Monday, May 11, 2009

Testing Your Dust

In today's regulatory climate, having your dust tested is not only good practice, it has become a necessity. How well do you know your dust? is an in-depth article that reviews two separate types of testing:
  • Explosibility Testing - Used to determine whether a dust is combustible.

  • Bench Testing - Pinpoints numerous physical properties of a dust type.

This article also discusses specialized testing, which may be dictated for highly unusual or trouble-prone applications. Finally, a summary on the proper collection of a dust sample is provided.

Read the article here.