Dust off the program his year was the 10th anniversary of the two B.C. sawmill explosions that killed four people and injured many others. WorkSafeBC’s investigation for both incidents pointed to a combination of the concentration of dispersed wood dust in the air and friction from moving equip-ment. Ineffective dust con-trol measures were found at both sites. It’s an important re-minder that complacency can be fatal, especially in an industry that processes a combustible material. For the sixth year in a row, Canadian Biomass , along with our sister mag-azine Canadian Forest Industries , turned the spot-light on dust with our annual Dust Safety Week. Over five days from July 11 to 15, we shared on our website and social chan-nels new and archived content from our partners to highlight best practices when it comes to dust management in wood processing facilities. We’ve included one of those contribu-tions on page 14. WorkSafeBC’s Alexan-dra Skinner writes about the importance of reviewing dust management programs regularly. She quotes WorkSafeBC pre-vention field services manager Budd Phil -lips, who says the pandemic likely drew away resources from proper maintenance and evaluation of those programs. Now, he says, is the time to revamp dust man-agement programs to reflect evolving op -erational needs. “We owe it to those who lost their lives or were injured to never forget the impact those explosions had on their families, their job sites and their communities – and to remain vigilant in order to prevent BIOMASS CANADIAN Volume 22 No. 3 Reader Service Dust safety measures should be reviewed consistently Print and digital subscription inquiries or changes, please contact Angelita Potal, Customer Service Rep. Tel: (416) 510-51 13 Fax: (416) 510-6875 email: [email protected] Mail: 1 1 1 Gordon Baker Rd., Suite 400 Toronto, ON M2H 3R1 Editor -Maria Church (226) 931-1396 [email protected] T a tragedy like that from ever happening again,” Phillips says. From what I’ve seen over the past few years, the wood pellet industry has cer-tainly stepped up to the plate. The Wood Pellet Association of Can -ada regularly takes the lead in creating, sharing or participating in initiatives to promote safer pellet op-erations. They’ve hosted summits, workshops, vir-tual events and webinars all dedicated to sharing the latest safety research. Their latest webinar on July 18 was on deflagration isolation in wood pellet production, presented by Kayleigh Rayner Brown, an expert in process safety and hazard analysis. In her presentation, Rayner Brown recommended pellet operations keep in mind the “inherently safer design” prin-ciples of moderation and simplification when building new facilities, consider-ing cap-ex programs, and more. Find the full presentation on the BC Forest Safety Council’s YouTube page. Why not make Dust Safety Week your yearly reminder to book in a review of your plant’s dust management program? We’ll keep the reminder coming. And I’d like to once again thank this year’s Dust Safety Week sponsors for making it all possible: Biomass Engineer-ing & Equipment, Fike, VETS Group, Fagus GreCon and Rembe. 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