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Penalties - Construction
Penalties are fines for health and safety violations of the Workers Compensation Act and/or the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. For information on when penalties are considered and how the amount of the penalty is calculated, see the FAQs.
The address given is the location where the violation occurred and is not necessarily the address of the penalized business. The registered business name is given as well as any "doing business as" (DBA) name.
The delay between the date of the penalty and publication of the penalty by WorkSafeBC is partially a result of allowing time for employers and other interested parties to respond to the initial penalty and for the appeal process.
Construction
Recent Penalties
Company: H & I Roofing Ltd., Silver Valley subdivision, 22825 Docksteader Circle, Maple Ridge 
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $3,643
Date of penalty: August 30, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure that workers use a fall protection system when work is being done at elevations above 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Rai Roofing Ltd., Residential house, 10650 140 Street, Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: August 29, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure that workers use a fall protection system when work is being done at elevations above 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Jas Construction Ltd., Serenity Garden, 15933 86A Avenue, Surrey
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $9,922
Date of penalty: August 29, 2007
Continued failure to ensure workers are protected from falling when working at elevations above 3 m (10 ft.) and failure to ensure workers wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (safety headgear) when there is a chance of injury by flying or falling materials.
Company: MDM Roofing Ltd., Single residential construction, 11430 90 Avenue, Delta
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 29, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with the regulation requiring the employer to ensure a fall protection system is used when work is being done at a place from which a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more may occur.
Company: Wahpooswyan Contractors Ltd., DBA Wahpooswyan Contractors, Residential woodframe construction, 1211 Ewen Avenue, New Westminster
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $7,551
Date of penalty: August 29, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with the regulation requiring the employer to ensure a fall protection system is used when work is being done where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more may occur.
Company: Spick & Spani Projects Ltd., 4506 Fernwood Avenue, Powell River
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $10,593
Date of penalty: August 28, 2007
Failure to ensure a fall protection system was in place to protect a worker observed working 5 m (16 ft.) above grade. Workers had not been instructed or supervised, and no fall protection plan had been developed.
Company: Jewell Ventures Inc., 10707 248 Street, Maple Ridge
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $10,830
Date of penalty: August 28, 2007
Violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation with respect to fall protection, resulting in a worker fatality.
Company: Brar Brothers Roofing Ltd., 12377 82 Avenue, Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: August 23, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure fall protection is used where workers are exposed to a fall of more than 3 m (10 ft.). This is a repeat penalty.
Company: Broome Construction Ltd., Copperwood Developments, 2220 Sooke Road, Colwood
Classification unit: Concrete placing, finishing, surfacing, or repair
Amount: $1,242
Date of penalty: August 22, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure safety headgear is worn by workers where required.
Company: 716067 BC Ltd., Lakeside Village, Residential house, Lot 16, View Royal
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 22, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure fall protection is in place to protect workers at high risk of serious injury or death while working more than 8 m (26 ft.) above grade.
Company: Mega Power Installations Ltd., FMF Building, DBA MPI Group, HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt
Classification unit: Electrical work
Amount: $16,144
Date of penalty: August 22, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure fall protection is in place to protect workers at high risk of serious injury or death while working more than 9 m (30 ft.) above grade.
Company: Kulwinder S Gill, Single-family residence, 15129 68 Avenue, Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 22, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure fall protection is in place to protect workers at high risk of serious injury or death while working more than 3 m (10 ft.) above grade.
Company: PTL Contracting Ltd., Residential house demolition, 5330 Sherbrooke Street, Vancouver
Classification unit: Building demolition
Amount: $9,936
Date of penalty: August 21, 2007
Employer proceeded to demolish a house containing asbestos materials: 1) without confirming that a pre-demolition inspection for hazardous and asbestos materials was conducted, 2) without having a copy of the hazardous and asbestos material inspection results available on site, and 3) without ensuring that asbestos materials were safely removed before proceeding to demolish the house, which disturbed the asbestos materials and created a visible dust during the demolition work.
Company: Powell River Construction Ltd., Staples store construction, 4730 Joyce Avenue, Powell River
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 17, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and Workers Compensation Act.
Company: Stewart Arnold Newstead, DBA Armour Roofing, Residential roofing replacement, 1201 Croft Road, Quesnel
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 16, 2007
Willful obstruction of WorkSafeBC officers in the course of their duty.
Company: Stewart Arnold Newstead, DBA Armour Roofing, Residential roofing replacement, 1201 Croft Road, Quesnel
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 16, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure fall protection is in place to protect workers at high risk of serious injury or death while working more than 3 m (10 ft.) above grade.
Company: Rajwinder K Gill, DBA C & H Roofing, Two-storey wood frame, 12252 85A Avenue, Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $3,250
Date of penalty: August 16, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure fall protection is in place to protect workers at high risk of serious injury or death while working more than 3 m (10 ft.) above grade.
Company: James Cropp, DBA Cro-Mac Construction, 2158 Nicklaus Drive, Bear Mountain, Langford
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 15, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure fall protection is in place to protect workers at high risk of serious injury or death while working more than 3 m (10 ft.) above grade.
Company: Traditional Projects Ltd., Vinico Building, 225 Menzies Street, Victoria
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $3,606
Date of penalty: August 13, 2007
Failure to ensure workers are protected from falling while working more than 3 m (10 ft.) above grade and repeated failure to ensure workers are provided with the information, instruction, training and supervision to ensure their health and safety.
