On October 29, 2019, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Marzari sentenced Mike Singh of Seattle Environmental Consulting Ltd. to a one-year suspended sentence for contempt of court, including a period of house arrest.

On October 23, 2019 the Board of Directors approved amendments to the Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule (PDES) in the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II to, to update conditions to ensure the PDES reflects best practices for assessment and diagnosis.

On October 23, 2019, the Board of Directors approved amendments to policy item #27.00, Activity-Related Soft Tissue Disorders (ASTDs) of the Limbs of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II.

Read the latest issue of WorkSafe Magazine, featuring articles on a mental health committee driving positive change in the construction industry, helping workers with spinal cord injuries, and motion picture safety.

While working on the fourth floor of a building under renovation, a carpenter falls from a stepladder down to the surface 29 feet below and sustains serious injuries.