Cranes

Certified personnel play a critical role in improving safety on crane job sites, according to a new report from the National Safety Council and the NCCCO Foundation. The report, titled… …

A worker died after a large piece of concrete formwork fell 26 storeys and struck them on a British Columbia highrise construction site, and a WorkSafeBC investigation has now traced… …

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The Province of British Columbia is expanding skilled trades certification to tower and mobile crane operators, adding new training and licensing requirements for workers in the sector. Starting Monday, July… …

A worker died after a large formwork panel fell on him at a Victoria construction site, resulting in a $23,561.11 penalty against Top Line Formwork Inc. imposed by WorkSafeBC on… …

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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