Tuesday, April 28, 2009: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Room 24/25 (Tampa Convention Center)
#62 - Food and Consumer Products Process Hazards (T1002)
The Food and Consumer Products area has significant hazards and risks from dust and flammable liquid explosions as well as from toxic releases. Moreover, the Montreal Protocol for the removal of Ozone Depleting Substances may result in the use of ammonia refrigerant with its associated risks. This session invites papers on the identification, prevention, control, and management of hazards and risks in the food and consumer products industries. Relevant knowledge extracted from analysis of incident databases is encouraged as well. Key Words: Food; Consumer Products; Dust explosion; Flammable liquid; Ammonia.
Chair:John E. Going
CoChair:Nir Keren
1:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
1:31 PMPreventing Combustible Dust Explosions in the Food and Consumer Products Industries
John Bresland
2:00 PMFrom the Top Down - Hazard Identification and Risk Evaluation in Food Processing - Toxic Releases, Dust Explosions and Flammable Excursions
Catherine Kollhoff, Colin S. Howat
2:30 PMNothing to Sneeze at – Combustible Dust Hazard Process Safety
Guy Colonna
3:00 PMBreak
3:30 PMPromoting the Safe Use of Ammonia for Industrial Refrigeration
A. Bruce Badger
4:00 PMProcess Hazards in the Distilled Spirits Industry
John Birkmire
4:30 PMReplacement of HCFC-22 Refrigerants with Ammonia: a Challenge for Hockey Arenas in Quebec
Jean Paul Lacoursiere, Claude Dumas

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