Elements and Performance Criteria
- Monitor dust explosion risk factors
- Establish and monitor procedures for detecting potential explosive atmosphere.
- Set procedures for reporting visible dust leaks.
- Establish and enforce no smoking policy.
- Establish and monitor reporting regime for potential ignition sources.
- Establish and supervise manual and automatic temperature, smoke and moisture monitoring for all grain, flour, feed and other byproduct storage.
- Establish systems to minimise fungal and insect infestation caused temperature increases.
- Establish dust control procedures
- Install and monitor dust aspiration or suction ventilation systems.
- Establish dust checking procedures for all confined spaces.
- Establish monitoring procedures for dust collector performance and output.
- Establish procedures for resealing of all dust leaks.
- Undertake random and periodical checks on performance of dust control procedures.
- Assess and approve any variation in cleaning and hygiene procedures.
- Minimise storage of combustible materials in mill.
- Establish minimum dust levels for mandatory use of personal protective equipment.
- Establish procedures for monitoring and control of environmental dust release.
- Integrate equipment use, monitoring and maintenance with dust control procedures
- Establish regular cleaning schedule for all surfaces in contact with graining or flour.
- Establish mill equipment condition monitoring schedule with maintenance department.
- Establish regular lubrication schedules for bearings, pulleys, shafts and other moving and friction surfaces.
- Use anti-static materials where possible.
- Establish approval, tagging and monitoring procedures for use of all portable tools and equipment in mill.
- Establish fire and dust explosion suppression systems
- Review adequacy of current dust control and dust explosion relief equipment and arrange for any required maintenance.
- Arrange for any required additional dust control/dust explosion relief equipment in existing protected areas.
- Investigate potential for use of fire and explosion suppression systems in areas not currently protected.
- Locate and establish inspection regime for all explosion relief panels.
- Set test and maintenance procedures for all existing fire and explosion suppression systems.
- Supervise dust and fire control training