4/12/26, 7:51 AM Gmail - WorkSafeBC - Letter to Worker - Received Complaint - PAC #2026D316

mark holand <marktholand@gmail.com> Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
To: "Prohibited Action (SM)" <prohibitedaction@worksafebc.com>

Subject: Evidence Submission - File No. 2026D316 - Mark Holand
To the Prohibited Action Investigator,
lam submitting the following documents to support my Section 48 complaint against BCRTC. This evidence

establishes a clear timeline of a workplace hazard, a resulting injury, and a retaliatory demotion while | was on
medical leave.

Primary Evidence Index

1. Clinical Evidence of Persistent Injury
¢ March 25 Wavefront Hearing Assessment (Attached): Objective clinical data confirming hyperacusis
(32 out of 40 score) and tinnitus (54 out of 100 score). This test was conducted after the employer's noise
survey and proves my condition was a physical injury, not a "subjective distraction."

¢ Exhibit J (Jan 30 Audiogram): Located on Page 21 of the Supplementary Submission. Documents the
initial 10dB asymmetric threshold shift at 8kHz.

2. The Adverse Action (Retaliation)
e« March 13 Position Status Update (Attached): The formal demotion letter signed by Austin Puder. This is
the prohibited action, issued while | was on documented medical leave for the very injury documented
above.

3. Technical Record of the Hazard & Reporting

¢« Supplementary Submission - March 19 (Attached): A 19-page technical critique of the employer’s
flawed noise survey.

eo Exhibit F (Page 13): MyHSE Report #75625 filed Jan 22—proof | reported the hazard before being
injured.

o Exhibit M (Page 20): Formal Statement regarding the Jan 27 meeting where management was
notified of my ear pain.

co Exhibits D & G: Photos of the unmitigated server rack (missing acoustic panel) present during my
training.

4. Comparative Physical Impact (Photos)

¢ "Before" and "After" Injury Photos (Attached): Visual evidence of the physical toll this destabilizing
event has taken on my health and well-being.

Summary of Claim

The attached record proves the employer had direct knowledge of a frequency-specific hazard and my resulting
physical injury. Rather than providing accommodation or mitigating the 328 Hz resonance, the employer utilized
my medical absence as a pretext to remove me from my career path and demoted me to a lower-paying position
($6.90/hr wage loss).

Sincerely,

Mark Holand 236-994-3376

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