Burns Lake mill explosion highlights need for inclusive workplaces

Aug 06, 2015, 05:54 PM

That was the environment at the Babine forest products mill in Burns Lake before it exploded in 2012. And according to the coroner's inquest into that explosion, a more inclusive workplace might have helped prevent that explosion - and the loss of life that went with it. Among the recommendations to prevent future accidents: recruit more First Nations workers, particularly into management and union positions.For more on how this could be done - and why it's important in all work places - we're joined by Bob Joseph. He's the founder and president of Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. here in B.C.