‘It’s like gambling’: Union sounds alarm on grain silo explosions - OHS Canada Magazine

‘It’s like gambling’: Union sounds alarm on grain silo explosions - OHS Canada Magazine

The union for workers at the Port of Vancouver’s grain export terminals is warning that sliding safety protocols at grain silos could lead to a devastating explosion. Tyson Compton, the recording secretary with International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 333, says a range of causes from malfunctioning equipment to mismanaged grain can start a fire at a terminal. Meanwhile, high volumes of grain dust — more explosive than coal dust — can es…