The Workers’ Compensation Board-Alberta has set a 1.64 per cent cost of living adjustment for eligible injured workers receiving long-term wage loss benefits, effective Jan. 1, 2026. The adjustment applies… …
WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and the Prevention Manual at its November 2025 meeting. The changes introduce new requirements for managing combustible… …
An oil and gas company, an engineering firm and a supervisor have been sentenced to pay a combined $216,000 following a serious workplace injury near Edson in March 2024. The… …
Ergodyne has released two new products designed to reduce injuries during material handling tasks that occur before and after construction and maintenance work. The St. Paul, Minnesota-based safety equipment manufacturer …
Larkin Storage and Retail Equipment Inc. has been fined $65,000 after a worker was injured while operating a punch press that lacked proper guarding at the company’s Alexandria facility. The… …
A Manitoba manufacturer has been fined $18,000 after a worker’s hand was pulled into a conveyor system, causing fractures and lacerations. ECBVerdyol, which manufactures erosion control blankets in Riverton, pleaded… …
EllisDon Corporation has been fined $1.2 million for multiple crane-related safety violations at three B.C. construction sites, including a fatal incident at Vancouver’s Oakridge Park development where a worker was… …
WorkSafeBC has fined EllisDon Corporation and EllisDon Westpro Construction Ltd. $688,589.56 following two separate incidents where crane loads fell due to inadequate lifting plans and inspections. The penalty, imposed Oct. …
WorkSafeBC has fined 1357640 B.C. Ltd. $40,000 for knowingly providing a falsified asbestos clearance letter during renovations at a Hope motel. The penalty, imposed Nov. 4, follows a follow-up inspection… …
WorkSafeBC has fined Homan Roofing Ltd. $64,169.93 for multiple high-risk fall protection violations at a Squamish warehouse construction site. The penalty, imposed Nov. 18, follows an inspection that found workers… …
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