Combustible Dust Testing

Laboratory testing to quantify dust explosion and reactivity hazards

Safety Data Sheets

Develop critical safety data for inclusion in SDS documents

Gas and Vapor

Laboratory testing to quantify explosion hazards for vapor and gas mixtures

UN-DOT
Classification of hazardous materials subject to shipping and storage regulations
Hydrogen
Testing and consulting on the explosion risks associated with devices and processes which use or produce hydrogen
Safety Data Sheets

Develop critical safety data for inclusion in SDS documents

Thermal Stability

Safe storage or processing requires an understanding of the possible hazards associated with sensitivity to variations in temperature

Adiabatic Calorimetry
Data demonstrate the consequences of process upsets, such as failed equipment or improper procedures, and guide mitigation strategies including Emergency Relief System (ERS) design
Reaction Calorimetry
Data yield heat and gas removal requirements to control the desired process chemistry
Battery Safety

Testing to support safe design of batteries and electrical power backup facilities particularly to satisfy UL9540a ed.4

Safety Data Sheets

Develop critical safety data for inclusion in SDS documents

Cable Testing
Evaluate electrical cables to demonstrate reliability and identify defects or degradation
Equipment Qualification (EQ)
Testing and analysis to ensure that critical equipment will operate under adverse environmental conditions
Water Hammer
Analysis and testing to identify and prevent unwanted hydraulic pressure transients in process piping
Acoustic Vibration
Identify and eliminate potential sources of unwanted vibration in piping and structural systems
Gas & Air Intrusion
Analysis and testing to identify and prevent intrusion of gas or air in piping systems
ISO Accreditation and Scope

Fauske & Associates fulfills the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in the field of Testing

Dust Hazards Analysis
Evaluate your process to identify combustible dust hazards and perform dust explosion testing
On-Site Risk Management
On-site safety studies can help identify explosibility and chemical reaction hazards so that appropriate testing, simulations, or calculations are identified to support safe scale up
DIERS Methodology
Design emergency pressure relief systems to mitigate the consequences of unwanted chemical reactivity and account for two-phase flow using the right tools and methods
Deflagrations (Dust/Vapor/Gas)

Properly size pressure relief vents to protect your processes from dust, vapor, and gas explosions

Effluent Handling

Pressure relief sizing is just the first step and it is critical to safely handle the effluent discharge from an overpressure event

Biological

Model transport of airborne virus aerosols to guide safe operations and ventilation upgrades

Radioactive
Model transport of contamination for source term and leak path factor analysis
Fire Analysis
Model transport of heat and smoke for fire analysis
Flammable or Toxic Gas

Model transport of flammable or toxic gas during a process upset

Mechanical, Piping, and Electrical
Engineering and testing to support safe plant operations and develop solutions to problems in heat transfer, fluid, flow, and electric power systems
Hydrogen Safety
Testing and consulting on the explosion risks associated with devices and processes which use or produce hydrogen
Thermal Hydraulics
Testing and analysis to ensure that critical equipment will operate under adverse environmental conditions
Nuclear Safety
Our Nuclear Services Group is recognized for comprehensive evaluations to help commercial nuclear power plants operate efficiently and stay compliant
Radioactive Waste
Safety analysis to underpin decomissioning process at facilities which have produced or used radioactive nuclear materials
Adiabatic Safety Calorimeters (ARSST and VSP2)

Low thermal inertial adiabatic calorimeters specially designed to provide directly scalable data that are critical to safe process design

Other Lab Equipment and Parts for the DSC/ARC/ARSST/VSP2 Calorimeters

Products and equipment for the process safety or process development laboratory

FERST

Software for emergency relief system design to ensure safe processing of reactive chemicals, including consideration of two-phase flow and runaway chemical reactions

FATE

Facility modeling software mechanistically tracks transport of heat, gasses, vapors, and aerosols for safety analysis of multi-room facilities

Blog

Our highly experienced team keeps you up-to-date on the latest process safety developments.

Process Safety Newsletter

Stay informed with our quarterly Process Safety Newsletters sharing topical articles and practical advice.

Resources

With over 40 years of industry expertise, we have a wealth of process safety knowledge to share.

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Upcoming Events

DIERS Virtual Spring 2023 Meeting
April 19 - April 21

International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference & Exhibition, Booth 1225
Dr. Ashok Ghose Dastidar, PhD MBA, Fauske & Associates, will be be giving a tutorial on DHAs
April 25 - April 27, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL

P2SAC Spring 2023 Conference
May 8 - May 10 - Purdue Process Safety & Assurance Center

Combustible Dust RoundTable Webinar
May 10, 2023, 1 PM CT

ASTM E27 Meeting on Hazard Potential of Chemicals
May 17 - May 18

AIHcE EXP 2023 - Association of Industrial Hygiene Conference, Booth 1219
May 22 - May 24, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ

NFPA 652 - An Introduction to Dust Hazard Analysis
June 14 - June 15, Fauske & Associates, Burr Ridge, IL

3rd Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Conference and 9th V4
(Joint Czech-Hungarian-Polish-Slovakian) Thermoanalytical Conference

Gabe Wood, Senior Chemical Engineer, Fauske & Associates, will be presenting, "Case Study:  Calorimetry Used to Support Scale-Up of the Hydrolysis of Epichlorohydrin"
June 20 - June 23, Balatonfüred, Hungary / Danubius Hotel Annabella

2023 Mary Kay O'Connor Safety & Risk Conference
Fauske & Associates will be presenting, "Improved Apparatus for Testing Mildly Flammable Refrigerants and Minimum Ignition Energy and Burning Velocity Testing of Refrigerant Mixtures of R-717, R-744, R-32, and R-1234yf with Air"
October 11-13, Hilton Hotel College Station, Texas

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