A few months after that, the Chemical Safety Board took the rare step of rebuking OSHA for not implementing national safety standards on combustible dust, citing the Imperial Sugar explosion and ...

SAVANNAH, GA – In a final draft report released today, Chemical Safety Board investigators said the Feb. 7, 2008, deadly explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, GA, resulted ...

The explosion occurred at around 7 p.m. on Feb. 7, 2008, and the cause was determined to be sugar dust. ... Statistics on combustible dust explosions are thought to be under-reported.

Combustible Dust Explosions: ... Tragedies such as the Imperial Sugar refinery explosion in Georgia, responsible for 14 deaths and deemed by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board as the most ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Dust that collected in a piece of safety equipment caused a small explosion at a sugar refinery weeks before the deadly blast that killed nine workers, a federal investigator ...

Combustible dust, or dangerous dust, builds up in between machines and on pipes, ... A deadly example is the Imperial Sugar Plant Explosion that took place on Feb. 7, 2008.

RESOURCES. OSHA Combustible Dust page. Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program.OSHA Directive CPL 03-00-008, (March 11, 2008). Great source to show what OSHA considers.

The dust can be dangerous for many industries, including food, textile, metal, pesticides and coal. The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), which represents more than 10,000 health and ...

Combustible Dust Explosions: Identifying and Mitigating Risk . Combustible dust is a prominent threat in many workplaces, and it’s no wonder OSHA has a number of regulations and standards on the topic ...

Tragedies such as the Imperial Sugar refinery explosion in Georgia, responsible for 14 deaths and deemed by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board as the most devasting dust explosion in decades, offer a ...

Combustible dust-fueled fires and explosions continue to injure and claim workers' lives across a ... Tragedies such as the Imperial Sugar refinery explosion in Georgia, responsible for 14 deaths and ...