Several National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards for combustible dust were updated in 2019, including standards applicable to food, agricultural, wood product, plastic, pharmaceutical, and many other industries.  The 2020 Editions of NFPA 61, 654, and 664 were all issued in the past few months.  (Much like a new car model, the new NFPA editions are typically released in the year before the date of the edition.)   Below are some of the major changes to these standards.  If you have specific questions about how these changes may affect your facility, CTI’s combustible dust experts are available to talk. Continue reading “Updates to the Combustible Dust Standards”