Act Update
Published on: September 03, 2024Workers Compensation Act
Online platform workers
(app-based ride-hail and delivery services workers)
The following sections of the Act are enacted or amended in accordance with the Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023, effective September 3, 2024.
- Part 1 Division 1 - Interpretation
- Section 1 Definitions (amended)
- Section 1.1 Online platform workers (enacted)
- Part 2 Division 15 - Regulations for OHS and Other Purposes
Guidelines Update
Published on: July 10, 2024Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
- Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
- Table of Exposure Limits for Chemical and Biological Substances
The table has been updated to reflect changes to OHS Policy R5.48-1 (amended July 10, 2024). Deletions are shown as strikethrough; additions and revisions are highlighted in green.
- Table of Exposure Limits for Chemical and Biological Substances
New and revised guidelines are posted for a 60-day preliminary period, during which time the stakeholder community may comment and request revisions.
Policy Update
Published on: July 10, 2024OHS Policies — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
OHS Policy R5.48-1 has been amended to reflect the current exposure limits for substances listed on the new or revised Threshold Limit Values for 2023 from the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (effective July 10, 2024).
Guidelines Update
Published on: May 09, 2024
Guidelines — Workers Compensation Act
The following guideline was revised:
- Part 2 Division 1 — Interpretation and Purpose
G-P2-85-1 The authority to suspend the application of the Regulation
The following guideline was retired:
- Part 2 Division 1 — Interpretation and Purpose
G-P2-75(3)(c) Use of Legal Sample Bags for samples collected by WorkSafeBC officers
Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
The following guideline was revised:
- Part 19 Electrical Safety
G19.25 Assurance in writing
New and revised guidelines are posted for a 60-day preliminary period, during which time the stakeholder community may comment and request revisions.
Guidelines Update
Published on: April 11, 2024Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
- Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
Table of Exposure Limits for Chemical and Biological Substances
The table has been updated to reflect changes to OHS Policy R5.48-1 (amended April 11, 2024). Deletions are shown as strikethrough; additions and revisions are highlighted in green.