worksite deaths

The National Day of Mourning is not only a day of remembrance; it’s a call to action. Each of the 175 workers lost in British Columbia last year represents a unique loss felt deeply by their families, friends and colleagues.

Reflection and Action: Honouring workers on the National Day of Mourning

In 2023, 175 BC workers lost their lives to workplace injury or disease

  • Apr 18, 2024

 

This file photo shows the the Oakridge Mall construction site where a load fell from a crane and killed one worker in Vancouver, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. WorkSafeBC says there was another crane accident in Vancouver on March 4, but that no one was injured. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

WorkSafeBC says no injuries in 4th crane accident in Metro Vancouver

Agency launching talks with industry and workers on improving crane safety

 

Friends and family members of the five men who died when a crane collapsed in downtown Kelowna on July 12 were joined by hundreds of people for a vigil that was hosted Friday, July 16, 2021, near the site of the collapse. (Aaron Hemens/Capital News)

Families still awaiting answers in 2021 Kelowna crane collapse

Worksafe BC probe finished but still unreleased, despite police making charge recommendation

  • Feb 27, 2024

 

A memorial for the five victims of the July 2021 fatal crane collapse stands in front of the Bernard Block construction site in downtown Kelowna in October of 2021. (Capital News)

2 years after Kelowna deadly crane collapse, B.C. considers safety improvements

WorkSafeBC has proposed new regulations, including stronger requirements that supervisors

  • Aug 2, 2023
A memorial for the five victims of the July 2021 fatal crane collapse stands in front of the Bernard Block construction site in downtown Kelowna in October of 2021. (Capital News)
A ferry arrives at Horseshoe Bay near West Vancouver, B.C. Monday, March 16, 2020. British Columbia’s health and safety agency for workers has imposed a hefty fine on BC Ferry Services Inc. over the death of one of its workers in June 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

BC Ferries fined $674,000 over worker who drowned after falling from vessel

The worker leaned onto a fabric webbing panel that broke away, according to WorkSafeBC

A ferry arrives at Horseshoe Bay near West Vancouver, B.C. Monday, March 16, 2020. British Columbia’s health and safety agency for workers has imposed a hefty fine on BC Ferry Services Inc. over the death of one of its workers in June 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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WorkSafeBC says slips, trips, falls account for 20% of all workplace injuries

With construction season around the corner, WorkSafeBC is reminding employers of risks

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