As the holiday season approaches, WorkSafeBC advises workers and employers across all industries to take additional precautions when working at heights. Tasks such as installing festive decorations, performing outdoor construction, or maintaining property during the winter months can present fall hazards, especially in wet or icy conditions.

WorkSafeBC is reminding employers to prepare for changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHS Regulation) related to occupational first aid, which take effect on Nov. 1, 2024.

A Notice of Project will be required to be submitted to WorkSafeBC before any tower crane activities take place in B.C.

WorkSafeBC is asking B.C. employers to take the necessary steps to ensure they meet the new occupational first aid requirements that are taking effect later this year.

WorkSafeBC announced today that the preliminary average base premium rate for 2025 will remain unchanged at 1.55 percent of employers’ assessable payroll. Subject to final approvals by WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors, this will be the eighth year in a row that the average base rate has remained at this level.