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Retirement of IH&S Policies from the Prevention Division Policy and Procedure Manual
2000/10/18-06
THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
RESOLUTION OF THE PANEL OF ADMINISTRATORS
WHEREAS:
Pursuant to Section 82 of the Workers Compensation Act ("Act"), RSBC 1996, Chapter 492 and amendments thereto, the Panel of Administrators ("Panel") must approve and superintend the policies and direction of the Workers’ Compensation Board ("Board"), including policies respecting compensation, assessment, rehabilitation and occupational safety and health, and must review and approve the operating policies of the Board;
AND WHEREAS:
The policies respecting occupational safety and health ("prevention policies") are found in a variety of sources, including the Prevention Division Policy and Procedure Manual and the Prevention Manual;
AND WHEREAS:
In response to direction from the Panel of Administrators, the Policy and Regulation Development Bureau has initiated an "editorial" consolidation project to review all prevention policies not found in the Prevention Manual, and bring forward recommendations to the Panel for consolidation in the Prevention Manual and/or repealing or retiring as appropriate;
AND WHEREAS:
The Bureau has recommended to the Panel that a number of policies relating to the former Industrial Health and Safety Regulations be retired from the Prevention Division Policy and Procedure Manual;
THE PANEL OF ADMINISTRATORS RESOLVES THAT:
- The policies listed in Appendix "A" ("listed policies") are "retired" from the Prevention Division Policy and Procedure Manual as of the effective date of this resolution ("retirement date"). As of the retirement date, the listed policies are no longer "policy" or "published policy of the governors" under Bylaw No. 4 (10 WCR 781). However, the status of the listed policies as "policy" or "published policy" prior to the retirement date remains unaffected by this resolution. The listed policies remain applicable in decision-making on historical issues to the extent they were applicable prior to the retirement date.
- This resolution constitutes a policy decision of the Panel of Administrators.
- This resolution is effective December 1, 2000.
DATED at Richmond, British Columbia, November 14, 2000.
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By the Workers' Compensation Board
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| MAUREEN NICHOLLS, CHAIR, PANEL OF ADMINISTRATORS |
APPENDIX "A"
LIST OF EXISTING POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL IH&S POLICIES FOR RETIREMENT
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Policy & Procedure Manual Policy |
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2.12(2) |
Appeal Procedures |
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4.02 |
Multiple Work Sites |
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6.02(a) |
Critical Condition |
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6.10(2) |
Accident Investigation – Interview of Witnesses |
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13.79 |
Performance Requirements for Emergency Lighting |
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14.12(3)-1 |
Inspection of Safety Headgear |
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14.14 |
Headgear for Workers on Motorcycles and Oversnow Machines |
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14.21(2) |
Eye Protection – Acceptable Standards |
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14.21(4)/14.23 |
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus and Contact Lenses |
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16.106 |
Concrete Pump Hose and Pipe Connections |
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16.130(2) |
Measurement of Chainsaw Guide Bar Length |
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24.06 |
Approval of Alternative Safeguards |
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26.02-5 |
Concrete Pump Trucks – Annual Structural Inspection |
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26.06(5) |
Supplementary Means for Steering Wheeled Skidders |
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26.16(3)(a) |
Exemption from Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) Requirement |
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26.16(3)(a)-1 |
Exemption from Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) Requirement |
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26.24(1) |
Licence Requirements for the Operators of Vehicles with Air Brakes |
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32.04(2) |
Sawn Wood Scaffold Planks |
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32.26(5) |
Maximum Unsupported Lengths for Wood Scaffold Uprights |
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32.60A-3 |
Suspended Work Platforms and Helicopters |
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33.12 |
Cone Picking and Retrieving Scions |
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34.16(1) |
Definition of Trench and Excavation |
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34.28(2) |
When Concrete Formwork Documents Are Required |
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38.06(2) |
Allowable Slope for the Sides of an Excavation |
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56.40 |
Vertical Clearance Requirements for Tower Cranes |
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60.208(3)(e) |
Swaged Truck and Trailer Stake Ropes |
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66.40 |
Repair of Circular-Saw Blades |
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95.10 |
Inspector/Chief Inspector Under the Occupational Environment Regulations |
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95.50 |
Enforcement of Occupational Environment Regulations |
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