When going through the dust hazards in your place of work, the first thought is usually: “is my dust an explosion hazard?” This is a great question to consider but another equally important one should be: “Is my dust flammable” Depending on what you come up with, your dust may be classified as fl

Every facility that handles, stores or process any type of solids has a risk of an explosion when the solids turn into dust during processing. The general rule is, if a material can burn in its solid form, under the right conditions, it can and will combust and explode.