BC Forest Safety Council

BC Forest Safety Council

SAFE Companies Program

Pellet AddendumQuestion Set

BASE AUDIT

QUESTIONS

Version 3

Pellet Industry

Addendum

Designed for

• Wood Pellet Mills

Table of Contents

Audit Questions......

PA. Raw Fibre Storage

PB. Primary Building Construction

PC. Fire Suppression Systems

PD. Fibre In-feed

PE. Fibre Sizing

PF. Fibre Drying

PG. Pelletizing

PH. Pellet Cooling

PI. Finished Product Storage

PJ. Dust Collection and Ventilation

PELLET ADDENDUM SCORING SUMMARY

Audit Questions

PA. Raw Fibre Storage

PA1. Fibre Piles
Question / Award
PA1.1 / Is raw fibre stored a safe distance away from any major buildings on site? / O
0,5 / D / I / Total
/5
PA1.2 / Is the maximum size of any pile less than 150m x 100m x 20m? (L x W x H) / O
0,5 / D / I / Total
/5
PA1.3 / Are multiple piles of fibre separated for firefighting and inspection access? / O
0,5 / D / I / Total
/5
PA1.4 / Are piles regularly rotated and the internal temperature of piles monitored? / O / D
0-5 / I
0-5 / Total
/10
PA1.5 / Are any buildings or silos used for dry fibre storage equipped with sprinkler protection or other automatic fire suppression system(s)? / O
0-5 / D / I / Total
/5
PA1.6 / Is the fibre storage area paved or sealed? / O
0,5 / D / I / Total
/5
PA2. Mobile Equipment
Question / Award
PA2.1 / Is all mobile equipment work on the fibre storage piles or transporting the fibre throughout the property equipped with a fire suppression system / O
0-5 / D / I / Total
/5
PA. Raw Fibre Storage
Awarded / Available / N/A / Available – N/A / % awarded
Total / 40

PB. Primary Building Construction

PB1. Construction Materials
Question / Award
PB1.1 / Are primary manufacturing buildings of non-combustible construction? / O
0-20 / D / I / Total
/20
PB1.2 / If primary manufacturingbuildings contain combustible components, are those components enclosed? / O
0-5 / D / I / Total
/5
PB2. Dust Isolation
Question / Award
PB2.1 / Are buildings features that allow for accumulation of wood dust enclosed or shielded or routinely cleaned? / O
0-10 / D / I / Total
/10
PB2.2 / Are mechanical and electrical rooms separated from the main manufacturing areas? / O
0-5 / D / I / Total
/5
PB. PRIMARY MANUFACTURING BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Awarded / Available / N/A / Available – N/A / % awarded
Total / 40

PC. Fire Suppression Systems

PC1. Sprinklers
Question / Award
PC1.1 / Are all buildings sprinkler protected? / O
0-10 / D / I / Total
/10
PC1.2 / Are sprinkler systems tested and serviced? / O / D
0-5 / I / Total
/5
PC2. Hoses and Hydrants
Question / Award
PC2.1 / Are fire hose stations provided for production buildings? / O
0,5 / D / I / Total
/5
PC2.2 / Do fire hydrants give adequate coverage for the property? / O
0,5 / D / I / Total
/5
PC3. Water Supply
Question / Award
PC3.1 / Does the water supply rate satisfy the demands of the sprinkler and hose stream allowance? / O / D
0,5 / I / Total
/5
PC3.2 / Does the water supply have sufficient duration? / O / D
0,5 / I / Total
/5
PC4. Pumps
Question / Award
PC4.1 / Are fire pumps provided as required? / O
0,5 / D / I / Total
/5
PC4.2 / Are fire pumps started weekly? / O / D
0-5 / I / Total
/5
PC4.3 / Are fire pumps performance tested annually? / O / D
0-5 / I / Total
/5
PC5. Spark Detection and Suppression
Question / Award
PC5.1 / Are all spark detection systems appropriately maintained by the company? / O / D
0,10 / I / Total
/10
PC5.2 / Are all fire suppression systems inspected and tested annually? / O / D
0,5 / I / Total
/5
PC6. Operational Programs
Question / Award
PC6.1 / Is the Fire Department familiar with the mill? / O / D
0,5 / I / Total
/5
PC6.2 / Are electrical distributions systems maintained in order to reduce the risk of over-heating? / O / D
0,5 / I / Total
/5
PC. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS
Awarded / Available / N/A / Available – N/A / % awarded
Basic / 75

PD. Fibre In-feed

PD1. Screening
Question / Award
PD1.1 / Is there a process for rock and tramp metal removal? / O / D / I
0,10 / Total
/10
PD2. Metal removal
Question / Award
PD2.1 / Is there a mechanism for ferrous metal removal? / O
0,5 / D / I
0,5 / Total
/10
PD. FIBRE IN-FEED
Awarded / Available / N/A / Available – N/A / % awarded
Total / 20

