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Biodiesel safety a priority
Published Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 08:01 AM
NBB’s CEO Joe Jobe points out that biodiesel has a flash point of 200 degrees. Therefore, biodiesel is the safest fuel to handle, store and use. Jobe points out that the Minnesota plant is certified as a BQ-9000 producer, the industry's voluntary quality control program, so they were very well prepared to handle any safety issue.
The biodiesel production process is safe when managed by professionals. However, even the safest facilities can have industrial accidents. That's why the National Biodiesel Board and the International Association of Fire Chiefs have cooperated for more than a year to prepare and distribute safety training materials. NBB and IAFC will distribute 2700 copies of the information to its members and at events, like the International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference held this week near Baltimore.
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