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 ...

In a significant enforcement action, WorkSafeBC has imposed a hefty fine of $29,453.95 on Carl Chandler Contracting/Celtic Construction, highlighting the critical importance of workplace safety in the ...

Though it happened across the border, April’s collapse of a tower crane in Downtown Seattle wasn’t far from the minds of B.C.’s crane community Wednesday at a safety conference in Richmond. In that ...

WorkSafeBC claims a "systemic failure to manage workplace health and safety" has plagued Vancouver's multibillion-dollar Oakridge construction site, according to court documents obtained by CBC. A ...

"Commercial kitchens have the potential to be a recipe for risk," said Lisa Houle, manager of Industry and Labour Services at WorkSafeBC. "They contain lots of sharp, heavy, hot objects; the pace of ...

RICHMOND, B.C. – WorkSafeBC wants truck drivers to be safe, and has released a new video series and information sheets to help them do just that. According to WorkSafeBC, the truck driver occupation ...

Manufacturers with the highest number of injuries are food and beverage processors, wood and paper product manufacturers, and metal and non-metallic mineral products manufacturers. RICHMOND — ...

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 ...

WorkSafeBC inspectors are blitzing residential construction sites in an effort to prevent injuries to roofers and framers caused by falls, which resulted in more than 1,000 claims and cost $25.6 ...