Dawson Road Maintenance has received a hefty fine from WorkSafeBC for multiple high-risk and repeated violations.
WorkSafeBC issued a fine of just over $248,000 for violations at a worksite in Fort St. John.
WorkSafeBC says Dawson Road Maintenance was providing traffic control at a culvert installation project on a public roadway on December 11.
The agency says it inspected the site and observed two traffic control persons (TCPs) who were not protected from passing vehicles.
TPCs should be positioned at intersections where they can clearly see and control the part of the road vehicles use. WorkSafeBC says this was not ensured by the firm, constituting a high-risk violation.
“WorkSafeBC also determined the traffic control plan had no documented escape routes for the TCPs,” the agency said.
The traffic control plan also did not include required details about hazards and controls and had not been updated to reflect work zone changes or new control measures.
“The firm also failed to ensure traffic control met regulatory requirements, and to ensure its traffic control plan included all required elements and was updated regularly,” WorkSafeBC said.
WorkSafeBC says these are all repeated violations.
-Noah Abel CJDC
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