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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 446 · clause 446 · NLR 5/12

PART XX FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL — Combustible substances

446

(1) Where a work process releases finely-divided combustible dust within an enclosed area where workers are employed, effective dust control equipment shall be used.

446(2)

A collector of combustible dusts, other than that of the liquid spray type, shall be

446(a)

located outside or in isolated enclosures removed from or protected against sources of ignition; and

446(b)

provided with explosion relief vents.

446(3)

Electrical wiring and equipment in a combustible dust collector and associated rooms or enclosures shall be of the explosion-proof type.

446(4)

Where combustible dust collects in a building, structure, machinery or equipment, it shall be removed before the accumulation of the dust creates a fire or explosion hazard.

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