In 2021, WorkSafeBC launched an initiative to foster collaboration between its team of in-house physicians — known as Medical Advisors — and external care providers for injured workers. The Partners in Care Program positions Medical Advisors to serve as key resources and support for community physicians and their patients.

Read the latest issue of WorkSafe Magazine, featuring articles on proximity detection to manage the risk of workers being struck by mobile equipment, new sexual harassment training for the hospitality industry, and reducing the risk of heat stress this summer.

On April 26, 2023, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved amendments to policy in Item AP5-244-2, Classification – Assignment, of the Assessment Manual to remove the special hazard exception and clarify language in the labour supply firm exception.

At its April 2023 meeting, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors (BOD) approved the adoption of the 2019 and 2020 new and revised American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Threshold Limit Values (ACGIH TLVs) for selected chemical substances.

WorkSafeBC is reminding North Coast employers to keep their workers safe as temperatures rise. A heat warning issued yesterday by Environment Canada warns that temperatures will reach up to 30 degrees Celsius today through Thursday — 15 degrees higher than the seasonal average. With increased temperatures come higher risks of heat-related illnesses, including sun stroke and heat stress, the latter potentially affecting both indoor and outdoor workers.