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Confined Spaces: Safe Yesterday, Deadly Today
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- Arm crushed when hand contacted infeed rollers of dough machine
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What's New
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Revised Guidelines September 22, 2008
Revised Guidelines September 9, 2008
Late Night Retail Provisions Update
New Safety Bulletins
Young worker injured when foot caught in wood chipper Injury 2008-21
Spotter hit by grapple when working in blind conditions Fatality 2008-20
Toxic fumigants in shipping containers WS 2008-06
New versions of forms now available
WorkSafeBC is simplifying claim reporting in 2009. Revised versions of some claim-related forms are now available.
Dated September 22, 2008
Revised Publication - Hydrogen Sulphide in Industry
Training Providers List Updated July 2008
First Aid, Diving, and Joint Committee Training Providers (PDF 228 KB)
Workplace Safety in the News
