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Logging Deadly in the North Says WCB by Oscar Correa
A September 14 1994 WCB report analyzes 265 logging deaths from 1993 through August 1994, showing the Northern Region bears most fatalities with 9 in 1992 20 in 1993 and 15 by August 1994. It cites small contractors lack of safety programs training supervision and maintenance plus failure to use seatbelts and identify unstable ground as key factors. It calls for stricter enforcement more resources and a media campaign to raise safety awareness among small northern outfits as timber supply pressures push costs up.
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Oscar Correa
Worker’s Compensation Board
British Columbia
WCB
Ralph McGinn
McGinn