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 ...

"Commercial kitchens have the potential to be a recipe for risk," said Lisa Houle, manager of Industry and Labour Services at WorkSafeBC. "They contain lots of sharp, heavy, hot objects; the pace of ...

Manufacturers with the highest number of injuries are food and beverage processors, wood and paper product manufacturers, and metal and non-metallic mineral products manufacturers. RICHMOND — ...

On October 1, 2024, WorkSafeBC introduced new regulations (the Crane Regulations) regarding tower crane safety which amend Part 14 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (the OHS Regulation) ...

WorkSafeBC says it has handed out its highest administrative penalty ever, issuing a fine of $710,488.79 for asbestos violations at a work site in Kimberley, B.C. The agency says it inspected a ...

Though it happened across the border, April’s collapse of a tower crane in Downtown Seattle wasn’t far from the minds of B.C.’s crane community Wednesday at a safety conference in Richmond. In that ...

WorkSafeBC says it has issued more than 300 orders for health and safety violations concerning COVID-19. The agency conducted 12,646 scheduled and impromptu work site inspections as of July 3, some of ...

WorkSafeBC has announced industry-specific resources and guidelines for businesses re-opening during phase two of B.C.’s Restart Plan. Al Johnson, head of prevention services at WorkSafeBC, said ...

WorkSafeBC inspectors are blitzing residential construction sites in an effort to prevent injuries to roofers and framers caused by falls, which resulted in more than 1,000 claims and cost $25.6 ...

A Richmond-based provincial agency is issuing safety recommendations following an increase in risks associated with cranes. WorkSafeBC announced Tuesday that it developed a risk-reduction strategy ...

The organization responsible for workplace safety and compensation in British Columbia is taking action, after it says it responded to 931 complaints of bullying and harassment last year. During 2021, ...