Combustible Dust on 60 Minutes this Sunday
We've written a lot in this space on the danger posed to workers by combustible dust, so I wanted to...
Posts on Combustible Dust
June 6, 2008
May 2, 2008
George Bush Doesn't Care About Exploding People
We’ve written extensively in this space on the problem of combustible dust explosions. There’s been some activity on this...
March 18, 2008
"A Little Bit Disappointed"
Just weeks after an Imperial Sugar plant in Georgia was devastated by a combustible dust explosion (which claimed another life...
March 10, 2008
OSHA to Workers: You Can't Have a Rule Protecting You From Combustible Dust Explosions. But You CAN Have a Web Page!
OSHA never ceases to amaze. After weeks of controversy around their unwillingness to protect workers from combustible dust, late last...
March 4, 2008
OSHA to Workers: All Right, All Right, We'll Check if Your Workplace is About to Explode. But Just This Once!
On February 20, I wrote in this space about OSHA's inaction on the problem of "combustible dust" -- invisible particles...
February 20, 2008
It's Past Time to Protect Workers from Combustible Dust
On Friday, February 8, the Imperial Sugar processing plant in Port Wentworth, Georgia, exploded. The explosion killed at least eight...
