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COMBUSTIBLE DUST CONSULTING

Conversion Technology, Inc. (CTI) is experienced in identifying and reducing hazards from combustible dust at industrial facilities. Our licensed Professional Engineers are knowledgeable of NFPA and OSHA standards and are available to assist you.

How do I know the risks?

Dust Fire & Explosion Hazard Analysis can:
  • Evaluate combustible dust handling and generating processes at a facility
  • Identify potential failure modes and ignition sources
  • Document the locations and severities of hazards
  • Provide recommendations designed to reduce risk

How can I make my employee's safe?

Engineering Design & NFPA Compliance Review
  • Design of equipment to minimize fugitive dust
  • Evaluate compliance with NFPA, OSHA, and/or local standards
  • Hazardous (classified) Location determination for electrical classification
  • Design and selection of explosion protection equipment

How do I manage combustible dust?

Combustible Dust Safety Programs
  • Develop facility-specific or corporate-wide Combustible Dust Safety Program
  • Establish safe work practice to reduce combustible dust hazards

How do I make my employee's aware of their responsibility?

Combustible Dust Training and Implementation
  • Develop site specific training for employees
  • Present educational training for engineers and managers
  • Assist in the implementation of safety programs and policies
Dust Accumulation Diagram

Dust collector with deflagration vent to outside

Accumulation of combustible dust

CTI is a full service Environmental, Health and Safety consulting and engineering firm with over 20 years of experience in assisting facilities to obtain and maintain compliance. If you have any questions, or would like to discuss our services in further detail, please call: 770-263-6330 or email: cti@conversiontechnology.com.




[pdf]
Check out our article on combustible dust as published in Safely Made Vol. 3 Num. 1, August 2011 from
www.asse.org.


Upcoming Events!
Our Director of Engineering will be speaking at the following:
  • Region 8 VPPPA 2012 Conference
    (May 2-3 @ Greenwood Village, Colorado) - website
  • Region 7 VPPPA 2012 Conference
    (May 8-9 @ Des Moines, Iowa) - website
  • Region 6 VPPPA 2012 Conference
    (May 17-18 @ Fort Worth, Texas) - website
  • Region I VPPPA 2012 Conference
    (June 11-13 @ Killington, Vermont) - website
  • 28th Annual National VPPPA Conference
    (August 20-23 @ Anaheim, California) - website
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    Conversion Technology Inc.
    Call: 770-263-6330   or   Email: cti@conversiontechnology.com