News Items tag as: WorkSafe BC 2018

Fatal accident at Kamloops pulp mill result of unclear instructions, employee error: WorkSafe B.C.
December 17, 2018 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A fatal workplace accident that killed one worker and seriously injured another at a Kamloops pulp mill last summer was the result of a jib that fell off a crane and struck two Domtar Inc. employees.
Fatal accident at Penticton car dealership result of inadequate supervision, safety management: WorkSafe B.C.
July 06, 2018 - 10:20 AM

PENTICTON - A WorkSafe B.C. investigation has concluded a Penticton car dealership's inadequate supervision and safety management system were underlying factors in the death of one of its employees last year.
Rash of assaults on staff prompt changes at Kelowna General Hospital
June 26, 2018 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - A case of multiple assaults by a single patient on a number of different employees at Kelowna General Hospital has led to procedural changes and physical improvements designed to increase staff safety, the Interior Health Authority says.
$Worksafe B.C. has fined the Oliver branch of B.C. Tree Fruits for repeated infractions of not providing adequate guards and for not providing training in fall protection to their workers.$

Workplace violations costly to Oliver's B.C. Tree Fruits
May 09, 2018 - 6:30 AM

OLIVER - Health and safety violations proved costly to a South Okanagan workplace.
Fine for Kelowna company shows WorkSafe B.C. won't tolerate inaction on workplace violence
January 15, 2018 - 11:00 AM

KELOWNA - A Kelowna long-term care facility has been fined almost $5,000 by WorkSafe B.C. for failing to complete a workplace violence risk assessment.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: WorkSafe BC 2018

Fatal accident at Kamloops pulp mill result of unclear instructions, employee error: WorkSafe B.C.

Fatal accident at Penticton car dealership result of inadequate supervision, safety management: WorkSafe B.C.

Rash of assaults on staff prompt changes at Kelowna General Hospital

Workplace violations costly to Oliver's B.C. Tree Fruits

Fine for Kelowna company shows WorkSafe B.C. won't tolerate inaction on workplace violence

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