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Release of the 2008 proposed amendments for consultation
The Board of Directors has approved the release of the 2008 proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation for consultation. The consultation phase provides stakeholders with an opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed amendments. All feedback received will be reviewed and changes made to the proposed amendments, where appropriate, prior to the proposed amendments being taken to a public hearing in May or June 2008. The Workers Compensation Act requires WorkSafeBC to hold a public hearing before a regulation can be made.
A stakeholder consultation session has been scheduled to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to give feedback in person regarding any of the proposed 2008 amendments. Registration is not required for this session. Details of the consultation session are provided below.
| Date: | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
| Time: | 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Location: | Best Western Abercorn Inn 9260 Bridgeport Road Richmond , BC V6X 1S1 |
In addition, WorkSafeBC welcomes your written feedback on the proposed amendments by:
| Online survey: | via WorkSafeBC's website |
| E-mail: | Regquery@ worksafebc.com |
| Fax: | 604-279-7599 or toll-free in B.C. 1-877-279-7599 |
| Mail: | Policy and Research Division WorkSafeBC P.O. Box 5350 Station Terminal Vancouver BC V6B 5L5 |
When providing written feedback, please identify the part and section number of the regulation that corresponds to your feedback. Feedback will be accepted until 4:30 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2008. For further information please call (604) 232-7744, or toll free (BC) 1 (866) 614-7744.
There are five regulatory amendment packages under review. These are listed below. By clicking on the regulatory packages, you will be able to access:
- overviews of the proposed regulatory changes;
- proposed amendments including explanatory notes. Proposed deletions in the regulatory amendments are identified with a
strikethroughand additions are in bold text and highlighted in yellow.
Proposed regulatory amendments:
Part 5, Chemical and Biological Substances with consequential amendments to Part 1, Definitions
relating to designation of substances- Part 14, Cranes and Hoists
relating to:- supervision of critical lifts
- second brake system on hoist drums
- Part 17, Transportation of Workers with consequential amendments to Part 16, Mobile Equipment
relating to:- seat belts
- seat design
- seating capacity
- Part 22, Underground Workings
relating to the accommodation of tunnel boring and cut and cover excavation methods - Part 23, Oil and Gas
relating to:- snubbing operations
- emergency escape system
- riding hoisting equipment
- miscellaneous items