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May 13, 2010
Cleanrooms, as well as any modular environment where attempts are made to keep airborne contaminants, temperature, relative humidity, differential pressure, static electricity and other factors under strict control, come in many shapes and sizes. Whether discussing hard- or softwalled
or any of the other types of cleanroom, one thing is certain – it is virtually impossible to construct and maintain a completely contaminant-free environment, as long as personnel are working in it. There is no perfectly clean cleanroom; there
are only levels of acceptable cleanliness.
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May 13, 2010
Despite all the media attention and newfound information regarding combustible dust explosions, very little attention has been devoted to the most common combustible dust-related incident happening daily at facilities across the United States: fires.
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John Astad
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May 13, 2010
Since traditional methods like sweeping and compressed air hardly combat fine dust, food manufacturing facilities often meet these standards with shop-style vacuums. Although
these vacuums might be OK for general cleaning of dust and debris, using them to collect combustible dust like sugar and cinnamon can not only be deadly, it may also violate the
requirements set forth in OSHA’s Combustible Dust NEP, which calls for electrical vacuums used in dusty areas to be approved for the hazard-classified location, as required under
standard 1910.307(b).3 Unfortunately, most plant supervisors assume the machinery in their plants
is explosion-proof, including the industrial vacuums, but as seen in multiple tragedies, it often isn’t the case.
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