IEEE Combustible Dust
Combustible Dust: What is it? Why should we be concerned? How do we eliminate this hazard? Find out today!
What is it? Why do we need to be concerned? Join us for a summary of the top three reasons to act now. Today we will be discussing the basics of combustible dust hazards, recent and notable combustible dust incidents, state of regulations and standards, combustible dust testing, identifying and assessing hazards, and managing hazards.
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- Date: 16 Aug 2024
- Time: 07:00 AM to 08:00 AM
- All times are (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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- Starts 01 August 2024 12:00 AM
- Ends 16 August 2024 08:00 AM
- All times are (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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Michelle Murphy of Mica, LLC
Combustible Dust
What is it? Why do we need to be concerned? Join us for a summary of the top three reasons to act now. Today we will be discussing the basics of combustible dust hazards, recent and notable combustible dust incidents, state of regulations and standards, combustible dust testing, identifying and assessing hazards, and managing hazards.
Biography:
Michelle R. Murphy is president of Mica, LLC. After starting her career as a process engineer, Ms. Murphy has been consulting in process safety and risk management for over 25 years. She started her own company, Mica, LLC, to collaborate with clients toward a safer manufacturing environment. In a previous role, Michelle designed, built, and managed a process safety laboratory. Her wide-ranging technical experience comprises combustible dust testing, dust hazard analysis, reactive chemical evaluation, process safety and risk management program development, emergency relief system design, process hazard analysis, environmental, health and safety auditing, and training. Her process safety work has been conducted throughout the process industries, including food, agriculture, specialty chemical, metals, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, plastics, machining, and oil production and refining. Michelle has a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University. She is a Certified Process Safety Professional by the Center for Chemical Process Safety, is a committee member of NFPA 484, and is a senior member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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7:00 am PDT IEEE Announcements
7:02 am PDT Introduction of Speaker
7:04 am PDT Presentation
7:45 am PDT Q&A
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