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WorkSafeBC is a provincial agency dedicated to promoting safe and healthy workplaces across B.C. They partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent work-related injury, disease, and disability and help employers comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and the Workers Compensation Act.

The following WorkSafeBC links offer information on regulations and policies in workplace:

The following WorkSafeBC links offer information on electrical regulations and guidelines in workplace:

Latest resources:

WORKSAFE MAGAZINE: Summer 2023

Features

Proximity detection technology helps workers stay safe
New training creates Safer Spaces in hospitality and tourism
George of all trades, master of bugs
Reducing the risk of heat stress in restaurants and kitchens
When you’re driving on the job, your car is a workplace
High temperatures can put workers at risk of heat stress
Asbestos licensing and certification update

Click here for past issues.

		FALL PROTECTION PLANS Safety planning plays a key role in protecting workers from fall hazards on a construction site. Employers can now use a new fillable template and companion guide to help create fall protection plans that meet the different needs of every worksite.
		AN INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
		ELECTRICAL SAFETY INTERACTIVE WEB BOOK This interactive web book uses text and video to explain the dangers of working around and on energized low-voltage equipment and near high-voltage conductors. It is written for supervisors and workers who work around and with electrical equipment and near power lines.
		SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYERS: TRAINING AND ORIENTATION FOR YOUNG AND NEW WORKERS
		CONTROLLING HAZARDOUS ENERGY: DE-ENERGIZATION AND LOCKOUT
		HOW TO IMPLEMENT OHS PROGRAM – GUIDEBOOK
		TOWARD A RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE – GUIDEBOOK
		PREVENTION MANUAL Publication Date: Jan 1, 2023