Welcome to the debut of the Combustible Dust-ATEX topic page on the Bulk-Blog. The complex issue of combustible dust related explosions and fires generated from combustible particulate solids in the manufacturing process is a global problem that can be minimized through administrative preventive measures in addition to mitigative engineering best practices. Global trading partners spanning the globe have their own unique regulatory framework in the prevention and mitigation of combustible dust incidents.

The Combustible Dust Policy Institute located in Santa Fe, Texas is actively seeking solutions through in-depth research of incidents and interviews with stakeholders where combustible dust explosions and fires have recently occurred in the process technology and manufacturing sectors. Locally in the United States a comprehensive combustible dust regulatory framework is absent in the protection of the workforce or workplace.