WorkSafeBC

WorkSafeBC has fined 0832282 B.C. Ltd., operating as a Subway Restaurant in Quesnel, B.C., $2,500 after finding the company discouraged an injured worker from filing a claim for compensation. The… …

WorkSafeBC has fined Pro Builders Supply Ltd., operating as Home Hardware, $75,277.70 after inspectors found unsafe pallet storage racks at the firm’s lumber yard in Penticton, B.C. The penalty was… …

WorkSafeBC will keep its preliminary average base premium rate at $1.55 per $100 of assessable payroll in 2027, marking the 10th consecutive year the rate has stayed at this level.… …

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A plugged heat exchanger caused a gas buildup that led to a boiler explosion inside a British Columbia shopping centre, according to an incident investigation report released by WorkSafeBC. The… …

WorkSafeBC is asking for stakeholder input on a proposed change to British Columbia’s airborne exposure limit for benzene, a known carcinogen found in many workplaces. The regulator is proposing to… …

A worker at a British Columbia egg production farm died after being caught between an automated feed hopper and the housing of a laying hen colony while working alone in… …