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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 - Penalties for 2009
Archive - Prior Penalties
Recent Penalties
Company: Atwal's Enterprises Ltd., North Vancouver 
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $4,685
Date of penalty: August 27, 2009
Two workers were on a roof at a height of about 13.5 m (45 ft.) and were not attached to their lifelines. This was a repeated violation of the fall protection requirements.
Company: Pro Construction Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $4,613
Date of penalty: August 27, 2009
This firm repeatedly violated the guardrail and fall protection regulations after receiving a warning letter.
Company: Smythe Roofing Ltd., Esquimalt
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $17,804
Date of penalty: August 27, 2009
Four of this firm's workers were working without fall protection close to the edge of a roof about 4 m (13 ft.) above grade. This was a repeated violation of the fall protection requirements.
Company: 0806245 BC Ltd., New Westminster
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 26, 2009
This firm repeatedly failed to comply with the requirement to provide a fall protection system for work where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more could occur. It also failed to ensure the health and safety of its workers and knowingly provided a WorkSafeBC officer with false information.
Company: BL Roofing Ltd., Squamish
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 26, 2009
Four of this employer's workers were working without fall protection on a steep-sloped roof 6 to 7.5 m (20 to 25 ft.) above grade. This was a repeated violation of the fall protection requirements.
Company: Shane Edmond Hebert, Burnaby
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $9,097
Date of penalty: August 24, 2009
This firm repeatedly violated the fall protection requirements.
Company: North Star Framing Ltd., Vancouver
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: August 4, 2009
A worker without fall protection was standing over 5.5 m (19 ft.) above grade on the edge of a two-storey house under construction. This was a repeated violation. The employer also failed to provide the worker with a work platform.
Company: J.P.D. Roofing Ltd., Richmond
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 4, 2009
Two of this firm's workers were working without fall protection on a roof over 6 m (20 ft.) above grade. This was a repeated failure to comply with the fall protection requirements.
Company: Min Environmental Services Ltd., White Rock
Classification unit: Asbestos abatement or mould remediation
Amount: $2,894
Date of penalty: August 4, 2009
During the demolition of multiple houses, this firm failed to adequately remove, contain, and dispose of asbestos-containing vermiculite and other friable asbestos-containing materials. Unprotected workers were exposed to airborne asbestos fibres.
Company: Natt Roofing Ltd., Burnaby
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $29,506
Date of penalty: July 29, 2009
This firm failed to protect its workers from the hazard of falling from roofs over 3 m (10 ft.) high. This was a repeated high-risk violation of the fall protection requirements.
Company: Perm Roof 1 Ltd., Coquitlam
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $11,561
Date of penalty: July 24, 2009
Two workers, one of them on his first day on the job, were working without fall protection on a roof about 10 m (32 ft.) above grade. This was a repeated high-risk violation.
Company: Moonlight Roofing Ltd., New Westminster
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 23, 2009
This firm's principal and one of the firm's workers were on a roof about 6 m (20 ft.) above grade. They were wearing fall protection harnesses but were not connected to lifelines. This was a repeated violation of the fall protection requirements.
Company: Westway Roofing Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 20, 2009
This firm failed yet again to comply with the fall protection requirements after receiving a previous administrative penalty.
Company: Coastal Steel Systems Inc., Surrey
Classification unit: Drywalling or acoustic board installation
Amount: $6,987
Date of penalty: July 15, 2009
Fatality. This employer's worker fell off a roof and then through insulation to a concrete floor 5 m (17 ft.) below. He died in hospital from his head injuries. The employer failed to ensure the use of a fall protection system for work where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more could occur. It also failed to provide its workers, including the deceased worker, with adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision to ensure their health and safety.
Company: Retirement Concepts Developments Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $17,745
Date of penalty: December 16, 2008
As prime contractor, this firm repeatedly violated the requirement to coordinate health and safety activities on site.
Company: Intracorp Projects Ltd., Parksville
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $24,832
Date of penalty: December 15, 2008
This firm repeatedly failed to comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and the Workers Compensation Act. Among its violations are ones related to prime contractor responsibilities, supervision and training, personal protective equipment, fall protection, ground fault circuit interrupters, equipment maintenance, inspection records, and accident investigations.
Company: Paraline Commercial Form Work Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: Structural concrete forming
Amount: $7,965
Date of penalty: November 6, 2008
This employer failed repeatedly to ensure that its workers wear personal protective equipment, particularly safety headgear wherever there is a danger of head injury. It also failed to provide workers with the information, instruction, training, and supervision necessary to ensure their health and safety.
Company: HB Roofing Ltd., Delta
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $6,283
Date of penalty: October 28, 2008
A worker was on a ladder-jack scaffold that ranged from 2 to 6 m (7 to 19 ft.) above grade. The worker was not using any fall protection. This was a repeated violation of the fall protection requirements and the requirement to provide workers with adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision.
Company: HB Roofing Ltd., Delta
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $8,975
Date of penalty: October 28, 2008
Two workers were on an 8:12 pitch roof about 3.5 m (12 ft.) above grade. They were not using any fall protection. This was a repeated violation of the requirement to ensure that workers use a fall protection system for work at heights of 3 m (10 ft.) or more.
Company: B. Cheema Roofing Ltd., Richmond
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $3,186
Date of penalty: August 28, 2008
Four workers were on a roof 4.5 to 8.5 m (15 to 28 ft.) above grade. They were not using any fall protection. This was a repeated violation of the fall protection requirements and the requirement for a written fall protection plan where a fall of 7.5 m (25 ft.) or more may occur. This firm also failed to comply with the requirement to provide workers with the necessary information, instruction, training, and supervision to ensure their health and safety.
Company: A-1 Jas Roofing Ltd., Anmore
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $14,086
Date of penalty: August 20, 2008
This employer's workers were working 7 to 8 m (23 to 26 ft.) above grade without fall protection. The employer failed to ensure the use of a fall protection system for work where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more could occur. This was a repeated violation.
Company: Newway Concrete Forming Ltd., Burnaby
Classification unit: Structural concrete forming
Amount: $14,135
Date of penalty: March 4, 2008
This firm failed to maintain the required safe limits of approach to 12-kV overhead power lines.
Company: Newway Concrete Forming Ltd., Burnaby
Classification unit: Structural concrete forming
Amount: $22,669
Date of penalty: February 6, 2008
This firm failed to ensure that a tower crane did not encroach on the safe limits of approach to energized overhead power lines. It also failed to ensure that workers were adequately instructed, trained, and supervised.
Company: Trident Exteriors Ltd., Richmond
Classification unit: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair
Amount: $44,521
Date of penalty: December 20, 2007
This firm repeatedly violated the requirement to ensure that workers use a fall protection system for work at heights 3 m (10 ft.) or more above grade. It also failed to implement a fall protection plan for work at heights 7.5 m (25 ft.) or more above grade.
Prior Penalties for 2009 in Date Order
Company: G.R. Roofing Ltd., Delta
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 10, 2009
Two of this firm's workers were working without any form of fall protection on a 4:12 sloped roof that was about 5 m (17 ft.) above grade. This was a repeated violation.
Company: BL Roofing Ltd., Burnaby
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: June 19, 2009
This firm failed to ensure that a fall protection system was being used where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more could have occurred. Two of the firm's workers were working with no means of fall protection about 6 m (20 ft.) above grade. This was a repeated violation of fall protection requirements.
Company: Empire Roofing Ltd., New Westminster
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $14,607
Date of penalty: June 18, 2009
Three workers were working with no means of fall protection on a frost-covered, sloped roof at heights between 3 and 4.5 m (11 and 15 ft.) above grade.
Company: Sadhu Sira, Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: June 17, 2009
Two workers were working without an effective fall protection system on a steep roof about 5.5 m (18 ft.) above grade. This was a repeated violation.
Company: Novo Homes Inc., Surrey
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $10,940
Date of penalty: June 17, 2009
This employer failed to ensure that a fall protection system was being used where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more might occur.
Company: 597109 BC Ltd., Pitt Meadows
Classification unit: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning, or central vacuum system installation or repair
Amount: $7,888
Date of penalty: June 16, 2009
This firm failed to comply with a Board order. On December 12, 2008, the Board found that the firm had taken prohibited discriminatory action against a worker, contrary to section 151 of the Workers Compensation Act (the Act). The firm was ordered under section 153(2) of the Act to pay the worker's wage loss no later than February 27, 2009. The firm did not pay the worker's lost wages by that date. On March 16, 2009, the Board cited the firm for failing to comply with a Board order under section 115(1)(b) of the Act.
