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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 steps

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Structures intended for storage and infeed processes
• Building infrastructure
• Integrated operational activities
• Green and dry Fibre
• Hazards and control measures
• Guideline development

• 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.

• 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.

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