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Dust Explosions 101
Track(s): Fire Protection Engineering, Loss Control/Prevention

John Cholin, J.M. Cholin Consultants, Inc.

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This is a one-hour primer on dust explosions, updated and revised for 2011 to reflect the most recent developments in dust explosion hazard management. It covers the fundamental definitions, the process and progress of dust explosions, and hazard recognition. The session concludes with a review of hazard management options outlined in NFPA 654, 664, 484, and 61.

Mr. John M. Cholin, PE, is President of J.M.Cholin Consultants, Inc., a fire protection consulting and engineering firm specializing in industrial fire protection strategies. Mr. Cholin is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the discipline of Fire Protection Engineering.He is a member of:
•NFPA
•Fellow of the SFPE
•NSPE
•Technical Committee on Initiating Devices for the National Fire Alarm Code (NFPA 72),
•Technical Committee on the Fundamentals of Dust Explosion Prevention and Control (NFPA 650, 654, 655) and
•Technical Committee on Wood, Paper and Cellulosic Dusts (NFPA 664). He has authored four chapters for the 18th, 19th, and 20th Editions of the NFPA Fire Protection Handbook.

He has authored commentary for the each of the National Fire Alarm Code Handbooks, from 1993 through 2010 editions. He also serves as a seminar instructor for both NFPA and SFPE.