Carbon monoxide poisoning can be fatal within minutes. Any workplace where fuel-powered engines run could be a hazardous area where employees could be overwhelmed by this deadly gas.Carbon monoxide (CO) is known as the silent killer because it is tasteless, odourless...
Workplace Accidents
Workplace accident: When can TBI victims return to work?
On behalf of Overholt Law LLP | May 20, 2020 | Workplace Accidents
British Columbia workers who suffered work-related injuries can typically return to their jobs after recovery. However, when a workplace accident causes traumatic brain injuries, returning to work may not be a given. Each TBI victim faces unique challenges to...
Campaign to address vehicle-related workplace accident risks
On behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Feb 4, 2020 | Workplace Accidents
WorkSafeBC, through its Road Safety At Work initiative, is campaigning to reduce the number of lives lost in on-the-job vehicles accidents. The agency says workplace accident risks involving motor vehicles are significantly higher now than in 2014. This is underscored...
Deceased workplace accident victims honoured in British Columbia
On behalf of Overholt Law LLP | May 14, 2019 | Workplace Accidents
Sunday, April 28, 2019 was the National Day of Mourning, and the Olympic Cauldron in Vancouver was lit to mark the day. Deceased workplace accident victims were honoured in memorial services across the province. Hundreds of surviving family members, workers and union...
Vancouver woman fights for benefits after workplace accident
On behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Apr 16, 2019 | Workplace Accidents
Workers in most industries in British Columbia are entitled to workers' compensation benefits. Some employers will do anything to avoid paying a victim of a workplace accident, but injured workers should not give up. Legal counsel is available to fight for the rights...
Will legalized cannabis use affect workplace impairment standards?
On behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Oct 29, 2018 | Workplace Accidents
With the fresh legalization of cannabis for recreational use, employers and employees in British Columbia might have concerns about how cannabis use will affect work environments. WorkSafeBC has launched an educational awareness campaign dealing with cannabis...
Families face challenges after fatal workplace accidents
On behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Jul 10, 2018 | Workplace Accidents
A British Columbia family who lost a loved one who died an unexpected death in March last year might be able to move forward after a year of battling with unanswered questions. Workplace accidents can be particularly traumatic because investigations can take many...
Workplace accident: 44 construction workers died in 2017
On behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Feb 6, 2018 | Workplace Accidents
Safety advocates expressed their concern about the rate of fatalities in the construction industry. At the annual commemoration of a 1981 workplace accident in Vancouver when a construction platform collapsed, surviving family members of four workers who died there...
Young man dies in workplace accident at landfill site
On behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Mar 16, 2017 | Workplace Accidents
Stories of young workers killed or injured while on the job are becoming increasingly common. One recent case involves a young man who lost his life in a workplace accident in Chilliwack, B.C. The accident happened on February 21st, just before 1:00 p.m. at a landfill...
WorkSafe BC law upheld by Court of Appeal
On behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Feb 16, 2017 | Workplace Accidents
Employees in British Columbia benefit from laws set in place for their protection while on the job. For those engaged in one of the province's most hazardous careers - asbestos removal - questions about enforceability have been an ongoing concern. A new ruling has now...
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