GUIDE TO DUST EXPLOSION PREVENTION AND PROTECTION, PART 2: IGNITION PREVENTION, CONTAINMENT, INERTING, SUPPRESSION AND ISOLATION

This Guide contains recommendations intended to provide a basis for effective practice in the protection of areas that have the potential for the occurrence of dust explosions. Topics covered include: ignition prevention techniques; the use of inert gases as a safety measure; methods of explosion suppression; principles of explosion containment; and isolation and separation of plant equipment to prevent ignition and explosions.