In a due diligence visit to a shred facility, I noted that everyone was
masked with respirators because the air was thick with paper dust.  The
staff had been thoroughly trained on what to do in case of a "flash
fire" caused by the ignition of the paper dust due to some foreign
object that wasn't caught in the initial separation.  Literally, the air
is on fire and it can burn quickly...jumping around the room...and
injure several people.  A worker described it as looking like a shed
full of firecrackers going off one after another.


-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Jeff Fronius
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 12:53 PM
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Subject: Shredder Question: Warning

Barrett wrote:

 

"I would continue to use the same vendor and just toss

in the digital media in with the paper.  If they catch you, play dumb."

 

On this note- Remember that mixing metal with paper shredding can create
a very dangerous/explosive situation- sparks and paper dust don't get
along very well together-

 

 

 

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