Company: 694017 BC Ltd., DBA Whisky Dock Dev., 1645 Cedar Road, Ucluelet
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $11,513
Date of penalty: August 10, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure fall protection is in place to protect workers at high risk of serious injury or death while working more than 3 m (10 ft.) above grade.
Company: KLM Forming Construction Ltd., Skyline condominium development, 2483 Spruce Street, Vancouver
Classification unit: Structural concrete forming
Amount: $3,750
Date of penalty: August 9, 2007
Failure to maintain the minimum distances specified from energized overhead high-voltage conductors.
Company: 752896 BC Ltd., DBA Masterpiece Trucking Construction, 1150 Rocky Creek Road, Ladysmith
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $3,944
Date of penalty: August 9, 2007
The employer permitted high risk work to be performed without established safe work procedures to maintain the health and safety of workers at the workplace in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and the Workers Compensation Act.
Company: Mike Geric Construction Ltd., Construction site, 4570 Elk Lake Drive, Saanich
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $1,000
Date of penalty: August 8, 2007
The employer failed to provide effective first aid services for this construction site. In addition, the employer failed to effectively coordinate subtrades at this multiple employer construction site.
Company: Mr Vinyldeck Inc., Matt Gruber construction site, 2940 Harriett Street, Saanich
Classification unit: Decking application or waterproofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 8, 2007
Failure to ensure fall protection was in place to protect workers working over 9 m (30 ft.) above grade from a high risk of serious injury or death.
Company: Tamara Kowasch, DBA T & J Services, Staples store construction, 4730 Joyce Avenue, Powell River
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 8, 2007
Failure to ensure an excavation of 1.2 m (4 ft.) deep was adequately sloped and shored, exposing four workers to a high risk of serious injury or death.
Company: Zenith Roofing (Surrey) Ltd., Residential re-roofing, 4135 Pender Street, Burnaby
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 7, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with the regulation requiring the employer to ensure a fall protection system is used when work is being done at a place from which a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more may occur.
Company: Zenith Roofing (Surrey) Ltd., Coventry (Glen Mountain Development), 18438 64 Avenue, Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 7, 2007
Employer has repeatedly violated the fall protection requirements. Workers have been observed working on a steep slope roof in excess of 6 m (20 ft.) without fall protection.
Company: Intertech Construction Ltd., 1901 Alberni Street, Vancouver
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 7, 2007
As a prime contractor, this employer failed to ensure that the health and safety activities of employers, workers and other persons employed on their worksite were adequately coordinated.
Company: Ronald Bergsma, DBA Creative Construction & Design, Residential woodframe construction, 1211 Ewen Avenue, New Westminster
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 3, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure fall protection was worn by workers working over 9 m (30 ft.) above grade, failure to provide stairways with handrails and failure to provide guardrails where required.
Company: Ronald Bergsma, DBA Creative Construction & Design, Alexander Walk for Tien Sher, 1211 Ewen Avenue, New Westminster
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 3, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure fall protection was worn by workers working over 9 m (30 ft.) above grade, failure to provide stairways with handrails and failure to provide guardrails where required.
Company: NJ Roofing Ltd., 769 Guiltner Street, Coquitlam
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 2, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure a fall protection system is used to protect workers from a fall of more than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Christopher Leslie Bond, DBA Bond Holdings, New residential home, 3170 Klanawa Crescent, Courtenay
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 2, 2007
Failure to ensure a fall protection system is used to protect workers who were working at an elevation of 5 m (16 ft.) on an 8:12 sloped roof.
Company: Intertech Construction Ltd., Skyline condominium development, 2483 Spruce Street, Vancouver
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $1,750
Date of penalty: August 2, 2007
Failure to establish and maintain an adequate system of process to ensure compliance with the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
Company: Cadmar Construction Ltd., New residential home, 3170 Klanawa Crescent, Courtenay
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 1, 2007
Repeat failure to implement a system ensuring the health and safety of workers at a multi-employer workplace. The system failure relates to a lack of fall protection for workers on an 8:12 sloped roof 5 m (16 ft.) above grade.
Company: Pellow Contracting Ltd., DBA Admirals Roofing, 4094 Glanford Avenue, Victoria
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $14,377
Date of penalty: July 31, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure workers are protected from falling more than 3 m (10 ft.) and ladders are secured when in use.
Company: Paradise Roofing Ltd., Hayer Homes, 193A Street and 68 Avenue, Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 31, 2007
Repeat violation of fall protection requirements. Workers were observed working on a steep slope roof in excess of 3 m (10 ft.) without fall protection.
