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Hazard Awareness:
Combustible Dust
Presenter: Justin Clift
Title: PRB Consultant
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Course Objectives:
• The purpose of this course is to assist in establishing safe operating
practices that efficiently and effectively control and extinguish fires,
thus minimizing the impact of fires on plant assets.
• Recognizing the major hazard areas of the plant
• Understand the characteristics of Low Ranking Coal and its Bunker
behavior.
• Coal fire prevention, detection, suppression
• Coal handling hazards
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PRB Degradation
Day 1 5 hrs Day 2
HAtot
Tex = 87.5pA
dust
Tex = thickness of dust layer (in) required to great a room explosion hazard
P = bulk density of deposited dust (lb/ft3)
Adust = total area of suspendable dust deposits within the room or building
volume (ft2)
H = height of room or building (ft)
Atot = total floor area of room or building (ft2) use 20,000 as an upper limit
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Footprints to Disaster
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• Combustible Dust
– The CSB concluded that `combustible dust explosions are a serious
hazard in American industry'
• NFPA 654
– “Any finely divided solid material that is 420 microns or smaller in
diameter (material passing a U.S. No. 40 Standard Sieve) and presents
a fire or explosion hazard when dispersed and ignited in air”
• Includes: dusts, fibers, fines, chips, flakes, chunks or a combination
Housekeeping Methods:
• Wet/Dry Mop or Sweeping: does not provide adequate cleaning
• DO NOT USE Compressed Air Hoses
• DO NOT USE a fire suppression system and equipment for
Housekeeping
– Ages equipment
– Excessive amounts of water
– Emergency Response concerns
• Vacuum:
– Must have appropriate equipment to reach elevated structures
– Must be rated for hazardous environment Class II Group F
• Wash Down: is preferred with Water or an Agent
– Manual Wash Down
• Daily wash-down is beneficial but not totally effective
– Fixed Wash Down Systems
• Reduce labor cost
• Significantly improve housekeeping
– Choosing between these methods often depends on Environment,
Drainage, Water Supply and Staffing available
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• Housekeeping
– Unseen Hazards, check elevated and hidden locations regularly
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Preventative Procedures
• Hazardous Communication Program
– MSDS’s for Coal On-Site
– Health Hazards Communicated
– Employee Rights – How to Access Information
– Training
• Emergency Action Plan
– Fire Prevention Plan
– Drills and Their Frequency
– Emergency Response (Industrial Fire Brigade)
• Ignition Control Programs
– Hot Work Process
– Smoking Policy
– Electrical Practices
Hazard Awareness Tools: Google Alerts
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Summary:
Dust Control Program should be designed to minimize hazards with a
mixture of housekeeping, good maintenance practices and routine
audits to sustain progress
Coal Fires
• Fires and hot spots detected in the coal handling system must be extinguished
• Do not attempt to run through the mill or the conveyor
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jclift@hct-world.com