On January 26, 2016, WorkSafeBC's Board of Directors (BOD) approved changes to the OHS Penalty Policies, following consultation in the fall of 2015.

These include:

• Overall changes to streamline, clarify, and update existing policies.
• Changes to penalty amount calculations to make penalties more proportionate relative to an employer's size and the seriousness of the circumstances.

The following policies were amended:

• D12-196-1 OHS Penalty Criteria
• D12-196-3 Transfer of OHS History
• D12-196-6 OHS Penalty Amounts
• D24-73-1 Claims Cost Levies

In addition Policy D8-160-1 (First Aid — Special Rate of Assessment) was deleted.

The policy changes apply to all violations on and after March 1, 2016.