WorkSafeBC has taken another small step to shore up the safety of tower cranes by issuing an instructional bulletin on proper methods for slinging materials to be lifted over construction sites. The ...

On October 1, 2024, WorkSafeBC introduced new regulations (the Crane Regulations) regarding tower crane safety which amend Part 14 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (the OHS Regulation) ...

Plans to update construction crane safety protocols are welcomed by the mother of a man who died in a 2021 industrial accident, though she said they were a little slow to come around. “I do believe ...

The British Columbia government is implementing new licensing and permitting requirements for people who work with construction cranes after seven crane-related fatalities across the province over the ...

The British Columbia government says it will make crane-related licensing and permitting mandatory in a bid to increase safety after a string of deadly accidents over the last five years. The ...

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A Victoria-based crane operator has been hit with a major penalty for what the provincial safety inspector called a repeated high-risk safety violation around electrical wires at an Island job site.