Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
  • Table of exposure limits for chemical and biological substances
    The Table of Exposure Limits has been updated to reflect the recent housekeeping changes to OHS Policy R5.48-1 (amended June 1, 2018). Also, the notations for some substances have been updated to reflect recent changes by the ACGIH or IARC. These revisions are highlighted in green.

Policies — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

This update includes amendments effective June 1, 2018:

• R5.48-1 - Occupational Exposure Limits

Guidelines — Workers Compensation Act

• Part 3 Division 4 - Joint Committees and Worker Representatives
• G-D4-126-1 Variations in joint committee requirements (editorial revision)

• Part 3 - Rights and Responsibilities
• G3.1 Occupational health and safety program (revised)
• G3.2 Less formal occupational health and safety programs (revised)

• Part 8 - Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
• G8.21(2)-2 Leg protection - alternate standard 
  This guideline is to accept a newer version of a referenced standard as an alternate standard under section 4.4(2)(a) for leg protection devices.

• Part 20 - Construction, Excavation and Demolition
• G20.112 Hazardous materials - Asbestos (revised)

Workers Compensation Act

• Part 1 Division 2 - Compensation
  • Section 5.1: Mental disorder [Amended]
  • Section 6.1: Firefighters' occupational disease or personal injury presumption [Amended]

Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Part 4 - General Conditions
  • Storing and Handling Materials
    Section 4.43.1 Storage racks 
    [Enacted by B.C. Reg. 143/2017, effective January 1, 2018.]