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Dustin Meierhofer, RPF Director, Transportation and Northern Safety WOOD PELLET ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Wood Pellet Safety Conference 2017 Wood Fibre Storage Background Key Issues WPAC SC Working Group Scope Purpose Next


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Dustin Meierhofer, RPF Director, Transportation and Northern Safety

WOOD PELLET

ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

Wood Pellet Safety Conference 2017

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 Wood Fibre Storage

 Background  Key Issues  WPAC SC Working Group  Scope  Purpose  Next steps

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  • Industry experiences dust related fires/explosions
  • Dust management practices/audits developed
  • Storage of fibre and dust management overlap
  • Questions/discussions arise within Industry and

regulatory agencies

  • WPAC SC and WSBC collaborate
  • Formation of working group
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  • Wood fibre storage location
  • Type of Storage i.e. open vs enclosed
  • Building infrastructure
  • Type of material being stored
  • Handling and In feed processes
  • Material buildup
  • Hazards and mitigation
  • Requirement for specific direction and solutions
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  • Formation of Wood Fibre Storage Working Group

(WFSWG) in Spring 2017

  • 3 meetings held to date
  • Terms of reference completed
  • Guideline scoping doc completed
  • Risks and mitigation doc. developed
  • Members
  • John Sterling, Princeton Standard Pellet Corp.
  • Steven Mueller, Pinnacle Renewable Energy
  • Darren Beattie, Conifex
  • Charlie Tutt, WSBC
  • Barry Nakahara, WSBC
  • Dustin Meierhofer, BCFSC
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  • Structures intended for storage and infeed processes
  • Building infrastructure
  • Integrated operational activities
  • Green and dry Fibre
  • Hazards and control measures
  • Guideline development
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  • Assist employers in understanding and

assessing the hazards;

  • Provide guidance on developing and

implementing risk mitigation strategies and preferred operating practices, including training

  • f workers and supervisors;
  • Provide direction on potential audit elements or

standards for fibre storage to be incorporated into the WPAC/BCFSC Combustible Dust Audit; and

  • Outline WorkSafeBC's inspection and

compliance approach to the storage of wood fibre in buildings and structures intended for that purpose.

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  • Finalize guidance on risk mitigation strategies

and preferred operating practices, including training of workers and supervisors;

  • Review and incorporate standards for fibre

storage into the WPAC/BCFSC Combustible Dust Audit;

  • Provide the above to WSBC for internal

review and comment, and

  • Work with WSBC to outline expected inspection

and compliance approach.

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Thank You

dmeierhofer@bcforestsafe.org Director, Transportation and Northern Safety Prince George: 250-562-3215 Dustin Meierhofer, RPF

WOOD PELLET

ASSOCIATION OF CANADA SAFETY COMMITTEE