British Columbia

An investigation into a September 2024 construction site incident has found that a lifting bracket was assembled incorrectly, causing a stack of formwork panels to fall and injure two workers.… …

A loader operator suffered serious injuries after a horizontal grinder ejected a steel hammer tip through the windscreen of the loader in October 2024, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation. The… …

Cleaners on the SkyTrain in Vancouver, B.C., could be exposed to moving trains and serious injury because employers did not coordinate safety work, according to SEIU Local 2, which obtained… …

Unintentional railway deaths in British Columbia have more than doubled this year, according to preliminary data from the BC Coroners Service. “We have seen an alarming increase in unintentional railway… …

WorkSafeBC’s Human Factors and Ergonomics team will host a free online webinar on Thursday, Oct. 22, covering injury prevention research and vehicle ergonomics for workers. The event, called Ergonomics Day,… …

ICBC is replacing all 140 of British Columbia’s intersection safety cameras with newer technology, as part of an effort to keep reducing red-light running and speeding at some of the… …

First Nations and local governments in 36 British Columbia communities will build or update evacuation-route and public-notification plans through more than $1.3 million in provincial funding for 29 projects. “Recent… …

Society fire brigades and volunteer fire departments in British Columbia will be treated as employers under the Workers Compensation Act starting Oct. 1, 2026, when amendments to Part 31 of… …

British Columbia workers who struggle with poorly fitting protective gear could gain new protections under proposed amendments to Part 8 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. The changes, drafted… …