Reused shipping containers’ ‘potential for explosion significant’: WorkSafeBC

Designed to transport goods across international waters, shipping containers have become darlings of the DIY world, linked with buzzwords like “pop up” and “upcycling.”
They’ve also attracted the attention of B.C.’s workplace safety authority.
A new WorkSafeBC video campaign warns that reusing or repurposing shipping containers can “create unseen risks to workers and the public.”
“The potential for explosion is quite significant,”