Company: Artistic Sign Service Ltd., Kamloops
Classification unit: Sign installation, service, or repair
Amount: $11,156
Date of penalty: June 16, 2009
This firm repeatedly failed to ensure that a fall protection system is used where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more might occur. It also repeatedly failed to provide workers with the instruction and supervision necessary to ensure their health and safety.
Company: B.Q.R. Systems Ltd., Coquitlam
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,949
Date of penalty: June 9, 2009
This was a repeated violation. Workers were working without fall protection at a height over 7.5 m (25 ft.). This employer failed to adequately train and supervise workers and to ensure the use of fall protection equipment.
Company: Coast to Coast Roofing & Rubbish Removal Ltd., Vancouver
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: June 3, 2009
This was a repeated violation of the fall protection requirements. This employer also failed to provide proper instruction, training, and supervision.
Company: Authentic Roofing Inc., Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: May 28, 2009
This was a repeated fall protection violation. Two workers were working 5.5 m (18 ft.) above grade on a roof with a slope of 4:12, with no fall protection system in place.
Company: Mortlock Enterprises Ltd., Sechelt
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $6,043
Date of penalty: May 21, 2009
This employer prevented or dissuaded a worker from reporting injuries and filing compensation claims with WorkSafeBC.
Company: Apex Electric Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: Electrical work
Amount: $5,306
Date of penalty: April 23, 2009
Repeated violations. This firm failed to ensure that its workers were wearing appropriate personal protective equipment. Workers were observed without hard hats and safety footwear.
Company: Tom Hayes Scott, Burnaby
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: April 22, 2009
This employer failed to submit a compliance report after being repeatedly instructed to do so.
Company: Perry Alexander Rink, Surrey
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: April 20, 2009
This firm's worksite did not have adequate work platforms (only 25 cm or 10.5 in. wide when the Regulation requires a width of 50 cm or 20 in.) around the interior wall forms of a condominium building being used to place concrete. A worker was also placing concrete while walking along a narrow whaler of the forms about 0.5 m (2 ft.) above the work platforms. The work platforms were 3 m (10 ft.) above grade. The worker placing concrete was not using a fall protection system.
Company: Dominion Roofing Ltd., Vancouver
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: April 2, 2009
Three of this firm's workers were working without fall protection on a roof with a 6:12 slope at about 5, 5.5, and 6 m (16, 18, and 20 ft.) above grade. This was a repeated violation.
Company: Dominion Roofing Ltd., Vancouver
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: April 2, 2009
This firm's owner was working without fall protection on a roof with a slope of 4:12 or less, about 7 m (22 ft.) above grade, and was seriously injured after falling from the roof. This was a repeated violation.
Company: Dominion Roofing Ltd., Vancouver
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: April 2, 2009
Three workers were installing asphalt shingles near a building's roof edge, about 6 to 8 m (20 to 26 ft.) above grade. The sloped (5:12) roof, which was unguarded, was wet from a light rain. None of the workers were observed using any kind of fall protection system. In addition, the ladder used to access the roof was unsecured and did not extend sufficiently above the roof edge. This firm has a history of fall protection violations, and the fall protection violation in this case was high risk.
Company: NJ Roofing Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: March 19, 2009
This was a repeated violation of the fall protection requirements.
Company: Accurate Roofing Ltd., Vancouver
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $10,160
Date of penalty: March 19, 2009
Two of this firm's workers were working on a roof without using fall protection. One was working 3.5 m (11 ft., 6 in.) above grade on a 4:12 slope, while the other was working at 4 m (14 ft.) above grade on an 8:12 slope. This was a repeated violation.
Company: Donovan Management Ltd., Vancouver
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential general contracting or construction
Amount: $1,066
Date of penalty: March 18, 2009
This was a repeated violation of fall protection requirements. Two workers were stepping from an elevating work platform onto a roof that was about 6 m (20 ft.) above grade. The two workers joined a third worker in stripping formwork within 4 m (13 ft.) of the roof edge. There was no fall protection system in place.
Company: Rychter P. Construction Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $5,980
Date of penalty: March 16, 2009
Repeated violations. One of the firm's workers was observed working without fall protection on the top plate of the exterior front wall of a home. The distance from the worker's position on the roof to the ground was about 7.3 m (24 ft.). The pitch of the roof where the worker was standing was about 12:12. In addition, the building's balconies about 3 m (10 ft.) above grade lacked both guards and guardrails.
Company: Nelson Stanley Hanson, Comox
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $7,101
Date of penalty: March 10, 2009
This employer repeatedly failed to ensure a fall protection system was used by workers exposed to the risk of a fall greater than 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Paras Roofing Ltd., Richmond
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: March 9, 2009
Repeated violations. The firm's principal and two workers were installing slate tile roofing 3-7 m (10-23 ft.) above grade without adequate fall protection.
Company: Taj Roofing Ltd., Burnaby
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: March 9, 2009
Three of this firm's workers were working on a 6:12 sloped roof that was about 6.5 m (22 ft.) above grade. None of the workers were using fall protection. This was a repeated violation.
Company: Paras Roofing Ltd., Richmond
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: March 9, 2009
Repeated violations. This firm's principal and two workers were working on steep sloped roofs about 7.3 m (24 ft.) above grade without fall protection.
Company: Paras Roofing Ltd., Richmond
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: March 9, 2009
Repeated violations. This firm's principal and two workers were working on steep sloped roofs about 7.3 m (24 ft.) above grade without fall protection.
Company: Paras Roofing Ltd., Richmond
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: March 9, 2009
Repeated violations. This firm's principal and two workers were working on steep sloped roofs about 7.3 m (24 ft.) above grade without fall protection.
Company: Fraserview Terrace Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: March 4, 2009
This firm showed repeated non-compliance with section 20.81(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. It did not ensure that an excavation was certified as "safe to enter" by a registered professional engineer before allowing workers to enter into it. The excavation was about 4 m (14 ft.) deep, and there was a spoil pile beside the excavation that was about 2 m (6 ft.) high.
Company: Island Roofing Inc., Prince Rupert
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: March 4, 2009
Three of this firm's workers were working on a 4:12 sloped roof that was about 5 m (17 ft.) above grade. None of the workers were wearing fall protection. This was a repeated violation.
Company: Fraserview Terrace Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $1,000
Date of penalty: March 4, 2009
This firm showed repeated non-compliance with section 3.16(1)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. It did not take steps to address first aid requirements despite being instructed and having received numerous orders.
Company: Fraserview Terrace Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $11,326
Date of penalty: March 4, 2009
Serious injury. This firm violated section 119 of the Workers Compensation Act and section 4.55 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. A worker sustained serious lower back injuries when he fell through an unmarked, unsecured floor opening 4.5 m (15 ft.) to the concrete floor below.
Company: Jas Construction Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $28,738
Date of penalty: March 2, 2009
Two of this firm's workers were working without fall protection near the unguarded edge of a building. The distance from the edge of the third floor to the ground was about 6 m (20 ft.). This was a repeated fall protection violation.
Company: Mega Empire International Enterprise Ltd., Richmond
Classification unit: Finishing carpentry
Amount: $3,250
Date of penalty: February 26, 2009
High-risk violations. Workers were performing dry grinding and cutting of granite countertops without effective respiratory protection. This activity exposed the workers to high levels of airborne crystalline silica dust, which is directly associated with the disease silicosis. The employer also exposed its workers to a high risk of injury through a lack of guarding on grinding and cutting equipment, and numerous electrical hazards.
Company: Valley Ridge Holdings Ltd., Chilliwack
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: February 26, 2009
Repeated high-risk violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. Workers without fall protection performed framing tasks 5.5-5.8 m (18-19 ft.) above grade. Other workers without fall protection were exposed to a fall hazard of 6 m (20 ft.). Workers without safety eyewear used pneumatic power nailers and power skill saws. A worker in an extended aerial lift had no personal fall arrest system. Stairways were either missing rails or lacked them altogether. The prime contractor demonstrated an ongoing failure to coordinate occupational health and safety at a multi-employer workplace. The total impact of all ongoing violations presented a high risk of serious injury or death to workers.
