'The awareness started off with some incidents and some near misses,' says WorkSafeBC's Andrew Kidd

WorkSafeBC is stepping up efforts to improve safety around flytable operations in British Columbia’s construction sector with the release of a new educational video. Flytables—also known as moulds—are large, heavy tables used in high-rise formwork that require precise coordination and robust safety protocols. The new video aims to help employers, supervisors, and workers better understand and manage the unique hazards associated with flytable cycling.

The impetus for the video comes from a series of incidents and near misses involving flytables, including a fatal event at a Vancouver construction site in 2024, where a flytable fell 26 storeys, resulting in the death of Yuridia Flores. A Wo

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