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Workshop

Pre-Conference Workshop
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:
  • 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

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