A first aid attendant was looking for the worker to conduct the orientation when he was discovered to have been crushed by a ...

The B.C. government was preparing to release a progress report on worker safety in forest-product mills earlier this month when an explosion ripped through a wood-pellet plant in Burns Lake, injuring ...

WorkSafeBC has fined Muchalat Projects Ltd. nearly $22,000 following a fatal workplace incident at a Nanaimo construction site in Sept. 2024.

A serious injury that occurred at a Visions Electronics store in B.C. has led to a hefty fine imposed by WorkSafeBC.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A business lobby group is calling on provincial workplace regulator WorkSafeBC to return excess funds to small businesses in B.C., saying the funds will offer relief amid rising costs and economic ...

WorkSafeBC has fined GFL Environmental more than $710,000 for asbestos violations at a work site in Kimberly, B.C. (GFL - image credit) WorkSafeBC says it has handed out its highest administrative ...

Workers suffering from illnesses caused by on-the-job asbestos exposure will soon be eligible to receive diagnostic CT scans funded by WorkSafeBC in an effort to diagnose lung cancer sooner and reduce ...

A 2007 agreement with B.C.’s solicitor general to give WorkSafeBC investigators special powers requires them to know how to conduct interviews and seize evidence so it can stand up in court. Those ...