The WorkSafeBC surplus is depleted because the NDP government treated workers’ compensation in B.C. like a slush fund for ...
WorkSafeBC is returning an estimated $570M of surplus funds in 2026 to employers by pricing premium rates below system costs ...
The developer of a West Vancouver home must pay a $44,294 penalty after a WorkSafeBC inspection found dangerous working conditions on their job site.
Labour Minister Harry Bains said the surplus in BC’s fund for injured workers keeps premiums low for employers and has improved benefits for workers. Photo via BC government. B.C.’s workers’ ...
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 ...
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 ...
Labour Minister Harry Bains says reforms are coming to WorkSafeBC. But not fast enough for Sharon Cager. Photo via BC government. On a Thursday in early February Sharon Cager was assaulted while doing ...
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 ...
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 ...
B.C.'s worker safety agency ignored years of legal advice from the province's own lawyers before it bungled its probe of a 2012 mill explosion so badly that no one will ever face charges in the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Construction workers gather outside the Oakridge Mall site after a fatal incident involving a crane dropping its load onto a woman ...
A bonus program for employees of WorkSafeBC is coming under criticism from a lawyer for injured workers and from a business group whose members pay to keep the non-profit agency operating. WorkSafeBC ...