DSS001: Introduction to the Dust Safety Science Podcast

In this introductory episode of the Dust Safety Science podcast we cover the purpose of the podcast, a little bit about my background, what you can expect moving forward, and how you can get involved.

Purpose of the Podcast

The purpose of the podcast is to drive awareness, knowledge, connection, and change in the safe handling of combustible dust materials. The podcast is meant for facility owners, plant managers, health and safety specialists, researchers, consultants, and equipment manufactures involved in industries handling combustible dusts.

About the Podcast Host

Dr. Chris Cloney is director and lead researcher at DustEx Research Ltd., a company with a world-wide focus on reducing personal and financial loss from combustible dust incidents. Dr. Cloney finished his PhD in 2018 which focused on computational modeling of combustible dust and hybrid mixture deflagration.

Starting in 2016, Chris began creating online educational material focused on increasing awareness and knowledge in combustible dust safety at myDustExplosionResearch.com. He also started tracking and reporting on dust fires and explosions around the world, which are now being compiled into the Combustible Dust Incident Database.

The Dust Safety Science podcast is an extension of this previous work meant to help connect the various stakeholders in industries handling combustible dusts. By allowing an open dialogue in an accessible format, it is envisioned that a connected global community can be created to share knowledge, develop systems, and influence change to reduce loss in these industries.

What Can You Expect?

The individual episodes for the Dust Safety Science podcast will take a number of different formats. In solo shows with the host, you will learn specific topics relevant to combustible dust safety including regulatory issues, fire and explosion science, incident reviews, and best practices and procedures in facilities handling combustible dust.

We will also do a number of interview episodes where we talk to facility operators, health and safety managers, regulators, and world-experts in understanding fires and explosions involving combustible dusts.

Lastly, we will also do question and answer episodes where we cover questions and topics suggested by you, the listener! If you have a question or something you would like to understand better you can leave it here on the Questions From The Community page to get answered on the show.