Guidelines — 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 January 4, 2021). Deletions are shown as strikethrough; other changes are highlighted in green.

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 — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

This update includes amendments (to the Table of Exposure Limits for Excluded Substances) effective January 4, 2021. A strikethrough version of the amendments is also available.

• R5.48-1 - Occupational Exposure Limits

Workers Compensation Act

The Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23) came into effect on August 14, 2020. Thirty-two amendments came into effect immediately. Two amendments came into effect January 1, 2021: Permanent partial disability benefits will be based on the higher of a loss-of-earnings or loss-of-function calculation (Section 196), and retirement age for a worker may be determined after a worker has reached age 63 (Section 201).

• Part 4 Division 6 - Compensation for Worker Disability
  • Section 196
  • Section 201

In accordance with section 333(1) of the Act, dollar amounts referred to in the following sections are adjusted. [B.C. Reg. 273/2020, effective January 1, 2021]

• Part 2 Division 12 - Enforcement
  • Sections 94, 95
• Part 2 Division 13 - Offences
  • Section 102
• Part 4 Division 5 - Compensation in Relation to Death of Worker
  • Sections 167, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175
• Part 4 Division 6 - Compensation for Worker Disability
  • Sections 191, 194
• Part 4 Division 7 - Worker's Average Earnings and Earning Capacity
  • Sections 208, 213
• Part 4 Division 9 - Transitional and Related Compensation Matters
  • Section 225
• Part 4 Division 10 - Compensation Payments and Other General Matters
  • Sections 231, 236
• Part 5 Division 2 - Special Assessment Rules
  • Section 251
• Part 8 Division 5 - Board Inquiry Powers
  • Section 349

Policies — Workers Compensation Act

The following policies were updated to reflect CPI adjustments, effective January 1, 2021:

P2-94-1 - OHS Citations
P2-95-4 - Non-Exclusive Ways to Impose Financial Penalties
P2-95-5 - OHS Penalty Amounts
P5-251-1 - Claims Costs Levies

Guidelines — Workers Compensation Act

• G-P2-94-1 OHS citations (revised)

New and revised guidelines are posted for a 60-day preliminary period, during which time the stakeholder community may comment and request revisions.