Dust Hazard Analysis | 2-Day Certificate Course (Separate Ticket Required)

Co-located at the same venue as Make It Safe Vancouver, this certificate training course is a separate ticket. While this training is not a part of the conference, you may join the conference attendees for coffee, breaks and lunch in the expo exhibit area at no extra charge.

The purpose and intent of the course is to provide awareness on the fundamentals and elements of combustible dust hazards and risk mitigation strategies as well as to better understand the regulations as they apply to the workplace. While the learnings support involvement with a DHA team and participation in the DHA process, please note it is not possible in two days or any relative short training alone for someone to be competently qualified to perform a DHA.

In this 2-day certificate session, learn to complete a dust hazard analysis for your organization to meet the requirements of the NFPA standards and to prepare for compliance with the January 2027 updates to the OHS Regulation—new regulations that will apply to all B.C. businesses that handle or generate potentially combustible dusts.

In this comprehensive two-day certificate course, learn:

• What a dust hazard analysis (DHA) is, and why you need one
• The specifics of a DHA according to the NFPA standard
• How the changes to the OHS Regulation in B.C. for combustible dust impact your business
• Methodology, including best practices in equipment and approach
• Industry-specific examples and best practices in wood, food, grains, metals, and other materials
• How to evaluate whether combustible dust is present, and the degree of risk
• How to assess credible methods of dust suspension and sources of ignition
• Guidelines for identifying potential building and security hazards
• How to assess the effects, severity, and priority
• Recommended safeguards
• Effective housekeeping methods, procedures, documentation, and recommendations
• Employee/contractor training
• Documentation best practices and safe work procedures
• Maintenance and inspections
• Applied explosion protection and prevention equipment – Application, limitations, inspections and maintenance
• Equipment and best practices in explosion containment and venting
• Ignition source prevention strategies
• Managing change in your organization to address the risk

MAKE IT SAFE BONUS:

Make It Safe preferred pricing on the DHA training saves you more than 50% off the standard rate for this 2-day course.

And with your registration for this course, you will also receive a bonus, all-access ticket to Make It Safe Canada: Online, the Oct 28-29 virtual conference—and access on demand to MIS Canada online sessions for a full year.