Thursday, October 6 at 2 p.m. – Pacific Southwest Safety Conference features a primer on combustible dusts by Paul Zoubek.
A combustible dust explosion leveled this flour mill in 1878; the hazard continues. Photo credit SAFHB.
A month after an explosion at a Georgia sugar factory killed 14 workers, OSHA launched a national emphasis program to combat the hazards of combustible dusts. Attend this presentation to learn about the factors that contributed to the explosion, likely scenarios in other workplaces, and what makes a dust combustible. Paul’s presentation includes a summary of regulations; sources for evaluating your combustible dust hazards, and approaches that can prevent exposure.
Participants will learn to recognize, evaluate and control combustible dust hazards in the workplace.
About the presenter:
Paul Zoubek
Paul A. Zoubek, CSP, CIH is principal at Zoubek Consulting, LLC. His 10-year career includes service as health and safety manager at Occupational Services, Inc. and a stint as Senior Safety Engineer for Sony Electronics. At Zoubek Consulting, LLC, Paul provides clients, nationwide, with expert advice in the areas of management and engineering control of workplace hazards, as well as customized, company-specific services in workplace risk assessment and hazard control.
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