Process Safety in Distilleries: Electrical Classification

“To be beyond any existing classification has always pleased me.”  — Boyd Rice Every distiller understands that they are working with extremely explosive hazards. There is ethanol, a flammable liquid.  And there is milled grain, a source of combustible dust. Despite this, when I visit distilleries, I often see areas that should be electrically classified [...]

By |2025-11-06T11:07:10-06:00November 6th, 2025|Craft Distillery Safety, Process Safety, Risk Assessment, Workplace Safety|Comments Off on Process Safety in Distilleries: Electrical Classification

Just Right: Hazardous (Classified) Locations

“My life experience confirms that the U.S. government frequently overclassifies data.”  — Michael Hayden When it comes to hazardous (classified) locations—electrical classification—even seemingly sophisticated technical facilities often get it wrong. The issue isn’t with the class, or the group, but with the division. Getting the division wrong, though, can render a facility more hazardous than it [...]

By |2025-08-07T15:03:33-05:00January 26th, 2023|Chemicals, Combustible Dust, Process Safety|Comments Off on Just Right: Hazardous (Classified) Locations
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