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WorkSafeBC report details death of transmission line worker
Failure to use fall protection equipment, a lack of supervision and risk assessment are factors in the death of a contract worker on the...
WorkSafeBC sharpens new model to secure prosecutions
A new investigation model at WorkSafeBC is in operation and expected to ensure court prosecutions move forward successfully.
The new model was recommended last July...
WorkSafeBC needs more clout when it comes to the forest industry
The B.C. government was preparing to release a progress report on worker safety in forest-product mills earlier this month when an explosion ripped through...
WorkSafeBC’s ‘fundamental structure’ remains after botched investigations
The B.C. government is tweaking WorkSafeBC's investigation division, but no wholesale changes will be made to the agency criticized for investigations into two deadly...
WorkSafeBC has little recent experience preparing cases for court
WorkSafeBC has successfully laid regulatory charges in court in only three workplace safety cases since 1999, The Vancouver Sun has learned.
It is a marked...
