Consultation on Bill 23 – Permanent partial disability benefits
Published on: January 08, 2021Our Policy, Regulation and Research Division is releasing a discussion paper with options on Consultation on Bill 23 – Permanent partial disability benefits to stakeholders for comment.
Consultation on Bill 23 – Retirement age determinations
Published on: January 08, 2021Our Policy, Regulation and Research Division is releasing a discussion paper with options on Consultation on Bill 23 – Retirement age determinations to stakeholders for comment.
Policy changes to implement the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23) amendments regarding retirement age determinations
Published on: December 14, 2020On August 14, 2020, the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23) came into effect. Under Bill 23, 34 legislative amendments were made to the Workers Compensation Act. One of these legislative amendments concerns retirement age determinations and comes into effect on January 1, 2021.
Policy amendments to implement the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23) amendments regarding permanent partial disability benefits
Published on: December 14, 2020On August 14, 2020, the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23) came into effect. Under Bill 23, 34 legislative amendments were made to the Workers Compensation Act. One of these legislative amendments concerns permanent partial disability benefits and comes into effect on January 1, 2021.
Decision on the New and Revised B.C. Exposure Limits based on the 2016, 2017, and 2018 ACGIH TLVs for Selected Chemical Substances
Published on: December 02, 2020At its November 2020 meeting, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved the adoption of the 2016, 2017, and 2018 new and revised American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Threshold Limit Values for selected chemical substances.
Policy amendments to implement the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23)
Published on: October 21, 2020On October 21, 2020, the Board of Directors approved amendments to 45 policies in the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II, the Assessment Manual, and the Prevention Manual, to ensure policy is consistent with 32 amendments to the Workers Compensation Act, which came into effect on August 14, 2020 as a result of Bill 23.
Postponed - September 2020 public hearing on proposed changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
Published on: September 24, 2020In light of the provincial election, our upcoming virtual public hearing has been postponed.
Consequential policy amendments to implement the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23)
Published on: September 01, 2020Our Policy, Regulation and Research Division has prepared a discussion paper on consequential policy amendments to implement the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23) for stakeholder review and comment.
Revising the Effective Date of Schedule 1 Amendment for Infections Caused by Communicable Viral Pathogens
Published on: August 20, 2020On July 22, 2020, the Board of Directors approved amendments to Schedule 1 of the Workers Compensation Act, to add a presumption for infections caused by communicable viral pathogens which are the subject of a B.C.-specific emergency declaration or notice. The Schedule 1 amendments were scheduled to come into effect on October 26, 2020.
Acupuncture
Published on: July 31, 2020On July 22, 2020, the Board of Directors approved policy amendments regarding acupuncture.
Substantive Changes to Policy in the RS&CM, Volume II Consequential to Implementing the Revised Workers Compensation Act
Published on: July 30, 2020At its July 2020 meeting, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved minor substantive amendments to policy in the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II, consequential to the implementation of the revised Workers Compensation Act (Act), which came into effect on April 6, 2020.
Adding infections caused by communicable viral pathogens, including COVID-19, to Schedule 1 of the Workers Compensation Act
Published on: July 23, 2020On July 22, 2020, our Board of Directors approved amendments to Schedule 1 of the Workers Compensation Act (Act) to add a presumption for infections caused by communicable viral pathogens, which are the subject of a B.C.-specific emergency declaration or notice.
September 2020 public hearing on proposed regulatory amendments
Published on: July 10, 2020WorkSafeBC is holding a virtual public hearing on September 30, 2020, for proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
Consultation on proposed amendments to Part 8 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
Published on: June 30, 2020Our Policy, Regulation and Research Division is requesting feedback on proposed amendments to Part 8 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation relating to safety headgear.
2020 New or Revised ACGIH Threshold Limit Values and B.C. Exposure Limits
Published on: June 22, 2020Prevention Policy Item R5.48-1 has been amended to maintain the current B.C. exposure limits for substances listed on the 2020 new or revised Threshold Limit Values from the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.
Proposed policy amendments regarding injuries caused by overexertion during accustomed work
Published on: June 08, 2020Our Policy, Regulation and Research Division is releasing a discussion paper to stakeholders for comment. The paper includes options on proposed policy regarding injuries caused by overexertion during accustomed (familiar) work.
Consultation on proposed amendments to Part 20 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
Published on: June 03, 2020The Policy, Regulation and Research Division is requesting feedback on proposed amendments to Part 20 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation relating to concrete pump operator certification.
Consultation on Proposed B.C. Exposure Limits based on the New or Revised 2016, 2017, and 2018 ACGIH TLVs for Selected Chemical Substances
Published on: June 03, 2020WorkSafeBC is requesting stakeholder feedback on the proposed ELs for 24 substances.
Consultation on adding diseases caused by communicable viral pathogens, including COVID-19, to Schedule 1 of the Workers Compensation Act
Published on: June 01, 2020The Policy, Regulation and Research Division is releasing a discussion paper on adding diseases caused by communicable viral pathogens, including COVID-19, to Schedule 1 of the Workers Compensation Act with options and draft amendments to stakeholders for comment.
Planned consultation on adding a presumption for infections caused by communicable viral pathogens (including COVID-19)
Published on: May 21, 2020Further to the direction from WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors (BOD), our Policy, Regulation and Review Division (PPRD) is preparing to release a discussion paper for consultation on adding a presumption for infections caused by communicable viral pathogens (including COVID-19) on an expedited basis.