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Workplace Safety North flags forestry sector as high-risk for environmental hazards
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
WSN expands occupational illness prevention project to mining, forestry workplaces in Ontario
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWorkplace Safety North has opened applications for Year 2 of its Occupational Illness and Disease Prevention Research Project, inviting mining and forestry workplaces across Ontario to participate in free training… …
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PREMIUM Sawmill worker’s late claim barred despite finding manager warned her not to report injuries to WorkSafeBC
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Tree planter attacked by bear worked alone without spray, radio: WorkSafeBC
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA tree planter suffered serious injuries after a bear attacked her twice in a remote British Columbia logging cutblock in July 2023, a WorkSafeBC investigation has found. The worker, who… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
BC approves combustible dust safety reforms 14 years after fatal sawmill explosion
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe BC government has approved major changes to combustible dust safety regulations, 14 years after an explosion at Babine Forest Products killed two workers and injured more than 20 others.… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
WorkSafeBC cites process safety failures in pulp mill smelt explosion
A worker at a pulp and paper mill in British Columbia sustained serious injuries in March 2023 when a steam explosion inside a recovery boiler ejected molten smelt onto him… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Aircraft stalled during low-altitude power line inspection, killing 2 crew members: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Cessna U206F aircraft stalled during a low-altitude turn while inspecting power lines southeast of Lloydminster, Alta., killing both crew members on board, according to a Transportation Safety Board of… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingWorkplace Safety
BC forest workers gain access to confidential mental health counselling program
Workers in British Columbia’s forest industry can now access free confidential mental health services through the Connection to Care program, which expanded Jan. 5 to include BC Forest Safety Council… …



