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Fire, process & emergency

Combustible dust & process safety

Grain, flour, starch, sugar and feed dust behave differently from ordinary fuel, and self-heating can start a fire hours after the process has stopped. We assess where dust can accumulate or disperse, where heat can build up in equipment and storage, and which controls are actually in place. Findings are referenced to NFPA. Specialist partners are brought in by name where a scope needs them.

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What you receive

Concrete outputs you can use the day they arrive. Scope and format are agreed in the proposal.

  1. 01 Dust hazard review: accumulation, dispersion and ignition sources
  2. 02 Self-heating and spontaneous-combustion risk review of equipment and storage
  3. 03 Housekeeping standard and cleaning frequency recommendation
  4. 04 Review of explosion protection, isolation and venting arrangements
  5. 05 Prioritised action plan referenced to NFPA

How we work on this

  1. 01

    Map the dust

    Walk the process from intake to storage and mark where dust is produced, settles or disperses.

  2. 02

    Find the heat

    Review dryers, bearings, hot surfaces and stored product for heat build-up and ignition sources.

  3. 03

    Test the controls

    Check housekeeping, dust collection, isolation and detection against how they really operate.

  4. 04

    Report and prioritise

    Ranked actions, with specialists (for example explosion protection) named where needed.

An example

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Fire and self-heating safety advisory, starch and sugar equipment

Technical advisory on fire and spontaneous self-heating risk in starch and sugar process equipment, including storage and handling controls for combustible product.

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Tell us the site, the sector and the problem.

You get a reply from the consultant who would do the work, with a scope, a fee basis and an honest view on whether it is worth doing.

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