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One year later: WorkSafeBC outlines compliance with new tower crane regs

RICHMOND, B.C. – It’s been just over one year since new tower crane regulations...

OH&S November 27, 2025

Modular company fined $100,000 after serious worker injury in Corman Park

REGINA — On Nov. 13, 3Twenty Modular was sentenced and fined after pleading guil...

OH&S November 26, 2025

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: °µÍø½ûÇøion leadership — Do your actions support your words?

As a senior leader, I often stand in front of our crews and say the same things:...

OH&S November 24, 2025

Man found dead at coal mine in Sparwood, B.C., near Alberta boundary

SPARWOOD, B.C. — A man has died while working at a coal mine in the British Colu...

OH&S November 21, 2025

Calgary °µÍø½ûÇøion Association, Headversity launch Workforce Resilience App for mental health

CALGARY, ALTA. — The Calgary °µÍø½ûÇøion Association (CCA) has launched the Wor...

OH&S November 17, 2025

Alberta Human Rights Commission refuses to hear case against Ledcor

The Alberta Human Rights Commission has reaffirmed its position, in a review, to...

OH&S November 12, 2025

Industry Special: The BCCSA’s Peer Support Recovery Navigator Program aims to revolutionize support for workers facing addiction challenges

On Oct. 3, 10 members of the B.C. construction industry completed the inaugural...

OH&S November 3, 2025

Sand and gravel supplier penalized $150,000 after serious workplace injury

EVANSBURG, ALTA. — McLeod Valley Sand and Gravel, as an employer, pleaded guilty...

OH&S October 30, 2025

‘Someone is finally listening to us’: Event showcases various PPE designed for women

Personal protective equipment in the trades has historically been made with men...

OH&S October 29, 2025

Contractors facing fines after fall at University of Victoria construction site

VICTORIA – Several companies are facing a total of more than $184,000 in fines i...

OH&S October 24, 2025

Manufacturing serious injury rate 44 per cent higher than B.C. average: WorkSafeBC

RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC is drawing attention to manufacturing as a high-risk...

OH&S October 20, 2025

Canadian Cancer Society-funded research delves into work-related cancers

TORONTO, ON – The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and partners are funding four ne...

OH&S October 10, 2025

Lafarge fined over $670,000 after worker killed by falling debris

RICHMOND, B.C. — Lafarge Canada Inc. has been fined a total of $674,445.93 in re...

OH&S October 7, 2025

Alberta crane services supplier fined $210,000 after worker death

GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALTA. — North West Crane Enterprises Ltd. pleaded guilty on Sept...

OH&S October 7, 2025

°µÍø½ûÇøion company, concrete supplier penalized $218,000 after arc mishap injures worker

EDMONTON — Keller °µÍø½ûÇøion Ltd. and Alberta Concrete Pumping Ltd. both plead...

OH&S October 1, 2025

J. Cote and Son Excavating trial closing submissions being made

Closing submissions for the J. Cote & Son Excavating and then-foreman David...

OH&S September 23, 2025

CFCSA launches survey on national safety programs

OTTAWA — The Canadian Federation of °µÍø½ûÇøion Safety Associations (CFCSA) is...

OH&S September 23, 2025

°µÍø½ûÇøion worker peer support bridging stigma of mental illness and addiction

An international wave of peer support programs within the construction industry...

OH&S September 22, 2025

Industry Special: Type II helmets are strengthening protection against head injuries for construction workers

  Canada’s largest construction employers are mandating Type II protection...

OH&S September 8, 2025

Anxiety, burnout and pain among mental health issues impacting Canadian trade unions, finds landmark CBTU report

OTTAWA — Canada's Building Trades Unions (CBTU) have released a comprehensive re...

OH&S September 8, 2025

B.C. crane industry wants provincial standard for riggers

Members of B.C.’s construction crane industry want WorkSafeBC (WSBC) to set a pr...

OH&S August 29, 2025

A multi-storey building under construction was destroyed by fire, mayor says

LANGLEY, B.C. — A construction project in the downtown core of Langley Township,...

OH&S August 18, 2025

WorkSafeBC issues warning for employers as heat wave grips B.C.

RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC is reminding Metro Vancouver and Lower Mainland empl...

OH&S August 12, 2025

Flytable incidents prompt WSBC to issue new safety video

Multiple serious incidents and a fatality over the past 10 years have prompted W...

OH&S August 11, 2025

B.C. company fined $114,000 after propane explosion incident

NAKSUP, B.C. - Peter’s Bros °µÍø½ûÇøion Ltd. has been fined $114,128. 21 after...

OH&S August 6, 2025

Three workers emerge from B.C. mine after ‘meticulously executed’ rescue

DEESE LAKE, B.C. — Three workers who were trapped in a remote northern British C...

OH&S July 25, 2025

Williams Lake company fined nearly $500,000 for asbestos-related issues

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — WorkSafeBC recently issued a penalty of $467,496.80 to Axi...

OH&S July 25, 2025

Company says three trapped miners in B.C. behind 30 metres of debris

DEESE LAKE, B.C. — The operator of the Red Chris mine in British Columbia says t...

OH&S July 24, 2025

BREAKING: Three workers trapped in B.C.’s Red Chris mine have air, food, water, operator says

VANCOUVER -  Three workers trapped underground in a refuge area at the Red Chris...

OH&S , Resource July 23, 2025

Surveyor working east of Mission, B.C., hit and killed by dump truck

MISSION, B.C. — Police in Mission, B.C., say a 48-year-old Abbotsford man has be...

OH&S July 16, 2025

Union pleads for action four years after B.C. crane collapse that killed five people

BURNABY, B.C. — Officials from a B.C. construction union say it's been four year...

OH&S July 14, 2025

Alberta land development company fined $350,000 for workplace fatality

EDMONTON — A land development and management company has been fined $350,000 in...

OH&S July 11, 2025

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