Philip Parsons

Phil Parsons works in the BakerRisk San Antonio office in the Blast Effects Section. He has experience with design, analytical techniques, and hands-on testing. His work at BakerRisk has consisted of performing siting studies and explosion hazard analysis projects in which he has predicted internal and external blast loads from deflagrations and detonations. Blast sources have included high explosives, vapor cloud explosions, dust explosions, bursting pressure vessels, and BLEVEs. His particular area of expertise lies with combustible dust hazards and he has performed over 200 dust hazard analyses (DHAs) as well as numerous incident investigations across a wide range of industries all over the world. Mr. Parsons serves on the NFPA 652 Committee “Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust”, the NFPA 654 Committee “Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids” as well as on the NFPA 61 Committee "Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities"