Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - (Page 34) | 02/09 Focus Industry POWER PLANTS | Preventing a Disaster A Tutorial on Explosion-Proof Vacuums BY PAUL R. MILLER, VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, NILFISK CFM In February of 2008, a sugar plant near Savannah, Georgia suffered the ultimate tragedy. Thirteen employees were killed and 40 injured when finely ground motes of sugar dust ignited, setting off a violent blast. If the fatalities and a tarnished reputation weren’t enough, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) then fined the company more than $8 million in workplace violations related to combustible dust. Although it took a fatal accident in a sugar plant to make combustible dust a national headline, power plants have been aware of the risk for years. In 1999, six workers were killed at the Ford Power Plant in Dearborn, Michigan after a natural gas explosion caused a secondary explosion induced by coal dust. The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) concluded the secondary blast could have been prevented if there was adequate housekeeping to minimize Power plant facilities should develop and implement hazardous dust inspection, testing, housekeeping and control procedures in order to prevent dust-related explosions. Photo courtesy of Nilfisk CFM. 34 www.airbestpractices.com http://www.airbestpractices.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News Compressed Air Audit of the Month Air Standards Instrument Air in Nuclear Power Plants Seven Sustainability Projects for Industrial Energy Savings The Pneumatic Advantage Personal Productivity Resources for Energy Engineers Wall Street Watch Advertiser Index Classifieds Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - (Page Intro) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 (Page Cover1) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 (Page Cover2) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 (Page 3) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Contents (Page 4) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - From the Editor (Page 5) Compressed Air Best Practices - 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February 2009 - Air Standards (Page 18) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Air Standards (Page 19) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Air Standards (Page 20) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Air Standards (Page 21) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Instrument Air in Nuclear Power Plants (Page 22) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Instrument Air in Nuclear Power Plants (Page 23) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Instrument Air in Nuclear Power Plants (Page 24) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Instrument Air in Nuclear Power Plants (Page 25) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Instrument Air in Nuclear Power Plants (Page 26) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Instrument Air in Nuclear Power Plants (Page 27) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Instrument Air in Nuclear Power Plants (Page 28) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Instrument Air in Nuclear Power Plants (Page 29) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Seven Sustainability Projects for Industrial Energy Savings (Page 30) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Seven Sustainability Projects for Industrial Energy Savings (Page 31) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Seven Sustainability Projects for Industrial Energy Savings (Page 32) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Seven Sustainability Projects for Industrial Energy Savings (Page 33) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - The Pneumatic Advantage (Page 34) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - The Pneumatic Advantage (Page 35) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - The Pneumatic Advantage (Page 36) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - The Pneumatic Advantage (Page 37) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - The Pneumatic Advantage (Page 38) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Personal Productivity (Page 39) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Personal Productivity (Page 40) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Personal Productivity (Page 41) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Resources for Energy Engineers (Page 42) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Resources for Energy Engineers (Page 43) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Resources for Energy Engineers (Page 44) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Resources for Energy Engineers (Page 45) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Wall Street Watch (Page 46) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Wall Street Watch (Page 47) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Wall Street Watch (Page 48) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Advertiser Index (Page 49) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Classifieds (Page 50) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Classifieds (Page Cover3) Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2009 - Classifieds (Page Cover4)
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