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New WorkSafeBC bulletin focuses on how to reduce the risk of crane rigging failures

VANCOUVER — It’s no secret crane rigging failures have caused and can cause seri...

OH&S February 26, 2025

WorkSafeBC updates penalty database, highlights lack of fall protection incidents

VICTORIA — WorkSafeBC’s penalty database was updated recently to include penalti...

OH&S February 14, 2025

Company ordered to pay $350,000 in creative penalties after worker killed by equipment

EDSON, ALTA. — Excel Projects Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupat...

OH&S February 4, 2025

CCOHS unveils free mental health toolkit

HAMILTON, ONT. — The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)...

OH&S January 30, 2025

Two companies fined after worker seriously injured at residential construction site

CALGARY, ALTA. — Two construction companies have been fined $168,000 each in rel...

OH&S January 28, 2025

Calgary machine shop ordered to pay $420,000 fine in workplace lathe death

CALGARY — A Calgary-based machine shop has been ordered by Alberta's top court t...

OH&S January 27, 2025

Bell Let’s Talk: Construction’s next generation needs mental health support now

Bell Let’s Talk Day has become the world’s largest conversation about mental hea...

OH&S January 22, 2025

Employer fined for improper use of tool, Manitoba government issues reminder

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Labour and Immigration is reminding employers to ensure mach...

OH&S January 21, 2025

National Forum on Changing World of Work

HAMILTON, ONT. – The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety’s (CCOHS...

OH&S January 9, 2025

UPDATE: BC Building Trades: 39 construction workers mourned at Bentall IV Memorial

VANCOUVER — British Columbia experienced another deadly year in the construction...

OH&S January 7, 2025

Industry Special: Mining actionable safety insights from big data

  The BCCSA is leveraging data analytics tool to help construction employe...

OH&S January 6, 2025

WorkSafeBC’s premium rate remains unchanged in 2025

RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC is reporting B.C. employers will see no change to th...

OH&S January 3, 2025

‘Devastating loss’: Fire engulfs Telegraph Cove boardwalk on Vancouver Island

VANCOUVER ISLAND — Gordie Graham spent decades building the Telegraph Cove Resor...

OH&S January 2, 2025

Special to the JOC: 2025 road safety resolutions for small business owners

Do your company’s New Year’s resolutions include a commitment to road safety? Th...

OH&S January 2, 2025

Sharon Giffen appointed to WorkSafeBC’s board of directors

VICTORIA — A new director has been selected for appointment to WorkSafeBC's gove...

OH&S December 20, 2024

Emergency crews have located one body after mudslide displaced house in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Squamish RCMP say emergency crews have recovered the body of one of...

OH&S December 17, 2024

Industry Special: Timely new construction resources aim to reverse a rising tide of musculoskeletal injuries

  BCCSA’s growing suite of MSI-prevention tools include 11 new exercise vi...

OH&S December 16, 2024

‘Are they going to walk away?’: Charges 10 years after B.C.’s Mount Polley disaster

VICTORIA — Doug Watt won't forget the sound of a tailings pond collapsing at the...

OH&S December 11, 2024

Holiday season safety reminder: WorkSafeBC issues working at heights advisory

RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC has issued an advisory urging workers and employers...

OH&S December 9, 2024

Construction leaders recognized with SCSA Awards

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA) recently announ...

Associations , OH&S November 12, 2024

Scaffolding company fined $350,000 after jobsite fatality near Peace River

PEACE RIVER, ALTA. — West Coast Scaffolding Inc. pleaded guilty recently to one...

OH&S November 12, 2024

First Nations Inspection Authority is Edmonton’s newest safety code inspection contractor

EDMONTON – The City of Edmonton is welcoming the First Nations Inspection Author...

OH&S November 5, 2024

Saskatchewan Power Corporation Fined $840,000 for worker fatalities

WEYBURN, SASK. — Saskatchewan Power Corporation has been fined $840,000 for two...

OH&S October 31, 2024

Donna Grant appointed president of BC 1 Call

VANCOUVER – Donna Grant has been announced as the new president of BC 1 Call. G...

Infrastructure , OH&S October 31, 2024

Another crane incident occurs on Vancouver construction site

VANCOUVER - Another crane incident has occurred in Vancouver.   On Oct. 29 poli...

OH&S October 30, 2024

Tower crane safety has to be top of mind at every level: WorkSafeBC expert

Crane safety is top of mind for British Columbia’s safety regulator, but even wi...

Associations , OH&S October 30, 2024

‘Alarming’: Report says Canadian homes show higher levels, exposure to radon gas

CALGARY — A countrywide study says radioactive radon exposure is on the rise and...

OH&S October 25, 2024

One home washed away in B.C. mudslide, owner missing: police

COQUITLAM, B.C. - First responders in Coquitlam, B.C., spent much of the weekend...

OH&S October 21, 2024

SCSA uses survey tool to help companies prevent incidents before they happen

An innovative new survey tool is being used by the Saskatchewan Construction Saf...

Associations , OH&S October 21, 2024

Alberta steel fabrication facility fined $200,000 for workplace fatality

CALGARY – Calgary-based Glenmore Fabricators Ltd. has been penalized $200,000 in...

OH&S October 21, 2024

Saskatchewan company fined $70,000 after worker injured in fall

SASKATOON, SASK. – A Saskatchewan window and door company has been fined $70,000...

OH&S October 16, 2024

Pulp company fined for releasing ‘acutely lethal’ wastewater into Alberta river

The operator of a pulp mill in northwestern Alberta has been fined $1 million fo...

Government , OH&S October 15, 2024

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