T.H.M. (Jerry) Silva & Associates
Some typical penalties for non-compliance
Exerpts from WCB "Worksafe"
Magazine. Firms
names withheld - copies of WCB News available from WCB Communications
Services (604) 231-8690.
| SR2003003 | Repeat violation for not ensuring that workers used
proper
lockout procedures when maintaining equipment. |
$3,819 |
| SR200200504 | Lack
of effective direction and supervision resulted in a serious injury. |
$7,151 |
| SR200200673 | Workers
entered an unengineered, inadequately sloped/shored excavationthat was
more than 1.2 metres (4 feet) deep. |
$12,924 |
| SR200200830 | Exposing workers to risk of injury by not ensuring that fall protection was used when working at height s greater than 3 m. | $3,250 |
| SR200200862 | Repeat violations including failure to adequately locate underground utilit y services prior to excavating and failure to avoid damage to underground utility services during excavation. | $1,000 |
| SR200300091 | Fourth violation of t he requirement to have lift truck operators trained to an acceptable standard. | $5,994 |
| SR200200575 | Non-compliance wit h environmental tobacco smoke regulation. | $1,000 |
| SR200200670 | Repeat violation of fall protection and inadequate instruction, resulting in a worker falling and sustaining injuries. | $1,000 |
| SR200200366 | Workers were exposed to asbestos in an
electrical room that the owner knew to be contaminated. |
$21,507 |
| SR200101063 | Employer hindered a WCB officer’s investigation by failing to make a reasonable effort to ensure the required witnesses were available for questioning. | $12,486 |
| SR200200433 | Willful disregard to worker safety by repeatedly exposing workers to hazardous conditions from unstable excavation walls. | $2,500 |
| SR200300018 | Repeat violation of and willful disregard for environmental tobacco smoke regulation. | $7,500 |
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