Updates and results
As part of our strategic initiative to develop measures to assess the effectiveness of prevention activities, we are providing updates on our outreach activities, the number of inspections, and the top regulations cited.
- Crane and Mobile Equipment Planned Inspectional Initiative — Quarterly updates 2023
- Crane and Mobile Equipment Initiative — Quarterly updates 2022
- Crane and Mobile Equipment Initiative — Quarterly updates 2021
- Crane Initiative — Quarterly updates 2020
- Crane Initiative — Quarterly updates 2019
- Crane Initiative — Quarterly updates 2018
Note: To save space in bulleted lists, our update documents may refer to occupational health and safety as OHS and the Workers Compensation Act as the Act. On April 6, 2020, the revised Workers Compensation Act (R.S.B.C. 2019) took effect. You may see references to either the previous or revised version of the Act in these documents, depending on the time period covered by the update.
Related articles
Below are stories of employers who are successfully addressing some of the health and safety issues we’re focusing on with our initiative.
WorkSafe Magazine - January/February 2022: Ask an officer: Preventing tower crane collapse
Top climbing a tower crane is hazardous work that must only be performed by qualified workers. Failure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions may result in a structural failure that puts lives...
WorkSafe Magazine - January/February 2019: WorkSafeBC update: Preventing catastrophic equipment failure
Regular inspections and maintenance of mobile cranes and boom trucks are key to preventing injury, but how you inspect — and what you inspect — is more than half the battle.
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WorkSafe Magazine - March/April 2018: Ask an officer: Focusing on tower crane safety
One of WorkSafeBC’s safety initiatives for 2018 focuses on tower cranes. The provincial crane inspection team’s goal is to identify and eliminate specific tower crane and construction equipment...