Author: Process Safety Department

NEWS ALERT – New NFPA Standard on Combustible Dust to be Released Summer 2015.

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For several years, NFPA has been working to develop NFPA 652, Fundamentals of Combustible Dust. According to Guy Colonna’s recent article in NFPA Journal, the standard is due out this summer(1). This standard will be an overarching standard that applies to all facilities where combustible dust or particulate solids are present. CTI will provide detailed information once the final standard is released. Brian Edwards, PE of CTI has attended the development meetings for that standard, and he is available to answer any questions you may have about the new standard, or the existing, industry-specific standards.

(1) Colonna, Guy. (2015). ‘Credible Risk’. NFPA Journal, March/April 2015, pgs. 60-65

AUDITING OF THE PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT (PSM) OF HIGHLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS PROGRAM

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Those familiar with the Process Safety Management (PSM) of Highly Hazardous  Chemicals standard understand the importance of compliance audits of the program as well as the large scope of work the PSM program requires. The PSM standard is now over 20 years old. A proper PSM program will address the following areas: Continue reading “AUDITING OF THE PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT (PSM) OF HIGHLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS PROGRAM” →