I have a question concerning explosions. This question comes to mind
after the sugar refinery explosion in Savannah. My daughter is a food
scientist at that plant. She tells me that anytime you have dust,
static electricity, and the right oxygen conditions an explosion can
occur. She says that nowhere in the plant do they have any vacuumed
systems, because it can cause static electricity leading to an
explosion. In their case, sugar is highly combustible. What I am
wondering is…has anyone ever heard of a polishing machine involved
in an explosion? Of course they are highly susceptible to fires due
to build up. But what about explosions? I am just totally freaked out
that sugar can blow up a huge factory badly burning over 30 people
and killing 8. Some still not recovered. If this had occurred just
two hours earlier, my daughter would be in that pile of rubble. Her
office was right beside the cylo that exploded. So with this heavy on
my mind, I am asking that we discuss the hazards in our workplaces.
We are all so busy, maybe we are not paying attention to things we
should be. Please, lets all give this some thought.
LaVerne