Even materials that do not burn in larger pieces (such as aluminum or iron), given the proper conditions, can be explosible in dust form. The force from such an explosion can cause employee deaths, …

Prevention of Dust Explosions To identify factors that may contribute to a explosion, OSHA recommends a thorough hazard assessment of:

OSHA’s Combustible Dust poster provides examples of products or materials from which combustible dust explosions could occur if they are processed in powdered form.

Workers must be protected from combustible dust flash fire and explosion hazards. Supervisors should be notified if proper precautions have not been taken to protect workers from combustible dust hazards.

The following Federal OSHA standards are mandatory; they include provisions that address certain aspects of combustible dust hazards. Some are industry-wide and others and industry-specific.

Jul 31, 2005 · Combustible Dust in Industry: Preventing and Mitigating the Effects of Fire and Explosion. OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB) 07-31-2005, (July 31, 2005).

OSHA's Combustible Dust poster provides examples of products or materials from which combustible dust explosions could occur if they are processed in powdered form.

The facility has separator devices to remove foreign materials capable of igniting combustible dusts. MSDSs for the chemicals which could become combustible dust under normal operations are …

Those related directly to combustible dust explosion hazards are: 61, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities

Jul 31, 2005 · NFPA 654, Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids, contains comprehensive …