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Recent Accidents
- Hip injured when worker slipped while delivering refrigerator
- Arm crushed when hand contacted infeed rollers of dough machine
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Fatalities
- Logging truck driver died while removing trailer reach pin
- Floor layer exposed to asbestos when sanding old flooring
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Initiatives
Toolbox Meeting Guide of the Week
References
What's New
Revised/New Guidelines for July 2009
Trucking Safety Council to Present Draft Business Plan at BC Town Hall Meetings
The Trucking Safety Council of BC has developed a draft business plan designed to improve safety in BC's trucking industry. Motor carriers are invited to review and discuss the plan at Town Hall meetings in June and July.
New Bulletins
Two workers seriously injured in propane explosion Injury 2009-10
The dangers of breathing silica dust
WorkSafe Bulletin 2009-04
Load falls when braking system fails on side boom tractor Warning 2009-06
Certificate of Recognition (COR) - Partners Program
Find out how employers can earn valuable rewards and rebates by practicing good safety management.
Training Providers List Updated June 2009
First Aid, Diving, and Joint Committee Training Providers (PDF 224 KB)
Workplace Safety in the News