Company: Mainland Roofing Ltd., Single-family residence, 4131 Granville Avenue, Richmond
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: July 31, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure a fall protection system is used to protect workers from a fall of more than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Super Star Roofing Ltd., 2468 Woodpark Place, Abbotsford
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $5,415
Date of penalty: July 27, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure a fall protection system is used to protect workers from a fall of more than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: S.M. Roofing BC Ltd., 1845 West 13 Avenue, Vancouver
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $5,243
Date of penalty: July 26, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure a fall protection system is used to protect workers from a fall of more than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Wahpooswyan Contractors Ltd., DBA Wahpooswyan Contractors, Multi-family construction, 12251 No. 2 Road, Richmond
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $3,775
Date of penalty: July 24, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure a fall protection system is used to protect workers from a fall of more than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Prakash Sanghera, DBA JP Roofing, 385 Southeast Marine Drive, Vancouver
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 24, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure the use of fall protection to protect workers from a fall of more than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Balbir Chohan, New residential roofing, 16704 Northview Crescent, Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 23, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure a first aid attendant is on site and failure to ensure the use of fall protection to protect workers from a fall of more than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Gary Lott, DBA Biltrite Construction Management, 349 Lakeshore Drive, Chase
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 23, 2007
Repeat failure to provide required first aid and safety headgear.
Company: Trimar Enterprises Ltd., Residence, 314 Clifton Terrace, Esquimalt
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 23, 2007
Failure to ensure workers use fall protection while working on a 4:12 pitch roof approximately 7 m (23 ft.) above grade.
Company: Danco Roofing Ltd., 1301 Selby Street, Nelson
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $3,201
Date of penalty: July 23, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure the use of fall protection to protect workers from a fall of more than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Eagle Eavestroughing Ltd., Lot 104, off Capistrano Road, Kelowna
Classification unit: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair
Amount: $5,653
Date of penalty: March 15, 2007
Failure to ensure a fall protection system is used when workers are exposed to a fall of more than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Standard Insulation & Siding Ltd., Residential complex, 2201 Ash Street, Vancouver
Classification unit: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair
Amount: $12,942
Date of penalty: March 2, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure the use of adequate fall protection systems, and failure to provide workers with instruction, training, and supervision with regard to these required systems.
Company: David Moorman, DBA Moorman Construction, New residential roofing, 7040 Southridge Avenue, Prince George
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: February 13, 2007
Failure to ensure a fall protection system is used when exposed to a fall of more than 3 m (10 ft.).
Prior Penalties in Date Order
Company: Natt Roofing Ltd., DBA Natt's Roofing, 1318 Brewster Drive, Coquitlam
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 18, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation requiring the employer to ensure a fall protection system is used when work is being done at a place from which a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more may occur.
Company: Professional Roofing Ltd., 8391 No. 5 Road, Richmond
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 16, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with the requirement to ensure a fall protection system is used when workers are at heights exceeding 3 m (10 ft.) and exposed to injury from a fall.
Company: Rai Roofing Ltd., 9054 119A Street, Delta
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 16, 2007
Repeat violations of fall protection, failure to provide stairways with handrails, and failure to provide guardrails where required.
Company: Giro Construction & Renovations Ltd., 2320 8 Street North, Cranbrook
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 16, 2007
Two workers were observed working close to the edge of a roof approximately 4 m (14 ft.) above grade, without fall protection equipment, which exposed them to a high risk of serious injury or death. This is a repeat violation.
Company: KB Roofing Ltd., Single-family residence, 5731 Forsythe Crescent, Richmond
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 15, 2007
One worker was observed working at an elevation of 6.5 m (22 ft.) from grade on the edge of a roof without the use of fall protection, exposing the worker to a high risk of serious injury or death. This constituted a repeat violation of fall protection requirements.
Company: Community Roofing Co. Ltd., 1380 Hillside Drive, Kamloops
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $8,414
Date of penalty: July 13, 2007
One worker was observed working at a height of 3 m (10 ft.) without fall protection and had a fall from this height occurred, the worker would have contacted scaffolding and concrete, increasing the risk of serious injury or death. This is a repeat violation.
Company: Todd Michael Bullock, DBA Roofco Roofing, 136 Sandpiper Place, Nanaimo
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $4,815
Date of penalty: July 10, 2007
Four workers (including the employer's representative) were observed working in various locations on a 7:12 pitch roof more than 3 m (10 ft.) from the ground without fall protection. This is a repeat violation.
Company: V.V. Roofing Co. Ltd., 5580 Williams Road, Richmond
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $9,750
Date of penalty: July 10, 2007
Two workers were observed working on a roof of 5.5 m (18 ft.) above grade at the lower edge and 7.5 m (25 ft.) above grade at the roof's peak. The roof's slope was approximately 8:12. This is a repeat violation.
Company: Brar Brothers Roofing Ltd., 7140 151 Street, Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 9, 2007
Four workers (including the employer's representative) were observed working approximately 7 m (24 ft.) above grade on a 10:12 sloped roof without using fall protection. This is a repeat violation.
Company: Thornhill Enterprises Ltd., 23411 133A Avenue, Maple Ridge
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $9,724
Date of penalty: July 5, 2007
Four workers were observed working 20 feet above grade on 8:12, 10:12, and 12:12 sloped roofs without fall protection.
Company: Sharp Roofing Ltd., 7140 151 Street, Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 4, 2007
Two workers were observed working at a height of 5.5 m (18 ft.) on a 10:12 pitch roof without being tied off. This is a repeat violation.
Company: Ryan's Roofing Ltd., 5753/55 Metral Drive, Nanaimo
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $3,250
Date of penalty: July 3, 2007
Repeat violations for lack of instruction, training and supervision of roof fall protection requirements. Workers observed not using fall protection equipment while on a roof over 3 m (10 ft.) above grade, with some points more than 4.5 m (15 ft.) above grade with a slope at 5:12. The steep slope and height of the roof exposed the workers to a high risk of serious injury or death.
