Further, there are numerous relevant safety measures to prevent and control dust explosions, ranging from inherent to
engineering to procedural safety measures, each with their own specific characteristics and applications. The complexities of potential dust explosions on one hand, and the versatility of pertinent safety measures on the other, introduce significant challenges in optimal allocation of safety strategies for dust explosions. Ideally, safety measures should be assigned to all dust explosion contributing factors in a process plant; however, the available budgets for system safety improvements are usually limited in reality. Therefore, decision-makers often face the dilemma of balancing risk reduction with the costs of safety measures.