WorkSafeBC says the owner of a homebuilding company has been fined more than $80,000 for workplace safety violations in a “landmark case.” …
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WorkSafeBC clarifies tips, wage-loss benefits in payroll reporting directive
WorkSafeBC has updated its assessable payroll practice directive to clarify how employers should report tips and wage-loss benefits, effective Jan. 1, 2026. …
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B.C. court delivers a rare guilty verdict in a workplace fatality case
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee More than 13 years after pipe layer Jeff Caron was crushed to death while replacing a …
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Companies fined over fatal crane accident at Vancouver’s Oakridge Park
By Chuck Chiang More than $1.3 million in fines have been levied against two companies involved in a series of B.C. crane accidents, …
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Union pleads for action four years after B.C. crane collapse that killed five people
By Darryl Greer Officials from a B.C. construction union say it’s been four years since a crane collapse killed five people in Kelowna, …
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B.C. mill worker drowns after being trapped in machine that fell into ocean
Mounties in British Columbia say a mill worker on Vancouver Island has drowned after being trapped in a piece of heavy equipment …
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Restaurant groups call for halt to WorkSafe BC gratuity policy enforcement
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberTwo major restaurant associations are demanding WorkSafe BC immediately stop enforcing a gratuity policy they say contradicts federal tax rules and is …
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Planned burn could have killed trapped firefighters, says B.C. safety report
By Brenna Owen British Columbia’s worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province’s wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season …
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WorkSafeBC adopts stricter exposure limits for styrene, a chemical used in manufacturing
WorkSafeBC has updated its workplace exposure limits for styrene, a chemical commonly used in manufacturing, effective Jan. 8, 2025. The move aligns …
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WorkSafeBC will keep its average base premium rate at 1.55 per cent of assessable payroll in 2025, marking the eighth consecutive year …
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