Company: Valley Ridge Holdings Ltd., Chilliwack
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: February 26, 2009
Repeated high-risk violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. Workers without fall protection performed framing tasks 5.5-5.8 m (18-19 ft.) above grade. Other workers without fall protection were exposed to a fall hazard of 6 m (20 ft.). Workers without safety eyewear used pneumatic power nailers and power skill saws. A worker in an extended aerial lift had no personal fall arrest system. Stairways were either missing rails or lacked them altogether. The prime contractor demonstrated an ongoing failure to coordinate occupational health and safety at a multi-employer workplace. The total impact of all ongoing violations presented a high risk of serious injury or death to workers.
Company: Valley Ridge Holdings Ltd., Chilliwack
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: February 26, 2009
Repeated high-risk violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. Workers without fall protection performed framing tasks 5.5-5.8 m (18-19 ft.) above grade. Other workers without fall protection were exposed to a fall hazard of 6 m (20 ft.). Workers without safety eyewear used pneumatic power nailers and power skill saws. A worker in an extended aerial lift had no personal fall arrest system. Stairways were either missing rails or lacked them altogether. The prime contractor demonstrated an ongoing failure to coordinate occupational health and safety at a multi-employer workplace. The total impact of all ongoing violations presented a high risk of serious injury or death to workers.
Company: Jas Construction Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $18,680
Date of penalty: February 23, 2009
One of the firm's workers sustained fatal head injuries when he fell about 8.8 m (29 ft.) from the roof of a third-storey townhouse complex. The worker had been wearing a fall protection harness but had not been secured to an anchor system. The worksite had no site-specific fall protection plan. This firm failed to provide its workers with the information, instruction, training, and supervision necessary to ensure their health and safety while working.
Company: Brian David Downie, Prostarr Roofing BC Ltd., Burnaby
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $3,250
Date of penalty: February 19, 2009
Two workers were standing and working close to an unguarded roof edge on a sloped roof about 6 m (20 ft.) above grade. No fall protection system was being used. One of the workers was the firm's owner.
Company: Select Roofing Ltd., Burnaby
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $4,353
Date of penalty: February 12, 2009
Repeated violations. Five of the firm's workers were working about 8.5 m (28 ft.) above grade. None of these workers had fall protection at the time of the officer's inspection. These workers were not aware of the fall protection requirements, and their supervisor was not on site.
Company: S & J Framing Ltd., Richmond
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: February 11, 2009
The firm owner was observed without fall protection, standing on a single truss about 6 m (20 ft.) above grade and 0.6 m (2 ft.) from the structure's edge. This was a repeat violation of the fall protection requirements.
Company: 0726784 B.C. Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: February 10, 2009
A subcontractor's worker suffered fatal injuries in a fall of 8.5 m (28 ft.). This prime contractor of a multiple-employer workplace failed to ensure the coordination of occupational health and safety activities of employers, workers, and other persons at the workplace.
Company: David Matthew Scholten, West Vancouver
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $3,591
Date of penalty: February 4, 2009
This firm showed repeated non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation as related to protecting workers from falls of 3 m (10 ft.) or more and to ensuring proper instruction, training, equipment, and supervision for fall protection.
Company: David Matthew Scholten, West Vancouver
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $3,591
Date of penalty: February 4, 2009
This firm showed repeated non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation as related to protecting workers from falls of 3 m (10 ft.) or more and to ensuring proper instruction, training, equipment, and supervision for fall protection.
Company: SD2 Framing Inc., Vancouver
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: January 26, 2009
The firm owner was working on a work platform 3.2 m (10.5 ft.) above grade without any form of fall protection. Also, window openings on the main and second floors were not equipped with guardrails, potentially exposing workers to fall hazards between 3-3.7 m (10-12 ft.). This firm has a history of repeated violations of the fall protection requirements.
Company: Darren Smaill, D & D Enterprises, Coquitlam
Classification unit: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: January 20, 2009
Repeated violations. One of the firm's workers was working without fall protection on a roof that was 6 m (20 ft.) above grade.
Company: South Island Homes Ltd., Saanich
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: January 13, 2009
Repeated violations. Two workers were carrying out re-roofing work at about 7.6 m (25 ft.) above grade without fall protection. The firm had two previous orders for fall protection violations.
Company: Dave Leslie Rozzano, Port Alberni
Classification unit: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair
Amount: $8,545
Date of penalty: January 6, 2009
One of the firm's workers was working within the limits of approach of a 25-kV overhead power line. The firm's worker had not been informed about the potential electrical hazard before being permitted to work in proximity to the energized power line.
Company: Harbour Quay Homes Inc., Port Alberni
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $5,054
Date of penalty: January 6, 2009
Repeated violations. As prime contractor for this multiple employer worksite, the firm was issued orders under section 118(2) of the Act for repeatedly failing to ensure that the health and safety activities of employers, workers, and other persons at the worksite were properly coordinated, and for failing to do everything reasonably practicable to establish and maintain a system to ensure compliance with the Act and Regulation. In this instance, a worker for one of the subcontractors on site was found within the limits of approach of a 25-kV overhead power line.
Construction - Penalties for 2008
Archive - Prior Penalties
Prior Penalties for 2008 in Date Order
Company: CSM Developments Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 22, 2008
Repeated violation. Continued non-compliance with the requirement of a prime contractor to do everything within reason to establish and maintain a system or process that will ensure compliance with the Workers Compensation Act and the regulations.
Company: FCH Construction Ltd., Vancouver
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $33,233
Date of penalty: December 12, 2008
Contact with an unguarded high-voltage power line contrary to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. The employer failed to ensure the health and safety of its workers and other workers in the workplace by failing to provide workers with adequate information, instruction, and training regarding the limits of approach.
Company: Pattar Roofing Ltd., North Vancouver
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 9, 2008
This was a repeated violation of the regulation requiring the employer to ensure a fall protection system is used where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more might occur.
Company: Shane Agius, Powell River
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 9, 2008
High-risk violation. Three workers and the firm's principal were observed at elevations greater than 4.6 m (15 ft.) on a steep sloped roof without fall protection or a fall protection plan in place.
Company: Hall Excavating Ltd., Kamloops
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $7,583
Date of penalty: December 3, 2008
High-risk violation. The employer failed to ensure the health and safety of workers at a residential construction site with respect to excavation work. The employer's worker dug an excavation out of backfilled, loose soil, which measured, in some parts, more than 3.7 m (12 ft.) deep, with nearly vertical walls. The excavation --- which was neither shored nor engineered --- was made so that another employer's worker could install plumbing services.
Company: 617538 B.C. Ltd., Kamloops
Classification unit: Plastering or stucco work
Amount: $3,250
Date of penalty: December 3, 2008
The employer failed to ensure workers used a means of fall protection when working at elevations over 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Rykon Construction Management Ltd., Kelowna
Classification unit: House or other wood frame general contracting, construction, or renovation work
Amount: $22,226
Date of penalty: December 2, 2008
Fatality. This firm failed to establish and maintain a system or process to ensure compliance with the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. A worker was fatally injured after falling about 8 m (19 ft.) from a single-family house under construction.
Company: Forsite Construction Inc., Squamish
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential general contracting or construction
Amount: $5,617
Date of penalty: December 1, 2008
A prime contractor failed to do everything within reason to establish and maintain a system or process to ensure compliance with Part 3 of the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
Company: Natt Roofing Ltd., Coquitlam
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $7,566
Date of penalty: November 21, 2008
Multiple violations. The site supervisor and three workers were seen on the roof of a single family dwelling under construction. The site supervisor and one of the workers were not using fall protection, although it was available on site. The distance from the ground to the peak was 7.6 m (25 ft.). The distance from the edge of the roof to grade was 5.6 m (18.5 ft.). Construction debris littered the ground around the dwelling. In addition, the employer had no written requirements for fall protection.
Company: Natt Roofing Ltd., Coquitlam
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $7,566
Date of penalty: November 21, 2008
Repeat penalty. Two workers were seen about 7.6 m (25 ft.) above grade on a roof with an estimated 8:12 slope. One worker was wearing a fall protection harness but was not connected to a lifeline. The other worker was not wearing a harness even though one was available on site. The employer repeatedly failed to ensure that a fall protection system was used when work was being done where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more may occur.
Company: Woodtick Construction Ltd., Kamloops
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $7,497
Date of penalty: November 19, 2008
Two of this firm's workers were working without fall protection on a roof over 3 m (10 ft.) above grade. This was a repeated violation.
Company: Devon Richard Knapfl, Courtenay
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $3,034
Date of penalty: November 14, 2008
This firm repeatedly failed to use a fall protection system where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more might occur. Although aware of the requirements, the employer was on the edge of the roof without fall protection.
