North American Occupational Safety and Health Week raises awareness for employers, workers, and the general public on the importance of preventing injury and illness both in the workplace and at home.

The BCFED Health & Safety Centre has scheduled its most popular and effective training programs during this week. These programs will be offered in communities across the Lower Mainland.
Register early to avoid disappointment!

Langley. Surrey. Burnaby. New Westminster. Abbotsford. Port Coquitlam 

Lack of sleep, higher workload increases likelihood of injuries

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Construction workers in Metro Vancouver are being nailed by a scam that preys on out-of-work labourers.

North Vancouver RCMP say victims thought they had been hired by an out-of-province construction company but instead were chiseled for the cost of replacement tools.

Death's first whisper came to Dirk Jansema while he was singing in his church choir.

The electrician from Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island had always been fit and healthy, his Sunday-morning voice kept strong by lung-boosting day-long hikes and hours of mountain biking.

But on that day four years ago as he stood in the choir and sang, he found himself short of breath. He thought he must be getting old.

The truth turned out far worse: He was feeling the first symptoms of a disease caused by exposure to asbestos — a mineral that takes decades in the body to do its killing work.