A 1981 tragedy saw four carpenters fall to their deaths from 100 metres up after the platform that held them collapsed.

Workplace safety was revolutionized. It still isn’t enough. Zak Vescera reports. 

Zak is The Tyee's labour reporter.

Published Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/17/Construction-Disaster-Changed-BC/

A 1981 tragedy saw four carpenters fall to their deaths from 100 metres up after the platform that held them collapsed. Workplace safety was revolutionized. It still isn’t enough. Zak Vescera reports. Zak is The Tyee's labour reporter. Published Tuesday, January 17, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/17/Construction-Disaster-Changed-BC/

The Construction Disaster that Changed BC

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