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Coquitlam non-profit hit with $134,000 fine for repeated violations; procedures to keep employees safe ‘deficient’

A non-profit organization running a social housing facility in Coquitlam has been fined nearly $134,000 for failing to take action on WorkSafeBC orders. Deficiencies at the Coast Mental Health centre ranged from not having a protocol to deal with missing knives to having employees work alone around patients who could potentially harm them. Coast Mental […]

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