WorkSafeBC

• How hot is too hot to work? Report calls for heat protections for B.C. workers

  Researchers with BC Policy Solutions say B.C.'s heat exposure regulations have not kept pace with increasingly frequent extreme heat.

  Canada

  Jul 21
  
• WorkSafeBC should issue refunds due to $2 billion surplus, CFIB says

  The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says WorkSafeBC is sitting on a surplus of $2 billion, which is actually above its funding target.

  Economy

  May 28, 2025
  
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• Vancouver memorial honours lives lost in B.C. workplaces

  Dozens of people and dignitaries, including Premier David Eby, were in attendance at the Bentall Memorial, reflecting on the catastrophic incident.

  Politics

  Jan 7, 2025
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• B.C. logged more than 1,800 health-care workplace violence claims last year: Data

  The data from the workplace safety regulator show there were more than 1,800 claims of workplace violence in the health-care sector in 2023 — up from just over 1,624 in 2022.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2024
• Crane appears to drop load in Vancouver, triggering investigation

  Police and WorkSafeBC watchdog were called to a job site on East Hastings Street near Glen Drive where the crane reportedly dropped a load of steel beams.

  Economy

  Oct 29, 2024
• Another firefighter’s death blamed on BC Wildfire Service: WorkSafe report

  The report into Zak Muise’s death says he and his supervisor were riding in the UTV near Fort St. John when it was driven through a ditch to avoid an oncoming truck.

  Fire

  Aug 15, 2024
• Deadly 2021 B.C. crane collapse could see criminal charge laid

  Mounties have forwarded their investigation of a 2021 crane collapse that killed five people in Kelowna to the BC Prosecution Service with a recommendation for a charge.

  Crime

  Feb 20, 2024
• No injuries from gas tank explosions at Selkirk College campus in Nelson

  No one was injured in the incident, which occurred around 1:30 p.m. outside the North Trades Building at the Silver King campus, the college said in a news release. 

  Education

  Feb 8, 2024
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• BC Hydro fined $710K for workplace safety violations at Site C Dam

  According to the Sept. 12 decision from WorkSafeBC, the Crown corporation failed to adequately address hazards from welding fumes and had damaged ventilation equipment on site.

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2024
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• B.C. government slapped with $710K penalty over ‘unsafe’ wildfire work

  WorkSafeBC has slapped the B.C. government with a $710,000 fine for unsafe wildfire prevention work.

  Fire

  Jan 2, 2024