Safety News Canada Staff

A tower crane’s rigging toppled a large formwork panel and killed a worker at a British Columbia construction site, a WorkSafeBC investigation found. The September 2024 incident occurred while the… …

British Columbia has distributed updated overdose prevention and response guidelines to every public post-secondary institution in the province ahead of the fall semester. The revised guidelines, issued by the Ministry… …

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A worker at a British Columbia pulp mill died after an energized railing shocked him while he was operating an overhead hoist, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation. The worker was… …

The Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island is calling on employers to update emergency plans now, before the Atlantic hurricane season reaches its most active stretch. The board’s Occupational… …

Certified personnel play a critical role in improving safety on crane job sites, according to a new report from the National Safety Council and the NCCCO Foundation. The report, titled… …

A worker in British Columbia died after falling 10.6 metres through a temporary guardrail on a condominium construction site in June 2024, an investigation into the incident by WorkSafeBC found.… …