Following design principles that establish safe, service-friendly, and easy-to-clean belt conveyor systems leads to...

Personnel are the single most important resource of any mine or industrial operation, and ensuring their safety and...

The control of dust and other fugitive material is a key issue in preventing employee accidents. At any operation where...

Problems in the Process

In addition to the environmental, safety, and health issues discussed in Part I, there are a...

A crucial part of a conveyor safety program is the lockout/tagout procedure. In the United States, lockout/tagout is an...

Anyone dealing with the operation and maintenance of conveyor belts realizes how much more complicated these systems...

Conveyor belts must be designed to protect personnel from potential pinch points – on rotating equipment like head...

As evidenced by silo explosions in the grain-handling industry, dust explosions are very powerful and a very real risk....

Improving the performance of a conveyor belt, both in terms of reducing material spillage and controlling dust, depends...

Because of the size of their material cargos, the speed of their operation and the amount of energy they consume and...