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A WorkSafeBC investigation has concluded that a flooring worker died after falling through an unguarded second-floor opening at a newly built British Columbia elementary school in August 2023. The worker… …

Health care providers who treat injured workers will gather in Vancouver this June for a full-day conference focused on clinician well-being, trauma-informed practice and alignment in worker recovery. WorkSafeBC is… …

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… …

Musculoskeletal injuries remain the most common workplace injury in British Columbia, accounting for about 30 per cent of all time-loss claims filed with WorkSafeBC. Over the five-year period from 2020… …

A tree planter suffered serious injuries after a bear attacked her twice in a remote British Columbia logging cutblock in July 2023, a WorkSafeBC investigation has found. The worker, who… …

A form wall at a highrise construction excavation site collapsed in February 2023, trapping a worker beneath it and causing serious injuries, a WorkSafeBC investigation has found. Workers were spraying… …

William Laird Cronk has been appointed chair of WorkSafeBC’s board of directors for a three-year term, effective Feb. 26, 2026. The appointment was made by Jennifer Whiteside, B.C.’s Minister of… …