• Prior Shoulder Dislocations

• Adoption of WorkSafeBC Pension Plan Amendments to Remove Transfer of Excess Investment Return

• Amendments to Schedule B of the Workers Compensation Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 492
• Partners in Injury and Disability Prevention Program – Extension of Existing Policies
• Removing Capitalized Values of Permanent Disability Awards from the Experience Rating Calculation
• Measurement of Earnings Loss
• Impact of Changes to Rate Groups on Experience Rating
• Employer Classification Units
  2018 Base Assessment Rates

• Revising the Application of OHS Penalty Item D12-196-6

• Amendments to the Interjurisdictional Agreement Relating to the Alternative Assessment Process

• OHS Penalty Policy D12-196-6
• Amendments to the Statement of Investment Policies and Goals for the Accident Fund

• Capital Adequacy Reserve
• Item C10-82.00, Clothing Allowances, of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II

• Updating Statutory Presumptions in the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II
• The Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule
• BOD Approval of Part 4 and Part 23 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Appointment of Diane Fulton and Jill Leversage as voting independent members of the Investment Committee
  Resignation of Brenda Eaton as a voting independent member of the Investment Committee

• Appointment of Brenda Eaton as a voting independent member of the Investment Committee
• Amendments to requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, B.C. Reg. 296/97

• Appointment of Bryan Henderson as a voting independent member of the Investment Committee
• The British Columbia Forest Safety Council COR Administration Funding 2017
• The British Columbia Forest Safety Council Operations Funding 2017
• Assessable Payroll
• Joint Health and Safety Committees

• Impact of Changes to Rate Groups on Experience Rating
• Employer Classification Units 2017 Base Assessment Rates
• Partners in Injury and Disability Prevention Program – Extension of Interim Policies

• Appointment of External Auditor
• Appointment of Tony Gage as a voting independent member of the Investment Committee
• Amendments to the Board of Directors' Investment Committee Terms of Reference
• Board of Directors approved releasing proposed new joint health and safety committee amendments to public hearings
• Board of Directors approved to releasing proposed regulatory amendments to public hearings
• Adoption of WCB Superannuation Plan Amendments

• Amendments to the Statement of Investment Policies and Goals for the Accident Fund

• Partners in Injury and Disability Prevention Program
• OHS Penalty Policies

• Exemptions from Coverage for Employers in the Trucking Industry
• Finalized Policies related to Bill 9:
  • OHS Compliance Agreements (D12-186.1-1)
  • Stop Work Orders (D12-191-1)
  • Employer Incident Investigations

• Revised Application Statement for Long-Term Average Earnings Policy
• Revised Application Statement for Interest on Retroactive Benefits

• Plantar Fasciitis
• Employer Incident Investigations
• Lower Maximum Administrative Penalties Regulation and changes to OHS Citations policy
• Amendments to the OHS Regulation - Consequential to Incident Investigation Changes in the Workers Compensation Act

• Calculation of long-term average earnings for GECA workers
• Miscellaneous amendments to the Prevention Manual

• Interim OHS Compliance Agreements Policy (D12-186.1-1)

• Board of Directors approves the addition of policies D10-175-1, D10-176-1 on an interim basis
• Board of Directors approves amended policy D12-191-1 on an interim basis
• Cost Relief for Certain Compensable Consequences
• Vocational Rehabilitation Policy Review - Phase 1

• Regulatory amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation relating to WHMIS 2015 came into effect on August 4, 2015

• Occupational exposure limits
• Experience rating cost inclusions/exclusions
• Nerve entrapments and tendinopathies of the arm, neck and shoulder

• Board of Directors approves amendments to Occupational Health and Safety High Risk Policy D12-196-2, effective December 1, 2014
• Bill 17, Nurse Practitioners Defined as Qualified Practitioners
• Revised Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule
• Repealing Changes to Assessment Policy on the Treatment of Dividends Paid to Principals
• Board of Directors approves amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Board of Directors approved three new Occupational Health and Safety policies

• Changes to Personal Optional Protection (POP)
• Bill 17, Heart Disease and Heart Injury Presumption for Firefighters

• Primary Skin Cancer and Certain Occupational Exposures
• Determination of Retirement Date for Permanent Disability Awards
• Chapter 10 – Medical Assistance
• Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule (PDES)
• Approval to Release to Public Hearing Proposed Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Osteoarthritis of the First Carpo-Metacarpal Joint in Both Thumbs of Physiotherapists
• Treatment of principals

• Multiple Sclerosis as a Compensable Consequence of a Traumatic Injury
• Interest on Compensation

• Amendments to the Prevention Manual
• Application of Section 55 to Mental Disorder Claims

