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WorkSafeBC: B.C. Sawmills Still Failing Wood Dust Inspections

WorkSafeBC continued to issue stop work orders and fines this spring for sawmills that failed wood dust inspections more than two years after a pair of deadly mill explosions. But mills are starting to push back against WorkSafeBC’s conclusions with at least one mill...

Wood Dust Warning Came Before Deadly B.C. Sawmill Blasts

Sawmills in B.C.’s Interior were warned wood dust was an explosive risk before two deadly sawmill explosions earlier this year, in which wood dust is suspected as a factor. But the advice took a back seat to concern that dust was harmful to workers’ lungs....