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Building Trades Council welcomes WorkSafe responding to worker complaints
BCBT calls creation of ‘inspectional initiative’ a positive first step The BC Building Trades council is calling the new “inspectional initiative” announced by WorkSafeBC to address sanitation on construction sites a positive first step. The initiative was launched in response to concerns raised by BCBT about poor health and safety on construction sites. BCBT was
Short term extensions of Occupational First Aid Certificates
Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, WorkSafeBC is granting extensions on any occupational first aid, or equivalent certificates, that are due to expire between March 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. These certificates will now be acceptable in the workplace for 90 days beyond their original expiry date. Read More: https://www.worksafebc.com/en/about-us/news-events/announcements/2020/March/short-term-extensions-of-occupational-first-aid-certificates
BC Hydro scaling down construction activities on Site C; critical work to continue
VANCOUVER: BC Hydro is modifying its work activities on the Site C project near Fort St. John in response to the increasing escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic. BC Hydro’s top priority is the health and safety of its employees, contractors and the public. Focusing only on essential work and critical milestones will help reduce the
Guidance to Construction Sites Operating During COVID-19
Guidance to construction sites operating during COVID-19 As the challenges caused by the coronavirus outbreak continue to shift, the B.C. government and B.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, are taking unprecedented measures to slow the transmission of COVID-19. Recently, Dr. Henry issued an order under the BC’s Public Health Act prohibiting the gathering of
Dispatch Procedure Changes
How to Get a Phone Call for Work In the past, the dispatch office would track the availability of all members, then call each member down the list until a request was filled. This could result in over 100 phone calls and take hours longer than it should to find 1 or 2 members for
Comfort Case Created and Delivered
Through donations from IBEW 993 members, friends, families, signatory contractors and the affiliates of IBEW LU 993 the IBEW 993 Women’s Committee were able to create 64 Comfort Cases for sexual assault victims. The Comfort Cases were delivered to communities in Northern BC located in IBEW LU 993 jurisdiction just before International Women’s Day March
IBEW 993 Women’s Committee to do Electrical upgrades at Kamloops Women’s Shelter
Women’s Committee members Alison Klie and Mollie Routledge dropped by the Kamloops Women’s Shelter to drop off donations and go over details of the Women’s Shelter Electrical Upgrade that IBEW LU 993 Women’s Committee is fundraising for. The upgrades will be done from cash donations and also from ticket sales to the Movie STAND!. The
Welcome New Member Andrew Rosenberger
This Monday, Business Manager Glen Hilton swore in new member Andrew Rosenberger
Welcome New Member Joshua Johnstone
Friday, Mollie swore in Joshua Johnstone
