In July 2008, OSHA proposed an $8.77 million fine against Imperial Sugar Co. for violations related to a Feb. 7, 2008 explosion at the company's refinery in Port Wentworth, Ga. This blast, which was ...

Dust extraction and centralized vacuum cleaning systems vary in their design, performance and costs. Different companies have different approaches to their design, however, there are some basic rules ...

Why industrial combustible dust vacuum cleaners require expert design and the options available to remove and prevent concentrations of fugitive combustible dust that cause catastrophic secondary dust ...

Standard industrial vacuum cleaners are vulnerable to ignition making them unsuitable for combustible dusts. Any time there is powder flowing in one direction through a plastic vacuum-cleaning hose it ...