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Sawmill explosions prompt introduction of legislation for employer accountability

Sawmill explosions prompt introduction of legislation for employer accountability

The B.C. government is introducing legislation that would allow for the prosecution of negligent employers whose actions seriously injure or kill workers.

Legislation would bar B.C. employers for repeating unsafe practices

VICTORIA - The B.C. government has introduced legislation that would bar employers from continuing to operate in an industry if orders to stop unsafe practices are ignored.

B.C. Coroners Service to hold separate inquests into sawmill explosion deaths

The B.C. Coroners Service said it will now hold two separate inquests into the deaths of four workers who died in two sawmill explosions in 2012.
Two inquests, not one, for sawmill explosion deaths

Two inquests, not one, for sawmill explosion deaths

BC Coroners Service said it will now hold two separate inquests into the deaths of four workers who died in two sawmill explosions in 2012.

B.C. coroner announces separate inquests into mill explosions that killed 4 men

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Coroners Service has decided to hold separate inquests into the deaths of workers in two sawmill explosions in 2002. An inquest into a blast at Lakeland Mills in Prince George is scheduled to begin on March 2.
Stories to watch in the new year

Stories to watch in the new year

Here's a look at some stories, people, and things to watch this year, in no particular order: Post Canada Winter Games second-thoughts: This ugly thing may well wait to rear its head in 2016 but it's coming - the only question is the volume and the v
Legebokoff trial, Matters inquest part of busy year at courthouse

Legebokoff trial, Matters inquest part of busy year at courthouse

The trial for one of Canada's youngest serial killers had its share of the spotlight but Cody Allan Legebokoff was not the sole centre of attention at the Prince George courthouse in 2014.
Regulation needed to improve safety

Regulation needed to improve safety

Lakeland Mills' new Prince George facility could be one of the safest places to work in B.C.

WorkSafe BC report shows new dual-investigation tool following mill explosions

VICTORIA - Workplace disasters that kill or injure employees in British Columbia are now more likely to result in criminal charges with the introduction of a new investigation model that improves the chances of prosecutions, says a WorkSafeBC adminis
Dual-investigation tool used following mill explosions

Dual-investigation tool used following mill explosions

VICTORIA - Workplace disasters that kill or injure employees in British Columbia are now more likely to result in criminal charges with the introduction of a new investigation model that improves the chances of prosecutions, says a WorkSafeBC adminis