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School inspections reveal unsafe combustible dust hazards | Expatica The Netherlands - 0 views

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combustible dust hazards Schools Vocational Training

shared by John Astad on 24 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Inspections revealed that metal, wood, and auto workshops are particularly unsafe.
    • John Astad
      John Astad on 24 Jun 09
       
      Several combustible dust related fires at schools last year here in the USA also
  • Inspections also revealed that vocational schools are largely ignorant of the risk of wood dust explosions.
    • John Astad
      John Astad on 24 Jun 09
       
      Same situation in the USA. Combustible dust hazards is a global issue of concern throughout many sectors that a majority of stakeholders are not aware of.
  • According to de Groot, a funding shortage caused the dangerous situations in these schools.
    • John Astad
      John Astad on 24 Jun 09
       
      Funding is a big issue with the initial combustible dust testing for ignition sensitivity and explosion severity.
  • John Astad on 24 Jun 09
     
    Just as in the Netherlands, combustible dust hazards exist in schools here in the USA that have vocational training in their metal, wood, and auto workshops
John Astad

In a cogeneration plant in the Netherlands a major fire/dust explosion broke out. - 0 views

www.deweekkrant.nl/...e_brand_na_explosie_in_de_lier

cogeneration plant dust explosion Netherlands stofexplosie

shared by John Astad on 21 Jun 09 - Cached
  • John Astad on 21 Jun 09
     
    I'd like to thank Roger Bours Sales manager at Fike Europe in Antwerp Area, Belgium for sharing this news story with me so I can share with others in the ComDust network. It's extremely important in conducting risk analysis concerning ComDust hazards that an understanding of probability of occurrence throughout all industries is vital. Here is just one example where a situational proactive awareness will be helpful to all. To translate the entire article, I highly recommend the Google Toolbar, which has the translate function. In Dutch a dust explosion is referred to as a stofexplosie. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnl.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FStofexplosie
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