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Injury Prevention Resources for Wood Products Manufacturing - Plywood & Panel Board
The following links list tools, publications, and other resources to help prevent the most common injuries and illnesses in the wood products manufacturing industry. These resources may not meet all the requirements for health and safety in British Columbia. Please check the Workers Compensation Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, and related materials for specific WorkSafeBC requirements.
Forklift Accident Investigation (slide show)
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Forklift crushes worker
Don't rely on just the parking brake. Lower the forks before exiting the cab. (2 min 59 s) |
Source: WorkSafeBC 
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Lockout for Woodworking (slide show)
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Lockout for Woodworking De-energizing woodworking machinery when doing maintenance prevents injury. See the basic steps for locking out. (2 min 42 s) |
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Source: WorkSafeBC
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Lockout: a guide to safe work practices (video)
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Lockout: a guide to safe work practices This video provides a comprehensive overview on locks used to control energy in machines. Protect your workers from accidents caused by the inadvertent operation of control devices. (35min 39s) |
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Source: WorkSafeBC
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Guarding for Woodworking (slide show)
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Guarding for woodworking Prevent slips, trips, falls, and injuries in your woodworking shop through simple housekeeping techniques. (1 min 46 s) |
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Source: WorkSafeBC
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Housekeeping in Woodworking (slide show)
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Housekeeping in Woodworking Prevent slips, trips, falls, and injuries in your woodworking shop through simple housekeeping techniques. (1 min 46 s) |
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Source: WorkSafeBC
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Woodworking eTool
This eTool is an interactive web-based training tool on the hazards associated with woodworking. It provides information on topics such as assembly, production, and shipping.
Source: OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration, US)
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A Guide for Protecting Workers from Woodworking Hazards
"If you employ one or more persons to operate woodworking equipment, you should read this guide. This includes employers in industries making wood furniture (household, office, public, and restaurant); wood office and store fixtures; kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities; industrial patterns; wood containers; wooden musical instruments and toys; and other wood products." (1999)
Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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Critical Injury - Radial Arm Saws
"A worker operating a radial arm saw lost his thumb and fingers on his left hand when he pulled the saw across with his right hand while his left hand was in the blade path."
Source: CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
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Critical Injury - Unguarded Cut-off Saw
"A worker received serious injuries to his left hand when he reached across the path of a 15 inch saw blade and inadvertently stepped on the foot pedal that activated the hydraulically controlled radial arm that moves the saw blade across the wood."Source: CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
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