Pharmaceutical and Chemical Dust: Managing Combustibility in Regulated Environments
Pharmaceutical dust combustibility creates explosion hazards that kill workers at rates three times higher than wood dust incidents. The reason: nobody expects lactose and acetaminophen to explode with the force of industrial chemicals. Key Takeaways: Pharmaceutical dust MIE values average 5-15 millijoules, 10x lower than wood dust, making static electricity lethal NFPA 660 Chapter 25 … Read more