Format: Instant Access Recorded Webinar
CEUs: Based on 1 contact hour of training (see CEUs tab for details)
Course Description: Combustible material in a finely divided dust form can burn rapidly and even become explosible. The numerous variables that can cause the dust to combust makes this a more challenging hazard to protect against in certain environments. This course covers the fundamentals of combustible dust hazards, strategies to mitigate this risk, and a look at the NFPA standards addressing this hazard with the soon to be published, NFPA 660 ‘Standard for Combustible Dusts’. The presenter will discuss the elements that can create a deflagration hazard such as dust particle material, particle size, atmospheric concentration and conditions, electricity, chemistry, architecture, and interior design. An overview of how to perform a dust hazard analysis, considering an additive manufacturing environment, will also be provided.
Learning Objectives:
• Understand what is combustible dust, where is it created, and how historical deflagrations have formed.
• Learn some of the mechanisms to mitigate dust collection and deflagration in NFPA 484, 652, and 654 (soon to be combined into NFPA 660).
• Describe dust hazard analysis and potential industry challenges that will need to be addressed in the future.
Hannah Murray
Hannah Murray has a Master’s in Fire Protection Engineering and is a Fire Protection Consultant at Telgian Engineering & Consulting. She specializes in explosion-risk systems due to combustible dust as well as water supply analysis and design specifications for fire protection systems. Hannah served as a fire protection engineering advisor for the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, to create standards for improving safety and preserving historical buildings. She is an active member of SFPE and NFPA.
Continuing Education (see details under Certificate section below)
- International Code Council - ICC Approved for 0.1 CEU's
- NICET Continuing Professional Development
- Pennsylvania UCC Approved Continuing Education Provider
- Texas Commission on Fire Protection Continuing Education
Certificate of Completion:
- Each participant registered, attending the full live training webinar or viewing the post-live recorded on-demand webinar will receive a Certificate of Completion (you must be registered under your name to receive a certificate, one certificate per registered participant). This certificate will include the participants name, training subject, date, number of training hours completed and the Fire Smarts name, address and phone number.
- Certificates will comply with International Code Council (ICC) CEU requirements for ICC approved training courses. Fire Smarts is an approved training provider of the ICC. ICC CEU’s are assigned based on 0.1 CEU per training contact hour.
- Certificates can be used as supporting documentation for CPD points required for NICET certification. This applies to the “Additional Education” section of NICET Policy #30 on Continuing Professional Development that allows for CPD points for education to advance, broaden and enhance technical knowledge and job skills.
- Certificates can be used as supporting documentation for credit hours required for re-certification as part of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC) program. Continuing education credit is determined as one credit per training contact hour.
- Certificates can be used as supporting documentation for continuing education (CE) hours for Texas Commission on Fire Protection certifications. Fire Smarts is a continuing education source under "Nationally Recognized Training Providers”. Continuing education hours are determined as one CE hour per training contact hour.
Webinar Training
This webinar is presented online in a directing and discussion style of teaching. A clear and detailed presentation of the content is given with the aid of PowerPoint presentation slides. Participant questions are encouraged to facilitate understanding and practical application exercises will be given where applicable to the content.
