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Any combustible material (and some materials normally considered noncombustible) can burn rapidly when in a finely divided form. If such a dust is suspended in air in the right concentration, it can become explosive. Those in certain Food and Furniture Manufacturing plants may create or work with Combustible Dusts.
If you work with, create or manage Combustible Dust, please read our “Combustible Dust Guide” if you want to make your employees aware of Combustible Dust supply them with the Toolbox Talk.
For more information on this topic:
OSHA Safety and Health Topic
http://www.osha.gov/dsg/combustibledust/index.html
Combustible Dust in Industry: Preventing and Mitigating the Effects of Fire and Explosion:
http://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib073105.html
OSHA Hazard Alert: Combustible Dust Explosions: www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/OSHAcombustibledust.pdf
OSHA Directive number CLP-03-00-008– Combustible Dust:
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=DIRECTIVES...
Combustible Dust Guide
This Fact Sheet/Guide can be used by Management to understand the hazards associated with and regulatory need to control, Combustible Dust. This guide is especially important to any facility that has operations that could create Airborne Dust Particles.
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