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A Fort St. John highway maintenance company has been fined nearly a quarter of a million dollars after WorkSafeBC found traffic control workers exposed to moving vehicles without proper protection… …
A Burnaby roofing company has been fined more than $21,000 after WorkSafeBC found four workers on a steep-sloped roof without proper fall protection for the second time. WorkSafeBC imposed the… …
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied Starbucks Coffee Canada’s request to suspend two health and safety orders requiring ladder training for employees and installation of a plumbed eye-wash station… …
SMK Contracting has been fined $8,000 after a worker was seriously injured in a fall from an unsecured ladder near Wawota, Saskatchewan. The company pleaded guilty on December 10 in… …
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… …
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… …
WorkSafeBC has issued three administrative penalties totalling $1.3 million to two construction companies for health and safety violations related to crane incidents in 2024 and 2025. The penalties include $627,456… …
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 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… …
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