In a significant enforcement action, WorkSafeBC has imposed a hefty fine of $29,453.95 on Carl Chandler Contracting/Celtic Construction, highlighting the critical importance of workplace safety in the ...

Labour Minister Harry Bains says reforms are coming to WorkSafeBC. But not fast enough for Sharon Cager. Photo via BC government. On a Thursday in early February Sharon Cager was assaulted while doing ...

WorkSafeBC aims to raise awareness about the risk of hearing loss in the service industry with the release of a new safety bulletin and other resources for workers and employers. May 22, 2019 ...

Decaying railroad ties and the failure of a safety mechanism to prevent a train derailment are cited in a report by British Columbia’s workers’ safety agency as factors in a crash that killed three ...

VICTORIA — The government agency in charge of setting and enforcing the rules for reopening businesses closed by the pandemic can’t afford to help businesses buy protective equipment because it has ...

WorkSafeBC has posted a new guide, posters, and a video addressing hazards specific to craft-brewing and distilling processes, including carbon dioxide and confined spaces. Mar 21, 2019 WorkSafeBC ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Construction workers gather outside the Oakridge Mall site after a fatal incident involving a crane dropping its load onto a woman ...

B.C.'s worker safety agency ignored years of legal advice from the province's own lawyers before it bungled its probe of a 2012 mill explosion so badly that no one will ever face charges in the ...

A Surrey construction firm was hit with a sizable fine after one of its workers passed out due to carbon monoxide exposure.

The single largest penalty ever has been handed to a Toronto-based company that had been hired to provide demolition services, WorkSafeBC officials announced Friday. GFL Environmental Inc. must pay a ...