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.

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)