Guidelines — 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
  • Medical certification

Editorial revisions were also made to the following guideline:

• Part 5 Controlling Exposure
  • G5.48-9 Measuring compliance with the exposure limits

• Part 7 Radiation Exposure
  • G7.19-2 Notification of worker overexposure to ionizing radiation

• Part 9 Confined Spaces
  • G9.1-1 Excluded confined spaces

OHS Policies — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

OHS Policy R5.48-1 has been amended (effective May 14, 2026) to reflect the current exposure limits for substances listed on the new or revised Threshold Limit Values for December 2025 from the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.

• R5.48-1 Controlling Exposure - Exposure Limits

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 May 14, 2026). Deletions are shown as strikethrough; additions and revisions are highlighted in green.

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

Editorial revisions were made to the following guideline.

• Part 14: Cranes and Hoists
  G14.73.3 Notice of project — Significant changes

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

The following guidelines were revised or retired consequential to amendments to the OHS Regulation in effect on April 1, 2026.

• Part 8: Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment — Safety Headgear
  • G8.12/8.13 Use of safety headgear for workers on ATVs similar equipment in agricultural operations (revised)
  • G8.13 Use of safety headgear with bicycles and skates (revised)

• Part 8: Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment — Respirators
  • G8.33-1 Respiratory protection - Selection (revised)
  • G8.33(1) Selection of respiratory protection – Alternate standard (retired)
  • G8.34-3 Maximum use concentration and IDLH (revised)
  • G8.40 Respiratory protection - Fit test (revised)
  • G8.41 User seal check - Alternate standard (retired)
  • G8.44 Records (retired)
  • G8.45 Maintenance and inspection of self-contained breathing apparatus (revised)

• Part 31: Firefighting — Respirators
  • G31.26 Maintenance and inspection of self-contained breathing apparatus (revised)