B.C. government opens new inquiry into 2012 forestry mill explosions GlobeBC
Steve Hunt was never satisfied with how the agency responsible for protecting workers in British Columbia conducted itself when two sawmills exploded in the span of months, killing four workers and seriously injuring dozens more.
The BC Liberal government commissioned two reviews. In addition, both the WorkSafeBC and the B.C. Safety Authority investigated, and a coroner’s inquest was held. The explosions were deemed to be preventable and dozens of recommendations were made. Earlier this month, the province quietly appointed Vancouver lawyer Lisa Helps to assess how WorkSafeBC implemented worker safety recommendations following the explosions at Babine Forest Products and Lakeland Mills. Her recommendations are due in July.
He said the coroner’s inquest into the deaths of the four men produced damning evidence about WorkSafeBC’s reluctance to press the forest industry. The inquest heard that WorkSafeBC circulated an internal “issue management” memo drafted by a regional official, Barry Nakahara, dated Feb. 27, 2012, weeks after the first explosion.
He warned, however, that the industry would be sensitive to the issue and it “could lead to push back if an enforcement strategy is pursued at this time.”
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