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In June, nearly 100 attendees gathered to hear best practices for keeping employees safe on the job at the Wood Products Safety Summit. The summit covered many bases, including technical combustible dust presentations.
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More than seven years ago two tragic sawmill explosions took the lives of four men. Since then, the number of B.C. sawmills that underwent inspections and responded to WorkSafeBC recommendations rose from a 47 per cent compliance rate to 100 per cent compliance.
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If your dust collection system doesn’t include appropriate and adequate hazard controls, a fire, flash-fire or explosion hazard may be present within the system. WorkSafeBC discusses the controls needed to prevent explosions.
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Some of the common vessels we see in the wood industry are large dust collectors and cyclones, metering bins, and large dryers. The cyclones and metering bins, however, present challenges when trying to prevent the explosion originating within from rupturing the vessel.
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Safety was top of mind throughout the planning, construction and now operation of Pinnacle’s new Smithers, B.C. pellet plant, which features some of the latest dust suppression, spark detection and explosion prevention systems.
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DustEx Research has created an online database of combustible dust fires and explosions in North America so operators, technical specialists, and safety professionals can learn more about the industries, materials, and equipment most often involved in dust fires and explosions.
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Fornebu Lumber in New Brunswick had two fires on Friday, June 1, 2018. Christian Fournier, the mill’s safety and training co-ordinator, shares some lessons learned in order to prevent future fires.
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A dust collection system is an integral part of a facility and needs to be maintained and updated properly. Here are six questions to ask before choosing a contractor for your system.
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Canadian Biomass has rounded up some of the newest designs and solutions for handling combustible dust in pellet plants and other wood products manufacturing facilities in Canada.
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A wood pellet silo fire has a number of risks that may cause serious injuries or death for plant personnel and emergency services personnel. WPAC’s Director of Research and Technical Development shares best practices for handling silo fires and lessons learned in the industry.
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