OHS Scorecard: 5 Biggest Recent OHS Fines in BC
| Fine | Offender | Trigger Incident | Offence(s)(1) |
| | $637,415 | West Fraser Mills Ltd. | Subcontractor’s worker suffers serious burns while vacuuming a hatch midway up a multi-cone hopper when compacted hot ash in the hopper broke free | >Failure as prime contractor to:
*Do an adequate assessment of risks associated with accumulated hot ash *Ensure safe work procedures were communicated to subcontractor firm *Ensure subcontractor’s workers were trained >Failure as site owner to: *Provide information necessary to identify and control hazards (repeated violation) * Instruct workers in safe work procedures *Provide adequate PPE for work around extreme temperature sources |
| $80,000 | Honghot Enterprises Inc. | WorkSafeBC issues stop work order after inspectors spot violations at residential asbestos abatement site | *Negative air pressure not maintained at decontamination unit
*Breaches in the containment, including holes in exterior walls, soffit venting + and around windows *Workers observed exiting the building without following proper decontamination procedures |
| $40,000 | Safe and Sound Environmentals Ltd. | Firm that did pre-demoliton asbestos abatement at residential site was unable to provide clearance letter, air sample results, waste disposal records or other evidence that asbestos-containing materials were removed in accordance with safe work practices | *Failure to safely contain or remove all hazardous materials
*Failure to have qualified person confirm in writing that all hazardous materials had been contained or removed |
| $40,000 | EFE Hazmat Ltd. | WorkSafeBC finds asbestos at residential site after abatement contractor issued clearance letter saying all asbestos-containing materials were removed | Failure to safely contain or remove all hazardous materials |
| $33,923 | Robar Industries Ltd. | WorkSafeBC issues stop work order after spotting confined spaces violations at foundry plant inside space containing respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust | *Failure to have qualified person develop exposure control plan
*Failure to use adequate control measures to protect against RCS dust exposure *Failure to train workers in hazards of RCS dust, safe work procedures + PPE use *Allowing use of dry sweeping to clean RCS dust *Failure to implement confined space entry program |