Guideline Update

Published on: October 30, 2018

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

Part 3 Rights and Responsibilities

• G3.16 First aid assessment (editorial revision)

Part 4 General Conditions
The following guidelines were revised consequential to the enactment of the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act.

• G4.81/4.82 Controlling exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and e-cigarette vapour (revised)
• G4.81(b) Safe outdoor location (revised)
• G4.82(1) Entry into indoor areas where smoking and e-cigarette use is permitted (revised)

Part 7 Noise, Vibration, Radiation and Temperature

• G7.11-1 Exposure limits - hand arm vibration (revised)
• G7.12 Evaluation (revised)

Part 9 Confined Spaces

• G9.22 Alternative measures of control or isolation of adjacent piping – Making submissions 
  This new guideline combines retired G9.22-1 and G9.22-2 to provide further clarity and direction for making submissions for alternative measures.
• G9.22-1 Alternate measures – Making submissions (retired)
• G9.22-2 Alternate measures for confined spaces – Municipal sewage systems (retired)

Part 19 Electrical Safety

• G19.8(1) Testing equipment - Standards acceptable to WorkSafeBC (revised)