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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…
Mt Baldy Resort fined $7K after death of staff member
An Oliver ski resort has been fined $7,000 following the death of a staff member…
Penticton’s Rona fined more than $330,000 by WorkSafe B.C.
The Rona Home Centre in Penticton has to pay more than $330,000 in administrative penalties…
North Okanagan–Shuswap school district fined $200K for asbestos incident
The North Okanagan-Shuswap school district has been fined more than $200,000 for drilling into walls…
Kelowna firms fined after scaffold failures seriously injure workers
Two Kelowna companies have been fined $20,000 in two separate instances where scaffolding failed and…
Firm fined $84K for safety violations at Logan Lake wildfire clean-up
An environmental management company removing wildfire-damaged trees in Logan Lake has been fined $84,000 for…
Kelowna company fined $67K after worker seriously injured by table saw
A B.C. renovation company has been issued a $67,000 fine from WorkSafeBC after a worker…
Workplace death in Kamloops under investigation
Investigators from both the coroners service and WorkSafeBC are looking into a death at a…
Employers asked to ‘seriously consider shutting down’ during heat wave: WorkSafeBC
WorkSafeBC is advising employers to consider closing down their workplaces if employees cannot be protected…
WorkSafeBC inspecting Interior wineries, brew pubs and cideries
With summer fast approaching and COVID-19 protocols still in place, WorkSafeBC will be conducting pre-season…
Few B.C. workers get compensation for catching COVID-19 on the job
With 30 to 40 per cent of new COVID-19 cases being transmitted in workplaces in…
WorksafeBC dealt with more than 4,000 COVID-19 claims
More than 4,000 claims have been filed with WorksafeBC by workers who say they got…
WorkSafeBC has filed hundreds of orders against companies in violation of COVID-19 regulations
If workers or customers feel unsafe in stores, offices or on constructions sites because they…
Mother of teen who died at work ‘astounded’ by $8,400 fine to employer
Two years after her son died in a preventable workplace accident, a Kamloops mother says…
Kamloops tire shop fined $8,400 for violations that led to teen’s death
Brendan Stokes was 19 years old when he went to work for Kamloops Tirecraft and…