molded(phenol- cellul ose)Melamine, molded(wood fl ourandminer al fill edphenol-for mal dehyde)(poly ) Met hyl acrylate(poly )

2 Met hyl acrylate ,emul si onpolymerPhenolic re si n(poly ) Pro pyleneTerpene-phenolresinUre a- formaldehyde/cellulo se,mold ed(poly ) Vi nyl ace ta te/et hyle ne copol ymer(poly ) Vi nyl alcohol(poly ) Vi nyl but yr al(poly ) Vi nyl ch lo ride/et hyl ene/vi nylacetyle nesuspensionco polymer(poly ) Vi nyl ch lo ride/vi nylacetyl eneemul si oncopol ymerDus t Cont ro l MeasuresThe dust -containingsy stems (ductsanddustcollectors)aredesignedina manner(i. e. , no leaking)thatfugitivedusts arenotal lowed toaccumul atein facili tyhasa housekeepingprogramwithregularcleaningfr e-quenciesestabl ishedforfloors andhorizontal surfaces,suchasduct s,pip es, hoods,ledges, and beams,tominimize dustaccumulationswithin operatingare asofth e worki ngsu rfacesaredesigned ina mannertominimizedustaccumulati onandfacilitate cl eanin itio n Co ntr ol Meas ur esEle ctrically -powere d cleaningdevicessuchasvacuumcleaners, andel ectric al equi pmentareapprovedfo r thehazardcl assificationforCl assII ci lityhas anignitioncontrolprogram,suchasgrounding andbondingandothermet hods, for di ssipati ng anyelect ro st atic chargethatcouldbe genera tedwhile tra nspor tingthedustthrough th e ci lityhas a HotWor k permit prohibite d arepostedwith NoSmoking si sy stems,dustcollecto rs.

3 And dust -producing machineryarebondedand groundedtominimizeaccu mulation ofstaticelectrical fa ci lit y se le cts anduses in dustrial trucks that areapproved forthecombustibledust lo enti on Mea sure sThefacilit y has se parato r devicestore move foreignmaterialsca pable ofignit forthech emicals whichcould become combustibledust undernormal operationsar e available toemployee are train ed on theexplosionhazards ect io n Measure sThe fa ci lit y has an ors are notlocate d in si deofbuildings. (Some except ions)Rooms,buildings,orother enclosures (dustcollectors) have explosionrel iefvent ingdistri butedove r theexterio r wall ofbuil di ngs osionventi ngis di rected toa sa felocationaway fa ci lit y has isolationdevice s topre vent defl agrationpropagationbetwee n piece s ofequipmentconnected dustco lle ct orsy stemshav e sparkdetectionand expl os ion/defla gr ati onsuppression sy gencyexit routes are main ta in edproperl sh ov (8 00) 32 1-OSH A TT Y (8 77) 889-56 27