The Panel of Administrators approved the retirement of a number of policies, relating to occupational health and safety jurisdiction in BC, from the Prevention Division Policy and Procedure Manual. These policies include information on: • the requirements of occupational health and safety statutes and regulations that are not administered by the WCB • the activities of other departments and agencies in situations where the WCB has no authority, and • situations where the WCB has authority, but the boundary between WCB jurisdiction and that of other departments and agencies is unclear. The Panel decided that information regarding other occupational health and safety statutes and regulations and the activities of other departments and agencies is more properly the subject of the Prevention Division's OHS Guidelines. However, the Panel also decided to adopt a general policy (in new Item D2-108-1) containing statements of general principle about the actions to be taken by Board officers who encounter situations covered by the statutes and regulations of other departments and agencies. The effective date for the Panel's decision is October 1, 2001. On that date, the Policy and Procedure Manual policies in Appendix "A" to the resolution ceased to be policy, and the policy in new Item D2-108-1 in the Prevention Manual became published policy. The Panel's decision is part of the larger project that will eventually result in all prevention policies being consolidated into the new Prevention Manual and/or retired as appropriate