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Combustible Dust Audit for Outside Sawmill

by Wes Peterson, from the Community

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This template supports daily, zone-based combustible dust audits across outside sawmill areas such as the mobile shop, hog, bins, re-entry zones, and roof. Verify primary and secondary dust levels, proximity to ignition sources, housekeeping schedules, and adequacy of controls. Reinforce safe work practices, including compressed air use, and test employee knowledge on key thresholds (1/8 inch over 5% area), mitigation responsibilities, and dust control plans to reduce explosion risks and improve compliance.

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Combustible Dust Audit - Sawmill Checklist
This combustible dust audit checklist is designed for sawmills to support daily, zone-by-zone inspections that reduce explosion and fire risk. Inspect primary and secondary dust levels against program thresholds (including the 1/8 inch over 5% area limit), verify source control, housekeeping effectiveness, ventilation, and removal from ignition sources such as heaters, electrical equipment, hot work, or friction. Review divisional cleanup schedules and adequacy, note upset conditions, and document corrective actions. Evaluate worker practices, test employee knowledge of combustible dust hazards, and confirm requirements for compressed air use (pre-work card, no dust plume, last resort). Use this checklist to standardize hazard recognition, control, and reporting across planer, barker room, canter, gangs, edger, stacker, compressor room, chipper, and related areas.
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Combustible Dust Audit Checklist (Sawmill)

Perform daily combustible dust audits across sawmill zones with this structured checklist. Inspect primary and secondary dust accumulation against the 1/8 inch over 5% threshold, check proximity to ignition sources, and confirm clean up schedules and controls are effective. Evaluate work practices for compressed air and hot work, and test employees knowledge and responsibilities. Covers zones from merch, log bins, headrig, trimmer and stacker to planer room, chipper, energy plant and hog systems to reduce explosion risk.

by Wes Peterson, from the Community

20+

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Combustible Dust Audit - Elko

A daily, zone based combustible dust audit template for sawmill operations. Assess primary and secondary dust levels, ensure removal from ignition sources, and verify housekeeping schedules. Covers operating floor and basement zones, planer, kilns, furnace and hog areas. Includes checks on worker practices, compressed air pre work requirements, and brief knowledge questions to confirm understanding of dust hazards, unacceptable secondary dust thresholds of one eighth inch over five percent of the area, and the site dust control plan.

by Wes Peterson, from the Community

10+

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Combustible Dust Audit Checklist by Zone

Use this daily combustible dust audit checklist to inspect each zone across the sawmill, including planer infeed/enclosures, trimsaws, sorters, chipper, PDC and energy plant rooms. Verify primary dust removal from ignition sources, confirm secondary dust does not exceed 1/8 inch over 5% of the area, and assess housekeeping schedules. Evaluate employee practices such as compressed air use and hot work controls, and test knowledge on dust hazards and mitigation responsibilities. Document upset conditions, corrective actions, and opportunities to control dust at the source.

by Wes Peterson, from the Community

10+

Get

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Combustible Dust Audit - Sawmill Checklist

This combustible dust audit checklist is designed for sawmills to support daily, zone-by-zone inspections that reduce explosion and fire risk. Inspect primary and secondary dust levels against program thresholds (including the 1/8 inch over 5% area limit), verify source control, housekeeping effectiveness, ventilation, and removal from ignition sources such as heaters, electrical equipment, hot work, or friction. Review divisional cleanup schedules and adequacy, note upset conditions, and document corrective actions. Evaluate worker practices, test employee knowledge of combustible dust hazards, and confirm requirements for compressed air use (pre-work card, no dust plume, last resort). Use this checklist to standardize hazard recognition, control, and reporting across planer, barker room, canter, gangs, edger, stacker, compressor room, chipper, and related areas.

by Wes Peterson, from the Community

10+

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Combustible Dust Audit for Outside Sawmill

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