In February 2019, WPAC, in cooperation with WorkSafeBC conducted a workshop on prevention and response to silo fires. Below are the presentations and the agenda from the workshop:

• Agenda
• Part 1: Introduction and Experimental Work, Personal Safety Considerations, Silo Firefighting Strategy, Henry Persson, RISE Fire Research
• Part 2: Alternative Firefighting Strategy, Practical Experience from Silo Fires, Preventative and Preparatory Measures, Henry Persson, RISE Fire Research
• Silo Smoulder, Shawn Bells, Pacific Bioenergy
• Storage of Wood Pellets (Self-Heating), Fahimeh Yazdan Panah, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia
• Dust Hazards & Explosion Protection, Dust Testing & Case Studies, Kent Desmond, Fike
• Managing Your Risk –Silo Fire, Explosion, and Collapse, Jenny Colman, Todd Siefke and Mike Tasker, WorkSafeBC