Conveyor Fires: Causes and Prevention, Paper360º November/December 2024

 


To create a fire there must be three elements: oxygen, heat, and fuel (aka, “the fire triangle.”) One factor that makes conveyor fires so hazardous is that the belt itself can be the fuel. According to a study of belt fires conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),1 any of the standard neoprene, PVC, chloroprene, or BELT-approved SBR belts can ignite (see Fig. 1). Though some belts were self-extinguishing, the conclusion is that there is no non-flammable belt, particularly when accompanied by a combustible material. 2 Conveyor fires can happen anywhere, at any time (Fig. 2).

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Author: Daniel Marshall and R. Todd Swinderman
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