The NFPA (in regard to industrial dust collectors) is the National Fire Protection Association, a U.S. organization that creates and maintains minimum standards and requirements for fire prevention and suppression activities, training, and equipment, as well as other life-safety codes and standards.NFPA 68 is one of the standards that affects you if you're in the market for a dust collection system. It is the Standard on Explosion and Protection by Deflagration Venting. It applies to the design, location, installation, maintenance, and use of devices and systems that vent combustion gases and pressures resulting from a deflagration (explosion) within an enclosure so the structural and mechanical damage is minimized.
It's technical! To ensure compliance, work with a trained expert who knows these standards well, keeps up with the latest revisions, and how they apply to industrial dust collectors.
