Mathieu LaFleche, Jennifer Miller K.C. Recent changes to the Workers Compensation Act in British Columbia (the Act) significantly enhance WorkSafeBC’s ability to enforce occupational health and safety ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Hair salons and other businesses are set to reopen after the May long weekend as the province enters Phase 2 of its restart plan, but WorkSafeBC officers will be inspecting to make sure employers are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A CBC News investigation has uncovered questionable methods used by WorkSafeBC to avoid compensating workers for costly injuries. "They're trying to force me to go on welfare," says former tow truck ...