Sawdust fuelled most sawmill fires
Being involved in helping protect the wood products industries from fires and explosions for the last 3 decades, we have seen first hand the results of many of these types of fires - and the lack of understanding of causes of combustible dust related fires. As such a complex subject, it is not often someone from the press understands and reports accurately on the causes of industrial combustible dust related fires. This is a fine article from Gordon Hoekstra at the Vancouver Sun. It also shines a light on the need for stakeholders to understand the combustible dust problem in these mills, as well as the solutions - efficient dust collection and storage, spark detection, fire suppression, explosion protection, housekeeping etc. Sawdust fuelled most sawmill fires in last decade Explosion warning should have been issued: expert By Gordon Hoekstra, Vancouver Sun July 26, 2012 Sawdust, wood shavings and chips, which are suspected to have played a part i...
