[Jewelry making - Article 00441] - [Orchid] Dust and static electricity explosions

[Richard Barbare]

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    I have a question concerning explosions. This question comes to mind
    after the sugar refinery explosion in Savannah. My daughter is a food
    scientist at that plant. She tells me that anytime you have dust,
    static electricity, and the right oxygen conditions an explosion can
    occur. She says that nowhere in the plant do they have any vacuumed
    systems, because it can cause static electricity leading to an
    explosion. In their case, sugar is highly combustible. What I am
    wondering is...has anyone ever heard of a polishing machine involved
    in an explosion? Of course they are highly susceptible to fires due
    to build up. But what about explosions? I am just totally freaked out
    that sugar can blow up a huge factory badly burning over 30 people
    and killing 8. Some still not recovered. If this had occurred just
    two hours earlier, my daughter would be in that pile of rubble. Her
    office was right beside the cylo that exploded. So with this heavy on
    my mind, I am asking that we discuss the hazards in our workplaces.
    We are all so busy, maybe we are not paying attention to things we
    should be. Please, lets all give this some thought. 

LaVerne
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