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WorkSafeBC administers the Workers Compensation Act for the B.C. Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services. The Act gives WorkSafeBC the legal authority to set and enforce occupational health and safety standards and establish policies regarding compensation, assessment, rehabilitation, and occupational health and safety. The Policy and Research Division advises the Board of Directors on WorkSafeBC policy and regulation development.
The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation contains legal requirements that must be met by all workplaces under the inspection jurisdiction of WorkSafeBC. The purpose of the OHS Regulation is to promote occupational health and safety and to protect workers and other persons present at workplaces form work-related risks to their health, safety and well-being.