NFPA 652

Standard on Fundamentals of Combustible Dust

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 Combustible Dust
Regulations and Compliance

Federal Agency
Effectiveness

Non-Regulatory
Investigate Industrial
Chemical Accidents
Reviews Effectiveness of
Regulations and Enforcement

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 Combustible Dust
Regulations and Compliance

Federal Agency Regulatory Agency

People
Safety & Health
Effectiveness

Non-Regulatory Safe & Healthful

Investigate Working Conditions
Industrial Chemical for People
Accidents Enforcement
Reviews Standard Setting
Effectiveness of Agency
Regulations and
Enforcement

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 Combustible Dust
Regulations and Compliance

State Building & Fire Code

Local Codes

Other AHJs

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 News Video

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 Combustible Dust
Regulations and Compliance

Federal Agency Regulatory Non-Profit

Safety & Health People

Fire and Life Safety

Effectiveness

Non-Regulatory Agency Fire and Life

Investigate Safe & Safety Focus
Industrial Healthful Standards,
Chemical Working Codes, and
Accidents Conditions for Recommended
Reviews People Practices
Effectiveness of Enforcement Many AHJ
Regulations Standard adopt
and Setting Agency Technical
Enforcement Committees
Periodic
Reviews

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NFPA Combustible Dust Standards
NFPA 654 Standard for the
Prevention of Fire and Dust
Explosions from
Manufacturing, Processing, NFPA
and Handling of Combustible 654
Particulate Solids
NFPA 655 Standard for
Prevention of Sulfur Fires and
Explosions NFPA NFPA
NFPA 664 Standard for the
61 655
Prevention of Fire and NFPA
Explosions in Wood 652
Processing and
Woodworking Facilities
NFPA 61 Standard for the
Prevention of Fires and Dust NFPA NFPA
Explosions in Agricultural and
Food Processing Facilities 484 664
NFPA 484 Standard for
Combustible Metals

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Why NFPA 652?
Focus on
fundamentals
that apply to all
commodities, all
industries, and
dust in general
Directs users to
other specific
standards
Highlights a
combustible dust
management
system
Video provided by and available to members of
PRB Coal Users Group

Intended to provide the basic principles of and requirements for

identifying and managing the fire and explosion hazards of
combustible dusts and particulate solids
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 A repeatable
network of
processes and
procedures that
lead to continual
improvement

What is a dust management

system anyway?

A cycle of
actions and A process that
measures that when followed
are implemented yields desirable
to reduce results
inefficiencies

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 Overview of NFPA 652 Content

Chapter 1: Administration
Includes scope, purpose and application
Includes retroactivity
Chapter 2: Referenced Publications

Chapter 3: Definitions

Chapter 4: General Requirements

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Chapter 5: Hazard Identification

Owner/Operator with potentially

combustible dusts determine if
combustible or explosible
Historical or published data
Analysis of representative samples
Sampling plan defined

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Chapter 6: Performance Based
Design Options
To meet the performance based
design option, must meet these
criteria:
Qualified individual
Documented

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Chapter 7: Dust Hazards Analysis

Dust Hazards Analysis required

Requirement is retroactive
Must be validated every 5 years
Must be led by a qualified person
Dust Hazards Analysis - A systematic review
to identify and evaluate the potential fire, flash
fire, and explosion hazards associated with the
presence of one or more combustible particulate
solids in a process or facility.

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Chapter 7: Dust Hazards Analysis
Identify and evaluate areas
Identify and evaluate specific fire and
deflagration scenarios and determine their
consequences
Identify safe operating ranges
Identify the safeguards that are in place to
manage fire, deflagration, and explosion
events

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Chapter 8: Hazard Management & Mitigation

Building designed and constructed per code

Room and building protection
Equipment design
Housekeeping
Ignition source control
PPE
Dust control
Explosion prevention protection
Fire protection

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Chapter 9: Management Systems
Applies to new and existing facilities and
processes
Operating procedures
Inspection, testing, and maintenance
Training including contractors
Incident investigations
Management of change
Document retention

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Key Points
Dust Hazards Analysis

Document

Controls and Effectiveness

Education/Training

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 NFPA 652: Standard on
Fundamentals of Combustible Dusts

In development
First Draft Report closing 01/04/2013
Second Draft Public Comment closing
11/15/2013
Second Draft Report posting 07/18/2014
Fall 2014 - - -> Annual Cycle 2015

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Bob Taylor
812.629.4421
rdtaylor8880@att.net

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