H.R.5522 - Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008

To require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: To require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 as reported to house.

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  • Anonymous 03/12/2008 8:24am
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    hopefully this bill will keep “shoddy” operators away from creating the well known hazards of grain and other industrial explosive dust emissions

  • Anonymous 03/21/2008 1:36pm
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    Here is a Google Map of the twenty combustilbe dust related fires and explosions since the Imperial Sugar combustible dust explosion.

    http://dustexplosions.blogspot.com/


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