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HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW ALERT: OSHA Plans to Develop Regulation for Combustible Dust
October 2009
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On October 21, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) requesting comments, including data and other information, "related to the hazards of combustible dust in the workplace." Combustible dust, for this purpose "includes all combustible particulate solids of any size, shape or chemical composition that could present a fire or deflagration hazard when suspended in air or other oxidizing medium." Comments on the ANPR are due by January 19, 2010.
In the ANPR, OSHA identifies a number of industries that "may have combustible dust hazards" including but not limited to sgriculture, animal food manufacturing, grain handling, food manufacturing, wood product manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, textile manufacturing, furniture manufacturing, metal processing, fabricated metal products and machinery manufacturing, pesticide manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, tire manufacturing, production of rubber and plastics, plastics and rubber products manufacturing, recycling, wastewater treatment and coal handling and processing.
Click here to download the full alert [PDF].
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