Company: Choice Roofing Ltd., 15886 89 Avenue, Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: June 29, 2007
Repeat fall protection violation. Two workers were observed on a 7:12 sloped roof installing roofing material without fall protection. The roof height was greater than 3 m (10 ft.) on a two-storey residential house. The steep slope and height of the roof exposed the workers to a high risk of serious injury or death.
Company: 677401 BC Ltd., 10335 133 Street, Surrey
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $3,250
Date of penalty: June 25, 2007
Failure to ensure the health and safety of a worker of another employer at an excavation construction site. Failure to conduct safety audits or inspections of the worksite to prevent the development of unsafe conditions. Failure to ensure that work at the incident site was carried out without undue risk of an injury to any person.
Company: Chelmor Construction Ltd., 9000 Block of No. 5 Road, Richmond
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $7,701
Date of penalty: June 18, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with fall protection regulations. Failure to provide adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision of workers in the safe performance of their work.
Company: Nicholas Albert Miller, 1875 Country Club Drive, Kelowna
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: June 15, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with fall protection regulations. Failure to provide adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision of workers in the safe performance of their work.
Company: Mark Randall Starkey, DBA Starkey Enterprises, 2121 Trans-Canada
Highway E., Kamloops
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation
work
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: May 29, 2007
Repeat violation of fall protection requirements.
Company: Springer Land Corp., DBA Springer Homes, 19727-19739 68A Avenue,
Langley
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation
work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: May 29, 2007
Failure to do everything reasonably practicable as a prime contractor of a multi-employer
workplace to establish a system or process to ensure compliance with the Workers
Compensation Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
Company: Luigi Sammarco, DBA Accurate Framing & Finishing, Single
residential construction, 1 Holdom Avenue, Burnaby
Classification unit: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service,
or repair
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: May 28, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with fall protection requirements.
Company: Blair White, DBA Bulldog Roofing & Repair, 10391 No. 3
Road, Richmond
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $3,167
Date of penalty: May 2, 2007
Repeat violation of fall protection requirements.
Company: Aerovac Systems Limited, Residential homes, 18861 and 18891
54 Avenue, Surrey
Classification unit: Asbestos abatement
Amount: $3,250
Date of penalty: May 1, 2007
Failure to adequately train and supervise workers, including young and inexperienced
workers, who were required to carry out asbestos-related work activities.
Company: Douglas Lloyd Siemens, DBA D.L. Siemens Construction, R.E.
Siperko construction site, 9600 No. 3 Road, Richmond
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: May 1, 2007
Failure to ensure a worker was protected against a fall hazard of approximately
6 m (19 ft.) while performing window installation work.
Company: Standard Plumbing & Heating Ltd., Residential townhouse,
22466 North Avenue, Maple Ridge
Classification unit: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning,
or central vacuum system installation or repair
Amount: $5,354
Date of penalty: May 1, 2007
Repeatedly exposing workers to an imminent hazard adjacent to an excavation
more than 1.2 m (4 ft.) deep. Contravening a stop work order issued by a WorkSafeBC
officer on more than one occasion.
Company: Dennis R (Ray) Johnson, Residential re-roof, 2044 Urquhart,
Courtenay
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,000
Date of penalty: April 27, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with requirements for fall protection and worker training.
Company: Bestway Excavating & Demolition Ltd., 1403 Charland Avenue,
Coquitlam
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $3,111
Date of penalty: April 26, 2007
Repeat failure to comply with the regulatory requirement to ensure that a hazardous
materials survey is completed and a copy is available at the job site prior
to commencing demolition work activity.
Company: Orca West Construction Ltd., The Galleria, 5600 Kings Road,
UBC Campus, Vancouver
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation
work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: April 25, 2007
Failure to establish and maintain a system or process to ensure compliance with
the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
Company: Dosanjh Plastering & Stucco Ltd., Single residential construction,
7591 Petts Road, Richmond
Classification unit: Plastering or stucco work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: April 24, 2007
Repeat violations of fall protection and scaffolding construction provisions.
Company: Bassi Roofing Ltd., Single residential construction, 2930 Ninth
Avenue, New Westminster
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: April 11, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation requiring
the employer to ensure a fall protection system where there is risk of a fall
of 3 m (10 ft.) or more.
Company: High Point Electric Ltd., Thunderbird Parkade, 2525 Main Mall,
UBC Campus, Vancouver
Classification unit: Electrical work
Amount: $18,480
Date of penalty: April 10, 2007
Failure to ensure that a trench more than 1.2 m (4 ft.) deep was adequately
sloped, shored, or supported in accordance with the instructions of a professional
engineer prior to worker entry.
Company: Owen Kelly, 1671 Kenmore Road, Victoria
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: April 2, 2007
Failure to comply with a WorkSafeBC order and failure to submit a notice of compliance.
Company: Rite-Way Roofing Ltd., Elk Creek subdivision, 7989 Palmer Place,
Chilliwack
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,777
Date of penalty: March 23, 2007
Repeat failure to comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation requiring the employer to ensure a fall protection system is used where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more may occur.
Company: RWB Industries Ltd., DBA R.W. Bos Contracting, Commercial development,
2636 Montrose Avenue, Abbotsford
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $13,436
Date of penalty: March 16, 2007
Failure to comply with a stop-work order.
