By / Warren Wrey
British Columbia’s safety enforcement authority is stepping up inspections as COVID-19 pushes the industry into new and risky territory.
WorkSafeBC recently announced an “inspectional initiative” to ensure British Columbia worksites are complying with new COVID-19 regulations.
Prevention officers will make sure employers and sub-contractors identify known and foreseeable hazards, evaluate the impact on workers, and take steps to control risks consistent with health and safety requirements and direction from public health officials, WorkSafeBC director of prevention field services Dan Strand said.
This article originally appeared in The Journal Commerce on March 31 canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/ohs/2020/03/worksafebc-starts-covid-19-focused-inspections ■
