Trends in Safety
Compliance & Enforcement
Overview
When non-compliances are identified, our first step is often to work with duty holders to help them understand their obligations, and provide them with a clear pathway to resolution. However, when these interventions don't achieve the desired result, Technical Safety BC may take enforcement action to achieve compliance.
Key Statistics
$36,000
highest monetary penalty issued in 2018.
310
compliance orders issued due to risk of personal injury or property damage.
8
compliance audits undertaken in 2018.
2018 Activities
In 2018, we took 545 compliance and enforcement actions -- a 27% increase over 2017. This reflects the increased resources we have dedicated to this activity, and investments in data analytics and assessment tools to allow us to better find non-compliant work.
Click on 2018 to view details of compliance and enforcement activity by technology.
Activities detailed are:
Monetary Penalties
Note: Of the 30 Monetary Penalties listed in the above chart, 5 were under appeal at the time of data collection so not reflected in this table.
| DUTY HOLDER | TECHNOLOGY | CATEGORY | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitrium Industries Ltd. | Electrical | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $36,000 |
| All Seasons Mushrooms Inc. | Boiler & Pressure Vessels | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $12,000 |
| Xiafang Zhou | Gas | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $12,000 |
| BMB Signs Ltd. | Electrical | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $10,000 |
| PML Professional Mechanical Ltd. | Electrical | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $8,000 |
| Simply Green Home Services (BC) Inc. | Electrical | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $8,000 |
| Four Brothers Plumbing and Drainage Inc. | Gas | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $8,000 |
| Richard D. Motruk d.b.a. Aquarius Metal Fabricators Inc. | Gas | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $7,000 |
| Jot Mechanical Ltd. | Gas | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $7,000 |
| Rahelu Plumbing & Heating Ltd. | Gas | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $7,000 |
| Farid Gilanikecheh | Gas | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $6,000 |
| Trotter and Morton Building Technologies Inc. | Refrigeration | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $5,500 |
| Glen Bilen d.b.a. Bilen Electric Inc. | Electrical | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $5,500 |
| Travis Molison d.b.a. Haven Contracting | Electrical | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $5,500 |
| British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd. | Elevating Devices | Failure to comply with a safety order | $5,000 |
| Gateway Mechanical Systems Inc. | Boiler & Pressure Vessel | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $4,000 |
| 593082 B.C. Ltd. d.b.a. Barry's Plumbing | Gas | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $3,000 |
| Wendell Massey d.b.a. Central Refrigeration | Multiple Technology | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $3,000 |
| Cobing Building Solutions Ltd. | Electrical | Performing regulated work without required permit | $3,000 |
| Michael Sallenback | Gas | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $3,000 |
| Haakon Industries (Canada) Ltd. | Boiler & Pressure Vessel | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $3,000 |
| David Evanson d.b.a. Evanston Electric | Electrical | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $2,500 |
| Action Plumbing and Heating Inc. | Gas | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $2,000 |
| James Miller d.b.a. Citysquared Communications | Electrical | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $2,000 |
| Erzsebet Kapas | Gas | Failure to comply with a compliance order | $1,500 |