Our Policy, Regulation and Research Division is requesting feedback on proposed amendments to Part 3, Rights and Responsibilities, new section 3.12.1 — Reassignment of refused work, of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. The consultation phase provides stakeholders an opportunity to provide feedback prior to the proposed amendments being taken to public hearing.

All stakeholder feedback is carefully considered and analyzed, and provided to the Board of Directors of WorkSafeBC as part of their decision-making process.

The proposed regulatory amendment package under review relates to:

• Part 3, Rights and Responsibilities, new section 3.12.1 — Reassignment of refused work

To access the information please click on the regulatory package above. Proposed deletions are identified with a strikethrough and additions are highlighted in yellow.

Providing feedback

Feedback can be provided online or via email, or mail as follows:

The consultation period ended August 13, 2021.

Please include the following information in your comments:

• Your name
• Whether you are submitting on your own behalf or on behalf of an organization (if on behalf of an organization, please specify the name of the organization)
• Whether you are commenting from the perspective of a worker, or an employer, or other (not representing either workers or employers, such as a licensing or regulatory body, or a professional or industry association)
• Your level of support — whether you generally agree, are generally neutral, or generally disagree with the proposed regulatory amendments
• The reasons for your level of support and the section number(s) of the regulation you are commenting on

We will send you an acknowledgement of receipt of your feedback.

Please be advised that stakeholders will not be contacted regarding their feedback unless clarification is needed.

Online feedback option

To provide online feedback please click on the link for the regulatory amendment package and open the document. Once opened, please click on the yellow "Online Feedback" button to provide your feedback.

Publication and disclosure of personal information

Please note that all comments become part of the Policy, Regulation and Research Division’s database and may be published, including the identity of organizations and those participating on behalf of organizations. The identity of those who have participated on their own behalf will be kept confidential according to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Publication by WorkSafeBC does not mean WorkSafeBC endorses the view(s) of the person making the submission.