Monthly Archives: September 2010
- September 30, 2010
“Dust” is not exactly a term that strikes fear into the hearts of many. Perhaps more so an everyday annoyance to most, dust can actually pose a significant threat in the industrial setting. Whether your facility handles products in powdered form like: egg whites, soy, flour, NFDM, corn meal, malted hops, or numerous other products and materials, combustible dust explosions could be a potentially life-threatening hazard (“Combustible Dust”). Though by no means a recent problem, awareness about combustible dust has become more pronounced since a 2008 explosion in a Georgia sugar refinery claimed the lives of fourteen people. This renewed focus on combustible dust has been the concern of OSHA, media outlets, and facility managers alike.
The combination of combustible dust, an ignition source, and oxygen is enough to trigger a fire. Add to that a concentration of particles and confinement of a dust cloud, and a catastrophic explosion can occur (“Combustible Dust in Industry”). Plant managers can refer to OSHA’s site: http://www.osha.gov/dsg/combustibledust/index.html for information on preventing a combustible dust tragedy, and for information on standards that are meant to ensure worker and facility safety.
Nelson-Jameson offers several Nilfisk-Advance vacuum models that are explosion-proof.
- September 22, 2010
YORK, PA, September 17, 2010 – To better serve their customers on the East Coast, Nelson-Jameson, Inc. has opened a branch in York, Pennsylvania. The company’s newest
- September 10, 2010
MARSHFIELD, WIS., September 10, 2010 – Customers seeking ecologically-balanced products can rely on two new certified organic products at Nelson-Jameson, Inc.
The company now offers Certified Organic Single-Strength Water Soluble Liquid Annatto Color and Certified Organic 25/75 Blended & Diced Red and Green Jalapeno Peppers. The products are both available in five-gallon pails.
Organic products from Nelson-Jameson are manufactured under ecologically-based practices, such as cultural and biological pest management, as well as exclusion of all synthetic chemicals, antibiotics, and hormones.
For more information regarding organic products, please contact Dic Kelly, Ingredients Market Specialist, at 800-826-8302.
Nelson-Jameson, Inc. has been an integrated supplier for the food industry since 1947. Product lines include safety & personnel, production & material handling, sanitation & janitorial, processing & flow control, laboratory
- September 08, 2010
ISFET (Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistor) pH electrodes have been available for quite some time. Nelson-Jameson customers engaged in Food Processing need to be aware that