Article: Combustible dust: OSHA prepares for standards-setting.(regs UPDATE)

Article: Rep. Miller Introduces Combustible Dust Explosion ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... California, has introduced the Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act ... standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust." The bill, introduced on March ... text of the legislation follows:Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act ...

Article: Rep. Miller Introduces Worker Protection Against ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 17, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... introduced the Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2009 ... standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust." The bill, introduced on Feb ... follows: Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2009 H ...

Article: OSHA's Big Dust-Up: Why Did OSHA Initiate A Combustible ...
Mondaq Business Briefing;  December 10, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... offer written comments on OSHA's combustible dust Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ... the many materials that can become combustible dust are wood, plastics, rubber, metals ... OSHA) has regulated the hazards of combustible dust through an assortment of general industry ...

Article: REP. MILLER ISSUES STATEMENT ON WORKER PROTECTION AGAINST ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... 5522, the Worker Protection against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008 ... 5522, the Worker Protection against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008 ... enforceable national regulations to prevent combustible dust incidents. The CSB concluded that ...

Article: Emergency Petition Assails OSHA's Refusal to Prevent ...
Business Wire;  February 20, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... to issue an emergency standard on combustible dust. The United Food and Commercial Workers ... still missing. Reports indicate that combustible dust may be implicated in this explosion ... the goal of protecting workers from combustible dust explosions and resulting fires, the ...

Article: OSHA continues crackdown on combustible dust ...
Wood & Wood Products;  August 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... unannounced looking for potential combustible dust hazards? As I chronicled in my June ... initiate a comprehensive rulemaking on combustible dust to protect workers. These renewed ... include wood dust. OSHA reissued its Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program in March ...

Article: Combustible Dust
Professional Safety;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... address the occupational risks posed by combustible dust. On jobsites in various industries ... to manage hazards associated with combustible dust from the wide variety of sources ... and the approach taken to manage combustible dust risks through national consensus standards ...