Published by WorkSafe BC on: June 18, 2024
New risk-reduction strategy is based on a comprehensive review of crane safety and informed by stakeholder input and feedback.
Blog Post #1586 – Vernon School District Penalized
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2017)
The Vernon School District was fined $628, 034, following the renovation of property that turned out to have asbestos-containing materials in it.
Blog Post #1565 – Hearing Protection Shunned in British Columbia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (April 2017)
Construction workers under 21 are less likely wear hearing protection on the job than those of any other age group in British Columbia, according to new statistics from WorkSafeBC, released on February 23, 2017.
Blog Post #1563 – Asbestos Risk Closes Store
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (April 2017)
The Dollar Tree location in downtown Victoria was temporarily closed after an inspection by WorkSafeBC, because of crumbling floor tiles containing asbestos.