Food Processor Fined $138,000 for Machine Guarding and Lockout Violations

After sliding open a food slicing machine access door and [...]

By |2021-06-08T16:17:00-07:00June 8, 2021|British Columbia, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Lockout Tagout, Machine Safety, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Food Processor Fined $138,000 for Machine Guarding and Lockout Violations

BC Mining Giant Hit with Record-High $60 Million Fisheries Violation Fine

BC coal mining Teck Coal was on the receiving end [...]

By |2021-05-08T14:57:00-07:00May 8, 2021|Biohazards, British Columbia, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental, Hazard Assessment, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on BC Mining Giant Hit with Record-High $60 Million Fisheries Violation Fine

BC Government Socked with Record-High Injury to Dignity Damage Award

The BC Human Rights Tribunal found that a government corrections [...]

By |2021-05-08T14:54:00-07:00May 8, 2021|British Columbia, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Employee Wellness, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workplace Stress|Comments Off on BC Government Socked with Record-High Injury to Dignity Damage Award

No Workers Comp Benefits for COVID-19 Mental Stress

In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreaks while everybody else [...]

By |2021-05-08T14:52:00-07:00May 8, 2021|British Columbia, Cases & Compliance Alerts, COVID-19, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on No Workers Comp Benefits for COVID-19 Mental Stress

Near Miss Is Justification for Post-Incident Drug Testing

After a Self-Propelled Modular Transporter (SPMT) collided with a set [...]

By |2021-03-05T17:52:00-08:00March 5, 2021|British Columbia, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Drugs & Alcohol, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Near Miss Is Justification for Post-Incident Drug Testing

Top Court Upholds Permanent Ban on Asbestos Firm for Defying OHS Orders

For 8 years, the WCB waged litigation war to compel [...]

By |2021-03-05T17:47:00-08:00March 5, 2021|Airborne Hazards, British Columbia, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Emergency Preparedness, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Top Court Upholds Permanent Ban on Asbestos Firm for Defying OHS Orders

Hydrogen Sulfide Explosion Burns Prime Contractor to the Tune of $88,149

A subcontractor using a vacuum truck to clean hydrogen sulfide [...]

By |2021-02-04T18:14:00-08:00February 4, 2021|Airborne Hazards, British Columbia, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Emergency Preparedness, Fire & Explosives Safety, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Hydrogen Sulfide Explosion Burns Prime Contractor to the Tune of $88,149

Contractor Fined $97,956 for Failing to Inspect Work Site for Hazardous Materials

Failing to have a competent person inspect the site and [...]

By |2021-02-04T18:11:00-08:00February 4, 2021|British Columbia, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Contractor Fined $97,956 for Failing to Inspect Work Site for Hazardous Materials

Food Plant Fined Nearly $98,000 for Worker’s Machine Injury

A worker cleaning a machine suffered serious injuries after getting [...]

By |2021-02-04T18:08:00-08:00February 4, 2021|British Columbia, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Food Plant Fined Nearly $98,000 for Worker’s Machine Injury

Periodic Medical Certification of Workers Using Respirators Is Overkill

Under OHS regulations, employers must ensure that workers who have [...]

By |2021-02-04T18:07:00-08:00February 4, 2021|Airborne Hazards, British Columbia, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Emergency Preparedness, JURISDICTION, PPE, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Periodic Medical Certification of Workers Using Respirators Is Overkill

Employee Called “Honey” By Her Co-Worker Has a Case for Sex Harassment

Whether the hair salon stared at his co-worker's buttocks wasn't [...]

By |2024-01-16T07:40:24-08:00January 4, 2021|British Columbia, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Employee Wellness, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workplace Violence|Comments Off on Employee Called “Honey” By Her Co-Worker Has a Case for Sex Harassment

Court Holds Contractor in Contempt for Not Complying with Fall Protection Order

Multiple citations and AMPs weren't enough to get a construction [...]

By |2021-01-04T17:01:00-08:00January 4, 2021|British Columbia, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Fall Protection, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Court Holds Contractor in Contempt for Not Complying with Fall Protection Order
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