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Kelowna contractor fined $44K after flaggers too close to traffic
A Kelowna contractor has been fined $44,000 after flaggers got too close to vehicles. According…
Merritt sawmill fined $70,000 for high-risk violation
A Merritt sawmill has been fined $70,000 for failing to have the correct safety features…
Interior Health fined $274,000 after Penticton hospital staff exposed to illicit drugs
The Interior Health Authority has been fined $274,000 after two workers fell ill after entering…
Okanagan contractors fined $19,000 for unsafe building sites
Three Okanagan contractors will have to cough up $18,900 in fines after WorkSafeBC inspections discovered…
Kelowna furniture maker fined $5K for telling employee not to report serious accident
A Kelowna furniture manufacturer has been fined $5,340 for telling a staff member not to…
Vernon fertilizer company hit with $24,000 WorkSafeBC fine
A Vernon agriculture company has been fined $24,500 for ignoring a WorkSafeBC order. According to…
BC company fined $16K after scuba diver death
A BC company has been fined $16,000 after a worker died during a scuba diving…
UPDATE: WorkSafeBC investigating workplace accident in downtown Kelowna
A workplace incident near the corner of Highway 97 and Richter Street in downtown Kelowna…
Kelowna orchard fined $40,000 for not having a seatbelt on a tractor
A Kelowna orchard has been fined $40,000 for failing to have a seat belt on…
Two Kamloops contractors fined after workers electrocuted by power lines
Two Kamloops contractors have been fined after workers were injured trying to retrieve high-visibility vests…
Princeton firewood firm fined $26K over safety issues
A Princeton firewood company has been fined $27,000 after WorkSafeBC found an employee working too…
Company fined $34K after Kamloops worker electrocuted
A Kamloops contractor has been fined $34,000 after a worker was electrocuted while trying to…
South Okanagan fruit packer fined $19,000 for broken seatbelt on tractor
An Okanagan fruit packer has been fined $19,000 after one of its tractors was found…
WorkSafeBC fines clean-up company $700K after Kimberley building fire
A company hired to clean up after a fire at a building in Kimberley has…
What workers can legally do avoid unsafe work in heatwave
There are lots of tips out there on how to beat the heat as temperatures…