WorkSafeBC is proposing changes to British Columbia’s occupational health and safety (OHS) rules for automotive lifts, tight-fitting respirators, tower cranes, and other high-risk workplace equipment, with a virtual public hearing… …
A luffing tower crane’s jib partially collapsed at a highrise construction site in January 2024, narrowly missing several workers, a WorkSafeBC investigation has found. The incident happened during morning testing.… …
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By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee The B.C. government wants crane operation to become a ticketed trade, like a Red Seal profession, according to Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside. The change… …
British Columbia is introducing a mandatory crane licensing and permitting program through WorkSafeBC, responding to seven worker fatalities involving cranes over the past five years. The provincial government tabled legislation… …
An electrical contracting company has been fined $50,000 after a worker was injured when a concrete streetlight post toppled during a hoisting operation in Ottawa. Sega Group Inc., based in… …
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 EllisDon Corporation and EllisDon Westpro Construction Ltd. $688,589.56 following two separate incidents where crane loads fell due to inadequate lifting plans and inspections. The penalty, imposed Oct. …
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