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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Photography Shoot Using Powder
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 4:26:10 PM
Author: Alan Hall <oldeddoc**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Photography Shoot Using Powder
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 22:14:14 +0000
Author: Monona Rossol

From: Peter Zavon <pzavon**At_Symbol_Here**rochester.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Photography Shoot Using Powder
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 16:52:59 -0500
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It looks like someone got in to the comments part of the article to tell them about the dust explosion hazard.

 

 

Peter Zavon
Penfield, NY

PZAVON**At_Symbol_Here**Rochester.rr.com

 

 

From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU] On Behalf Of Monona Rossol
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2019 1:56 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Photography Shoot Using Powder

 

I captured some of the photos for the training materials on deflagation issues to add to my pictures of the Taiwan Pool Party,  but I don't know how to let these photo people know they are going to seriously injure or kill someone one day.  Hot lights, electrical equipment, even a static discharge would set that puff of cornstarch off like a magician's lycopodium.

 

I keep remembering when a fire extinguisher was accidentally charged with cornstarch baby power instead of talc for a TV shoot and the resulting cloud of starch turned into a fire ball that burned off Burt Reynold's toupee.  And it is just luck that's all that burned.

 

Don't these people read?  

 

Monona

 

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From: Richard Rosera <richardrosera**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Sent: Wed, Feb 6, 2019 4:58 pm
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Photography Shoot Using Powder

This was posted on LinkedIn:

 

Per a comment on the bottom of the website, the powder was reported to be corn starch.

 

Richard Rosera

Board Member and Executive Advisor

EHS GRADES International

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