COVID-19: What’s new
- Public health orders (updated Jan. 8): Sports and recreation, gyms and fitness centres, accommodation, faith-based organizations, performing arts, movie theatres, retail and vending markets, party buses and limousines, mandatory masks, worker health checks, more info.
- Inspections and consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Resources: Mental health guides for workers and employers, workplace masks poster, face shields in non-health care settings, reviewing and updating your COVID-19 safety plan, revised entry-check poster for workers and visitors, information in other languages
COVID-19: Information and resources
Protocols for Phase 2 and 3 industries, Protocols for Phase 1 industries, General health and safety, COVID-19 Safety Plan template, OHS guideline G3.3 (COVID-19 Safety Plan), and more resources; Claims, Insurance
Bill 23, Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020
Overview of changes in effect Jan. 1, 2021, Summary of provisions, Historical reports, Board of Directors’ decision on the consequential amendments
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OHS-Related BOD Resolutions
WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors (“BOD”) makes policy and regulation decisions to implement the Workers Compensation Act that affect the workers and employers of British Columbia. The BOD's occupational health and safety (OHS) related decisions affect health and safety in the workplace. Decisions to change a policy or regulation are recorded in BOD resolutions.
Recent OHS-Related BOD Resolutions
BOD Decision - 2020/12/09-01 – Policy Changes to Implement the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23) Amendments Regarding Retirement Age Determinations
On 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...
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BOD Decision - 2020/11/18-05 – Policy Amendments to Implement the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23) Amendments Regarding Permanent Partial Disability Benefits
On 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 (Act)....
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BOD Decision - 2020/11/18-06 – Adoption of the 2016, 2017 and 2018 new and revised ACGIH TLVs
At 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...
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