Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Part 34 Rope Access
  • G34.4(1)(a) Training and certification (revised)

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

Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Part 20 Construction, Excavation and Demolition
  • Concrete Pumping
    Section 20.47 Equipment inspection [Amended] 
    [Amended by B.C. Reg. 82/2020, effective July 14, 2020.]

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Part 8 Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
  • G8.27-2 Alternative acceptable standard for buoyancy equipment (revised)
• Part 20 Construction, Excavation and Demolition
  • G20.47(2)-(4) Inspection and certification of concrete pump and placing boom (new)

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

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Part 3 Rights and Responsibilities
  • G3.3 Written instructions, training, and supervision: COVID-19 Safety Plan (revised)
• 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 June 22, 2020). These revisions 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

OHS Policy R5.48-1 has been amended to reflect the current exposure limits for substances listed on the new or revised Threshold Limit Values for 2020 from the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (effective June 22, 2020).

• R5.48-1 - Controlling Exposure - Exposure Limits