And if it happened during the brutal Michigan winters, the process was also cold and uncomfortable, and could potentially create slip-and-fall hazards. Occasionally, however, if there is a power outage the fires must to be manual extinguished, which required site fire brigade members or fire department responders to hold a hose into the hot, smoky machine via a chimney-like hatch.
As a part of the process, fires occasionally occur when upset conditions exist and then automatically suppressed by the system itself. The mill received the Equipment Based Safety Innovation Award for its “Fire Hose Nozzle,” a device that makes it safer and easier for employees and first responders to extinguish fires in the drying system.ĭuring OSB manufacture, the dryer circulates the strands using heat and air to dry the wood to 2 to 3 percent moisture content.
This month, the company’s OSB mill in Grayling, Mich., received special recognition for its efforts, earning a coveted Safety Innovation Award from APA – The Engineered Wood Association in the association’s annual recognition program. Safety is always top of mind across all Weyerhaeuser operations.
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