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EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS powderbulk.com/webinars Electrostatic spark control in powder facilities: Is bonding and grounding enough? Presented by Vahid Ebadat June 15, 2021 • 12:00 PM (Noon) ET Electrostatic discharges can be a credible ignition source in facilities work- ing with explosible powders. An explosible dust cloud atmosphere is creat- ed when a critical amount of a dust is mixed with air. Ignition of that cloud can occur when the electrostatic discharge energy exceeds the minimum ignition energy (MIE) of the dust cloud. An electrostatic ignition source is a discharge, commonly referred to as a spark, resulting from the generation and accumulation of electrostatic charges. Electrostatic charge generation most frequently occurs when any two materials come into contact with each other and then separate — for example, when powder particles come into contact with the surfaces of the processing and conveying equipment. Accumulation of electrostatic charge on an object can result in electrostatic discharges. A ash re or an explo- sion hazard therefore exists during the transfer, handling, processing, and packaging of many powders (and liquids), and precautions must be taken to prevent inadvertent ignition. This presentation will discuss the different ways electrostatic ignition hazards can arise when processing powders and the practical measures that can be considered to prevent and control them based on the re- quirements of NFPA 77: Recommended Practice on Static Electricity. Vahid Ebadat PhD, M.Inst.P, MIET, and C.Phys. is CEO of Stonehouse Process Safety Inc. He has worked extensively as a process safety consultant for the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, paper and wood, and other process indus- tries globally for more than 30 years. He has published many technical arti- cles and papers and is a regular speaker on process safety topics, including dust explosions, static electricity, gas and vapor ammability, and thermal decomposition/self-heating hazard assessment and control. Dr. Ebadat is a member of the NFPA 77 Technical Committee on Static Electricity. Moderated by: PBE Editorial Staff Sponsored by: FREE To register for this upcoming webinar or view our free webinar archive, visit powderbulk.com/ webinars