In 2023, the Government of B.C. established the Fair Practices Commissioner (FPC) through legislation to enhance the office's independence from WorkSafeBC and ensure workers, employers and workers' ...
B.C.'s workers' compensation agency says 138 people died on the job or from workplace injuries and illnesses last year.
RCMP, the BC Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC are investigating the death of an employee at the Mount Baldy Resort near Oliver, B.C., after he got stuck under a snow groomer on Friday afternoon. RCMP ...
WorkSafeBC has released some numbers regarding workplace deaths in 2025, and a significant number lost their lives to ...
A total of 138 work-related deaths were recorded in Canada’s British Columbia in 2025, according to WorkSafeBC. The agency ...
WorkSafeBC has announced industry-specific resources and guidelines for businesses re-opening during phase two of B.C.’s Restart Plan. Al Johnson, head of prevention services at WorkSafeBC, said ...
Ian Tostenson, CEO of the British Columbia Restaurant and Foodservices Association, says WorksafeBC is acting like a bullyChung Chow, BIV The British Columbia Restaurant and Foodservices Association ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Providing rebates using WorkSafeBC’s $2 billion surplus could provide a significant financial boost to B.C.'s small businesses, ...
WorkSafeBC has posted a new guide, posters, and a video addressing hazards specific to craft-brewing and distilling processes, including carbon dioxide and confined spaces. Mar 21, 2019 WorkSafeBC ...
That’s what B.C’s workplace safety regulator wants to buy as part of promotional merchandise offerings. Meanwhile, cash problems prevent WorkSafeBC from assisting employers with COVID-19 personal ...
VICTORIA — The government agency in charge of setting and enforcing the rules for reopening businesses closed by the pandemic can’t afford to help businesses buy protective equipment because it has ...
Decaying railroad ties and the failure of a safety mechanism to prevent a train derailment are cited in a report by British Columbia’s workers’ safety agency as factors in a crash that killed three ...