Highly Volatile: Does That Mean Hazardous?

“ ‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean neither more or less.’ ”  — Lewis Carroll, in Through the Looking-Glass When Administrative Law Judge Richard DeBenedetto ruled against OSHA in the case of Secretary of Labor v. Meer Corporation (No. [...]

By |2026-06-11T15:02:50-05:00June 11th, 2026|Chemicals, Process Safety, Process Safety Management|Comments Off on Highly Volatile: Does That Mean Hazardous?

Combustible Dust: Probability of Ignition

“Before the first atomic bomb test, scientists took the time to calculate whether the blast would ignite the nitrogen in the Earth’s atmosphere and incinerate us all. The risk was low and the test went off, but Rees wonders what the odds would have had to be to discourage the bomb makers.”  — Dennis Overbye [...]

By |2025-10-30T10:55:47-05:00October 30th, 2025|Process Safety, Process Safety Management, Workplace Safety|Comments Off on Combustible Dust: Probability of Ignition
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