On May 2nd, 1878, the catastrophic event known as the Washburn A Mill Explosion occurred in Minneapolis, MN. Now the site of Mill City Museum, the Washburn A Mill devastating explosion is a [...]
A little over a year ago Mike Monti, Business and Operations Manager, also wore the hat of product blender. He would manually load 160 pounds of raw polymer powder into a 55-gallon rotary drum [...]
Sweeping or blowing of fugitive dust during housekeeping is widely discouraged by OSHA and the NFPA for nearly all industries. Seemingly benign, dust creates an assortment of hazards. The use of [...]
In the context of handling explosive dust, “AHJ” stands for “Authority Having Jurisdiction.” The AHJ is a term commonly used in safety and regulatory contexts to refer to [...]
How Dust Explosion Occurs and How It Can Be Prevented Grain dust bin explosions have reportedly increased in 2022 from 2021 according to Purdue University. There were 9 reported incidents in 2022 [...]