Company: RWB Industries Ltd., DBA R.W. Bos Contracting, Commercial building,
2636 Montrose Avenue, Abbotsford
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $5,168
Date of penalty: March 16, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with the obligation to obtain an engineer's certified design with respect to a neighbouring building that was undermined by the excavation and had not been adequately underpinned.
Company: Matthew Kuettel, DBA Kerrisdale Construction Co., Bellevue
and 27th Street, West Vancouver
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $1,150
Date of penalty: March 9, 2007
Impeding or dissuading a worker from reporting an injury and filing a claim with WorkSafeBC.
Company: A Class Roofing Tile Ltd., Single residential construction,
1405 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: February 23, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation requiring the employer to ensure a fall protection system is used where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more may occur.
Company: Singla Bros. Holdings Ltd., 600-block Latimer Road, Penticton
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $8,944
Date of penalty: February 21, 2007
Repeat failure to coordinate activities at multi-employer workplaces, allowing numerous areas of non-compliance to develop; repeated failure to respond to the WorkSafeBC officer's request for Notices of Compliance; failure to submit Notices of Project; appointed supervisor has been obstructive and threatening toward the officer during inspections.
Company: Unitech Construction Management Ltd., Brooks Secondary School,
5400 Marine Avenue, Powell River
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $5,714
Date of penalty: February 21, 2007
Failure to ensure excavations in excess of 1.2 m (4 ft.) deep were adequately sloped or shored prior to worker entry. Repeat failure to ensure high-visibility garments are worn when working around mobile equipment, and to maintain sanitary conditions in a first aid room and confidentiality of first aid records. Failure to maintain a system for ensuring compliance at a multi-employer worksite.
Company: All Star Excavating & Demolition Ltd., Private residence, 4756
Highland Boulevard, North Vancouver
Classification unit: Building demolition
Amount: $6,548
Date of penalty: February 19, 2007
Failure to obtain a copy of the results of an asbestos-containing material inspection before proceeding with demolition of drywall, some of which was identified in the available report as having asbestos-containing joint compound.
Company: Retirement Concepts Developments Ltd., The Wellesley of Victoria,
2800 Blanshard Street, Victoria
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $17,816
Date of penalty: February 7, 2007
Repeated failure to coordinate health and safety at construction sites. An inspection revealed numerous health and safety infractions.
Company: Baland Roofing Ltd., Residential house, 151A Street and 70A
Avenue, Langley
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: February 5, 2007
Repeated failure to use fall protection equipment while working at heights greater than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Paradigm Contracting Inc., Richmond Landing, 2215 Lemon Avenue
and 2108 Sharpe Avenue, Richmond
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation
work
Amount: $11,758
Date of penalty: January 22, 2007
Repeat violations of regulation(s) requiring a prime contractor to coordinate
safety at a multiple-employer worksite where workers were observed exposed to
high risk hazards.
Company: Patrick Joseph Flynn, DBA Ashcor Roofing, 8660 No. 3 Road,
Richmond
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: January 22, 2007
Failure to ensure a system of fall protection was used when working on a 6:12
pitch roof approximately 8 to 8.5 m (26 to 28 ft.) above ground.
Company: Don Ratcliff, 1/2 km Heffley-Louis Creek Road, Sun Peaks Resort, Kamloops
Classification unit: Deck, railing, or fence installation
Amount: $1,750
Date of penalty: January 2, 2007
The firm's workers were clearing a right-of-way for a fencing line adjacent to a 14.4 kv power line. A WorkSafeBC officer observed evidence of unsafe falling practices, including incomplete undercuts, holding wood that had been cut off, low back cuts, unnecessary brushing of standing timber and trees that had been felled within one tree-length of an active public roadway without adequate traffic control measures. A tree had also been felled onto an energized high-voltage power line.
Company: Merville Excavating Ltd., Residential construction, 1205 5th
Street, Courtenay
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 18, 2006
High-risk violation of a worker in a 2.4 m (8 ft.) deep trench excavation without adequate sloping or shoring, or certification by a professional engineer.
Company: Ted Vecqueray, DBA Almost Anything Reno, 349 Gardner Road, Quesnel
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 18, 2006
Non-compliance with regulation pertaining to fall protection requirements while roofing.
Company: Rite Homes Ltd., 2748 Sanderson Road, Prince George
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: December 18, 2006
Repeat failure to adequately slope, shore, or otherwise ensure the safety of an excavation greater than 1 m (4 ft.) deep.
Company: G Gill Roofing Ltd., 16320 88 Avenue, Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 18, 2006
Repeat violation of fall protection requirements.
Company: Mike Tracy, DBA Tracy Contracting, 2074 Horizon Drive, Westbank
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 15, 2006
Repeat violation of fall protection requirements and repeat violation of supervision requirements.
Company: Mainland Roofing Ltd., 7591 Petts Road, Richmond
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 14, 2006
Multiple repeat violations pertaining to the failure to protect workers from the hazard of falling from roofs at elevations greater than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: North Star Framing Ltd., 9440 Ferndale Road, Richmond
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: December 11, 2006
Failure to comply with fall protection requirements, which resulted in three workers being exposed to a high risk of serious injury or death--a fall hazard of approximately 8 m (27 ft.).
