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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…
U-Haul fined $71,000 after workers find asbestos during Kamloops building reno
A moving equipment and storage rental company has been fined more than $71,000 after workers…
Penticton car wash fined $2,500 in workplace death
PENTICTON – WorkSafeBC has levied a fine against a Penticton car wash in which a…
Downtown construction road closures creating headaches for existing merchants
KELOWNA – New construction downtown is showing some growing pains for existing businesses trying to…
Kamloops councillor handed eight safety violations after stores robbed
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops business owner and city councillor is still picking up the pieces…
19-year-old man dies in Kamloops workplace accident
KAMLOOPS – A young man has died following a workplace accident in Kamloops. The 19-year-old…
Kamloops manufacturing company fined $25,000
KAMLOOPS – A local manufacturing company is facing a hefty fine after a worker was…
Outdoor workers face risk of heat stress with hot temperatures
OKANAGAN – With temperatures potentially soaring into the high thirties this week, WorkSafe B.C. is…