Is dust explosion prevention keeping up with industrial growth?
Despite the history of past dust explosions, recent incidents in Turkey and Iran show that combustible dust hazards remain a critical concern. What specific maintenance or operational gaps do you see in current dust explosion prevention programs?
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- excodex
Dust explosions keep happening in plants that "never had a problem before". The recent incidents in Turkey and Iran in the radar are a reminder that the hazard grows with production: more throughput, more fines, more dust on beams and cable trays.
Three gaps we hear about again and again:
- Housekeeping that is defined on paper but not measured. How thick a layer do you accept before cleaning, and who checks it?
- Zone 22 boundaries drawn once at design stage and never revisited after a line extension.
- Electrical and mechanical equipment bought as standard industrial equipment for an area that later turned out to need dust-rated equipment.
What have you seen on site? Which of these is the biggest weakness in your industry, and what actually worked to fix it?
Related thread on area classification: https://atexmarket.com/t/5
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