Workshop
Pre-Conference Workshop
Tuesday, 9th June 2009
Tuesday, 9th June 2009
8:30
Registration
9:00-4:00
Workshop (including refreshment breaks and lunch)
The latest methods of selecting the right protection measures and reducing hazards
This workshop will cover:
The latest methods of selecting the right protection measures and reducing hazards
This workshop will cover:
- Practical solutions for your business to identify the optimal solution
- Solutions for your particular industry: the different processes from food and feed through to the chemical and light metal processing industries
- Hazards involved in different processes and possible solutions to evaluate using protection measures
- The NFPA, EN and VDI standards and guidelines
- Hazards caused by dust deposits in process plants
- Dust extraction (organic dusts, metals dusts, influence of solvents)
- Drying processes for water and flammable solvent based products (preventive and protective measures)
- Milling of a number of different products
- Mixing
- Handling and storage of flammable particulate solids and explosible dusts
- Explosion relief vent area calculations
Workshop facilitators:
Gerry van Laar, Senior Scientist, INBUREX Consulting Germany
Con Carpis, Chemical Engineer & Managing Director,
CMC Technologies

