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Dust explosion in a silo

Published on 18/03/25 195 Views

Operators noticed a burning smell coming from a silo containing wheat dust. During attempts to deal with the smouldering substance an explosion occurred rupturing the silo headspace.

Ask yourself and your crew:

  • How can something like this happen here (e.g. on our site)?
  • What safety measures (i.e. procedures, controls/barriers) do we have in place to mitigate the risk?
  • How do we know the risk controls/barriers are working?
  • What improvements or changes should we make to the procedures, controls/barriers, or the way we work?

Original material courtesy of the European Process Safety Centre