Company: Brytar Contracting Inc., Courtenay
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $9,601
Date of penalty: November 14, 2008
Repeated non-compliance. Several deficiencies were observed with regard to workers using a frame scaffold system to install siding to the exterior of a four-storey building. These deficiencies included missing cross braces, insufficient building ties, and missing connecting pins. The employer had no manufacturer's technical data or professional engineering certification showing the rated load, erection procedures, and its compliance with an applicable standard under section 13.2 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
Company: Christopher Leslie Bond, Courtenay
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $10,403
Date of penalty: November 12, 2008
This firm failed to ensure its workers complied with the fall protection regulations, and also failed to ensure that its workers were provided with the information, instruction, and training necessary to ensure their health and safety at the workplace. These are repeated violations.
Company: Handy Man Contracting Ltd., Fort Saint John
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $3,208
Date of penalty: November 10, 2008
This firm repeatedly failed to ensure that its workers complied with the fall protection regulations and were provided with the information, instruction, and training necessary to ensure their health and safety at the workplace.
Company: PTC Construction Ltd., Williams Lake
Classification unit: Plastering or stucco work
Amount: $2,678
Date of penalty: November 10, 2008
Repeated violations. Inadequate construction of wood scaffolding.
Company: Gurinder Chohan Construction & Framing Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: November 6, 2008
Multiple violations. Three violations within a seven-month period were identified pertaining to the failure to provide a stairway with framing, treads, and a handrail to each floor level before proceeding with construction of the next floor or deck surface.
Company: Core Pipelines Ltd., Dawson Creek
Classification unit: Oil or gas pipeline construction or repair
Amount: $64,077
Date of penalty: November 6, 2008
A tracked, flat-decked vehicle being used to transport workers spun out of control while attempting to climb a 32 to 35 percent sloped hill covered in ice. The cab spun out, the engine stalled, and without braking power, the vehicle slid downhill and struck a tree. All of the workers sustained broken bones and/or bruises. The vehicle was inappropriate for transporting workers under the conditions at the site. The firm failed to ensure the health and safety of workers as required by section 115(1) of the Workers Compensation Act.
Company: Brian Hubert Green, Powell River
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $3,250
Date of penalty: November 5, 2008
A worker was seen about 6 m (20 ft.) above the ground, working to cut and apply roofing felt to a plywood roof. The worker was not using a fall protection system, although fall protection equipment was available on site. Further deficiencies included the absence of guardrails on the second floor, thereby exposing numerous workers to a fall of about 4.6 m (15 ft.), a lack of hand rails on the stairwells to the second floor and basement, a metal frame scaffold not appropriately assembled or secured to the building, workers not wearing safety headgear while exposed to overhead hazards, workers wearing running shoes, unguarded energized electrical equipment, no designated first aid attendant, no first aid procedures, and several other violations involving orientations and training, hearing protection, and a required Notice of Project. Numerous contraventions of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, including high-risk, repeated violations of fall protection requirements.
Company: JSN Construction Ltd., Maple Ridge
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $8,071
Date of penalty: November 4, 2008
Repeated non-compliance. The employer failed to adhere to fall protection requirements for work over 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: Quadri Projects Ltd., Chilliwack
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $6,054
Date of penalty: November 4, 2008
Two young workers were working in an unshored trench. This employer failed to properly shore a trench 4 m (13 ft.) deep, 2 m (7 ft.) wide, and 18.3 m (60 ft.) long. The employer had neither instructed nor trained the workers with respect to safe work procedures or requirements for trenching.
Company: Norco Enterprises Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential general contracting or construction
Amount: $6,638
Date of penalty: November 3, 2008
This firm repeatedly violated the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, section 20.79(1). Steps were not taken to locate underground utilities before excavating. An excavator operator working for the firm contacted a 25-kV underground electrical conduit, exposing himself and another worker to the danger of electrocution.
Company: Halston Homes Ltd., Kamloops
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $1,758
Date of penalty: October 16, 2008
Repeated non-compliance. This employer failed to adhere to fall protection requirements for work over 3 m (10 ft.).
Company: V.S.M. Construction Ltd., Chilliwack
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $18,184
Date of penalty: October 14, 2008
Repeated violation. This firm failed to ensure two of its workers were wearing fall protection while working at a height from which a fall of 9 m (30 ft.) or more could occur.
Company: 0800312 B.C. Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: October 14, 2008
Repeated violation. This firm failed to ensure its worker was wearing fall protection while working at the edge of a roof about 4.6 m (15 ft.) above grade. The roof pitch was about 8:12.
Company: Anton Van De Pol & Berdina Van De Pol, Chilliwack
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $6,452
Date of penalty: October 9, 2008
Repeated violation. This firm failed to ensure its worker was wearing fall protection while working at the edge of a 10:12 sloped roof that was 10.45 m (34 ft.) above grade.
Company: Human Resources Capital Group Inc., Delta
Classification unit: Construction labour supply or general labour supply
Amount: $26,846
Date of penalty: September 25, 2008
Serious injury. This employer failed to ensure workers exposed to forklift traffic wore high-visibility apparel. The employer repeatedly failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the health and safety of workers, including the repeated failure to provide information, training, and supervision to ensure their safety.
Company: Milne Roofing Ltd., Nanaimo
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $14,194
Date of penalty: September 16, 2008
Four workers were seen working without any means of fall protection on a sloped roof about 5.5 m (18 ft.) above grade. The workers had not been properly informed, trained, or supervised. This was a repeat violation.
Company: 599294 BC Ltd., Kamloops
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $1,000
Date of penalty: September 9, 2008
The owner/prime contractor of this multi-employer worksite failed to coordinate and put in place a system to ensure compliance with the regulations regarding fall protection, safety headgear, and first-aid equipment and services.
Company: Johal Roofing Ltd., Vancouver
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 29, 2008
Two workers were observed on the edge of a 4:12 sloped roof at heights 6 m (20 ft.) above grade with no means of fall protection. Repeated non-compliance with the fall-protection requirements and the requirement to provide workers with adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision to ensure their health and safety.
Company: Coast to Coast Roofing & Rubbish Removal Ltd., Vancouver
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 27, 2008
Repeated non-compliance with the regulation requiring the employer ensure a fall-protection system is used for work done where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more may occur. Similar non-compliance with the Worker's Compensation Act regarding the health and safety of all this employer's workers and any other workers at a workplace where that employer's work is being done.
Company: T & N Roofing Ltd., Kamloops
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,197
Date of penalty: August 20, 2008
Two workers were observed working more than 3 m (10 ft.) above grade without using adequate fall protection.
Company: Canadian Forest Products Ltd., MacKenzie
Classification unit: Sawmill
Amount: $15,000
Date of penalty: August 19, 2008
An inspection revealed that guarding deficiencies still existed after being observed a year ago. Repeated non-compliance with safeguarding requirements and a failure to comply with previous orders in a timely manner. This employer's number of violations indicates a lack of commitment toward compliance.
Company: Nelson Stanley Hanson, Courtenay
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,731
Date of penalty: August 19, 2008
Four workers and the firm's owner were observed on a roof about 3.5 m (11 ft. 5 in.) above grade without a fall-protection system in place. Repeated non-compliance with the fall-protection requirements and the requirement to provide workers with adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision to ensure their health and safety.
Company: Mainland Roofing Ltd., Richmond
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $15,000
Date of penalty: August 18, 2008
The employer failed to ensure a fall-protection system was being used for work done where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more might occur. This was a repeat violation.
Company: Day & Knight Plumbing & Heating Ltd., White Rock
Classification unit: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning, or central vacuum system installation or repair
Amount: $2,132
Date of penalty: August 12, 2008
Repeated non-compliance with the first-aid requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
Company: Peter Funk, Surrey
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 11, 2008
A worker was observed on a 12:12 sloped roof about 6 m (20 ft.) above grade without a fall-protection system in place. Repeated non-compliance with the fall-protection requirements.
Company: Shane Larue Petitt & Cristina Mimi Petitt
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $1,750
Date of penalty: August 12, 2008
One of the partners of the firm was observed working approximately 6 m (20 ft.) above ground level on a 6:12 pitch roof without the use of fall protection. The firm was aware that fall protection was required. The firm had been inspected approximately two months earlier, and an order was issued at that time for violation of fall-protection regulatory requirements. The violation underlying this penalty was high-risk, committed willfully or with reckless disregard of the Regulation.
