Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

Editorial revisions were made to the following guideline:

• Part 19 Electrical Safety
  G19.15(1)-1 Use of GFCI outdoors in the film and performing arts industries

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

The following guidelines were revised:

• Part 4 General Conditions
  • G4.46 Definition of musculoskeletal injury (MSI)
  • G4.47 Risk identification
  • G4.48 Risk assessment
  • G4.49 Risk factors
  • G4.50-1 Risk control
  • G4.51 Education and training
  • G4.52 Evaluation
  • G4.53 Consultation

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

The following sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation were enacted, effective December 1, 2023 [B.C. Reg. 203/2023].

Part 6 Substance Specific Requirements — Hazardous Drugs

• 6.42 Definitions
• 6.43 Application
• 6.44 Identifying hazardous drugs
• 6.45 Risk assessment
• 6.46 Exposure control plan
• 6.46.1 Work procedures
• 6.47 Reproductive toxins
• 6.48 Eliminating or controlling exposure
• 6.49 Contaminated personal protective equipment
• 6.50 Preparation and administration of certain hazardous drugs
• 6.51 Instruction and training
• 6.52 Supervision
• 6.53 Spill kits
• 6.54 Storing and labelling hazardous drugs
• 6.55 Transporting hazardous drugs
• 6.56 Handling and disposing of waste
• 6.57 Controlling cross-contamination
• 6.58 Records

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

The following new, revised, and retired guidelines are consequential to amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation:

• Part 4 General Conditions
  • G4.81/4.82 Controlling exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and e-cigarette vapour (revised)
  • G4.84(2) Eating areas - Storage and consumption (revised)
  • G4.86 Change areas (revised)
• Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
  • G5.54-1 Exposure control plan (revised)
  • G5.80 Hazardous wastes and emissions – Sharp-edged waste (revised)
• Part 6 Substance Specific Requirements — Hazardous Drugs
  • G6.45 Risk assessment - Grouping of hazardous drugs (new)
  • G6.42 Cytotoxic drugs - Definition (retired)
  • G6.43 Cytotoxic drug - Exposure control plan (retired)
  • G6.53(1) Biological safety cabinets (BSCs) (retired)
  • G6.53(2) Safe work procedures (retired)

Editorial revisions were also made to the following guidelines:

• Part 4 General Conditions — Buildings, Structures, Equipment and Site Conditions
  • G4.9 Inspection and maintenance records
• Part 6 Substance Specific Requirements — Asbestos
  • G6.48 Procedures for abatement of asbestos materials during house and building demolition/renovation

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

OHS Policies — Workers Compensation Act

Housekeeping changes were made to the following policy item.

• P2-90/91/92-1 Stop Work Orders