Tag: Babine Forest Products

Babine Investigation Report – BC Safety Authority Statement

| May 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

May 8, 2013 BC Safety Authority BCSA’s primary concern is safety. We take our safety responsibilities very seriously and this is why all information collected during the Babine investigation which was pertinent to safety was released in a recommendations report and followed up with multiple Safety Orders aimed at addressing dust hazards in wood processing [...]

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Lakeland Mills Investigation Report & Safety Order

| May 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

May 7, 2013 BCSA INFORMATION UPDATE BC Safety Authority (BCSA) has completed its investigation into the April 23, 2012 explosion and fire at Lakeland Mills in Prince George BC. The investigation results are not being released at this time to avoid compromising Crown Counsel’s review of a referral from WorkSafeBC. Based on findings from the [...]

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Babine Forest Products Responds to Recent Forestry Misinformation

| March 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

March 11, 2013 Babine Forest Products Limited On behalf of Babine Forest Products (“BFP”), Steve Zika, CEO of Hampton Affiliates, one of BFP’s joint venture partners, makes the following points regarding recent media coverage: “While everyone is entitled to their opinion and we do not often get involved in political propaganda, I felt I had [...]

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BC Safety Authority releases recommendations following investigation into Babine Forest Products explosion and fire

| January 15, 2013

January 15, 2013 BC Safety Authority News Release BC Safety Authority (BCSA) today released a recommendations report on its investigation into the explosion and fire at Babine Forest Products near Burns Lake BC. This tragic incident occurred January 20, 2012, killing two workers in the mill and injuring twenty more. The sawmill facility itself was [...]

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B.C. Safety Authority Report Released Babine Forest Products Statement

| January 15, 2013

January 15, 2013 Today the results of an investigation were released by the B.C. Safety Authority (BCSA) on the tragic accident at the Babine sawmill on January 20th, 2012. We have not at this time analyzed the BCSA report, but it appears to focus on ways to ensure that accidents similar to what occurred in [...]

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