Company: Roza E. Lutsenko & Simon J. Lutsenko
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $6,822
Date of penalty: August 1, 2008
Injury. A worker was injured when he fell from the top plate of a two-storey residential house wall approximately 5.5 m (18 ft.) above ground. The worker was standing on the top plate receiving trusses up to 6.4 m (21 ft.) in length and 2.4 m (8 ft.) in height without a fall-protection system in place. The employer showed non-compliance with the fall-protection requirements and repeated non-compliance with the requirement to provide workers with the information, instruction, training, and supervision necessary to ensure their health and safety.
Company: Kurtis Contracting Ltd.
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 31, 2008
A worker and the firm owner were observed working on a roof about 11 m (36 ft.) above ground without a fall-protection system in place. Repeat non-compliance with the fall-protection requirements.
Company: Nathen Poittris
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 31, 2008
Two workers and the firm owner were observed at the edge of a roof approximately 6 m (20 ft.) above grade without a fall-protection system in place. Repeat non-compliance with the fall-protection requirements.
Company: Thomas Plett and Shelter Homes Inc.
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,978
Date of penalty: July 30, 2008
The employer failed to ensure a fall-protection system for work being done where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more may occur. This was a repeat violation.
Company: Dai Chong Roofing & Construction Ltd.
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 25, 2008
A worker was observed standing on a sloped roof 4.9 m (16 ft.) above grade without a fall-protection system in place. Repeat non-compliance with the fall-protection requirements.
Company: Gurdip S. Nizher
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: July 23, 2008
Repeat non-compliance with the regulation requiring the employer ensure a fall-protection system is used while work is being done at a place from which a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more may occur.
Company: A.V. Jay-Roofing Ltd.
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,750
Date of penalty: July 14, 2008
A supervisor and a worker were on a 12:12 pitch roof approximately 4.9 m (16 ft.) above the ground. Neither was using fall protection. Both the workers were using a toe board to stand on the roof. In total, three toe boards were on the roof, ranging from 2.4 to 4.9 m (8 to 16 ft.) above grade. A worker slipped and almost fell while attempting to descend from the uppermost toe board.
Company: Specialty Roofing Ltd., Kamloops
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $3,500
Date of penalty: July 10, 2008
Repeated non-compliance. A worker and the firm owner were observed working on a roof about 3.9 m (12 ft, 10.5 in.) above grade without a fall protection system in place. The employer has shown repeated non-compliance with the fall protection requirements.
Company: Dosanjh Construction Ltd.
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 10, 2008
Two workers were observed conducting framing activities on a roof approximately 7.6 m (25 ft.) above grade with no fall-protection system in place. The firm's supervisor was on site at the time of the violation. The employer has a history of non-compliance with the fall-protection requirements. The employer also failed to have a written fall-protection plan for the workplace involving work done at a height of 7.6 m (25 ft.) or more, and to provide adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision to ensure the health and safety of workers.
Company: Dosanjh Construction Ltd.
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 10, 2008
A worker and the firm owner were observed working near the edge of a roof approximately 6 m (20 ft.) above grade without a fall protection system in place. The employer has a history of violations of the fall-protection requirements.
Company: Manraj Framing & Construction Ltd.
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,920
Date of penalty: June 24, 2008
Repeat non-compliance with the regulation requiring a fall-protection system for work conducted where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more may occur.
Company: R & D Roofing and Siding Ltd.
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $8,303
Date of penalty: June 17, 2008
A worker was working on a roof without a first-aid attendant on site. Supervision of the worker was inadequate, since the firm owner was the only supervisor on site and was working on the roof alongside the worker. Repeat violations of first-aid requirements and the requirement to provide workers with adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision to ensure their workplace health and safety.
Company: Paradise Roofing Ltd., Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $3,500
Date of penalty: June 10, 2008
Workers were exposed to fall hazards ranging from about 4.1 m to more than 7.6 m (13.5 ft. to over 25 ft.). This employer has repeatedly violated the fall protection requirements.
Company: Marta Zilberts
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $9,973
Date of penalty: June 4, 2008
Repeat violation of Section 11.2(1)(a) of the Regulation pertaining to fall protection requirements.
Company: CCM Construction Ltd.
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $17,687
Date of penalty: June 2, 2008
A worker was working at the edge of a roof 6 m (20 ft.) above an asphalt surface without the use of fall protection. Despite having been found in violation of the fall protection regulations on several occasions in the past, the firm failed to provide the worker with adequate training, instruction, and supervision.
Company: Specialty Roofing Ltd.
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: June 2, 2008
Repeat violation for failure to ensure a fall protection system is in place and used when working 3 m (10 ft.) or more above grade.
Company: Weldworks Inc.
Classification unit: Finishing carpentry
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: May 29, 2008
Failure to ensure the health and safety of all workers working for the employer. A worker was fatally injured after falling approximately 10.5 m (35 ft.) from the fourth level of a storage racking system that was being constructed. No fall protection system was in place to prevent the fall.
Company: Masa Properties Ltd. & Dale M.R. Holdings et al
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $22,820
Date of penalty: May 29, 2008
A framer fell through the successive openings in the third- and second-level floors to the basement concrete floor below. The worker died two days after the incident. The firm failed to do everything reasonably practicable to establish and maintain a system to ensure compliance with the Act and regulations (specifically, fall protection requirements). The firm's violation in not meeting its supervisory obligations exposed workers to a high risk of serious injury or death.
Company: Community Roofing Co. Ltd.
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $20,080
Date of penalty: May 2, 2008
Failure to use a means of fall protection when working at elevations over 3 m (10 ft.). One worker and a site supervisor were working without fall protection at the edge of a roof 5.5 m (18 ft.) above ground. The firm has been found in violation of the fall protection regulations on several occasions in the past.
Company: Pro Flo Drainage & Landscape Contracting Ltd.
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $2,651
Date of penalty: April 15, 2008
This employer has failed to train, instruct, and supervise workers. This has resulted in workers being exposed to the high-risk activity of performing tasks in a trench 2 m (7 ft.) deep and 5.5 m (18 ft.) long with no shoring.
Company: Harvard Rental Corporation
Classification unit: Scaffolding, tent, staging, or display booth rental and installation
Amount: $5,114
Date of penalty: April 15, 2008
A worker was moving heavy cement blocks while wearing running shoes rather than safety-toed footwear. The firm had previously been found in violation of numerous sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation relating to footwear, first aid, and buildings and structures and failed to comply with previous orders within a reasonable time.
Company: Rite-way Roofing Ltd.
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $7,012
Date of penalty: April 15, 2008
Despite a director of the firm being on site in a vehicle that contained fall protection equipment, a worker was observed on a steep sloped roof, over 6 m (20 ft.) to grade, without using any form of fall protection.
Company: Supersave Construction Ltd., Richmond
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: April 4, 2008
A pneumatic power nailer misfired, resulting in a worker nearly losing an eye. The nailer had misfired before and was not properly outfitted with a nose guard even after a worker was previously injured. This employer showed repeated non-compliance of the requirement to maintain equipment.
Company: Proline Roofing Ltd.
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $15,078
Date of penalty: April 1, 2008
Three workers without fall protection worked on a steep-sloped roof greater than 3 m (10 ft.) above grade (7.6 m or 25 ft. at the peak). The likelihood of injury, serious injury, or death in the event of a fall was high, and exacerbated owing to construction debris strewn over the ground below.
Company: Zenith Roofing Ltd., 5857 152nd Street, Surrey
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $7,500
Date of penalty: March 31, 2008
The employer violated the fall protection regulations when applying roofing materials at heights more than 3 m (10 ft.) above grade, despite receiving several orders and warnings from various officers in the preceding year. A director of the firm injured himself when he lost his balance and fell approximately 4 m (13 ft.) from a steep sloped roof. He was not using fall protection.
Company: R & D Roofing and Siding Ltd., Careenage Quay, 216 Russell Road, Victoria
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $4,005
Date of penalty: March 20, 2008
Six workers, including the firm's owner, were observed demolishing and re-roofing a house at elevations between 3.5 and 5 m (12 and 20 ft.). Two workers were incorrectly using fall protection equipment, while the other four used none at all. The firm has a prior history of non-compliance.
Company: Scuka Enterprises Ltd., 1945 Baron Road, Kelowna
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $7,797
Date of penalty: March 19, 2008
A worker was injured when he fell 2.5 m (8 ft.) off an unsecured forklift-elevated work platform. The lift truck operator had not been trained to the required standard and the elevated worker was not wearing a personal fall arrest system when working on an elevated work platform. This was a repeat violation.
