The multiple deaths and serious injuries to agricultural workers on a highway and at a mushroom composting operation exemplify the importance of health and safety obligations. Following a Coroner’s Inquest (May 2012) into the deaths of three workers and permanent injuries of two others, WorkSafeBC and the Farm and Ranch Health and Safety Association (now AgSafeBC) have commenced work on the jury’s recommendations. This information can be accessed through the following links:

• Coroner’s Recommendations
• Letter to Coroner’s office from Roberta Ellis, Senior Vice-President, Human Resources and Corporate Services, WorkSafeBC
• Letter to Agricultural Employers of British Columbia from Dave Anderson, President & CEO, WorkSafeBC
• Coroner’s Inquest Recommendations and WorkSafeBC Response: 2013–2015 Status Updates