OHS Guidelines: Occupational first aid
Published on: November 01, 2024
The following new and revised guidelines are consequential to amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in effect on November 1, 2024:
- Part 3: Rights and Responsibilities - Occupational Health and Safety Programs
- Part 3: Rights and Responsibilities - Occupational First Aid
- G3.15-1 Nurses acting as first aid attendants in health care settings (revised)
- G3.15-2 Registered nurses working for health authorities (new)
- G3.15-3 EMA licence holders working as first aid attendants (revised)
- G3.15(c) Proof of certification (revised)
- G3.16 First aid assessment (revised)
- G3.16(1) Minimum requirements for first aid equipment (revised)
- G3.16(1)-2 Hospital and acte care facilities (revised)
- G3.16(3) Reviewing first aid assessments (new)
- G3.16(3.1) Involving workers in first aid assessment (new)
- G3.17 Developing and implementing first aid procedures (revised)
- G3.17(2) Communicating first aid procedures to workers (new)
- G3.17(4) Drills (new)
- G3.17.1 Air transportation (revised)
- G3.18(2) Availability of first aid attendant (revised)
- G3.19 First aid records (revised)
- G3.20 Multiple-employer workplaces (revised)
- G3.21(1) Suspension and cancellation of first aid certificates (revised)
- G3.21(2) Attendant fit for duty (revised)
- G3.21(3) First aid attendant responsibilities - Options for discharging responsibilities for care (new)
Editorial revisions were also made to the following guidelines:
- Guidelines - Workers Compensation Act
- Guidelines - OHS Regulation
- Part 20: Construction, Excavation and Demolition - Concrete Pumping
G20.26.6 Operator certification
New and revised guidelines are posted for a 60-day preliminary period, during which time the stakeholder community may comment and request revisions.
OHS Regulation: Occupational first aid
Published on: November 01, 2024Amendments to the following sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation are in effect November 1, 2024 [B.C. Reg. 132/2023].
- Part 3: Rights and Responsibilities - Occupational Health and Safety Programs
- Part 3: Rights and Responsibilities - Occupational First Aid
OHS Regulation: Tower cranes and washrooms on construction sites
Published on: October 01, 2024Tower Cranes
Amendments to the following sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation are in effect October 1, 2024 [B.C. Reg. 176/2024].
- Part 14 - Crane and Hoists
- 14.2 Standards (amended)
- 14.12 Manual and instructions (amended)
- 14.15 Modifications (amended)
- 14.73.1 Definition (enacted)
- 14.73.2 Tower crane erection (amended)
- 14.73.3 Notice of project (enacted)
- 14.75 Before use (amended)
- 14.80 Counterweights and ballasts (amended)
Washroom Facilities at Construction Sites
Amendments to the following sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation are in effect October 1, 2024 [B.C. Reg. 260/2024].
- Part 4 - General Conditions
- 4.85 Washroom facilities (amended)
- Part 20 - Construction
- 20.3.1 Definitions (enacted)
- 20.3.2 Toilets at specified construction sites (enacted)
OHS Guidelines: Tower cranes and washrooms on construction sites
Published on: October 01, 2024Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
The following guidelines are consequential to amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation for tower cranes and for washrooms on construction sites:
- Part 14 – Tower Cranes
- Part 20 – Washroom Facilities at Construction Sites
New and revised guidelines are posted for a 60-day preliminary period, during which time the stakeholder community may comment and request revisions.
OHS Policies: Exposure limits
Published on: September 17, 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 2024 from the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (effective September 17, 2024).