The Workers Compensation Act establishes the Workers' Compensation Board of B.C. (WorkSafeBC) as an entity and sets out our mandate. The Act provides the legal authority and framework for all our activities, including our occupational health and safety activities.

The occupational health and safety provisions of the Act address matters such as the rights and responsibilities of workplace parties, joint committees and worker representatives, the right to refuse unsafe work, accident reporting, investigations, enforcement, offences, administrative procedures, and regulation-making authority.

In addition to Part 2, some provisions in Part 1 of the Act also apply to occupational health and safety, and some sections in Part 7 apply to appeals of health and safety decisions.

The official, printed version of the Workers Compensation Act is available for purchase from Crown Publications. The BC Laws website also provides an unofficial electronic version of the Act. The Province of British Columbia holds copyright.