Company: Peter John Morro, DBA Morro Construction, 1220 Guthrie Road, Comox
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 11, 2006
Repeat fall protection violations.
Company: James Dean Marshall, DBA Armor Roofing, Orchard Park Estates, Cranbrook
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 11, 2006
Repeat violations for failure to use fall protection.
Company: Mark Randall Starkey, DBA Starkey Enterprises, 2121 Trans-Canada Highway E., Kamloops
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 1, 2006
Repeat failure to comply with fall protection requirements.
Company: Roy Alexander Duperron, DBA LBR Enterprise, 170 Riverside Lane, Courtenay
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 1, 2006
Repeat failure to comply with fall protection requirements, and failure to ensure the health and safety of workers.
Company: Stephen Dunlop, DBA Steve Dunlop Roofing, 4610 Salal, Courtenay
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 1, 2006
Repeat failure to comply with fall protection requirements and failure to provide adequate training, information, instruction, and supervision to workers regarding the use of fall protection.
Company: Mierau Construction Ltd., Guildford Park, 100 Avenue and 148 Street, Surrey
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $21,939
Date of penalty: November 9, 2006
The employer, as a prime contractor, failed to do everything reasonably practicable to establish and maintain a system or process to ensure compliance with the Workers Compensation Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulation at a workplace. A worker for another employer died after falling from an unguarded balcony at a multi-employer workplace.
Company: Dennis R. (Ray) Johnson, DBA All Seasons Roofing, 310 Urquhart Avenue, Courtenay
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: October 31, 2006
Repeat failure to ensure that a fall protection system is used when working at heights of 3 m (10 ft.) or more.
Company: H.L. Demolition and Waste Management Ltd., 19 Wing Air Base, Comox
Classification unit: Building demolition
Amount: $58,007
Date of penalty: October 10, 2006
A young worker (14 years old) was observed at the edge of the hangar roof, at an elevation of 4 m (14 ft.), without an effective fall protection system. The officers were responding to a serious injury sustained by another worker who fell 5.5 m (18 ft.) before being caught by his fall arrest equipment.
Company: Metropolitan Professional Painters and Decorators Ltd., Keats Hall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Classification unit: Painting or wallpapering
Amount: $5,626
Date of penalty: September 26, 2006
A worker was fatally electrocuted when a defective ladder he was repositioning contacted high-voltage power lines. The firm failed to carry out any hazard analysis in relation to the work and failed to provide to its worker the information, instruction, training, and supervision necessary to ensure his health and safety while carrying out his work.
Company: 596478 BC Ltd., Giro Construction & Renovations, 203 - 1113 Baker Street, Cranbrook
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: September 8, 2006
Repeat violation of fall protection requirements.
Company: 596478 BC Ltd., Giro Construction & Renovations, 203 - 1113 Baker Street, Cranbrook
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: September 8, 2006
Workers were working on a steep-sloped roof in excess of 3 m (10 ft.) above ground without any means of fall protection.
Company: Polygon Construction Management Ltd., Keats Hall, Wesbrook Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $36,059
Date of penalty: July 27, 2006
One worker was injured and another fatally electrocuted when a ladder that was being re-positioned contacted high-voltage power lines. The ladder was defective in that the extension portion could not be lowered easily when the ladder was moved. The firm had a comprehensive safety program in place; however, that program was not effectively implemented.
Company: Mathot Homes Ltd., 275 Ulverston, Cumberland
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 16, 2006
Repeat non-compliance with fall protection requirements.
Company: Walter Shelest, 7795 St. Patrick Avenue, Prince George
Classification unit: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning, or central vacuum system installation or repair
Amount: $3,250
Date of penalty: July 12, 2006
A worker was observed exiting a non-compliant trench excavation and entering a non-compliant bulk excavation.
Company: Jason Sommers, DBA Sommer's Roofing, 2874 Ulverston, Cumberland
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: June 15, 2006
Repeat non-compliance with fall protection requirements and failing to ensure the health and safety of workers.
Company: Tri-City Contracting Ltd., Coquihalla toll booth area, south of Merritt
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $21,434
Date of penalty: June 15, 2006
Failure as a prime contractor to ensure that the safety activities on-site were coordinated to ensure the health and safety of employers, workers, and other persons during a blasting operation.
Company: All Season Stucco Ltd., 403 Clare Crescent, Prince George
Classification unit: Plastering or stucco work
Amount: $2,568
Date of penalty: June 13, 2006
Non-compliance with fall protection requirements and repeat non-compliance with scaffolding requirements.
Company: 649358 BC Ltd., DBA Northstar Builders, 628 Tranquille Road, Kamloops
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $3,781
Date of penalty: May 31, 2006
A WorkSafeBC officer observed a worker working without fall protection on the third tier of a tower scaffold, at a height of approximately 4.5 m (15 ft.). He also observed another worker at the leading edge of the roof of the building without adequate fall protection. As the inspection proceeded from floor to floor, the officer noted there were areas where the guardrails had been removed or never installed. Workers were seen to be working in close proximity to these areas without adequate fall protection. All areas were more than 3 m (10 ft.) above ground.
Company: Dax Construction Ltd., #111 & #112 - 3 Burbidge Street, Coquitlam
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: May 10, 2006
A worker fell 3.5 m (11 ft.) and suffered fatal injuries. The firm failed to ensure an adequate fall protection system was used and failed to ensure the worker was provided with adequate training, instruction and supervision to ensure his safety.
