Guideline Update

Guidelines — Workers Compensation Act

• G-D12-196.1-1 OHS citations (revised)

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Part 8 Personal Protective Equipment
  • G8.33-1 Respiratory protection (revised)
  • G8.33-2 Scott II and IIA SCBA regulator donning switch hazard (retired)
  • G8.33(1) Selection of respiratory protection - Alternate standard (revised)
  • G8.34-1 Protection factors (revised)
  • G8.34-2 Assigned protection factors for non-powered filtering facepiece style air-purifying respirators (retired)
  • G8.34-4 Protection factors - standard acceptable to WorkSafeBC (revised)
  • G8.35 IDLH or oxygen deficient atmosphere (revised)
  • G8.40 Respiratory protection - Fit test (revised)
  • G8.40(2.1)(c) Single-use respirators and fit test equivalency (revised)
  • G8.41 User seal check - Alternate standard (new)
  • G8.42 Medical assessment (revised)
  • G8.44 Records (new)
• Part 21 Blasting Operations
  • G21.83 Special effects blasting (revised)

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