Understanding and Using Combustible Dust Safety Parameters for Safe Unit Operations
This course provides a practical and application-oriented introduction to the determination, interpretation, and use of safety data for combustible dusts in the design and operation of safe industrial unit operations.
Through real-world industrial case studies and extensive experience-based insights, participants will learn how safe operating conditions can be established based on experimentally determined data and which methods are available for generating reliable safety parameters. The course also addresses common pitfalls in data generation and interpretation, the specific challenges associated with hybrid mixtures, and the application of safety data to equipment such as filters, silos, dryers, and conveying systems.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to assess under which conditions operations such as drying, milling, mixing, and handling combustible powders can lead to fires, explosions, or thermal decomposition. They will understand how such hazards can be prevented and which safety-related data are required for the design and operation of safe processes.
Participants will therefore be able to correctly interpret safety data and translate them into robust process safety and explosion protection concepts.
- Fundamentals of combustible dust hazards
- Overview of powder safety parameters (MIE/MZE, MIT, MEC, Kst, Pmax, LOC, etc.)
- Test methods and applicable standards
- Interpretation of laboratory results and common pitfalls
- Application to unit operations (handling, conveying, milling, drying, filtration, storage, etc.)
- Selection of preventive and protective measures
- Case studies and practical examples
- Guided laboratory visit and demonstration of testing equipment
Participants will:
- Understand the main powder safety parameters and how they are determined.
- Learn how to interpret test results and their limitations.
- Understand the impact of powder safety parameters on unit operations and process design.
- Improve their ability to identify and manage dust explosion and fire hazards.
- Gain practical insight through laboratory examples and demonstrations.
- Process engineers
- Production managers
- EHS specialists
- Process safety engineers
- R&D personnel
- Operators involved in powder handling
- And anyone responsible for the safe design, operation, or scale-up of powder processe
No specific prior knowledge is required. The course is suitable as an introduction to powder safety as well as for experienced professionals wishing to strengthen their understanding of powder safety data and their practical application.
The training includes a guided visit of the TÜV SÜD powder testing laboratory in Basel and practical examples based on real industrial cases.
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Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance from TÜV SÜD Academy.
This training is being operated by TÜV SÜD Akademie GmbH in Germany. The General Terms and Conditions as well as the Privacy Notice of TÜV SÜD Akademie GmbH apply. In case of any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.