Amendments to the Prevention Manual

• Policy R17.13-1, regarding seating capacity
• Policy R26.79-1, regarding maintenance of forest roads

• Policy direction on property management firms
• Board of Directors approves new policy regarding an employer's duty towards other workers
• Board of Directors approves amendments to Occupational Health and Safety Warning Letters Policy D12-196-11
• Occupational Health and Safety ("OHS") workplace bullying and harassment policies
• Section 24 Review of Old Permanent Disability Awards Regulation

• Occupational Health and Safety Compliance Orders Policy D12-187-1
• Occupational Health and Safety Penalty Stay Requests Policy D12-196-7

• Extended Coverage for Motion Picture and Television Productions
• Occupational Health and Safety Regulation Amendments Approved

• Classification Policy Review
• Section 251 Referral – Effective Date of Classification Changes
• Net Rate Transitioning Policy
• Approved Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Court of Appeal for British Columbia – Loss of Earnings Policy
• Section 251 Decision – Interest on Compensation

• Bill 14, Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2011 – Mental Disorders
• Bill 14, Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2011 – Apprentice or Learner

• Policy decision finalized at the May 2012 WorkSafeBC Board of Directors meeting

• Minor Policy Clarifications to the Assessment Manual
• Permanent Disability Awards for Tinnitus
• Bill 16, Family Law Act

• Approved Amendments to the Working Alone Requirements in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Miscellaneous Amendments to the Prevention Manual – effective December 15, 2011
• Section 251 Referral - Annual Classification Cycle

• Occupational Health and Safety Regulation amendments approved
• New policy on Occupational Health and Safety Injunctions
• Conclusion of the Construction Experience Rating (“ER”) Program

• Decision on the New or Revised Occupational Exposure Limits for 2011

• Commutation of Loss of Earnings Periodic Payments

• Approval to Release to Public Hearing Proposed Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Approval to Release to Public Hearing Proposed Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Decision on the New or Revised Occupational Exposure Limits for 2010

• Interest Payment Period on Amounts Refunded to Employers
• Work Study Program in Public Secondary Schools
• Work Study Program In Independent Secondary Schools

• Occupational Health and Safety Regulation amendments approved

• Enhancement/Devaluation of Permanent Disability Awards
• Cost Relief for Subsequent Non-Compensable Incidents
• Chapter 3 of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II
• Decision on the New or Revised Occupational Exposure Limits for 2008 and 2009
• Housekeeping Changes to Policies

• Bronchogenic Carcinoma in Asbestos-Exposed Workers
• Room and Board

• Approval to Release to Public Hearing Proposed Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Assignment of Authority Over Claims Cost Levies
• Charging Claim Costs to Employers
• Minimum Exemptions for Contractor Liability
• New Occupational Exposure Limit Review and Adoption Procedure
• Provisional Rates

• Notification of Decisions
• Reopenings Over Three Years
• Retirement of Reporter Decision No. 99
• Administrative Penalties – Amount of Penalty Policy

• Revised Effective Dates for Chapter 3 Policy Changes
• Repealing the Workplace Status Policy Changes

• WorkSafeBC Coverage for Olympic Family Members and Non Canadian Rights Holding Broadcasters during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games
• An Annual Classification Cycle
• Policy item #13.30 – Mental Stress
• Approved Occupational Exposure Limits for Styrene and Formaldehyde

• Board Officer and Other References

• Short-Term Average Earnings for Variable Shift Workers Policy Changes
• Administrative Penalties – Amount of Penalty Policy

• Calculating the Short-term Average Earnings of Workers Participating in Non-WorkSafeBC Return to Work Programs

• Multiple Classification

• Section 3(7)(b) Coverage for Students Participating in Work Experience in Independent Secondary Schools

• Coverage for Apprentices Attending Technical Training at Private Training Institutions
• Occupational Health and Safety Regulation amendments approved

• Claim Costs Levy Policy

• Impact of Change in Minimum Size Criteria for Rate Groups on Experience Rating
• Section 251 Decision – Loss of Earnings
• Policy Amendments regarding Average Earnings and Exceptional Circumstances
• Amount of Disfigurement Awards
• Policy Amendments Regarding an Enhancement to Experience Rating – The Excess Cost Surcharge
• Revised Effective Dates for Approved Policy Packages

• Section 3(7)(b) Coverage for Students Participating in Work Study/Work Experience in Public Secondary Schools
• Occupational Health and Safety Regulation amendments approved

• Reconsideration of Classification Decisions

• Chapter 3 of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II
• Policy Amendments Regarding Compensation of Principals
• Reconsideration of Classification Decisions
• Amendments to the OHS Regulations, Pertaining to Working Alone or in Isolation
• Amendments to Requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Occupational Health and Safety Regulation amendments approved

