Commercial & industrial construction
Here you'll find links to health and safety information and resources for work in commercial and industrial construction.
- Managing the risks
- Site washrooms
- Notice of project
Managing the risks
To reduce the potential for injury or disease, it's important to manage the risks and hazards in your workplace. See our resources to learn more about common risks and hazards in your industry, or follow the links to these related topics:
- Asbestos
- Bullying & harassment
- Cold stress
- Confined spaces
- Cranes & mobile equipment
- Electricity
- Excavations
- Falls from elevation
- Heat stress
- Ladders
- Lead
- Noise
- Paints & coatings
- Personal protective equipment
- Power tools
- Sprains & strains
- Scaffolds
- Silica
- Traffic, working in and around
- Welding gases & fumes
Site washrooms
If your construction site has 25 or more workers, you must provide suitable washroom facilities with flush toilets and handwashing. Learn more about this requirement.
Notice of project
Before you start work on certain types of projects, you may need to submit a notice of project (NOP).
Review Do I need to submit a notice of project? to learn more about NOP requirements, or click the button below to start this process.
Resources
Preventing crane rigging failures
Crane rigging failures have caused serious injuries and fatalities on B.C. construction sites. Rigging that can lift thousands of kilograms may fail catastrophically. This bulletin provides an overview...
Washroom facilities at construction sites: Frequently asked questions
Changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation have been made to require flush toilets on construction sites with 25 or more workers. This resource answers some of the common questions employers...
Working Safely Around Electricity
This updated book explains the dangers of working around and on energized low-voltage equipment and near high-voltage conductors. It is written for supervisors and workers who work around and with electrical...
Preventing wooden stair collapses in construction
Wooden stairs used in construction projects can collapse, causing serious injuries to workers. This bulletin describes what causes stairs to collapse and how collapses can be prevented.
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Highlights
- New safety bulletin focuses on how to reduce the risk of crane rigging failures Published on: February 19, 2025
- New requirements for tower cranes now in effect Published on: October 01, 2024
- New resource helps employers manage the risks associated with welding fumes and gases Published on: March 11, 2024
- Revised safety poster shows workers how to stand out safely around mobile equipment and vehicles Published on: April 24, 2023
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Recent incidents
Incident summaries to alert employers and workers to hazards in their industries.2025-05-06 23:14:59