Explosion Protection
Combustible dust is an ever present issue in dry material processing industries. Protecting employees from fire and explosion, and reducing downtime from damaged equipment and facilities, is important to all manufacturers. At HorizonPSI, we take the time to understand the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines for protecting your people and facilities. We partner with experts in the field of explosion protection and incorporate these guidelines and protective equipment in our system and equipment designs.
HorizonPSI understands NFPA and OSHA rules and information will change, so we rely on experts in the field for analyzing your existing facility. As a facility owner or operator, you have the specific responsibility for:
• Completing a Dust Hazard Analysis
• Assessing the hazards from combustible materials through a risk assessment.
• Determining and implementing management, employee, equipment and process improvements needed to reduce risk.
• Documenting procedures
• Maintaining good housekeeping
• Managing changes to process or materials that would affect the previous analysis
