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Fatal Wood Dust Explosion the Focus of BC Safety Authority Report
It was just over one year ago when a wood dust explosion took the lives of two mill workers and injured twenty others in Burns Lake, British Columbia. The explosion and fire also destroyed the sawmill facility. In response, the B.C. Safety Authority (BCSA) released a recommendations report about the incident last month. The report makes nine recommendations to improve the identification and ...
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Dual Sawmill Explosions Raise Safety Concerns over Combustible Dusts
2012 has been a challenging year for the wood processing industry across North America. There have already been two sawmill explosions and fires in Canada that have resulted in dozens of injuries and killed four workers. The suspected culprit in both cases was combustible dust. According to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), “In addition to the health ...
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Exposure to Wood Dust Hazards Revealed in New Online Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of another online video to help educate the public about issues that may impact their health. The latest educational video discusses health hazards associated with wood dusts. In 2009, wood dust was added to California's Proposition 65 list as a substance known to the State of California to cause cancer. Many ...
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