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On July 5, 2010 a wood pellet silo in Norway exploded when firefighters released inert carbon dioxide into the headspace to lower the oxygen content and suppress a smouldering fire.
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Making sure staff are current on the combustible dust regulations is challenging in itself, but how do they know they’re hiring a knowledgeable, qualified contractor? Here are six questions to ask.
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In 2017, WorkSafeBC undertook formal inspection initiatives to verify compliance with combustible dust requirements and to ensure the presence of effective combustible dust management programs in all operating British Columbia sawmills.
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Fike’s Jef Snoeys, Jeff Mycroft, and Dave Buchanan outline concerns that arise from dust created during the processing of wood biomass, and best practices in the industry to mitigate those concerns.
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Regardless of size of the facility or dust particulate produced there are a few key things to look for when evaluating whether or not your system is a fire or explosion waiting to happen.
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The FLAMEX Spark Detection & Extinguishing System is the most cost effective solution for the prevention of dust collector fires and explosions. Introduced to North America in 1977, the FLAMEX System is the first of its type to gain FM Approval. Thousands of systems have been installed in industrial facilities throughout North America including numerous industrial wood pellet plants.
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"In industry, dust collectors account for 42 per cent of explosions, which makes them a high risk for potential injury and damage to a facility where inlet duct explosion protection is not installed." John Bachynski outlines considerations for the purchase and installation of an inlet dust explosion protection device.
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Canadian Biomass highlights some of the newest technology for collecting and suppressing combustible dust in pellet mills.
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FutureMetrics has published a white paper about how to prevent and safely put out a pellet silo fire, should one occur.
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One single ounce of oxygen. That’s all it would have taken for an explosion to have occurred at Pacific BioEnergy’s Prince George, B.C. facility in August 2017. Read about how the pellet plant staff avoided a catastrophic incident.
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In 2017 the Wood Pellet Association of Canada Safety Committee created a new safety working group to facilitate the development of proposed guidelines around storage and infeed processes.
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September 17-19, 2018
Location: Durban, South Africa
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