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H&S risk from storage of wood pellets

  • 15-11-2012 10:30am
    #1
    Tifosi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭


    I thought this would be worth posting , as the drive towards renewables and lower CO2 this is an issue that should be noted.

    Since 2002 there had been 9 fatalities after being overcome by carbon monoxide associated with the storage of wood pellets. I have provided a link to the UK HSE Saftey Notice.

    It is worth considering that if you have bulk storage of wood pellets or even chips that there is a constant fresh air supply and the installation of a carbon monoxide sensor/s.


    http://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/co-wood-pellets.htm?ebul=hsegen&cr=2/12-nov-12


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  • #2
    PeteHeat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 648 ✭✭✭PeteHeat


    An incomplete and IMHO an inaccurate document.

    Transporting any wood in the hold of a ship has been known to be dangerous for centuries good management is to open the hold and allow it to vent before anyone enters it, they knew that in the days of the tall mast sailing ships why should it change just because the ships are capable of bigger loads and better sealed?

    The case in Germany refers to a storage tank of some 155 tonnes of pellet fuel, hardly applicable to the standard 3 tonne bulk store used for domestic boilers, also there is nothing stated that proves the wood pellet caused the C0

    The case in Ireland I am not at liberty to comment on as I attended the forensic examination of the tank, the pellets and the boiler.

    Maybe like me they can't publish the full facts as the cases are pending before the courts however that is no excuse for publishing information based on rumors.

    I can clarify that we did not supply, install, commission or service the Irish system.


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