Company: Mondiale Development Ltd., Pinnacle Industrial Park, South foot of Burbidge Street, Coquitlam
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $16,103
Date of penalty: May 3, 2006
Repeat non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation pertaining to the provision of first aid services to the worksite.
Company: Mondiale Development Ltd., #111 & #112 - 3 Burbidge Street, Coquitlam
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $20,933
Date of penalty: May 3, 2006
Failure as a prime contractor to ensure the health and safety of workers at two different construction sites. Failure to correct unsafe conditions placing workers at a high risk of injury or death.
Company: DBA Terry's Masonry, Canada Games Aquatic Centre, 910 McGill Road, Kamloops
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $2,918
Date of penalty: April 21, 2006
Repeat failure to ensure workers were using fall protection while working at heights greater than 3 m (10 ft.) above ground.
Company: New Canadian Roofing Ltd., Construction site, 7820 Ash Street, Richmond
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $1,750
Date of penalty: April 19, 2006
Failure to ensure a fall protection system is used when working approximately 9 m (30 ft.) above the ground.
Company: Dumitru Viorel Focsa, Horizon, 6080 Minoru Boulevard, Richmond
Classification unit: Decking application or waterproofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: March 24, 2006
Three new employees (2--3 days employment with the firm) were observed working near the roof edge within 30--60 cm (1--2 ft.) of a 16-storey building without fall protection. The roof of the building was covered with rock/gravel which created awkward footing, thereby posing a tripping hazard and increasing the risk of a fall.
Company: Demco Electric Ltd., Pro North Oilfield Services (place of infraction only), 5101 46 Avenue, Fort St. John
Classification unit: Electrical work
Amount: $23,658
Date of penalty: March 1, 2006
Failure to instruct, supervise, and ensure workers follow de-energization and lockout procedures required for low-voltage electrical systems.
Company: 514656 BC Ltd., DBA DC Construction, 105A Wilson Street, Victoria
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $3,250
Date of penalty: February 16, 2006
The firm, as prime contractor for a townhouse construction project, failed to implement a system or process to ensure compliance with the Workers Compensation Act and occupational health and safety requirements, despite prior orders issued at the start of the project and during the project. Use of fall protection was not enforced at the site, and first aid supplies were not maintained.
Company: Rite Homes Ltd., 413 Douglas Road, Prince George
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: February 14, 2006
During an inspection of a workplace, a WorkSafeBC officer discussed the regulation requirements concerning sloping, shoring, and other precautions for working in trenches and excavations. The officer returned to the worksite a few hours later and found that the firm had allowed a worker to enter the trench without complying with these regulations.
Company: Impact Demolition Ltd., 4771, 4775, and 4795 Main Street, Vancouver
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $13,600
Date of penalty: February 2, 2006
The firm removed equipment from a worksite in violation of a stop-work order issued as a result of asbestos contamination at the worksite. The firm then failed to cooperate and obstructed WorkSafeBC officers in their investigation of the matter.
Company: Impact Demolition Ltd., 4795 Main Street, Vancouver
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $8,278
Date of penalty: February 2, 2006
The firm failed to implement controls or procedures for handling asbestos-containing material, resulting in unprotected workers being exposed to asbestos fibres and the risk of serious occupational disease. These were repeat violations of the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
Company: 670155 BC Ltd., DBA Silver Star, 11451 Twigg Place, Mitchell Island, Richmond
Classification unit: Pre-engineered steel building construction
Amount: $32,453
Date of penalty: January 11, 2006
Failure to provide workers with adequate supervision in order to ensure their health and safety, and failure to ensure that workers are protected from fall hazards while working from (a) the man-basket of a self-elevating work platform and (b) from a steel structure at a height of approximately 7.5 to 9 m (25 to 30 ft.) from the ground, thereby exposing a worker to a high risk of serious injury or death.
Company: Bob Mitchell Excavating Ltd., Corner of Coal Creek Road and Pine Avenue, Fernie
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $6,608
Date of penalty: December 21, 2005
Two workers were observed working in an excavation approximately 2.5 m (8 ft.) in depth. The side walls and one end wall were not sloped to a safe angle and were not shored to prevent collapse of the soil, which was a mixture of sandy loam and large- to medium-sized boulders.
Company: Seatech Construction Ltd., 4380 Terminal Place, Campbell River
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $11,416
Date of penalty: December 20, 2005
A forklift lost its brakes and as a result the operator overturned the forklift and was seriously injured. The employer did not ensure that the forklift was maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. The brakes were not adequately maintained and the seatbelt was missing from the forklift. In addition, the operator had not been adequately trained in the safe operation of the forklift. This was a high-risk violation.
Company: Go 2 Builders Inc., Mountain Lakes Senior Community, Gordon
Road, Nelson
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation
work
Amount: $3,683
Date of penalty: December 19, 2005
Workers were observed working at elevations greater than 3 m (10 ft.) above
grade or floor level and were not protected from serious injury through falling
by any acceptable means.
Company: Andreas Development Ltd., 529 Seymour Street, Kamloops
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $3,703
Date of penalty: December 15, 2005
The firm, acting as the prime contractor, who was responsible for site safety, knowingly permitted workers to work in unsafe proximity to (less than 3 m or 10 ft. from) an energized conductor where the voltage was 14.4 kV to 25 kV to ground. This was a high-risk violation.
