Tag: industrial hygiene
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Overdue Dust Safety Reforms Reach Milestone on Babine Anniversary
An anniversary marked by remembrance and reform On the anniversary of the Babine Forest Products mill explosion, the United Steelworkers union (USW) and workers across British Columbia pause to remember two colleagues who lost their lives and more than 20 injured in 2012. The tragedy, caused by combustible dust igniting and propagating through a wood-processing…
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Overdue Combustible Dust Safety Reforms Mark Babine Explosion Anniversary
Introduction: Remembering Babine and the push for safer workplaces On the anniversary of the Babine Forest Products mill explosion, the United Steelworkers union (USW) and safety advocates reflect on a tragedy that claimed two workers’ lives and left more than 20 others injured in 2012. The incident served as a stark reminder that combustible dust—tiny,…