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By James Peters

Workplace Safety

Asplundh Canada fined $83,000 for workplace safety violations near Logan Lake

Feb 10, 2022 | 2:02 PM

LOGAN LAKE, B.C. — Worksafe BC has issued a major fine against a tree-falling firm for high-risk violations in the Logan Lake area.

Asplundh Canada will have to pay a fine of $83,932.35.

In a summary of the violations, Worksafe says Asplundh was removing trees damaged by wildfire near a B.C. Hydro right-of-way when the inspection took place.

Violations noted:

• Failure to ensure a risk assessment was undertaken by a qualified person before workers were exposed to dangerous trees
• Failure to provide workers with the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary to ensure their health and safety
• Failure to ensure sufficient undercuts were used
• Failure to ensure felled trees did not brush standing trees
• Failure to ensure workers did not fall trees unless qualified to do so

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Worksafe said the first four violations listed were repeat violations and all five were high-risk violations.