B.C. employer Richmond Plywood was charged $547,080 after one of its workers was injured in the workplace. …Investigation by WorkSafeBC found that the worker had been out of sight of the press operator when the press was activated, and the Richply’s work practices for the task did not adequately address this risk. Also, no safeguard was in place to prevent workers from coming into contact with the press’s point of operation. …In similar news, B.C. employer Suncoast Logging Ltd. Suncoast Logging was fined $34,179.30 after causing a fire on the road. WorkSafeBC… found that Suncoast failed to ensure that workers were informed of the location of high-voltage electrical equipment before starting work. The company also failed to ensure that workers maintained the minimal clearance distance from exposed electrical equipment.