Guidelines — Workers Compensation Act

The following guideline was revised:

• Division 10 – Employer Accident Reporting and Investigation
  • G-P2-68-1 Accidents and incidents requiring immediate notification to WorkSafeBC

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

The following guideline is revised:

• Part 8: Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment — Respirators
  • G8.33-1 Respiratory protection – Selection

The following guideline is issued consequential to the OHS Regulation amendments that come into effect on November 6, 2026:

• Part 8: Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment — Respirators
  • G8.39 Effective seal for tight-fitting respirators

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 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 September 3, 2026). Deletions are shown as strikethrough; additions and revisions are highlighted in green.

Guidelines — Workers Compensation Act

Editorial revisions were made to the following guideline:

• Division 2 – Scope of OHS Provisions
  
  • G-P1-2-7 Jurisdiction over mines

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

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.