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Dust Safety Week 2022 has arrived – our sixth annual spotlight on all things dust safety. Check out what’s to come.
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Will Downing, a risk advisor specializing in wood product manufacturing, discusses the biggest concerns for insurance carriers and what you can do to reduce your premiums.
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This year’s look at the latest dust collection and suppression and dust safety equipment available for biomass plants.
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Any dust event could have a devastating effect on workers, structures, and communities. Address dust safety hazards effectively with the NFPA Guide to Combustible Dust, a vital resource for everyone who deals with materials or processes that result in the accumulation of dust or small particles.
Written by experts, NFPA’s Guide explains the best practices and techniques for analyzing and mitigating risk on the job site with clear, easy-to-understand discussion of topics.
Available individually or as part of a set with NFPA 654, Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids. These and all NFPA standards are available in Canada at Annex Bookstore.
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Wood processing facilities should be continually evaluating their dust management programs to ensure they meet evolving operational needs and keep workers safe, says WorkSafeBC's Budd Phillips.
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The Wood Pellet Association of Canada’s belt driver working group (BDWG) has released its final report on belt dryer safety, after more than 50 meetings among representatives from Wood Pellet Association of Canada, BC Forest Safety Council, dryer manufacturers, pellet producers, safety equipment suppliers, consultants, academia, and technology providers.
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The Wood Pellet Association of Canada, BC Forest Safety Council, Dalhousie University and Canadian Biomass magazine are hosting a free Zoom webinar on deflagration isolation in wood pellet production on July 18.
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Editor Mike Jiggens has an overview of the 2021 Dust Safety Week webinar on how proper maintenance and continuous monitoring can mitigate system failures.
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From the archives, Industrial Fire Prevention’s Jeffrey C. Nichols has an exhaustive overview of steps to “keep from blowing up and burning down your wood pelleting operation.”
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