Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The BC ‘Construction Safety Alliance’ in New Westminster, British Columbia has teamed with several provincial and national partners to promote vision safety and eye safety among workers throughout the province.
Blog Post #515 – RCMP Officer Hurt While Saving Teen
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A member of the Chilliwack RCMP in British Columbia suffered leg injuries while preventing a teenager from being hit by an out-of-control truck.
Blog Post #470 – Flawed Demolition Probed
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A building demolition in Vancouver went sideways in June, causing two walls to topple and send dust and rubble into the street.
At about 6 pm on June 10, 2010, workers were in the process of demolishing the building in question when an excavator knocked down a wall and it fell into the street close to a pedestrian and passing car. Shortly thereafter, another wall crumbled, toppling a light standard and sending rubble into the street near a flagger. There were no injuries.
Blog Post #399 – Laid-Off Pregnant Worker Granted Award
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
More than a year after it first heard the case, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has awarded about $26,000 to a British Columbia woman who argued her employer discriminated against her because she was pregnant.