Company: LP Tile Roofing Co. Ltd., August Views, 164 Maple Drive, Port Moody
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $5,869
Date of penalty: March 17, 2008
Serious injury. A worker fell approximately 9 m (30 ft.) to grade from a residential construction roof. A site inspection revealed that this worker was not wearing fall protection, nor was there any evidence of supervision or a site-specific fall protection plan.
Company: LP Tile Roofing Co. Ltd., 22720 Westminster Highway, Richmond
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $7,630
Date of penalty: March 17, 2008
Three workers were observed working at elevations from 4.5 to 7 m (15 to 23 ft.), on a roof with steep slopes varying between 8:12 and 10:12. None of the workers were using fall protection correctly, nor were they able to demonstrate proper fall protection methods.
Company: Trevor Harrison Construction Ltd., 1501 10th Avenue, Salmon Arm
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,784
Date of penalty: March 3, 2008
The firm's director and worker were working 5 m (17 ft.) above grade, on the top plate of a second-storey wall of a house under construction, without using fall protection. The director was standing close to the edge while helping to land a load of wooden trusses.
Company: Mainland Roofing Ltd., 10455 Williams Road, Richmond
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $7,500
Date of penalty: February 29, 2008
A worker was observed on the edge of a 12:12 roof at heights between 3 and 10 m (11 and 32 ft.) above grade with no means of fall protection. Repeat non-compliance with fall protection requirements and the requirement to provide workers with adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision.
Company: Johnson Bros. Roofing Ltd., 797 Tyee Road, Victoria
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $3,480
Date of penalty: February 28, 2008
A worker was observed installing flashing on a structure, approximately 6 m (20 ft.) above grade. The worker had combined elements of fall restraint and fall arrest systems, rendering the fall protection used ineffective.
Company: Nor-Kam's Investments Ltd., 1449 16th Avenue, Campbell River
Classification unit: Structural concrete forming
Amount: $7,372
Date of penalty: February 26, 2008
Repeat non-compliance with requirements for fall protection, work platforms, and engineers' inspections of concrete formwork. A worker was observed climbing a gang form approximately 7.5 m (25 ft.) above grade without fall protection.
Company: 625845 B.C. Ltd., Richmond
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential general contracting or construction
Amount: $33,351
Date of penalty: February 25, 2008
Asbestos exposure. The employer failed to identify the friable asbestos-containing materials that were damaged during interior demolition work, thereby exposing several workers to asbestos fibres.
Company: Mandrax Enterprises Ltd., Westridge Estates, Williams Lake
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $4,196
Date of penalty: February 19, 2008
Failure to adequately slope the sides of a 2 m (6 ft.) excavation. Workers were observed in an inadequately sloped excavation, dug in loose soil with fill piled several feet high on one side. In addition, a 15 t excavator was being operated near the edge of the excavation. This was a high-risk violation.
Company: Fraser Shipyard & Industrial Centre Ltd., New Westminster
Classification unit: Commercial marine vessel manufacture, service, or repair
Amount: $9,120
Date of penalty: February 13, 2008
The employer had failed to implement an effective and compliant confined-space entry program as evidenced by identifiable non-compliance with training, hazard assessment, procedures, testing frequency, rescue plans, and equipment with regard to confined-space entry work.
Company: Olde Towne Roofing Ltd., Latoria Walk, 631 Brookside, Colwood
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: February 7, 2008
A worker was observed working at an elevation of approximately 9 m (30 ft.) and was not using an effective means of fall protection. The worker was exposed to a high risk of serious injury from a fall.
Company: Rock Construction and Mining Inc., Kamloops
Classification unit: Blasting or avalanche control
Amount: $18,436
Date of penalty: January 25, 2008
Four dangerous incidents involving fly rock have occurred at this blasting site in the last 10 months, each of which endangered people and property within and outside the blasting area. Repeated dangerous incidents involving fly rock and continued non-compliance with blasting regulations at this site.
Company: 618489 BC Ltd., 3138 Roycroft Court, Burnaby
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $4,292
Date of penalty: January 22, 2008
Repeat failure to provide workers with the information, instruction, training, and supervision necessary to ensure their health and safety. The employer committed ongoing violations that placed workers at risk from falls of 3 m (10 ft.) or more.
Construction - Penalties for 2007
Archive - Prior Penalties
Prior Penalties for 2007 in Date Order
Company: Sur-Del Roofing Ltd., Dairy Queen, 8555 120 Street, Delta
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: December 31, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure workers working at an elevation of approximately 4
m (14.5 ft.) were protected from a high risk of serious injury or death by the use of a fall protection system. Failure to provide workers with the information, instruction, training, and supervision necessary to ensure their safety.
Company: Quick Links Construction Ltd., The Willows Oceanside, Highway 19A, Willow Point, Campbell River
Classification unit: Scaffolding, tent, staging, or display booth rental and installation
Amount: $1,000
Date of penalty: December 19, 2007
Repeat non-compliance by the supplier of scaffolding to ensure compliance with scaffolding requirements by erecting scaffolding that consisted of a combination of two different types of scaffolding systems, a frame system and a tube and clamp system, contrary to the manufacturer's instructions and without a professional engineer's certification.
Company: Brar Brothers Roofing Ltd., Single residential construction,
4465 Frances Street, Burnaby
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $7,500
Date of penalty: December 13, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with the regulation requirement to ensure a fall protection system is used where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more may occur.
Company: Peace Land Power Ltd., Shop/yard, 100 Street, south of Highway 97, Fort St. John
Classification unit: Water well, foundational, or directional drilling
Amount: $53,419
Date of penalty: December 13, 2007
Repeat violation of power press safeguarding requirements, resulting in a young worker injury.
Company: Little Projects Ltd., Leighton Place, Chase
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $8,477
Date of penalty: December 12, 2007
During the inspection a number of workers were observed in a trench excavation measuring 1.5 m (5 ft.) to 2.5 m (7.5 ft.) in depth without adequate sloping, shoring, or other adequate protection. The walls of the excavation were nearly vertical, and a compactor machine was causing vibrations, which could increase the likelihood of a collapse. There were large piles of dirt beside the trench, which could have fallen into the trench in the event of a collapse.
Company: ASR Plumbing Inc., Mill Creek Group, Shannon Woods, Westbank
Classification unit: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning, or central vacuum system installation or repair
Amount: $10,782
Date of penalty: December 10, 2007
A worker entered a trench which was 3.5 m (12 ft.) deep to complete plumbing
connections. The sewer and water connections in the trench had already been
completed by the firm's workers. The end face of the trench was not sloped,
shored, or certified by a professional engineer.
Company: Mid-city Roofing & Sheetmetal Ltd., Residential house,
#24 - 1672 Squilax-Anglemont Road, Cedar
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $8,416
Date of penalty: December 5, 2007
Two of the firm's workers were observed working without fall protection equipment within 1.8 m (6 ft.) of an unguarded roof edge on a steep-sloped roof at a height greater than 4.6 m (15 ft.) from grade. This was a high-risk and repeat violation of the fall protection requirements.
Company: D.L. Demolition Ltd.
Classification unit: Building demolition
Amount: $16,666
Date of penalty: November 23, 2007
Workers performed work inside an unsloped, unshored excavation, which was more than 2.4 m (8 ft.) deep, 1.2 m (4 ft.) wide, and about 30.5 m (100 ft.) long. The soil in and around the trench was soft, sandy material that was known to be prone to sloughing. The trench-area soil presented a high risk of injury or death to workers inside the excavation. The firm had been cited for a similar, prior violation and had previous knowledge of the regulatory requirements. The firm directed its workers to enter into the excavation, knowing that the worksite was in violation of regulatory requirements. Firm representatives stated that the reason for taking such actions was because the work's anticipated duration was "short term" and in this case expected to take two days. The firm has a history of high-risk violations, committed willfully or with reckless disregard.
Company: R.D. Moyen Holdings Ltd., Prince George
Classification unit: Paving services or asphalt manufacture
Amount: $8,817
Date of penalty: November 19, 2007
Two workers were observed in a trench about 1.8 m (6 ft.) deep. The trench was not shored, benched, or sloped. A pile of excavated material, composed mainly of sandy gravel, was within 0.6 m (2 ft.) of the excavation's edge.
