WorkSafeBC says it has issued more than 300 orders for health and safety violations concerning COVID-19. WorkSafeBC staff have been working to verify whether employers have a COVID-19 safety plan in place at their work sites and whether it's being followed. are required to have health and safety protocols in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Of the 334 orders issued for health and safety violations, nearly one-third were handed to businesses in the service sector, which includes hotels, restaurants, gyms, hospitals, schools, real estate and hair salons. Of those, 19 businesses were issued orders to correct health and safety violations, and one had its business licence suspended for three days.

Source: CBC News July 22, 2020 02:35 UTC