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Laundry worker barely survived crush incident at Kelowna General Hospital
KELOWNA – Frantic efforts by coworkers to free a trapped laundry worker and then his…
Outdoor workers face risk of heat stress with hot temperatures
OKANAGAN – With temperatures potentially soaring into the high thirties this week, WorkSafe B.C. is…
Kamloops manufacturing company fined $25,000
KAMLOOPS – A local manufacturing company is facing a hefty fine after a worker was…
19-year-old man dies in Kamloops workplace accident
KAMLOOPS – A young man has died following a workplace accident in Kamloops. The 19-year-old…
Kamloops councillor handed eight safety violations after stores robbed
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops business owner and city councillor is still picking up the pieces…
Downtown construction road closures creating headaches for existing merchants
KELOWNA – New construction downtown is showing some growing pains for existing businesses trying to…
Penticton car wash fined $2,500 in workplace death
PENTICTON – WorkSafeBC has levied a fine against a Penticton car wash in which a…
U-Haul fined $71,000 after workers find asbestos during Kamloops building reno
A moving equipment and storage rental company has been fined more than $71,000 after workers…
Kamloops tire shop fined $8,400 for violations that led to teen’s death
Brendan Stokes was 19 years old when he went to work for Kamloops Tirecraft and…
Mother of teen who died at work ‘astounded’ by $8,400 fine to employer
Two years after her son died in a preventable workplace accident, a Kamloops mother says…
WorkSafeBC has filed hundreds of orders against companies in violation of COVID-19 regulations
If workers or customers feel unsafe in stores, offices or on constructions sites because they…
WorksafeBC dealt with more than 4,000 COVID-19 claims
More than 4,000 claims have been filed with WorksafeBC by workers who say they got…
Few B.C. workers get compensation for catching COVID-19 on the job
With 30 to 40 per cent of new COVID-19 cases being transmitted in workplaces in…
WorkSafeBC inspecting Interior wineries, brew pubs and cideries
With summer fast approaching and COVID-19 protocols still in place, WorkSafeBC will be conducting pre-season…
Employers asked to ‘seriously consider shutting down’ during heat wave: WorkSafeBC
WorkSafeBC is advising employers to consider closing down their workplaces if employees cannot be protected…