WorkSafeBC fines construction companies

WorkSafeBC fined two construction companies for safety violations at worksites in Prince George during April.

Inner Circle Construction was issued a $2,844.47 penalty on April 22 after an inspector found workers without personal fall protection despite being near the edge of an open elevator shaft on a partiallysheeted fourth floor of a residential building, exposing them to a 11.6-metre (38-foot) fall. A guardrail was in place but there was a gap in the area where they were working.

1163721 B.C. Ltd. was fined $2,739.90 on April 9 after an inspector found a worker on the second-storey deck of an apartment building installing vinyl siding while standing on a plank that was on top of two workbenches, also while not using a personal fall protection system.