Policy and Practice Consultative Committee

Date and time: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.

Location: RC22A42 – Policy, Regulation and Research Division Meeting Room

Agenda December 2013

No. Subject Type Time
1. Minutes from October 29, 2013
(Roberta Ellis – 5 mins)
Written
Decision
9:00–9:05 a.m.
2.

OHS Regulation and Policy Update

  • Update on 2014 Regulatory Amendments
  • Update on 2015 Regulatory Amendments
  • Update on Policy Amendments
  • Open Consultation Session – November 27

(Anne Burch – 30 mins)

Verbal 9:05–9:35 a.m.
3.

Compensation and Assessment Policy Update

  • 2014 – 2016 Compensation, Occupational Disease and Assessment Policy Priorities Workplan

(Lori Guiton – 10 mins)

Verbal 9:35–9:45 a.m.
4.

WorkSafeBC and Canada Revenue Agency Information Sharing Strategy
(Deepak Kothary –15 mins)

Verbal 9:45–10:00 a.m.
5.

Psychologically Healthy and Safe Workplaces
(Roberta Ellis and Peter Regier – 10 mins)

Verbal 10:00–10:10 a.m.
6.

Other Business

  • 2014 Issues
Verbal
10:10–10:30 a.m.
Guidelines    
7. G5.81 Combustible dust – Sawmill facilities
(preliminary revision)
Reading materials No time
G9.1-1 Excluded confined spaces Reading materials No time
G13.2(1)-3 Training requirements for operators of elevating work
(preliminary revision)
Reading materials No time
G13.23(1) Inspection and certification of elevating work platforms
(preliminary revision)
Reading materials No time
G19.9(2) Insulated elevating work platform
(preliminary issue)
Reading materials No time
G19.41(a) Electrofishing – Course(s) acceptable to WorkSafeBC
(preliminary revision)
Reading materials No time
G23.69 Flow piping
(preliminary revision)
Reading materials No time

Next Meeting: January 28, 2014