Four B.C. employers to pay thousands
Four construction employers in British Columbia have been fined over fall protection violations in the workplace.
Dogtooth Log and Timber Ltd. was fined $15,353.66 for violations it committed while framing a new two-storey house in Golden.
WorkSafeBC inspected the site and found two workers installing roof trusses. One worker was standing on the top step of a ladder, adjacent to the outside exterior wall. The second worker was on the top work platform of a steel scaffold.
“No fall protection system was in place, exposing the workers to fall risks greater than 4.6 m (15 ft.),” according to the agency. “The firm failed to ensure fall protection was used, a repeated and high-risk violation.”
Toor Framing Ltd. must also pay $5,000.
WorkSafeBC inspected the company’s Vancouver worksite where it was working on the construction of a two-storey house.
The agency observed one of the firm's workers standing on a board spanning roof trusses. No fall protection was in place, exposing the worker to a fall risk of about 9.3 m (30.5 ft.).
The firm failed to ensure fall protection was used, a repeated and high-risk violation, according to WorkSafeBC.
Meanwhile, 1260412 B.C. Ltd. was fined $2,500.
WorkSafeBC inspected the employer’s construction worksite in Abbotsford and observed a worker standing on the top plate of a second-storey exterior wall. No fall protection was in place, exposing the worker to a fall risk of about 7.3 m (24 ft.).
The agency also found a second worker, a representative of the firm, without fall protection at a fall risk of greater than 3 m (10 ft.).
“The firm failed to ensure fall protection was used, a repeated and high-risk violation,” it said.
Lastly, All Seasons Roofing (2001) Ltd. must pay $2,5000 for violations it committed at its Burnaby worksite, where it was roofing a new house.
WorkSafeBC inspected the site and found one worker on the 4:12 sloped roof. No fall protection was in place, exposing the worker to a fall risk greater than 7.6 m (25 ft.). WorkSafeBC issued a stop-work order.
The firm failed to ensure fall protection was used, a high-risk violation, it said.
Previously, Big Guns Roofing Ltd., Rai Star Custom Homes Ltd., Lalli Development (2011) Ltd., 0568677 British Columbia Ltd., Kalan Constructions Ltd. and Rainbow Siding Ltd. were also fined for fall protection violations in the workplace.
