Guideline Update

Published on: June 30, 2021

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

The following guideline was issued:

• Part 8 Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
  G8.13 Use of safety headgear with bicycles and skates (new)

The following guideline was retired:

• Part 8 Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
  G8.21(2)-1 Leg protection - WorkSafeBC standards (retired)

Editorial revisions were made to the following guidelines:

• Part 8 Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
• G8.5(b) Special program option for pulp and paper industry
• G8.12-8.13 Use of safety headgear for workers on ATVs & similar equipment in agricultural ops
• G8.26(3) Buoyancy equipment and fall protection
• G8.28 Working alone or in isolation with a hazard of drowning
• G8.38(2) Respiratory protection and use of contact lenses
• G8.42 Medical assessment

• Part 10 De-energization and Lockout
• G10.3 Worker entry into J-bar sorting systems in sawmills
• G10.4(1) Lockout of multiple control devices
• G10.10(2) Approval of control system isolating devices

• Part 11 Fall Protection
• G11.1 Definitions - Anchor and anchorage

• Part 13 Ladders, Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms
• G13.1 Types of work platforms
• G13.2(1)(b) Ladders in manholes
• G13.19 When and how to ground metal scaffold
• G13.25 Warning devices

• Part 19 Electrical Safety
• G19.28 Emergency work
• G19.35 Tree pruning and falling equipment

• Part 20 Construction, Excavation and Demolition
• G20.77 Mechanical equipment

• Part 24 Diving, Fishing and Other Marine Operations
• G24.13 Principal performers using underwater diving equipment
• G24.26 Breathing mediums
• G24.29 Gauges and meters
• G24.37 Restrictions on scuba

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