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Penalties - Public Sector
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.
Public Sector
Recent Penalties
Company: City of Campbell River, Campbell River 
Classification unit: Local government and related operations
Amount: $15,000
Date of penalty: April 14, 2008
Asbestos violations. Repeated non-compliance with the requirement to ensure that friable asbestos-containing material in the workplace is controlled by removal, enclosure, or encapsulation in order to prevent the release of airborne asbestos.
Prior Penalties in Date Order
Company: Cultus Lake Park Board, 4165 Columbia Valley Road, Cultus Lake
Classification unit: Local government and related operations
Amount: $28,827
Date of penalty: July 24, 2007
Two workers were involved in an incident where the lower boom of a bucket truck made contact with a high-voltage power line. The employer had not ensured that at least the minimum applicable distance was maintained between exposed, energized high-voltage electrical equipment and conductors. Failure to provide adequate information, instruction, training, and supervision.
Company: City of Nelson, Public Works Yard, 80 Lakeside Drive, Nelson
Classification unit: Local government and related operations
Amount: $68,792
Date of penalty: January 4, 2006
Two workers were riding in the back of a city dump truck when the vehicle slid or rolled down a hill. The vehicle flipped and rolled onto the workers, killing one and injuring the other. The truck had unserviceable front and emergency brakes and the brake warning light on the dashboard was not working. The City failed to adequately instruct and supervise its workers and failed to adequately maintain its vehicles. These were high-risk violations.
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