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Consolidation of Prevention Policies in the Prevention Manual

2001/07/17-04

THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

RESOLUTION OF THE PANEL OF ADMINISTRATORS

Re: Consolidation of Prevention Policies in the Prevention Manual


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, the Policy and Regulation Development Bureau has initiated a 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 presented a recommendation to the Panel for retiring certain policies relating to occupational health and safety jurisdiction from the Prevention Division Policy and Procedure Manual;

AND WHEREAS:

The Bureau has also presented a recommendation to the Panel for approving for inclusion in the Prevention Manual a policy containing statements of general principle about actions to be taken by Board officers who encounter situations covered by the statutes/regulations of other departments/agencies;

THE PANEL OF ADMINISTRATORS RESOLVES THAT:

  1. 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.
  2. The statements under the heading POLICY in Item D2-108-1 attached as Appendix "B" are approved for inclusion in the Prevention Manual.
  3. This resolution constitutes a policy decision of the Panel of Administrators.
  4. This resolution is effective October 1, 2001.

DATED at Richmond, British Columbia, July 17, 2001.

 

By the Workers' Compensation Board

 
  MAUREEN NICHOLLS, CHAIR
PANEL OF ADMINISTRATORS

Appendix A (PDF 9kb)

Appendix B (PDF 25kb)

 

 

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