Dust testing

laboratory

We are a UK based company offering a full range of dust explosion tests to determine the hazardous properties of particulates. For those materials where the explosive nature of the dust is in doubt, our classification test to EN ISO/IEC 80079-20-2 exposes the material to 4 different ignition sources to determine flammability; 10KV electric spark ignition, hot coil ignition, high temperature ignition at 1000 degrees Centigrade and pressure vessel enclosure with electrically operated chemical igniters. The classification test is the essential first step in explosibility testing. Our experienced laboratory staff can advise on which tests are required to ensure your company complies with ATEX or DSEAR.

Explosion tests for

DSEAR

The laboratory undertakes dust testing work for a wide range of companies and industries, such as pharmaceutical and chemical products, coal dust, grain dust, foods products such as flour and sugar, wood products produced by the particle board industry, sawdust, metal dusts and increasingly biomass fuels and dried waste from the water treatment industry. The dusts will have different explosive properties that contribute to the hazardous nature of the material. These might be self- heating (leading to spontaneous combustion), rapid spread of fire, high ST classification (strong or very strong explosion class), sensitivity to electrostatic spark ignition or low ignition temperature.

UN & EN testing

standards

The majority of our dust explosion tests and dust ignition tests are carried out to UK, European and ISO international standards. However, some tests are available to US (ASTM) standards - please contact us for further details. By better understanding the explosion hazard and nature of the combustible dust, suitable preventative and protective measures can be employed to mitigate the risk - see our guide to DSEAR for further details.

What people say

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the service you have provided for us. It has been a delight to work with you all and should I need your services in the future, you shall be my first port of call“ J Wixey “Thank you very much for your prompt response on this, it helps give a good service for our customers” R Walker “Thank you for the report and many thanks for the rapid turnaround. As contract manufacturers we appreciate the problems that can be caused when trying to meet tight deadlines and thus we appreciate it when other companies can do things quickly for us” R Moss “…many thanks for your help and extremely fast response on the testing” D Lane “I will include this in our meeting with customer today and thanks for the great service” B Summers “I will recommend your perfect and quick service to my colleagues, in case they are in need of your service” A Krellenberg If you are interested in a quotation for test work, simply fill in the dust testing application form and we will reply by return. Discounts are available for testing multiple samples and order value.

Dust explosion and ignition testing