Special Forestry Hazard Bulletin: Beware the d...

Compared to all workers in all industries across the province of Ontario, logging workers have the...

Musculoskeletal Disorder Safety Talk

Geared toward the mining sector, this Safety Talk examines the nature of musculoskeletal disorder...

Chicot Information Package

All dead trees eventually fall when they become weak enough. But before they do, they may stand as...

Kenneth Fosty

Chainsaw Safety Manitoba
Winnipeg
Outside Ontario
Forest Products
Phone
2049632209

Patrice Gagnon

Lecours Lumber Co. Limited
Calstock
Northeastern Ontario
Forest Products
Phone
705-373-0868

Combustible dust - increased risk in winter

The risk of a dust explosion increases when low humidity levels, like those seen in winter months, make dust easy to disperse and ignite

Hazard Alert: Combustible dust - increased risk in winter - Download and share

In fact, industrial incident investigations by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board found that seven out of eight fatal combustible dust explosions from 1995 to 2009 occurred during cold winter months when these weather conditions were most prominent.

Ground Control Technical Advisory Committee - ...

Th eWSN Technical Advisory Committee on Ground Control is made up of industry representatives and...