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Policy decisions finalized at the March 18, 2002 WCB Panel of Administrators meeting
The following resolutions were finalized by the WCB Panel of Administrators on March 18, 2002. For information about the function and mandate of the Panel, please see Governing Structure.
- Release to Public Hearing of Proposed Amendments to Occupational First Aid Provisions of Part 33 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
- Strategy for Reviewing the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
- Consolidation of Policies from the Prevention
Division Policy and Procedure Manual into the Prevention Manual.
Release to Public Hearing of Proposed Amendments to Occupational First Aid Provisions of Part 33 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
The Panel of Administrators has approved the release to public hearing of proposed amendments to the Occupational First Aid provisions of Part 33 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. The proposed amendments would enable comprehensive examination and certification of Level 2 and 3 First Aid Attendants by agencies external to the Board. Amendments to actual content or format of requirements for first aid services, supplies and facilities are not considered in this proposal.
The Board has scheduled a public hearing on these amendments in accordance with Section 226(1) of the Workers Compensation Act. A copy of the public notice and details of the upcoming public hearing are available.
For further information on this issue, please contact Kent Hillman at 604 244-6105, or toll free within BC at 1 888 621-7233, local 6105.
You may also examine the complete resolution. (PDF 49kb)
Strategy for Reviewing the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
The Panel of Administrators has approved a new strategy for the ongoing review of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. The new strategy includes an analytical process for clarifying requirements of prescriptive and performance based regulation and establishes an advisory role for stakeholders in a two-tiered consultation model.
For further information on this issue, please contact Kent Hillman at 604 244-6105, or toll free within BC at 1 888 621-7233, local 6105.
You may also examine the complete resolution. (PDF 110kb)
Consolidation of Policies from the Prevention Division Policy and Procedure Manual into the Prevention Manual.
The Panel of Administrators has approved the consolidation of various policies from the Prevention Division Policy and Procedure Manual into the Prevention Manual.
The effective date for the consolidated policies is April 1, 2002. On that date, the Prevention Manual policies set out in Appendix "A" to the attached resolution became "published policy" and the Policy and Procedure Manual policies in Appendix "B" to the resolution ceased to be policy.
The consolidated policies appear in the new Manual format. They continue the substantive requirements of the Policy and Procedure Manual policies as those requirements existed prior to April 1, 2002, with any necessary wording changes to reflect legislative and regulatory changes since the Policy and Procedure Manual polices were issued.
The consolidation of these policies and the retirement of a number of Policy and Procedure Manual policies are part of the larger project that will eventually result in all prevention policies being consolidated into the Prevention Manual and/or retired as appropriate.
For further information on this issue, please contact Nick Attewell at 604 273-2266, local 2618, or toll free within BC at 1 888 621-7233, local 2618.
You may also examine the complete resolution. (PDF 11kb)
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