The Wood Pellet Association of Canada’s safety committee in co-operation with WorkSafeBC and UBC Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group, BioMass Canada and our media partner Canadian Biomass Magazine have developed six free webinars as the Safety Foundation Series on the following topics.

Register at wpaclearning.com.

a. Bow Tie Analysis Part I: Using Bow Tie Analysis to Assess Combustible Dust Hazards and Controls, Keyleigh Brown (Dalhousie University). 

b. Bow Tie Analysis Part II: Using Bow Tie Analysis for Critical Controls Management, Cherie Whelan, Bill Laturnus (BC Forest Safety Council). 

c. Human-Machine Interaction (HMI) Part I (Situation Awareness and Effective Alarm and HMI Design Practices): Jenny Coleman (WorkSafeBC); Charles Bloom, Jamie Errington (Human Centered Solutions). 

d. Human-Machine Interaction (HMI) Part II (A journey to improved situational awareness) Jenny Coleman (WorkSafeBC): Brian Grantham (WestFraser). 

e. Safe Handling and Storage of Biomass Part I (Off-gassing, Self-heating and Silo fire): Fahimeh Yazdan Panah (WPAC/UBC). 

f. Safe Handling and Storage of Biomass Part II (Combustible Dust and Combustible Gas): Jeff Mycroft (Fike).