High dust levels from unusually dry wood are suspected as possible contributors to two devastating B.C. sawmill explosions in the past four months.

UBC device uses wood dust to trap up to 99.9 per cent of microplastics in water Could plants be the answer to the looming threat of microplastic pollution? Scientists at UBC’s BioProducts Institute ...

Dust from green wood, as well as pine beetle wood, could have contributed to two fatal explosions at the Burns Lake and Prince George sawmills earlier this year, according to a scientific analysis ...

By The Staff Global News Posted August 26, 2013 12:49 pm 1 min read ...

WorkSafeBC was concerned that pursuing an “enforcement strategy” to reduce wood dust in sawmills following the deadly Babine explosion in 2012 would lead to industry pushback, an internal ...

WorkSafe records show C. & C. Wood Products Ltd., in Quesnel, was fined more than $68,000 after dust up to 10 centimetres deep was found around potential ignition sources, while a metre-deep pile ...

Manufacturers have told the government existing health and safety regulations are unworkable. The government is consulting ...

Workshop caked in dust when HSE inspected Guidance is available to prevent excessive exposure A wood supplier has been fined £40,000 for failing to protect its workers from exposure to wood dust.

William J. Blot, Wong-Ho Chow, Joseph K. McLaughlin, Wood Dust and Nasal Cancer Risk: A Review of the Evidence from North America, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 39, No. 2 ...

Criminal proceedings against Drax over 'harmful' dust exposure dropped following new evidence There is "no evidence of continuing risk of harm from exposure to wood dust" at the Drax Power Station ...