Roofing company fined over $19,000 for unsafe practices at Chilliwack worksite

Aug 17, 2026 | 8:00 AM

CHILLIWACK/FRASER VALLEY – Multiple contracting firms have been fined by a provincial regulator for failing to maintain safe work standards at construction sites in Chilliwack and throughout the Fraser Valley.

According to a news release from WorkSafeBC, the construction sector remains one of British Columbia’s highest-risk sectors. Many of the most serious workplace injuries occur due to falls from heights, workers being struck by mobile equipment and other familiar hazards that can be prevented through effective planning and other means.

To that end, WorkSafeBC says a Langley roofing company was issued a fine of over $19,000 on June 23 for activities at their Chilliwack worksite. WorkSafeBC had issued a stop-work order at Langley Roofing Co. Ltd.’s roof replacement worksite due to a lack of fall protection. During a follow-up inspection, WorkSafeBC says it observed workers on the roof conducting roofing activities, a violation of the stop-work order. Langley Roofing Co. Ltd. failed to comply with the order, resulting in a fine of $19,232.06.

In another incident, WorkSafeBC attended a townhouse complex worksite in Langley in response to an incident where an excavator employed by M&M Excavating Services Ltd. struck a gas line. WorkSafeBC says it determined that the firm had expanded the size of an excavation without assessing the additional area for underground utilities. This firm failed to ensure it accurately determined the location of all underground utility services in the area before excavating with powered tools and equipment, a repeated violation. M&M was fined $24,493.43 on July 3.

In a third incident, a Fraser Valley contracting firm by the name of Bassi & Sons Construction Ltd. had been engaged in construction activities at a home in Abbotsford. WorkSafeBC inspected the site and observed that no guardrails had been installed to protect workers from falling into the excavated basement level. The firm failed to ensure open-sided floors had guards or guardrails installed, a repeated and high-risk violation. The company was fined $2,500 on June 25.

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In another instance, Uppal Plastering & Stucco Ltd. was tasked with working on a three-storey house under construction. WorkSafeBC inspected their Fraser Valley site and observed two workers conducting house wrap installation activities from a non-compliant scaffold. The scaffold had inconsistently installed guardrails and diagonal cross-braces and had work platforms that were narrower than required. The firm failed to ensure work platforms were designed and installed according to standards, a repeated violation, earning them a fine of $2,559.91 on July 14.

To better illustrate the scope and scale of construction-related workplace injuries throughout British Columbia, over a period spanning 2021 to 2025, WorkSafeBC says it accepted 38,067 claims, including short-term, long-term and fatal in the construction sector. Of those 38,067 claims, 7,451 involved serious injury claims, 174 of which were fatal. Total claim costs exceeded $1.3 billion.

WorkSafeBC describes itself as a provincial agency committed to promoting safe and healthy workplaces across the province. It serves more than 2.7 million workers and approximately 285,000 registered employers in B.C.

by Mike Vanden Bosch

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