As wildfire activity intensifies across British Columbia, WorkSafeBC is calling on employers to review their emergency evacuation plans and prepare for situations where workers may need to leave a worksite… …
A roofer suffered serious injuries after falling 3.4 metres from a steep-slope residential roof to a concrete driveway in January 2025, according to an investigation into the incident. The worker… …
Employers would have to identify and control psychological hazards in the workplace under a new part of British Columbia’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulation now open for public feedback. WorkSafeBC’s… …
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… …
A non-watertight workboat took on water and capsized in rough seas off Vancouver, killing its operator, an investigation by WorkSafeBC has found. The Oct. 23, 2023, incident involved the Hornet,… …
WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors has approved a policy change that lets firms running forest tenure operations alongside a sawmill be assigned to more than one classification unit for assessment purposes.… …
WorkSafeBC is urging employers to strengthen training and supervision for young and new workers after new research found many hesitate to speak up about unsafe conditions on the job. The… …
A worker at a British Columbia electrical substation suffered serious burns after an arc flash occurred while he was standing on an energized transformer, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation. The… …
WorkSafeBC is urging employers in the province’s Southern Interior to protect workers from heat-related illness as hot temperatures move into the region. “Elevated temperatures increase the risk of heat stress… …
A worker drowned in October 2023 after a workboat operated by a marine towing company capsized in high winds off the coast. The worker made a distress call before the… …
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