House committee passes combustible dust legislation

The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee recently passed legislation by a voice vote to help prevent combustible dust explosions. The Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act (H.R. 5522) would force OSHA to issue rules regulating combustible industrial dusts that can build up to hazardous levels and explode.

The Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act would address these hazards by:

• Directing OSHA to issue interim rules on combustible dust within 90 days. The rules would include measures to minimize hazards associated with combustible dust through improved housekeeping, engineering controls, worker training, and a written combustible dust safety program;
• Directing OSHA to issue final rules within eighteen months. The rules would be based on effective voluntary standards devised by the National Fire Protection Association, a nonprofit organization, and in addition to items required in the interim rules, would include requirements for building design and explosion protection. The interim rules would remain in effect until the final standard is issued; and
• Directing OSHA to revise the Hazard Communication Standard to include combustible dusts.

For more information on H.R. 5522, visit: http://edlabor.house.gov/micro/workersafety_dust.shtml

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