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Housekeeping 101: Your Best Defense against Fires and Accidents in the Workplace
It seems such a simple thing, but good housekeeping practices can go a long way in keeping your operations – and your employees – safe and secure. The following Ten Tips were developed specifically for the Secure Destruction Industry, but … Continue reading
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AES Awarded $1.2MM Dust Control Project for Airlaides Facility
August 2011 AES was selected from among seven US and European vendors to fulfill a $1.2 MM contract to design and install a complete dust collection system for a new airlaid manufacturing line that is scheduled to be operational in … Continue reading
Fire and Dust: Preventing one by controlling the other
by Jeff Dietterich As published in NAID News, December 2010 The act of shredding paper produces dust – lots of dust. It’s the nature of the business. Anyone who’s ever seen a mobile truck dump its load is familiar with … Continue reading
OSHA: Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program
Dust particulate, whether air borne or accumulated on floors, shelves or rafters, can be highly explosive under certain conditions. Several tragic workplace explosions have lead OSHA to initiate tougher standards and stepped up enforcement across a multitude of industries. Please … Continue reading
Combustible Dust in Industry: Preventing and Mitigating the Effects of Fire and Explosion
Please read this bulletin from the Department of Labor and Industry.
Pardon Our Dust
by Zack Lloyd, with contributions from Jeff Dietterich OSHA’s Combustible Dust NEP and NFPA regulations you can’t afford to ignore. As printed in Storage and Destruction Business magazine, January/February 2010.