According to the agency, WorkSafe BC inspectors have uncovered more than 1,600 violations of COVID-19 physical fitness and protection plans in workplaces across the province.
The numbers peaked in December, with 392 rapes in that month alone.
All employers opening the pandemic in British Columbia will be required to have approved safety and fitness protocols in place to decrease the threat of spread of COVID-19 on-site. This requirement is in effect from British Columbia. It began reopening in May, after the first lockdown. .
WorkSafe BC has conducted more than 21,800 inspections to ensure plans are in place and followed. Inspections can be planned in advance or unannounced, and are conducted in response to complaints from the public.
Nearly one-third of the infringement orders were directed at entrepreneurs in the service sector, such as hotels, restaurants, gyms, hospitals, schools, real estate and hair salons. This also applies to the film industry.
At the moment, the structures sector obtained the highest number of orders with 373. The industrial sector, which includes wholesale trade and supermarkets, ranks third with 325.
The full breakdown of violations is as follows:
Per month:
WorkSafeBC non-compliance orders tell the employer how they want to avoid additional penalties. Stop-of-work orders are an option if violations create a particularly high risk. Heinous or repeated violations could result in fines.
The organization said it had received 5,772 reports of rape as of Jan. 22.
In addition to enforcing labor laws, businesses and Americans who violate provincial and federal COVID-19 orders outside the office could also be fined. Nearly $500,000 in fines have been issued since the start of the pandemic, according to the province. .
More than 103 tickets went to people breaking the public health order on gatherings and events, while 450 went to people who refused to listen to law enforcement investigating an issue.
Another 77 fines were issued to Americans who complied with the federal quarantine law.
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