On April 25, 2025, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved changes to policy to provide greater clarity and to consolidate guidance on the issue of whether the ASTD is due to the nature of the worker’s employment, for ASTDs adjudicated as an occupational disease. The proposed amendments also clarify the relationship between the legislation’s requirement that the ASTD is due to the nature of the worker’s employment, and the separate requirement that the ASTD be recognized as an occupational disease.

On February 20, 2025, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved amendments to Item C10-77.00, Other Recognized Health Care Professionals, of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II. The amendments ensure policy remains current, make language consistent throughout the policy, and reflect current practice.

On February 20, 2025, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved amendments to the Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule (Appendix 3) of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II. The amendments align the traumatic hearing loss section with the non-traumatic hearing loss section and provide further guidance on presbycusis.

On February 20, 2025, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved amendments to the Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule (Appendix 3) of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II. The amendments remove biceps tendon rupture (with no surgical correction) fixed disability ratings from the Schedule so the rating for a biceps tendon rupture does not depend on whether surgical repair was undertaken.

Our Policy, Regulation and Research Department is releasing a discussion paper on amendments that were made to policy on duration of benefits (retirement age) to stakeholders for comment.

Our Policy, Regulation and Research Department is releasing a discussion paper, with proposed amendments to policy on societies and volunteer firefighters, to stakeholders for comment.

Prevention Policy Item R5.48-1 has been amended to maintain the current B.C. exposure limits for substances listed on the 2025 new or revised Threshold Limit Values from the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.

WorkSafeBC is requesting stakeholder feedback on the proposed ELs for 22 substances.

At its November 2024 meeting, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors (BOD) approved the adoption of the new American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Threshold Limit Value (ACGIH TLV) of 0.0001 mg/m3 (8-hour exposure limit) for fentanyl and fentanyl citrate, as fentanyl, inhalable.

At its November 2024 meeting, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors (BOD) approved the adoption of the 2020 new and revised American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Threshold Limit Values (ACGIH TLVs) for styrene.

On November 20, 2024, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved amendments to Chapter 9, Average Earnings, of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II, to improve readability and address key issues identified by stakeholders and WorkSafeBC subject matter experts.

At its November 2024 meeting, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved amendments to Part 16, Mobile Equipment, Three-Point Seat Belts of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.

Part 5 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation sets out the requirements for emergency planning relating to hazardous substances. On February 3, 2025, amendments to these requirements will come into effect.

At their July 11, 2024, meeting, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved the Policy, Regulation and Research Department’s 2024–2026 Policy Workplans and 2024–2026 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation Workplan. These workplans include policy priorities relating to compensation, occupational disease, assessments, and occupational health and safety.

Starting October 1, 2024, every employer is required to submit a Notice of Project (NOP) for tower crane erection, climbing, repositioning, and dismantling. Employers are also required to ensure these activities are done under the direction of a qualified supervisor.

New requirements for washroom facilities at construction sites with 25 or more workers came into effect on October 1, 2024.

Prevention Policy Item R5.48-1 has been amended to maintain the current B.C. exposure limits for substances listed on the 2024 new or revised Threshold Limit Values from the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.

On July 11, 2024, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved amendments to the Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule (Appendix 3) of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II, to enhance clarity and administrative efficiency for the loss of strength rating process.

At its May 2024 meeting, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.

At its May 2024 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 the following selected chemical substances.