The work safety watchdog says both companies failed to take the proper precautions before allowing welding near a tank containing flammable chemicals. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press - image ...

An Esquimalt-based company was hit with a more than $61,000 fine and a stop-work order by WorkSafeBC last fall after a “high-risk and repeated violation” involving asbestos during demolition of a ...

The incident occurred when a worker misused combustible manganese dust, triggering a flame that displaced a lid on a nearby ...

WorkSafeBC says it has fined two companies a total of $48,000 after an explosion at an oil and gas facility in Dawson Creek, B.C., injured two workers. According to WorkSafe inspection reports, on ...