Company: Gurdip S. Nizhar, DBA New Way Construction, Single-residential construction, 5180 No. 1 Road, Richmond
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: November 16, 2007
Workers were observed working on an unguarded flat roof approximately 10 m (30 ft.) above grade with no fall protection system in place. Failure to provide site-specific procedures to workers and instruct them in the use of fall protection. These are repeat violations.
Company: Edgewater Site Contracting Ltd., Single-family residential
site, 991 Hampshire Road, North Vancouver
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $5,746
Date of penalty: November 15, 2007
Failure to comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation requiring asbestos-containing material within the house to be identified, safely contained, and removed prior to the commencement of demolition work.
Company: Jeff A. Wier, DBA PG Shingles Only Roofing, Residence, McDermid Drive, Prince George
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: November 15, 2007
Repeat violation for failing to ensure fall protection is provided to and used by workers employed at elevations 3 m (10 ft.) above grade. Failure to ensure workers were adequately instructed, trained, and supervised.
Company: North American Pile Driving Inc./Griffiths Pile Driving Inc., New Westminster
Classification unit: Pile driving
Amount: $23,573
Date of penalty: November 6, 2007
Serious injury. This firm failed to ensure that adequate safe work procedures relating to lock out were developed and provided to its workers for performing maintenance on a cement mixer truck auger. That violation constituted the firm's failure to ensure its workers had adequate training, instruction, and supervision to ensure their safety.
Company: 636442 BC Ltd., Verity construction site, 2222 Sooke Road,
Colwood
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $4,491
Date of penalty: October 24, 2007
Workers were observed working at an elevation greater than 6 m (20 ft.) and
were not using an effective means of fall protection. Workers were exposed to
a high risk of serious injury from a fall.
Company: Colin Robert Wilson, Lot 1 Nirwan, Langford
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: October 23, 2007
Two workers were observed on a sloped roof approximately 6 m (20 ft.) without
an effective means of fall protection, and they were therefore exposed to a
high risk of serious injury or death.
Company: Kenneth Royston Poskitt
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $9,900
Date of penalty: October 17, 2007
A young worker without fall protection was observed removing roofing material from the flat-roof area of a residential house. The worker was at the edge of the roof at an elevation of approximately 6 m (20 ft.) above grade. Continual failure by employer to establish a fall-protection system for work performed that may involve a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more.
Company: Stewart Arnold Newstead, DBA Armour Roofing, Residential re-roofing job, 442 Sanderson Road, Quesnel
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: October 16, 2007
Repeated obstruction of WorkSafeBC officers in the course of their duties.
Company: Stewart Arnold Newstead, DBA Armour Roofing, Residential re-roofing job, 442 Sanderson Road, Quesnel
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $5,000
Date of penalty: October 16, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation pertaining to fall protection and the provision of worker instruction, training, and supervision.
Company: Diamond Jack Construction Ltd., DBA Diamond Jack Contracting, Rocky Creek Pub, 1244 Fourth Avenue, Ladysmith
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: October 16, 2007
Workers dismantling roof trusses 3.7 m (12 ft.) or more above grade on a demolition
site were not wearing personal protective equipment and not employing a fall
protection system. There was no first aid on site and no Notice of Project (demolition,
construction, asbestos abatement, etc.). Workers were not provided with information
about potential for hazardous materials within the structure. Workers lacked
adequate supervision, instruction, and information to perform their duties safely.
Workers were not provided with demolition and truss salvage safe work procedures.
The employer did not conduct a hazardous materials survey and make the results
available to workers. The safe housekeeping of waste materials was not maintained.
The owner/employer was not providing a workplace in accordance with the Occupational
Health and Safety Regulation and the Workers Compensation Act.
Company: Phuoc Van Nguyen, DBA PN Installations, Harriet Gardens, 2940 Harriet Road, Saanich
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: October 12, 2007
Failure to use fall protection equipment while installing soffit panels on the unguarded second-floor balcony of a residential building approximately 5.5 m (18 ft.) above grade, exposing the worker to a risk of serious injury or death.
Company: Danric Construction Ltd.
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $16,135
Date of penalty: October 11, 2007
Workers were observed working in an excavation, directly next to a nearly vertical wall over 2.4 m (8 ft.) high. There was considerable vibration from heavy vehicle traffic next to the trench.
Company: Triple "I" Holdings Ltd., WR Knight construction
site, Latoria Walk, 631 Brookside Road, Colwood
Classification unit: Framing or residential forming
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: October 11, 2007
Failure to ensure that fall protection was in place to protect workers working approximately 9 m (30 ft.) above grade from a high risk of serious injury or death.
Company: Muchalat Construction Ltd., Sandpiper Beach Resort, 4384 South Island Highway, Campbell River
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $10,433
Date of penalty: October 11, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with requirements for erecting scaffolding, making scaffolding documentation available, and providing workers with adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision.
Company: Muchalat Construction Ltd., Corinthia Estates, 3666 Royal Vista Way, Courtenay
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $10,433
Date of penalty: October 11, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with requirement to have manufacturer's and/or professional engineer's technical data and information available on-site for scaffolding components.
Company: Imperial Paving Ltd.
Classification unit: Paving services or asphalt manufacture
Amount: $5,039
Date of penalty: October 4, 2007
Serious injury. A worker attempted to dislodge a large lump of asphalt contained in a silo. He reached through an open gate at the bottom of the silo in order to break up the asphalt with a hammer. The gate was not properly locked out and it closed unexpectedly, severing the worker's right arm between the elbow and the wrist.
Company: MacKenzie Properties Ltd., Leafside Lane, 6635 192 Street,
Surrey
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $3,067
Date of penalty: October 4, 2007
Prime contractor's repeat failure to ensure fall protection was in place to
protect workers more than 7 m (20 ft.) above grade from a high risk of serious injury or death.
Company: MacKenzie Properties Ltd., Leafside Lane, 6635 192 Street,
Surrey
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $3,987
Date of penalty: October 4, 2007
Prime contractor's repeat failure to ensure fall protection was in place to
protect workers more than 9 m (30 ft.) above grade from a high risk of serious injury or death.
Company: Kelster Contracting Ltd.
Classification unit: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair
Amount: $24,463
Date of penalty: October 2, 2007
Failure to ensure that a worker was provided with adequate training, instructions, and supervision to ensure his/her safety.
Company: Bestway Excavating & Demolition Ltd., DBA Bestway Excavating, Single residential demolition, 7525 Davies Street, Burnaby
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $6,223
Date of penalty: October 1, 2007
Repeat failure to ensure that asbestos-containing materials were safely removed from buildings prior to demolition and that all electric, gas, and other services were adequately disconnected prior to demolition.
Company: Intertech Construction Managers Ltd., 1400 Howe Street, Vancouver
Classification unit: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential construction
Amount: $2,229
Date of penalty: September 25, 2007
Failure to establish and maintain a system or process to ensure compliance with the Workers Compensation Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
Company: Roma Builders Ltd., DBA Roma Builders, Residential apartment, 221 Gorge Road E., Victoria
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $3,895
Date of penalty: September 20, 2007
Failure to ensure that workers used a fall-protection system when working at
elevations above 3 m (10 ft.), in this case a second-storey balcony.
Company: Sea to Sky Painting Ltd., Commercial building, 851/857 Beatty Street, Vancouver
Classification unit: Painting or wallpapering
Amount: $7,576
Date of penalty: September 20, 2007
Failure to ensure that workers exposed to a fall hazard were using a fall protection system.
Company: Arctic Roofing (PG) Ltd., Residential re-roofing job, 4102
1st Avenue, Prince George
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $6,777
Date of penalty: September 13, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with the requirement to supervise workers, putting them
at high risk of serious injury.
Company: Robert Jodlowski, DBA Advance Painting, Yaletown Mini Storage, 864 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Classification unit: Painting or wallpapering
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: September 11, 2007
Failure to ensure that at least the minimum applicable distance of 3 m (10 ft.) was maintained between a two-point suspended work platform system and energized high-voltage electrical equipment/conductors.
Company: Ravi Ventures Inc., DBA Coe Services, 11540 Williams Road,
Richmond
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: September 6, 2007
Failure to safely remove asbestos-containing materials prior to demolition,
potentially exposing demolition, construction, and landfill workers to airborne asbestos fibres.
Company: Berto Contractors Ltd., 955 W. 10th Avenue, Vancouver
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $12,668
Date of penalty: September 5, 2007
Repeat violation of excavation requirements. Employer failed to ensure excavation sides were sloped, benched, or supported in accordance with the sloping and shoring requirements before a worker entered an active excavation more than 1.2 m (4 ft.) in depth.
