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SECTION 1 - SAFETY
1.1 Safety statement
1.2 Safe working practices and staff training
1.3 Dust explosion hazard
1.3.1 NFPA 654 and referenced codes and standards
The air cleaning equipment supplied by Diversitech ranges from very large multiple-component assemblies which require significant and complex,
rigging, handling and assembly on-site, to small compact assemblies that are easily handled and maneuvered. In addition to size, many of the dust
collectors will require electrical connections, compressed air connections, and will feature high speed rotating equipment.
At all times, when dealing with industrial equipment such as dust collection equipment personnel safety must be the highest priority of all involved,
from riggers, installers, operators, users, and maintenance personnel. Those responsible on-site shall review the details of the equipment beforehand
and develop a plan for dealing with all stages of the installation from receipt of the equipment on-site to start-up, commissioning, and hand-over. All
applicable health, safety, and environmental (“HSE”) rules, regulations and legislation shall be fully complied with at all times.
By its very nature the Typhoon Central Dust Collector is intended to be used to capture airborne particulate matter, otherwise known as dust.
Many dusts have the potential to be explosive. Dust explosions constitute a serious industrial hazard and may result in death, serious injury, and
devastating property damage. It is the responsibility of the user to identify the nature of the dust generated during any process or activity, whether or not
it poses an explosive hazard, and to properly mitigate this hazard.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in writing, Diversitech makes no representation or warranty in connection with explosion hazard equipment,
including, but not limited to, the necessity or effectiveness of explosion hazard equipment or to the design, installation, operation, and performance of
such equipment.
The basic standards for dealing with explosive dust applications are published by the National Fire Protection Agency (“NFPA”). The user shall be fully
conversant with the provisions of the particular codes and standards that apply to the specific application and equipment used, and shall comply in full
with all of the requirements of the applicable codes and standards.
The owner shall review and comply with
NFPA 654: Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing,
Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids
, and those other documents referenced therein. NFPA 654 pertains to “all
phases of manufacturing, processing, blending, conveying, repackaging, and handling of combustible particulate solids or hybrid mixtures,
regardless of concentration or particle size, where the materials present a fire or explosion hazard”. The purpose of the standard “is to prescribe
technical requirements for safety to life and property from fire and explosion and to minimize the resulting damage from a fire or explosion”.
The user shall be fully conversant with the provisions of NFPA 654 and shall comply in full with all of its requirements and those of all applicable
referenced codes and standards.
Note that NFPA 654 does not apply to the specific applications or materials covered by the other NFPA documents unless specifically
referenced by those documents.
Diversitech is fully committed to the safety of its employees and those of its customers. In this spirit the following guidelines are offered for the
consideration of those responsible:
• All personnel shall receive safety training specific to the site, the task, and the conditions under which the work will be conducted.
• All personnel shall be equipped with appropriate safety apparel and equipment, such as clothing, footwear, hard-hats, gloves, ear protection,
eye protection, and safety harness.
• All personnel involved in any stage of the process shall have been trained for the tasks in which they will be involved and at all times shall be
under the direct supervision of experienced supervisors and managers.
• All personnel shall be equipped with appropriate tools and equipment to safely and efficiently complete their task.
• Adequate lighting shall be supplied at all times while work is being conducted.
• A work perimeter shall be set up to define the limits of the area within which the work will be conducted and outside which there will be
no threat to the safety of personnel or plant. The perimeter shall be taped-off and marked appropriately to prevent accidental ingress of
uninvolved personnel or equipment. When the work area impedes into existing access ways or traffic routes for which no practical alternative
is available, barriers, wardens and flaggers shall be employed to safely control crossing traffic and personnel.
• At any time only those personnel directly involved in completing the task at hand shall be allowed within the work perimeter.
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