WorkSafeBC

• B.C. logged more than 1,800 health-care workplace violence claims last year: Data

  The data from the workplace safety regulator show there were more than 1,800 claims of workplace violence in the health-care sector in 2023 — up from just over 1,624 in 2022.

  Health

  Dec 2
  
• Crane appears to drop load in Vancouver, triggering investigation

  Police and WorkSafeBC watchdog were called to a job site on East Hastings Street near Glen Drive where the crane reportedly dropped a load of steel beams.

  Economy

  Oct 29
  
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• Another firefighter’s death blamed on BC Wildfire Service: WorkSafe report

  The report into Zak Muise’s death says he and his supervisor were riding in the UTV near Fort St. John when it was driven through a ditch to avoid an oncoming truck.

  Fire

  Aug 15
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• Deadly 2021 B.C. crane collapse could see criminal charge laid

  Mounties have forwarded their investigation of a 2021 crane collapse that killed five people in Kelowna to the BC Prosecution Service with a recommendation for a charge.

  Crime

  Feb 20
• No injuries from gas tank explosions at Selkirk College campus in Nelson

  No one was injured in the incident, which occurred around 1:30 p.m. outside the North Trades Building at the Silver King campus, the college said in a news release. 

  Education

  Feb 8
• BC Hydro fined $710K for workplace safety violations at Site C Dam

  According to the Sept. 12 decision from WorkSafeBC, the Crown corporation failed to adequately address hazards from welding fumes and had damaged ventilation equipment on site.

  Canada

  Jan 3
• B.C. government slapped with $710K penalty over ‘unsafe’ wildfire work

  WorkSafeBC has slapped the B.C. government with a $710,000 fine for unsafe wildfire prevention work.

  Fire

  Jan 2
• B.C. firefighter killed while battling wildfire near Revelstoke: BCGEU

  A firefighter up near Revelstoke has died while battling a wildfire near the community.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2023
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• B.C. to require license for asbestos abatement contractors by 2024

  British Columbia will soon be the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a licensing requirement for asbestos abatement contractors.

  Health

  Jun 9, 2023
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• ‘There needs to be accountability’ in deadly Kelowna crane collapse: Unions

  'The families of the victims and the public deserve to know what happened and if any criminal elements were present,' the United Steelworkers union said in a statement.

  Crime

  May 24, 2023