Company: Doug Kerr Contracting Inc., North Vancouver
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $23,442
Date of penalty: August 30, 2007
Workers were observed installing roofing materials about 4.9 m (16 ft.) above grade without any fall protection system in place. The employer has shown continued non-compliance with respect to the fall protection requirements.
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: Island Roofing Inc., 811 Fraser Street, Prince Rupert
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $2,750
Date of penalty: August 27, 2007
Failure to ensure that work was carried out at a distance greater than the minimum distance of approach, 3 m (10 ft.), from 75 kV electric power lines. Failure to conduct risk assessments in pre-job planning to identify high-voltage electricity hazards that might endanger the health and safety or workers. Failure to obtain a written assurance for working in proximity to high-voltage power lines. Failure to provide workers with adequate training, instruction, and supervision to ensure their safety.
Company: Island Roofing Inc., Jim West Signs, 811 Fraser Street, Prince Rupert
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $2,750
Date of penalty: August 27, 2007
Failure to ensure that work was carried out at a distance greater than the minimum distance of approach 3 m (10 ft.) from 75 kV electric power lines. Failure to conduct risk assessments in pre-job planning to identify high-voltage electricity hazards that might endanger the health and safety of workers. Failure to obtain a written assurance for working in proximity to high-voltage electric power lines. Failure to provide workers with adequate training, instruction, and supervision to ensure their safety.
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: Alan Roger Vandermaas, DBA Aerial Roofing, Residential house, 341 Cotlow Road, Colwood
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $15,461
Date of penalty: August 22, 2007
Workers at two worksites were observed working at an elevation of 7 m (20 ft.) without an effective means of fall protection, and were therefore exposed to a high risk of serious injury or death. Repeat violation of requirements to
provide adequate training, instruction, and supervision.
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: RC Roofing Ltd., 2300 Compass Pointe, Lot 6, Bear Mountain,
Langford
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $7,518
Date of penalty: August 15, 2007
Repeat violation of the same or similar regulation subsections regarding fall
protection.
Company: Ironside Metal Systems Ltd., 15033 32 Avenue, Surrey
Classification unit: Pre-engineered steel building construction
Amount: $7,433
Date of penalty: August 15, 2007
Two young workers were observed working approximately 5.5 m (18 ft.) above grade without a fall protection system in place. Repeat violation of the fall protection requirements.
Company: Beck Construction Ltd., 8920 100 Street, Fort Saint John
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $4,529
Date of penalty: August 14, 2007
Three workers were observed working near the edge of an unguarded floor, approximately 5 m (16 ft.) above grade, without a fall protection system in place. Violation of the fall protection requirements.
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: T & R Contracting Ltd., Glacier Street, Powell River
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $6,905
Date of penalty: August 8, 2007
Two workers were observed working in an unsloped, unshored excavation in excess of 1.25 m (4 ft.) in depth. The workers had not received appropriate information, instruction, and supervision.
Company: Murrin Construction Ltd., Whistler
Classification unit: Blasting or avalanche control
Amount: $200,000
Date of penalty: August 7, 2007
Fatality. During road construction, this firm failed to adequately instruct, direct, and supervise workers and to ensure that safe work practices were followed as required during blasting operations. In particular, the firm permitted a blaster to proceed with unsafe work practices in preparing and attempting to fire a blast. The firm failed to prepare, maintain, and ensure adequate written blasting procedures. Attempts to fire a blast were made using, first, a flashlight battery and then a truck battery. Further, a previously discarded and damaged firing line was used to connect the power source with the explosives. Continuity in the firing line was tested using a 12-volt light bulb taken from a rock truck. During these tests on the firing line, the blast detonated. A blaster within the blast area was fatally injured. Other workers were in the area impacted by fly rock but escaped unharmed.
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: Zenith Roofing (Surrey) Ltd., 4135 Pender Street, Burnaby
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: August 7, 2007
A worker was observed working on a sloped roof approximately 5 m (16 ft.) above grade without a fall protection system in place. Repeat non-compliance with the fall protection requirements.
Company: Burnik Ventures Inc., 2423 Cornwall Avenue, Vancouver
Classification unit: Drywalling or acoustic board installation
Amount: $39,839
Date of penalty: August 7, 2007
A worker was observed standing on a metal sawhorse positioned 30 cm (12 in.) from the edge of an unguarded three-storey balcony without a fall protection system in place. Repeat non-compliance with the fall protection requirements.
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: 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: 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: 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: A-1 Jas Roofing Ltd., Residential house, 189 Strong Road, Anmore
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $14,086
Date of penalty: July 26, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation requirement to ensure a fall protection system is used for work done where a fall of 3 m (10 ft.) or more may occur.
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: Standard Insulation & Siding Ltd., 8276 MacPherson Avenue, Burnaby
Classification unit: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair
Amount: $34,441
Date of penalty: July 20, 2007
A worker was observed standing on a narrow sloped roof ledge and a 25 cm (10 in.) wide scaffold plank at heights ranging from 3 to 4 m (11 to 14 ft.) above grade without a fall protection systems in place. Repeat non-compliance with the fall protection requirements.
Company: Smythe Roofing Ltd., Trafalgar House, 622 Head Street, Esquimalt
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $4,678
Date of penalty: July 19, 2007
Workers were observed working at an elevation of approximately 10 m (30 ft.)
with no fall protection equipment. This is a repeat penalty for a high risk
violation.
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: Terry Naswell, DBA Terry Naswell Roofing, New residential subdivision, 611 Hilchey Road, Campbell River
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 17, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with requirements for fall protection regulations. Failure to provide adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision of workers in the safe performance of their work.
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: Sulakhan Nijjar, DBA Nijjar Atlas Roofing, Skyline Market,
Corner of North Bluff Road and Nichol Road, White Rock
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: July 9, 2007
Two workers were observed working at an elevation of approximately 6 m (18 ft.) without readily available fall protection equipment.
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: Island Roofing Inc., 510 Smithers Street, Prince Rupert
Classification unit: Low slope roofing
Amount: $2,687
Date of penalty: June 26, 2007
Repeat violation for not ensuring workers are protected by a fall protection
system while working at heights greater than 3 m (10 ft.) above grade.
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: Ronco Roofing Ltd., 727 Houghton Road, Kelowna
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $4,770
Date of penalty: June 18, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with fall protection regulations. Failure to provide adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision of young workers in the safe performance of their work.
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: Waco Holdings Ltd., Campbell River
Classification unit: Land clearing, excavation, or site surface preparation
Amount: $8,881
Date of penalty: June 11, 2007
This firm showed repeated non-compliance with the requirements for instruction, training, and supervision of workers.
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: Grether Contracting Corporation, 5318 Lookout Ridge, Sun Peaks
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $3,300
Date of penalty: April 3, 2008
A worker was observed not wearing safety headgear in a work area where there was a danger of head injury from falling and flying or thrown objects.
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: Onni Project Management Services, 4111 Bayview Street, Richmond
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $1,821
Date of penalty: March 22, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with requirements to conduct effective job site inspections. Failure to fulfill the duties of a prime contractor.
Company: Onni Project Management Services Ltd., Imperial Landing, 4111 Bayview Street, Richmond
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $1,821
Date of penalty: March 22, 2007
Repeat non-compliance with requirements to conduct effective jobsite inspections. Failure to fulfill duties of a prime contractor.
Company: LP Tile Roofing Co. Ltd., 7393 Imperial Street, Burnaby
Classification unit: Steep slope roofing
Amount: $7,630
Date of penalty: March 17, 2007
A worker was observed working at elevations of up to 7 m (23 ft.) on a roof with a 5:12 slope. The worker was wearing a harness, but he had not connected it to a lanyard and was unable to demonstrate any acceptable method for doing so. The worker had not been properly informed, instructed, trained, or supervised.
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: 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: 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: 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: Cornerstone Works Ltd., Port Coquitlam
Classification unit: House or other wood frame construction or renovation work
Amount: $28,761
Date of penalty: March 1, 2007
Repeated fall-protection violations.
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: 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.).
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.
Construction - Penalties for 2006
Archive - Prior Penalties
Prior Penalties for 2006 in Date Order
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: I M G Enterprises Ltd., Richmond
Classification unit: Tile work or terrazzo laying
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: February 24, 2006
The employer has shown continued non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation requirements.
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.
Construction - Penalties for 2005
Archive - Prior Penalties
Prior Penalties for 2005 in Date Order
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.
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