OHS Guidelines: Incidents requiring notification, respirator selection and fit
Published on: September 17, 2026Guidelines — Workers Compensation Act
The following guideline was revised:
- Division 10 – Employer Accident Reporting and Investigation
Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
The following guideline is revised:
- Part 8: Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment — Respirators
The following guideline is issued consequential to the OHS Regulation amendments that come into effect on November 6, 2026:
- Part 8: Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment — Respirators
New and revised guidelines are posted for a 60-day preliminary period, during which time the stakeholder community may comment and request revisions.
OHS Policies: Exposure limits
Published on: September 03, 2026OHS Policies — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
OHS Policy R5.48-1 has been amended (effective September 3, 2026) to reflect the current exposure limits for substances listed on the new or revised Threshold Limit Values for June 2026 from the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.
OHS Guidelines: Exposure limits
Published on: September 03, 2026Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
- Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
- Table of Exposure Limits for Chemical and Biological Substances
The table has been updated to reflect changes to OHS Policy R5.48-1 (amended September 3, 2026). Deletions are shown as strikethrough; additions and revisions are highlighted in green.
- Table of Exposure Limits for Chemical and Biological Substances
OHS Guidelines: Jurisdiction over mines
Published on: July 09, 2026Guidelines — Workers Compensation Act
Editorial revisions were made to the following guideline:
- Division 2 – Scope of OHS Provisions
OHS Guidelines: Diving operations, Exposure limits, Radiation exposure, Confined spaces
Published on: June 11, 2026Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
This guideline has been retired as WorkSafeBC no longer maintains a list of physicians knowledgeable in diving medicine. To find physicians qualified to conduct medical examinations of commercial divers, please see the Diver Certification Board of Canada website.
- Part 24 Diving, Fishing and Other Marine Operations
Editorial revisions were also made to the following guideline:
- Part 5 Controlling Exposure
- Part 7 Radiation Exposure
- Part 9 Confined Spaces