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WorkSafeBC fines Interior Health nearly $275K after workers exposed | Globalnews.ca

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Interior Health Authority fined nearly $275,000 after workers were exposed to an unknown substance at a hospital in Penticton .

Two workers were sickened after a noxious odour was detected in a patient's room.

Eight other workers were also treated for exposure.

WorkSafeBC determined the employer's procedure for responding to illicit substances had not been adequately communicated to workers.

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