Worksafe Bc Penalties
Thompson ranch fined $27K for not having a seat belt on a tractor
A Thompson area cattle ranch has been fined nearly $27,000 by WorkSafeBC for using a…
WorkSafe slaps Kamloops bakery with $8,500 fine after finding asbestos
A Kamloops bakery was fined $8,484.63 last month after a WorkSafeB.C. inspection found asbestos in…
Oliver company fined $27K by WorkSafeBC
A roofing company working in Oliver was fined more than $27,000 for failing to ensure…
Alberta contractor fined for violations at Osoyoos worksite
An Alberta masonry company was recently handed a fine by Worksafe B.C. for failing to…
Alberta firm fined for infractions at Penticton worksite
An Alberta stucco firm has been fined by Worksafe B.C. for safety violations at a…
Penticton car wash fined $2,500 in workplace death
PENTICTON – WorkSafeBC has levied a fine against a Penticton car wash in which a…
Workplace violations costly to Oliver’s B.C. Tree Fruits
OLIVER – Health and safety violations proved costly to a South Okanagan workplace. Worksafe B.C.…
Kamloops manufacturing company fined $25,000
KAMLOOPS – A local manufacturing company is facing a hefty fine after a worker was…
Employer fined after Vernon man’s workplace death
VERNON – A North Okanagan automotive shop has been fined in relation to the workplace…
Vernon School District hit with huge fine for breaking asbestos rules
VERNON – A fine of more than $628,000 has been leveled against the Vernon School…
North Okanagan logging company fined after three employees struck by tree
LUMBY – A logging company was slapped with a fine after three workers were struck…
After $75 K fine, Vernon School District broke asbestos rules again
VERNON – Another investigation by WorkSafe B.C. found the Vernon School District in violation of…
Vernon School District fined for putting workers’ health and safety at risk
VERNON – The Vernon School District has been slapped with a hefty fine for not…
Employers in Kelowna, Sorrento fined for exposing workers to asbestos
OKANAGAN - WorkSafe B.C. has slapped two local employers with heavy fines for exposing workers to asbestos. The first, Kelowna’s Kone Inc., was handed a $15,000 penalty for potentially exposing its workers to harmful levels of asbestos. According to WorkSafe B.C., the company, which installs, maintains and repairs elevators and escalators, was first told to...