WorkSafeBC

How to Make Your Computer Workstation Fit You
(PDF 807kb / booklet)
This guide contains basic information on how to identify and solve problems with computer workstations and is intended primarily as a self-help guide for workers. The guide includes recommendations for layout and lighting, good posture, and organization of the work day and space to reduce the likelihood of injury. It also provides a checklist for assessing your computer workstation, as well as desk exercises to reduce muscle and eye strain.

Assessment Manual
(PDF 1.69mb)
This manual, which sets out the policies and practices that relate to WorkSafeBC’s Assessment mandate, represents an editorial consolidation of material from the previous Assessment Policy Manual, as well as relevant and still-current material from 29 assessment decisions in volumes 1-6 of the Workers’ Compensation Reporter. It also consists of a number of Items relating to particular provisions, and reproduces relevant excerpts from the Workers Compensation Act.

WHMIS at Work
(PDF 929kb / booklet)
This booklet contains general information about WHMIS - the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System.

Back Talk: An Owner's Manual for Backs
(PDF 621kb / booklet)
An illustrated handbook that explains how the back works, provides tips for avoiding injury, and shows how to care for the back during recovery. The booklet also covers situations that can cause excessive loads and describes ways to reduce the risk of injury.

Construction Safety Series
(PDF 499kb / booklet)
Innovative ideas to reduce soft tissue injuries in the construction industry.

An Introduction to Personal Fall Protection Equipment
(PDF 545kb / booklet)
This booklet is an introduction to the proper use of personal fall protection equipment. This booklet outlines the safe use and limitations of personal fall protection equipment, including safety belts, harnesses, lanyards, and lifelines.

Working Alone, Late Night Retail, and Prepayment of Fuel; Handbook for Employers
(PDF 569kb / booklet)
This handbook overviews working alone, fuel prepayment, and late night retail premises requirements, and provides employers with useful forms for their workplaces. Late night retail premises include convenience stores, gas stations, and other retail stores that sell goods directly to consumers. Also included as retail premises are take-out restaurants and liquor off sales. Full service restaurants, and bars with no liquor off sales outlet are not included under the late night retail premises requirements.

How to Implement a Formal Occupational Health and Safety Program
(PDF 415kb / booklet)
This booklet is a complete revision of the old BK14 How to Implement an Effective Occupational Health and Safety Program. This revision will help employers, workers, and joint health and safety committees develop and maintain an effective occupational health and safety (OHS) program.

Safe Work Practices for Handling Asbestos
(PDF 1mb / booklet)
This booklet describes the safe methods of handling all types of asbestos-containing materials. It discusses suitable work procedures for the removal, enclosure, and encapsulation of friable asbestos materials.

Preventing Musculoskeletal Injury (A guide for employers and joint committees)
(PDF 1.1mb / booklet)
This book provides guidance to help employers and joint committees prevent MSI in the workplace. It discusses a seven-step prevention process: consultation, education, risk identification, risk assessment, risk control, training, and evaluation. The book also includes a table of some common risk control options and a chart that can be used to investigate MSIs.