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WorkSafeBC has fined 1357640 B.C. Ltd. $40,000 for knowingly providing a falsified asbestos clearance letter during renovations at a Hope motel. The penalty, imposed Nov. 4, follows a follow-up inspection… …

WorkSafeBC has fined Homan Roofing Ltd. $64,169.93 for multiple high-risk fall protection violations at a Squamish warehouse construction site. The penalty, imposed Nov. 18, follows an inspection that found workers… …

WorkSafeBC accepted 876 time-loss claims for ladder-related fall injuries in 2024, including 309 serious injuries such as fractures, contusions and strains. The workers’ compensation board and The Community Against Preventable… …

WorkSafeBC has appointed two new members to its board of directors, effective Dec. 1, and reappointed three existing directors whose terms had expired. Joshua Douglas Towsley was appointed as a… …

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A worker died after being ejected from a forklift that tipped over while another worker attempted to tow it with a pickup truck at a storage yard in March 2023.… …

A worker died and two others suffered serious injuries when a utility terrain vehicle crashed into trees after losing braking control on a steep gravel road at a mine site… …

A worker suffered serious injuries when a hydraulic cylinder fell from a gantry crane being assembled on a moored barge, striking him as he emerged from beneath the crane’s platform… …

A WorkSafeBC investigation has determined that improper storage of an oxyacetylene welding system caused a service vehicle to explode when a worker used his key fob to unlock it remotely… …