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Supplement and Index to Grain-Dust Fire and Explosion Bibliography, November 1976-May 1978.

PB91140475

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Verkade, M.; Bluhm, D.
Page Count	116
Abstract	A bibliography of recent work (primarily from January 1976 through May 1978) concerning the study, design, and implementation of programs to reduce the hazards of grain dust explosions is presented. The compilation is a project of the Energy and Mineral Resources Research Institute at Iowa State University under contract to the NIOSH Division of Safety Research. A major concern of the Division of Safety Research is the causes of occupationally related accidents and injuries. Some of the topics treated in the cited literature are: occurrences, causes, and prevention of explosions; dust collection techniques; safety training and education; insurance standards, national codes, and government regulations; grain handling operations; management principles; economic aspects; chemical and physical properties of dusts; flame propagation mechanisms; fire and explosion detection; and explosion suppression and control.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Grain elevators Dust explosions Dust control Grains(Food) Bibliographies Fire hazards Accident prevention Agriculture Standards
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	98C - Agricultural Equipment, Facilities, & Operations 88E - Reference Materials 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Iowa State Univ., Ames. Energy and Mineral Resources Research Inst.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV. Div.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV. Div. of Safety Research.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199108

Supplement and Index to Grain-Dust Fire and Explosion Bibliography, November 1976-May 1978.

Supplement and Index to Grain-Dust Fire and Explosion Bibliography, November 1976-May 1978.
PB91140475

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Verkade, M.; Bluhm, D.
Page Count	116
Abstract	A bibliography of recent work (primarily from January 1976 through May 1978) concerning the study, design, and implementation of programs to reduce the hazards of grain dust explosions is presented. The compilation is a project of the Energy and Mineral Resources Research Institute at Iowa State University under contract to the NIOSH Division of Safety Research. A major concern of the Division of Safety Research is the causes of occupationally related accidents and injuries. Some of the topics treated in the cited literature are: occurrences, causes, and prevention of explosions; dust collection techniques; safety training and education; insurance standards, national codes, and government regulations; grain handling operations; management principles; economic aspects; chemical and physical properties of dusts; flame propagation mechanisms; fire and explosion detection; and explosion suppression and control.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Grain elevators Dust explosions Dust control Grains(Food) Bibliographies Fire hazards Accident prevention Agriculture Standards
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	98C - Agricultural Equipment, Facilities, & Operations 88E - Reference Materials 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Iowa State Univ., Ames. Energy and Mineral Resources Research Inst.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV. Div.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV. Div. of Safety Research.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199108