Imperial sugar refinery combustible dust explosion investigation

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-81

  Vorderbrueggen, John B ^a  

^a US Chemical Safety Board   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical Safety Board; Combustible dust; Dust explosion; NFPA 499; NFPA 654; Sugar dust

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARDS; COMBUSTIBLE DUST; DUST EXPLOSION; NFPA 499; NFPA 654;

AUTOMOBILES; BELT CONVEYORS; BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; DUST; ELEVATORS; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; FIRES; FLOORS; LOADING; MANUFACTURE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PACKAGING MACHINES; PALLETS; ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY; SUGAR CANE; SUGAR FACTORIES; SUGAR INDUSTRY; SUGAR REFINING; TANKERS (SHIPS);

SUGARS;

EID: 79951476186     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10445     Document Type: Article

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