Workplace Safety

By Margaret McKinnon Although mass shootings and gun violence have long plagued American communities, events like yesterday’s mass shooting at a high school in northern British Columbia are rare in… …

A concrete pump truck’s boom collapsed at a Vancouver-area construction site after years of undetected fatigue cracks in a critical component, a WorkSafeBC investigation has concluded. The August 2023 incident… …

A worker sustained serious injuries when a light utility vehicle rolled over an embankment at a B.C. ski resort, a WorkSafeBC investigation has concluded. The November 2023 incident occurred when… …

A new guide from Camfil Canada examines the air filtration challenges facing Canadian industrial and commercial facilities, with particular focus on regional climate variations and sector-specific contamination risks. The resource… …

Triple 7 Excavating Ltd. was fined $58,100 after a worker was seriously injured when a trench collapsed near the rural municipality of Parkdale, Saskatchewan, in June 2022. The company pleaded… …

A bipartisan bill reintroduced in the U.S. Congress would require federal guidance on incorporating opioid overdose response into workplace emergency plans as fatal overdoses now account for 10 per cent… …

By Cody Dunne, Andrew McRae, and Khara Sauro Eating is a social event. Whether it’s a night out with friends or an evening at home enjoying family dinner, conversation goes… …

A British Columbia arbitrator has dismissed a grievance challenging a one-day suspension for a unionized concrete driver who pointed his finger at a female supervisor and told her in a… …

A worker died after falling approximately 22 feet through an elevator shaft while walking across two wooden boards at a house under construction, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation into the… …