Worksafe BC says allegations it didn’t crack down on wood dust after the 2012 Babine Lake mill explosion because it feared industry push back are off-base.
The United Steelworkers Union claims an internal Worksafe memo written in the time between the Babine Lake and Lakeland Mills explosions proves the regulator was concerned about industry push back.
But Worksafe Vice President of Prevention Services Al Johnson says that’s untrue. He says the memo was not a policy document, but was written by a regional manager for local staff who were facing a barrage of questions. He says it was an effort to summarize what little was known in the chaotic weeks following the Babine blast.
Simon Little – 980 CKNW – October 10, 2015 04:25 pm.
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