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Pharmaceutical and Chemical Dust: Managing Combustibility in Regulated Environments

Pharmaceutical lab with dramatic lighting and fog, showing dust particles.

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