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Board of Directors’ decisions on amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
At its October 2010 meeting, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
All amendments will become effective on February 1, 2011.
A strikethrough version of the amendments with explanatory notes are accessible from the following amendment packages. Deletions in the regulatory amendments are identified with a strikethrough and additions are in bold text and highlighted in yellow.
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Part 1, Definitions, relating to the definition of qualified registered professional
Approved amendments with explanatory notes -
Part 4, General Conditions, relating to the definition of late night hours
Approved amendments with explanatory notes Part 4, General Conditions (and consequential amendments to
Part 26, Forestry Operations and Similar Activities), relating to avalanches
Approved amendments with explanatory notesPart 4, General Conditions (and consequential amendments to
Part 1, Definitions, and
Part 20, Construction, Excavation and Demolition), relating to notification of utilities
Approved amendments with explanatory notesPart 4, General Conditions, relating to wire rope guardrails and prior approval
Approved amendments with explanatory notesPart 8, Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment, relating to leg protection
Approved amendments with explanatory notesPart 8, Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment (and consequential amendments to
Part 4, General Conditions
Part 6, Substance Specific Requirements
Part 9, Confined Spaces
Part 12, Tools, Machinery and Equipment
Part 23, Oil and Gas, and
Part 31, Firefighting), relating to respirator protection factors
Approved amendments with explanatory notesPart 9, Confined Spaces, relating to alternate procedures
Approved amendments with explanatory notesPart 12, Tools, Machinery and Equipment, relating to swing arm restraint
Approved amendments with explanatory notesPart 13, Ladders Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms, relating to swing stages and prior permission
Approved amendments with explanatory notesPart 15, Rigging, relating to standards for slings
Approved amendments with explanatory notesPart 16, Mobile Equipment, relating to warning signal device
Approved amendments with explanatory notesPart 19, Electrical Safety, relating to minimum clearance (electrical safety)
Approved amendments with explanatory notesPart 30, Laboratories (and consequential amendments to
Part 5, Chemical Agents and Biological Agents, and
Part 6, Substance Specific Requirements), relating to biohazardous agents
Approved amendments with explanatory notes
The above amendments were all taken to public hearings in May and June 2010. Stakeholder feedback received during the public hearing process is available for review.