Employers in British Columbia that rely on tight-fitting respirators will be working under revised regulatory language on fit tests and user seal checks when amendments to the province’s workplace safety… …
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PREMIUM Perfect PPE score doesn’t save construction worker fired for wearing running shoes
A B.C. electrical worker fired after he was caught twice in one day wearing running shoes on a construction site has lost his bid to show the dismissal was payback… …
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PREMIUM Federal officer’s depression claim accepted after supervisor joked about watching porn
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Blocked sightlines, glare and a phone call led to Squamish, B.C., workboat sinking: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA workboat operator was left treading water in 5 C water without a life jacket after a barge pushed by a tug struck his idling vessel at the Woodfibre LNG… …
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PREMIUM Manager’s posted tip-out email not a significant stressor for B.C. hotel and casino worker, tribunal finds
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PREMIUM CNRL worker hit by truck in B.C. while travelling home from Alberta worksite falls outside WorkSafeBC
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