Combustible dust explosions remain a significant industrial hazard, often resulting in devastating consequences for facilities and personnel. This webinar will provide an overview of combustible dust explosion risks, examining trends and common causal factors through a review of U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) incident data. Participants will also be introduced to the NFPA 7-point dust explosion hazard schematic, gaining practical insight into identifying hazards and implementing effective mitigation strategies to reduce the risk of combustible dust incidents.

Learning Objectives:

• Learners will gain knowledge of the trends in causal factors of combustible dust explosions through CSB report data review
• Introduction and exploration of the 7-point NFPA dust explosion hazard schematic

Speaker: Dr. Ashok Ghose Dastidar 

Dr. Ashok Ghose Dastidar is a leading expert in chemical process hazards analysis with more than 32 years of experience specializing in flammable dust, liquid, and vapor explosion hazards, combustion hazards testing, and electrostatic hazards analysis. He holds degrees from Dalhousie University, Saint Mary’s University, and the Technical University of Nova Scotia, including a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.

Dr. Dastidar has been with Fauske & Associates, LLC since 2007 and is an active member of AIChE, ASTM, and NFPA. He serves as Vice-Chair of ASTM Committee E27 on Hazard Potential of Chemicals, Chair of ASTM Subcommittee E27.05 on Dust Explosion Test Methods, and Chair of NFPA 660 Chapters 23 and 25. He also serves on the editorial advisory boards of Powder/Bulk Solids and the Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries.

Cost to Attend:
Free for AHMP Members | $15 Non-Members

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