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July 2020 / 7 PBE UPFRONT PBE UPDATE Upcoming PBE webinars to cover NFPA standards, air- assisted gravity conveyors, and effective dust collection Thank you to everyone who has attended PBE's 2020 webinar series. The three remaining scheduled ses- sions for this year include: • Tuesday, August 11. Jack Osborn of Airdusco will present "2020 update on NFPA standards for com- bustible dusts and explosion prevention." • Tuesday, October 13. Jack D. Hilbert of Hatch will present "Air-activated gravity convey- ors: The forgotten stepchild." • Tuesday, November 10. Eric Maynard of Jenike & Johanson will present "Five must-know rules when designing an effec- tive dust collection system." All webinars run from noon to 1:30 p.m. ET. For additional information or to register, go to powderbulk.com. INDUSTRY NEWS New CSB chair confirmed, other board member resigns The US Senate confirmed Kath- erine Lemos as CEO and chair of the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) in April. The addition of Lemos was followed by the resignation of the only other board member on May 1. While only having one board member, the CSB is unable to hold a quorum. The board can have up to five members, but other appointees have yet to be made by President Donald Trump. Even with only one member, the CSB is still able to deploy investigators to inci- dents, but the board's final reports can be delayed by the organiza- tion's lack of board members. The Office of Management and Budget under President Trump has pro- posed eliminating funding for the CSB every year, but Congress hasn't agreed and continues to fund the CSB, including in 2020. Lemos is employed by Northrop Grumman as the director of pro- grams for its aerospace division. She has also worked at the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board. According to a statement from Lemos, "Over the next five Fix Your Bottlenecks Learn more about how Carrier can increase effciency and production to eliminate slowdowns caused by bottlenecks in your processing line. fxbottlenecks.com