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Combustible Dust Audit Checklist (Sawmill)

by Wes Peterson, from the Community

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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.

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Combustible Dust Audit for Planer Zones
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by Wes Peterson, from the Community
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Combustible Dust Audit for Outside Sawmill

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.

by Wes Peterson, from the Community

10+

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Combustible Dust Audit Checklist for Sawmills

This combustible dust audit template guides daily inspections across sawmill and planer mill areas, including tilt hoists, infeed and outfeed, sorter, stacker, planers, chipper rooms, filter island, sawmill lines, basements, PDC rooms, filing room, compressors, energy plant, hog building, and kilns. It verifies primary and secondary dust levels against the 1/8 inch over 5 percent threshold, checks housekeeping and divisional clean-up schedules, and assesses risks from ignition sources and upset conditions. The checklist also reinforces safe practices for compressed air use and includes worker knowledge checks on dust hazards, controls, and responsibilities to maintain compliance and safety.

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+

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Combustible Dust Audit for Planer Zones

This combustible dust audit template is designed for planer lines and associated sawmill areas including infeed, tilt hoist, planer room, basements, chipper building, compressor room, and kiln control. It guides inspectors to assess primary and secondary dust accumulation thresholds, proximity to ignition sources, and risk from upset conditions. The checklist verifies divisional cleaning schedules, adequacy of controls at the source, and employee work practices such as compressed air use and hot work. It also includes knowledge checks on combustible dust hazards and responsibilities to reinforce training and compliance.

by Wes Peterson, from the Community

10+

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Combustible Dust Audit Checklist (Sawmill)

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