ABS Consulting Writes Dust Explosion Prevention and the Importance of Housekeeping

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ABS Consulting Writes Dust Explosion Prevention and the Importance of Housekeeping

November 23, 2004

Wilmington, DE - The September 2004 issue of Process Safety Progress includes a paper entitled Dust Explosion Prevention and the Importance of Housekeeping, written by Walter L. Frank, PE of ABS Consulting's Operational Risk and Performance Consulting Division. The paper describes recent major dust explosions with a particular focus related to an often underestimated aspect of facility operations - housekeeping.

Process Safety Progress is a quarterly publication of the Safety and Health Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). This periodical provides practical process safety information for engineering professionals in the chemical process industries. Its focus is on chemical and hydrocarbon process safety, loss prevention and health. For more information on AIChE, visit http://www.aiche.org. For more information on the Safety and Health Division, visit http://www.chem.mtu.edu/org/aiches&h/.

If you have concerns related to dust explosion prevention in general, or the role of housekeeping in preventing explosions in particular, please contact Walt Frank by phone at (302) 239-0496 or by e-mail at wfrank@absconsulting.com.

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ABS Consulting is a global safety, risk and integrity management company with nearly a half century of experience completing challenging projects in all parts of the world in the oil and gas, chemical process, nuclear, government, maritime and insurance industries. An affiliated company of ABS, ABS Consulting has offices in over 39 countries and over 1,300 employees worldwide. ABS Consulting headquarters are located in Houston.

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Kristy Evenson
ABS Consulting
1-281-673-2945 | kevenson@absconsulting.com