PE. Fibre Sizing

PE1. Foreign Object Removal
Question / Award
PE1.1 / Is all fractionating equipment provided with a mechanism for ferrous contaminant removal? / O
0-5 / D / I / Total
/5
PE1.2 / Is all fractionating equipment provided with a mechanism for non-ferrous contaminant removal? / O
0-5 / D / I / Total
/5
PE1.3 / Is the ferrous contaminant removal system inspected? / O / D
0-5 / I
0,5 / Total
/10
PE1.4 / Is the fractionating equipment inspected? / O / D
0-5 / I
0,5 / Total
/10
PE2. Fire Detection
Question / Award
PE2.1 / Is an approved spark detection and suppression system installed following the fractionating equipment? / O
0,15 / D
0,10 / I
0,5 / Total
/30
PE2.2 / Are fractionating equipment bearing temperatures monitored? / O
0,5 / D
0,5 / I
0,5 / Total
/15
PE3. Equipment Location
Question / Award
PE3.1 / Is the fractionating equipment separated from the rest of the main manufacturing facility? / O
0,5 / D / I / Total
/5
PE3.2 / Are explosion-relieving panels provided? / O
0,5 / D / I / Total
/5
E. FIBRE SIZING
Awarded / Available / N/A / Available – N/A / % awarded
Total / 85

PF. Fibre Drying

PF1. Fire Detection and Suppression
Question / Award
PF1.1 / Is the dryer outfeed provided with spark detection and suppression? / O
0,5 / D / I / Total
/5
PF1.2 / Is there a mechanism for managing the problemif safe dryer temperatures are exceeded? / O
0,2 / D / I
0,3 / Total
/5
PF1.3 / Is there a water deluge system? / O / D / I
0,5 / Total
/5
PF1.4 / Is there an automatic process to manage interruptions in the flow of material to the dryer? / O / D / I
0,5 / Total
/5
PF1.5 / Is there a backup power source for the dryer drum rotation drive? / O
0,5 / D / I / Total
/5
PF2. Inspections
Question / Award
PF2.1 / Is the dryer operation automatically monitored? / O
0,5 / D
0-5 / I / Total
/10
PF2.2 / Is the duct work after the dryer inspected and cleaned? / O / D
0-5 / I
0,10 / Total
/15
PF. FIBRE DRYING
Awarded / Available / N/A / Available – N/A / % awarded
Total / 50

PG. Pelletizing

PG1. Load Sensing
Question / Award
PG1.1 / Are pellet presses monitored for load? / O
0-10 / D / I / Total
/10
PG2. Reserve Hopper
Question / Award
PG2.1 / Is there a load hopper to ensure steady feed to the pellet press(es)? / O
0-10 / D / I
0-5 / Total
/15
PG3. Auxiliary Materials
Question / Award
PG3.1 / Are any auxiliary process materials used in the pelletizer thermally stable? / O / D
0-10 / I / Total
/10
PG. PELLETIZING
Awarded / Available / N/A / Available – N/A / % awarded
Total / 35

PH. Pellet Cooling

PH1. Cooler Equipment
Question / Award
PH1.1 / Is there a process for automatically stopping the process in-feed and out-feed in case of high temperatures in the cooler? / O / D / I
0,5 / Total
/5
PH1.2 / Is there a deluge system in the cooler? / O / D / I
0,10 / Total
/10
PH1.3 / Are the coolers vented? / O
0,5 / D / I / Total
/5
PH1.4 / Is there a spark detection system? / O
0,10 / D / I / Total
/10
PH1.5 / Is the baghouse protected from flame propagation? / O
0,10 / D / I / Total
/10
H. PELLET COOLING
Awarded / Available / N/A / Available – N/A / % awarded
Total / 40

PI. Finished Product Storage

PI1. Silo Construction
Question / Award
PI1.1 / Are storage silos safely located on the site? / O
0,10 / D / I / Total
/10
PI1.2 / Do silos have explosion relief venting? / O / D / I
0-10 / Total
/10
PI2. Silo Emergency Response
Question / Award
PI2.1 / Do silos have heat monitoring? / O / D / I
0-10 / Total
/10
PI2.2 / Is there a written emergency response procedure for excess heat or a fire in a silo? / O / D
0,10 / I
0,10 / Total
/20
PI2.3 / Is there a mechanism to reduce the risk of introducing a combustion source into the silo? / O / D / I
0,20 / Total
/20
PI. Finished Product Storage
Awarded / Available / N/A / Available – N/A / % awarded
Total / 70

PJ. Dust Collection and Ventilation

PJ1. Bag HouseDesign
Question / Award
PJ1.1 / Is static electricity in the dust collection system managed? / O
0,10 / D / I / Total
/10
PJ1.2 / Is dust collection system located outside of the buildings? / O
0,5 / D / I / Total
/5
PJ1.3 / Is the bag house equipped with fire detection and suppression equipment? / O / D / I
0-25 / Total
/25
PJ2. Procedures
Question / Award
PJ2.1 / Is there a bag house inspection program? / O / D
0,5 / I
0,5 / Total
/10
PJ2.2 / Is there an equipment interlock process? / O / D / I
0,5 / Total
/5
PJ2.3 / Is dust cleaned up by a method that collects the dust and does not increase airborne dust significantly? / O
0,10 / Total
/10
PJ. Dust Collection and Ventilation
Awarded / Available / N/A / Available – N/A / % awarded
Total / 65

PELLET ADDENDUM SCORING SUMMARY

Points Awarded / Points Available / N/A
Points / Net Available (Available – N/A) / % awarded
(Points awarded / Net Available)
PA. Raw Fibre Storage / 40
PB. Primary Building Construction / 40
PC. Fire Suppression Systems / 75
PD. Fibre In-feed / 20
PE. Fibre Sizing / 85
PF. Fibre Drying / 50
PG. Pelletizing / 35
PH. Pellet Cooling / 40
PI. Finished Product Storage / 70
PJ. Dust Collection and Ventilation / 65
Total / 520

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