Understanding Contractor Safety Information

Contractor safety data is an integral part of a transparent safety system. Here we provide an overview of how we track and display safety-related information for licensed contractors, including non-compliances and enforcement actions. This data helps the public better understand a contractor’s regulatory history and adherence to safety requirements. 

Non-Compliances

Non-compliances are identified through assessments we conduct on permits taken out within our jurisdiction. We inspect based on assessed risk and other factors. We do not inspect all permitted work. Learn more about our risk-based approach.

Overdue non-compliances for Elevating Devices, Passenger Ropeways, and Amusement Devices do not appear in the search results.  

Overdue non-compliances listed on a contractor’s profile may not include every instance. Some overdue non-compliances are excluded from publication for various regulatory or policy reasons. 

How to Remove Non-compliances from the Registry

Contractors with non-compliances are responsible for ensuring they are corrected. Once corrections have been made, contractors must notify Technical Safety BC to declare that the non-compliance is resolved. Requests for extensions can be submitted to a safety officer for consideration.

Technical Safety BC may remove enforcement action(s) from this registry if:

• at least seven years have passed since the enforcement action(s) were taken;
• the contractor has complied with all requirements imposed under the enforcement action; and
• the contractor has no further actions taken against them within the seven-year period.

Enforcement Actions

When looking up a contractor in our tool, you may see information about an enforcement action under their profile. We issue enforcement actions to address non-compliant behavior or conduct, or as part of our efforts to investigate regulated work. It may or may not relate to unsafe behavior or conduct.

We use three kinds of enforcement actions: