Dust explosions represent a persistent hazard in various industrial settings, occurring when suspended particulates, such as metallic, coal, or organic dust, rapidly combust in a confined environment.

Industrial dust collection systems properly engineered for your facility enhance safety and efficiency by capturing airborne particles generated during dust-producing processes. This measure ensures ...

Clearing the air on common myths about combustible dust hazards and how NFPA standards and explosion protection systems can help facilities stay compliant and safe. If your facility handles materials ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Illustration by Lauren Cross/Investigate Midwest) Around 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2022, flames ripped through the bowels of ...

Seven dust-fueled explosions caused 10 injuries and four fatalities in 2025, according to a Purdue University report. That represents a drop in incidents from the prior year, but an increase in ...

Combustible dusts are solids finely ground into fine particles, fibers, chips, chunks or flakes that can cause a fire or explosion when suspended in air under certain conditions. Types of dusts ...

Rules for hazardous (classified) locations can be found in Chapter 5 [Special Occupancies] of the National Electrical Code (NEC). What are these specific locations, and why is the word “classified” in ...

FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT) - The independent federal board investigating July’s fatal explosion at Horizon Biofuels released an updated report on Wednesday. “This terrible tragedy should not have happened,” ...