Company: Accent Developments Inc., Castle Rock Villas, Westsyde Road, Invermere
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 9, 2005
A worker was observed not wearing or using a fall protection system where there was a risk of serious injury from falling. The worker was approximately 6 m (20 ft.) above grade. The penalty was imposed for high-risk and repeat violations. The firm had previously received orders regarding fall protection and failing to ensure workers are adequately informed, instructed, trained, and supervised regarding the requirements for using fall protection.
Company: O'Flynn Roofing Ltd., 4874 10 Mile Lake Road, Quesnel
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 6, 2005
Several workers, including the president of the firm, were observed installing a cedar shake roof at a height greater than 3 m (10 ft.) without using a fall protection system.
Company: O'Flynn Roofing Ltd., 841 Spruce Street, Quesnel
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 6, 2005
Repeat failure to use fall protection while working at heights greater than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Wacor Holdings Ltd., 2960 Back Road, Comox
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $4,440
Date of penalty: December 1, 2005
Failure to prohibit workers' entry into an excavation more than 1.2 m (4 ft.)
deep before ensuring that the excavation sides were sloped or supported according
to the angles specified in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, or
as specified by a professional engineer. The employer also failed to provide
workers with adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision to
ensure their health and safety in carrying out their work.
Company: Baland Roofing Ltd., 526 16 Street, New Westminster
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $5,246
Date of penalty: November 16, 2005
Repeat non-compliance for failure to use fall protection where the fall potential was in excess of 5 m (16 ft.).
Company: Gurnam S Cheema, DBA Best Busy Boys Roofing, 730 18 Street, New Westminster
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $7,500
Date of penalty: November 15, 2005
Workers doing roofing work were wearing fall protection harnesses, but were not connected to lifelines and anchors. The firm had previous penalties for fall protection violations.
Company: Troy Aaron Leach, DBA TL Interiors, 1085 Comox Road, Courtenay
Classification unit: Painting or wallpapering
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: November 8, 2005
High-risk violations of fall protection regulations in circumstances involving worker on the sloped roof of building (estimated to be 5/12 pitch) in excess of 3 m (10 ft.) above grade.
Company: Diamond Masonry Ltd., Columbia Street, Kamloops
Classification unit: Masonry
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: November 8, 2005
The firm, on more than one occasion, had violated the Regulation concerning the safe use and erection of scaffolding, and in doing so failed to ensure the health and safety of its workers.
Company: David Reaney, DBA AAA Stucco Company, Aberdeen Drive & Pacific Way, Kamloops
Classification unit: Plastering or stucco work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: November 3, 2005
A worker was observed on a makeshift scaffold 3.75 m (12 ft. 4 in.) above a concrete driveway. This was a repeat fall protection violation.
Company: Greyrock Construction Ltd., Starbucks construction site, Country Club Centre parking lot, 3220 Island Highway, Nanaimo
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $13,360
Date of penalty: October 28, 2005
Repeat failure to ensure the use of fall protection when workers were working at heights greater than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Blackline Holdings Ltd., DBA Blackline Framers, 2225 Guthrie Road, Comox
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $7,046
Date of penalty: October 3, 2005
One worker was working at 3.5 m (12 ft.) above grade and another worker was working at 5.5 m (18 ft.) above grade. Neither was using fall protection and neither was aware of the fall protection requirements. The penalty was imposed for high-risk and repeat violations. The firm had previously received orders regarding fall protection and failing to ensure workers are adequately informed, instructed, trained, and supervised regarding the requirements for using fall protection.
Company: Grampro Industries Ltd., Building Construction, 932 Johnson Street, Victoria
Classification unit: Masonry
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: September 26, 2005
Two bricklayers were working on a metal frame scaffold more than 6 m (20 ft.) above the ground without the use of guardrails or other fall protection systems. In addition, an unattended forklift with an extended boom was being used to provide mortar to the workers. The forklift boom was within the limits of approach of high-voltage electrical conductors.
Company: H.L. Demolition and Waste Management Ltd., 1551 Lerwick Avenue, Courtenay
Classification unit: Building demolition
Amount: $20,301
Date of penalty: September 1, 2005
Repeat violations for failure to use fall protection.
Company: Western Industrial Contractors, Ltd., Harbour Street pump station, Dike at Argue Street, Port Coquitlam
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $46,346
Date of penalty: May 20, 2004
Lack of supervision and training and failure to control persons moving through a construction area, which led to a serious accident.
Company: Hovey Ventures Inc., DBA Hovey Roofing and Siding and Okanagan Renovations, Lot 33 Cobble Court, Kelowna
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $16,138
Date of penalty: February 18, 2004
Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) confirmed a penalty imposed for repeat failure by the employer to ensure its workers used fall protection when working at heights of 3 m (10 ft.) or more above grade. The employer had argued that these workers were "natural persons" working under a "contract for hire" and were not workers as defined by the Workers Compensation Act. WCAT dismissed this argument, confirming that the Act does not permit individuals to "opt out" of its provisions. The employer argued that it had taken all reasonable care to comply. WCAT found that by encouraging its workers to attempt to "opt out" of the provisions of the Act, the employer's conduct was the opposite of taking all reasonable care.
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