• Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule Policy Updates — Ongoing Review

• Board of Directors approves 2023 amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation — Hazardous Drugs
• Board of Directors approves 2023 amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation — Asbestos Certification and Licensing

• Decision on the New and Revised B.C. Exposure Limits based on the 2019 and 2020 ACGIH TLVs for Selected Chemical Substances
• Board of Directors approves amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Changes to Classification Assignment Policy: Special Hazard and Labour Supply Exceptions

• Additional Policy Regarding Interest on Delayed Benefits

• Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule 2022 Review, Re: Section III (E), Section V (D)
• Amendments to Gendered Language in the Prevention Manual
• Amending Schedule 2, Non-Traumatic Hearing Loss, of the Workers Compensation Act

• Measurement of Earnings Loss — Wage Inflation Adjustment Factor
• Determination of Percentage Change in CPI and Adjustment to Periodic Payments of Compensation
• Extending Coverage — Emergency Management
• Extending Coverage — RCMSAR and CNCGA
• Appointment of Deborah Leckman as an Independent Member of the Investment Committee
• Determination of Smoothed Investment Income
• Amendments to the Accident Fund Statement of Investment Policies and Goals

• Other Matters (alcoholism)
• Recovery Procedures for Overpayments
  
• Board of Directors Approves Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as External Auditors
• Occupational Therapy Services Fee Increase Financial Approval
• Employer Classification Units and 2023 Base and Net Assessment Rates
• Mail Room Services Contract Extension Delegation of Authority

• Determining Workplace Status
• Suitable Occupation for Loss of Earnings Assessment
• Signature Requirements for Applications and Forms
• Industry Group Movement
• Worker Mileage Rate Review
• BOD Manual Investment Committee Terms of Reference

• Occupational Rehabilitation 2 Fee Increase Financial Approval
• Permanent Psychological Disability Benefits Policy Review
• Accounts Receivable System Implementation
• Cost Relief for the Serious and Wilful Misconduct of a Worker Claims

• Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as External Auditors
• Delegation of Authority — Compensation-Related Interjurisdictional Agreements

• Board of Directors approves amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• WorkSafeBC Strategic Plan
• Government Employees Compensation Act Agreement
• Hearing Aid Provider Services Contracts Expenditure Approval
• WorkSafeBC Pension Plan SIPP Amendments

• Physiotherapy Services Contracts Expenditure Approval
• Psychology Assessment Services Contracts Expenditure Approval
• WorkSafeBC Budget
• Amendments to the Accident Fund Statement of Investment Policies and Goals
• Instalment Model for Quarterly Reporting
• Approval of New or Revised B.C. Exposure Limits
• 2020 Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule Review
• Changes to Prevention Manual Policies Consequential to Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Policy on Expenditure of Funds from the Research Reserve
• Consolidation of all Non-Statutory Reserves into the Capital Adequacy Reserve
• Employer Classification Units and 2022 Base and Net Assessment Rates

• 2020 and 2021 Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Board of Directors Manual

• Corporate Key Performance Indicators

• 2020 and 2021 Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• 2020 Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Appointment of Jason Lin to the Pension Committee
  

• Extending coverage under section 7(2)(b) of the Workers Compensation Act — Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Research and Innovation program
• Extending coverage under section 7(2)(b) of the Workers Compensation Act — Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction work experience programs

• Classification Changes
• Injuries Caused by Overexertion During Accustomed Work
• WorkSafeBC Pension Plan – Pension Plan Rules amendments
• WorkSafeBC Pension Plan Governance Policy, Pension Committee Terms of Reference and Dispute Resolution Process - Amendments
• Appointment of Andrew Sweeney as a voting independent member of the Investment Committee
• Amendments to the Investment Committee Terms of Reference

• Policy Changes to Implement the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23) Amendments Regarding Retirement Age Determinations

• Policy Amendments to Implement the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23) Amendments Regarding Permanent Partial Disability Benefits
• Adoption of the 2016, 2017 and 2018 new and revised ACGIH TLVs
• WorkSafeBC Pension Plan – Pension Plan Rules amendments
• Appointment of Brendan George as a voting independent member of the Investment Committee
• Amendments to the Accident Fund Statement of Investment Policies and Goals
• Capital Adequacy Reserve Policy

• Policy Amendments to Implement the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 23)
• Employer Classification Units 2021 Base Assessment Rates

• Amendments to the WorkSafeBC Pension Plan Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures

• Revising the Effective Date of Schedule 1 Amendment for Infections Caused by Communicable Viral Pathogens

• Acupuncture
• Substantive Changes to Policy in the RS&CM, Volume II Consequential to Implementing the Revised Workers Compensation Act
• Adding Infections Caused by Communicable Viral Pathogens, Including COVID-19, to Schedule 1 of the Workers Compensation Act

• Board of Directors approves regulatory amendments to section 20.47 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Changes to Policy Consequential to Implementing the Revised Workers Compensation Act
• Amendment to President and CEO expenditure authorization level
• Pension Plan - Appointment of Pension Committee Member representing WorkSafeBC, the employer

• Adoption of the 2016, 2017 and 2018 new and revised ACGIH TLVs
• Evidence and Decision-Making
• Vocational Rehabilitation

• Consequential Amendments to Board Regulations under Part 3 of the Workers Compensation Act
• Statutory Revision of the Workers Compensation Act – Consequential Amendments to Part 1 Board Regulations

• Employer Classification Unit, 2020 Base Assessment Rates
• The 2018 Annual Review of the Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule
• Activity-Related Soft Tissue Disorders (ASTDs) of the Limbs

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

• Merits and Justice in Decision-Making
• Instalment Model for Quarterly Reporting

• Amendment to President and CEO Expenditure Authorization Level for Lease Agreements
• Approval of Kelowna Lease
• Amendments to the WorkSafeBC Pension Plan Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures
• Extending coverage to Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Unpaid Work Experience Program
• Remittance Schedule Threshold Amount

• BOD approved 2018 Proposed Amendments to the OHSR
• Surveillance Policy
• Bank Signing Authorities

• Amendments to Prevention Manual policies regarding Part 24 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR)

• Certificate of Recognition Program

• Amendments to the Statement of Investment Policies and Goals for the Accident Fund
• Amendments to the Investment Committee Terms of Reference
• Employer Classification Units - 2019 Base Assessment Rates
• The 2017 Annual Review of the Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule

• Amendments to the Statement of Investment Policies and Goals for the Accident Fund
• Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2018 Amendments to Section 5.1 of the Workers Compensation Act
• Health Care Policies in Chapter 10 of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume I

• New and Revised Occupational Exposure Limits for 2013, 2014 and 2015

• Prior Shoulder Dislocations
• Committees of the Board of Directors

• 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 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

• Extending coverage under saction 3(6) of the Workers Compensation Act to Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria
  

• 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

Amendments to the Prevention Manual

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

• 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

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

• 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

• Extending Coverage to Ministry of Children and Family Development Work Experience Programs

• 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