• Coverage for Volunteer Firefighters
• Miscellaneous Policy Amendments – Claims Management Solutions (“CMS”) System
• Preventive Measures Following Infectious Agent or Disease Exposures
• The Classification System and Assessment Rates
• Cost Relief

• Workplace Status Policy Changes

• Approval to release the proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation to public hearings

• Recurrence of Mental Stress
• Contractor Liability and Statutory Liens
• Recognition of Bursitis, Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis as Occupational Diseases
• Amendments to the OHS Regulation, Pertaining to the Orientation and Training of New and Young Workers
• Amendments to the OHS Regulation, Pertaining to Safety-Engineered Needles
• Approval to Release to Public Hearing Proposed Amendments to the OHS Regulation
  

• Commutations

• Compensation for Occupational Asthma and Contact Dermatitis

• Approval to Release to Public Hearing Amendments to Parts 3 & 4 of the OHS Regulation
• Approval to Release to Public Hearing Amendments to Part 6 of the OHS Regulation

• Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, Part 6
• Amendments to Requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, Pertaining to Traffic Control

• Transitional Rules Regarding Recurrence of Disability
• Average Earnings and Worker Expenses

• Approval to release the proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (BC Regulation 296/97) to public hearings

• Interest on Survivor Benefits
• Retroactivity Limits on Employer Registration Effective Dates

• Amendments to Part 12, Tools, Machinery and Equipment Requirements of the OHS Regulation
• Amendments to Part 26 of the OHS Regulation, Pertaining to Logging Truck Bullboards
• Amendments to requirements of the OHS Regulations Pertaining to Respiratory Protection
• Amendments to requirements of the OHS Regulations Pertaining to Cytotoxic Drugs
• Miscellaneous Amendments to Occupational Health & Safety Regulation

• Benefits for Dependent Children
• Honouring Requirements to Pay

• Fishing Industry

• Workers with a Casual Pattern of Employment
• Assessment Penalties

• Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Section 251 Decision - Recurrence of Disability

• Average Earnings and Equipment Expenses

• Transfer of Experience Between Firms

• The Construction Industry Experience Rating Program
• Minor Changes to the Assessment Manual

• Section 39 (1)(e) - Relief of Costs for a Pre-Existing Disease, Condition or Disability

• Housekeeping Changes

• Reconsideration and Reopening
• Selective/Light Employment

• Amount and Duration of Noise Exposure Required by Section 7
• Obligations of Owners in Multiple Owner Situations

• Occupational environment requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Fall protection requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Ladders, scaffolds and temporary work platforms requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Workplace Conduct and Violence in the Workplace
• Noise, Vibration, Radiation and Temperature Requirements in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Amendments to Resolve Certain Implementation and Compliance Issues in Miscellaneous Sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Occupational Exposure Limits

• Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture
• Referral to Disability Awards

• Coverage for Recreational, Exercise or Sports Activities
• Statutory Presumption and Diseases with Long Latency Periods
• Adjudication of Hernia Claims

• Retirement of Workers' Compensation Reporter Decisions

• The Status of Treatment Injuries

• Prevention Policy Consolidation Project

• Approval to Release to Public Hearing Proposed Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (BC Regulation 296/97, as amended), the Regulations for Agricultural Operations (BC Regulation 146/93, as amended) and the Industrial Health and Safety Regulation (BC Regulation 585/77)
• Classification Changes
• Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B: Housekeeping Changes
• Skills Development and Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2003

• Retirement of Workers' Compensation Reporter Decisions

• Personal Optional Protection

• Occupational First Aid
• Retirement of Policies from the Prevention Division Policy and Procedure Manual
• Accident Fund and Assessments
• Pensioner Retirement Benefit Reserve ("PRBR")

• Occupational Exposure Limits
• Amendments to Reduce Duplication and Redundancy in Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

• Retiring Workers' Compensation Reporter Decisions No. 1 - 423
• Retirement of Prevention Policies in the Policy and Procedure Manual
• Miscellaneous Changes to the Prevention Manual
• Deposit Accounts
• Revisions to Chapter 1 - Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual
• Policy Clarification of Appeal Rights
• Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule

• Reinsertion of Direction in Policy Item #45.61 into the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual

• Refinement to Policies in Regard to the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2002
• Casual Workers

• Consequential Policy Amendments in Regard to Governance Changes
• Policies of the Board of Directors
• Further Consequential Policy Amendment in Regard to the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2002
• Retroactive change to the 2003 Classification and Rate List: a new classification unit for Resort Timeshare Operations
• Release to Public Hearing of Proposed Amendments to Reduce Duplication and Redundancy in Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
• Release to Public Hearing of Proposed Amendments regarding Occupational Exposure Limits

• Consequential Policy Amendments in Regard to the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2002