A guide to industrial explosion protection includes scientific basics, case studies of combustible dust explosions, and prevention measures. A wood chip furnace dust explosion is detailed.

Fauske & Associates LLC has opened what it describes as a "comprehensive, state-of-the-art" combustible dust hazards testing lab and education center in Burr Ridge, a southwest suburb of Chicago.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a new National Emphasis Program to protect workers from the serious health effects from occupational exposure to isocyanates.

n a public meeting held here today, members of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board declared the response by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to seven long-standing recommendations – on combustible dust, fuel gas and the Process Safety Management standard – to be “unacceptable.”

White Cedar Shingles Inc. has been cited for nine safety violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a worker was fatally injured May 21 at the Superior manufacturing facility while servicing machinery that had not been locked out to prevent unexpected startup.

The Federal shutdown is taking a toll on secondary wood manufacturing and primary lumber and timber businesses, affecting lumber exports, SBA business loans, and activities at Commerce Department, USDA, EPA, and OSHA.

To succeed as a business owner these days you've got to be optimistic. That is why I found it strange that I was so discomfitted by waiting in the conference room at the regional OSHA office.

After healthcare, another issue weighing on me is pensions. Our union affiliations across the country inform us of the precarious conditions of the local union pension plans.

I think you almost have to be overly optimistic to succeed as a business owner these days. That is why I found it strange that I was so discomforted by waiting in the conference room at the regional OSHA office.

Many U.S. wood industry firms are among the creditors in Furniture Brands bankruptcy, the most viewed wood industry report.The parent of Thomasville, Broyhill and Lane will come out stronger when creditors and the courts complete their process.