Workplace Safety

WorkSafeBC accepted 876 time-loss claims for ladder-related fall injuries in 2024, including 309 serious injuries such as fractures, contusions and strains. The workers’ compensation board and The Community Against Preventable… …

WorkSafeBC has appointed two new members to its board of directors, effective Dec. 1, and reappointed three existing directors whose terms had expired. Joshua Douglas Towsley was appointed as a… …

The British Columbia Supreme Court has set aside a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal decision that denied survivor benefits to the widow of a worker who died at age 62, ruling… …

By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A Yukon company that pleaded guilty in Prince George Provincial Court to violating the Mines Act after one of its workers died at a… …

Nearly all Canadians support including athletic therapy and other injury treatments in employer health plans, according to a new Ipsos survey commissioned by the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association. The poll… …

Aviation safety executives are moving away from manual safety systems in favour of connected digital platforms that provide instant visibility into workplace hazards, according to discussions at a recent industry… …

An Alberta worker injured by a falling garbage trolley lid is not entitled to most of the wage loss benefits she received, the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has… …

By Brodie Ramin A fault line in Canada’s Yukon territory has stirred after more than 12,000 years of geological sleep. Researchers studying the Tintina Fault, which stretches 1,000 kilometres from… …

The National Safety Council appointed Debra Sanchez as executive vice president of advocacy and external affairs, a newly created leadership role at the organization. Sanchez brings more than 25 years… …