2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety

(116ac) Effective Implementation of Dhas – Trends One Year Past the NFPA Deadline

Authors

Ogungbemide, D., Jensen Hughes
The deadline incorporated into NFPA 652 for existing facilities handling combustible dusts to complete a dust hazard analysis (DHA) has come and gone as of September 2020. How are companies doing with incorporating the findings of their DHAs into capital expense and operational expense budgets? Are authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) even aware of the requirement? This presentation will review key findings from surveys of our clients and AHJs.