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Penalties - Trade
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.
Trade
Recent Penalties
Company: 543400 BC Ltd., Highway 3, Sparwood 
Classification unit: Firewood yard
Amount: $3,250
Date of penalty: January 31, 2008
An unsupervised and inadequately trained worker was fatally wounded when he was caught in the hydraulic ram of the firewood splitter he was operating.
Company: Al's One Stop Services Ltd., 1309 Ewen Avenue, New Westminster
Classification unit: Light industrial equipment, machinery, or power tool rental (less than 500 lbs weight)
Amount: $2,500
Date of penalty: January 18, 2008
The employer acted in a manner that impeded or dissuaded a worker from reporting an injury and filing a claim with WorkSafeBC.
Prior Penalties in Date Order
Company: J Wilco Enterprises Ltd., DBA Comox Return Centre, 678 Anderton Road, Comox
Classification unit: General retail
Amount: $3,077
Date of penalty: September 12, 2007
Failure to adequately inform, instruct, train, and supervise workers to ensure their safety and the safety of other workers.
Company: BC Rubber Supply Ltd., 103 -- 20175 100A Avenue, Langley
Classification unit: Wholesale
Amount: $10,181
Date of penalty: March 5, 2007
Failure to ensure the health and safety of workers.
Company: Vanderhoof and Districts Cooperative Assoc., 188 East Stewart Street, Vanderhoof
Classification unit: Supermarket
Amount: $10,222
Date of penalty: February 9, 2006
The firm failed to comply with numerous orders requiring it to develop and implement an occupational health and safety program at its workplaces.
Company: Dryco Building Supplies (Langley) Ltd., Building #5, Polygon Site, Alderbridge and Garden City Way, Richmond
Classification unit: Lumber, plywood, gyproc, brick, or other similar building material wholesale
Amount: $19,938
Date of penalty: January 18, 2006
Workers loading drywall onto a balcony were not using a fall protection system and were exposed to a fall of approximately 7.5 to 8 m (24 to 26 ft.). The workers had not received adequate information, instruction, and training with respect to the use of fall protection equipment.
Company: Jysk Linen 'N Furniture Inc., 1615 Kebet Way, Port Coquitlam
Classification unit: General retail
Amount: $12,783
Date of penalty: January 9, 2006
Repeat failure to ensure warehouse workers received adequate forklift training.
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