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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION (cont.) ## Annual review (cont.) WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT B.C. Reg. 296/97 # OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION Part 8 - Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment (c) ensure the adequacy of instruction, and (d) for respirators, assess the adequacy of exposure monitoring data and assess the need for further monitoring, and ensure the adequacy of the fit test program. [am. B.C. Regs. 185/99, S. 49; 312/2010, App. G, S. 7.] ## Instruction 8.7 The employer must ensure that a worker who wears personal protective equipment is adequately instructed in the correct use, limitations and assigned maintenance duties for the equipment to be used. ## Supervisor's responsibilities - 8.8 The supervisor must ensure that appropriate personal protective equipment is (a) available to workers, (b) properly worn when required, and (c) properly cleaned, inspected, maintained and stored. ## Worker's responsibilities - 8.9 (1) A worker who is required to use personal protective equipment must (a) use the equipment in accordance with training and instruction, (b) inspect the equipment before use, (c) refrain from wearing protective equipment outside of the work area where it is required if to do so would constitute a hazard, and (d) report any equipment malfunction to the supervisor or employer. (2) A worker who is assigned responsibility for cleaning, maintaining or storing personal protective equipment must do so in accordance with training and instruction provided. [am. B.C. Reg. 185/99, S. 50.] ## Personal clothing and accessories - 8.10 (1) The personal clothing of a worker must be of a type and in a condition which will not expose the worker to any unnecessary or avoidable hazards. (2) If there is a danger of contact with moving parts of machinery or with electrically energized equipment, or if the work process presents similar hazards (a) the clothing of the worker must fit closely about the b…

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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION (cont.) ## Control of hazards (cont.) WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT B.C. Reg. 296/97 # OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION Part 9 - Confined Spaces ## Confined space entry program - 9.5 Before a worker is required or permitted to enter a confined space, the employer must prepare and implement a written confined space entry program which includes (a) an assignment of responsibilities, (b) a list of each confined space or group of similar spaces and a hazard assessment of those spaces, and (c) written safe work procedures for entry into and work in the confined space, that address, where applicable (i) identification and entry permits, (ii) lockout and isolation, (iii) verification and testing, (iv) cleaning, purging, venting or inerting, (v) ventilation, (vi) standby persons, (vii) rescue, (viii) lifelines, harnesses and lifting equipment, (ix) personal protective equipment and other precautions, and (x) coordination of work activities. ## Responsibilities ## Administration 9.6 The employer must assign overall responsibility for administration of the confined space entry program to a person or persons adequately trained to do so. ## Supervision - 9.7 (1) The employer must assign responsibility for supervision to a person who is adequately trained to supervise the job before any worker enters a confined space. (2) The responsible supervisor must ensure that (a) pre-entry testing and inspection is conducted based on the written procedures, (b) the precautions identified in the written procedures and the precautions required by this Regulation or which are otherwise necessary for the health and safety of workers are followed, and (c) only authorized workers enter a confined space. ## Instruction 9.8 Each person who is assigned duties or responsibilities related to entry into a confined space must be adequately instructed and trained in (a) the hazards of th…

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# Washroom Facilities at Construction Sites (cont.) ## Toilets at specified construction sites (cont.) WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT B.C. Reg. 296/97 # OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION Part 20 - Construction, Excavation and Demolition (d) includes a handwashing facility within or close to the enclosed space referred to in paragraph (c), and (e) has the supplies that are necessary for its use. (4) The employer must ensure that a record is maintained in respect of actions taken for the purpose of complying with subsection (3) (a) and (b). (5) The period of time covered by a record under subsection (4) must be no shorter than the most recent 30 days. (6) In the case of a multiple-employer workplace, the duties imposed on the employer under this section also apply to the prime contractor for the workplace. [en. B.C. Reg. 260/2024, S. 2.] ## Safe Work Areas and Safe Access ## Safe access - 20.4 (1) Where practicable, suitable ladders, work platforms and scaffolds meeting the requirements of Part 13 (Ladders, Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms) must be provided for and used by a worker for activities requiring positioning at elevations above a floor or grade. (2) There must be suitable access for the safe delivery of equipment and materials to locations in the workplace where they will be used. [en. B.C. Reg. 420/2004, S. 7; am. B.C. Reg. 243/2006, S. 11.] ## Temporary floors - 20.5 (1) During the erection of a building or structure of skeleton construction, a temporary floor, decking or formwork must be installed at the main working level where work is being done. (2) If compliance with subsection (1) is not practicable, a temporary floor or other effective means of protection must be installed not more than two levels or 8 m (25 ft) below the main working level. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply during the initial connection of structural members where it is not practicable to provide a floor or decking. (4) There must be a safe m…

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# Young or New Workers (cont.) ## Young or new worker orientation and training (cont.) WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT B.C. Reg. 296/97 # OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION Part 3 - Rights and Responsibilities (k) the employer's health and safety program, if required under section 3.1 of this Regulation; (1) WHMIS information requirements set out in Part 5, as applicable to the young or new worker's workplace; (m) contact information for the occupational health and safety committee or the worker health and safety representative, as applicable to the workplace. [en. B.C. Reg. 105/2007.] ## Additional orientation and training - 3.24 An employer must provide a young or new worker with additional orientation and training if (a) workplace observation reveals that the young or new worker is not able to perform work tasks or work processes safely, or (b) requested by the young or new worker. [en. B.C. Reg. 105/2007.] ## Documentation 3.25 An employer must keep records of all orientation and training provided under sections 3.23 and 3.24. [en. B.C. Reg. 105/2007.] ## Joint Health and Safety Committees ## Evaluation of joint committees - 3.26 (1) In this section, a reference to a joint committee does not include a joint committee established and maintained under section 32 of the Workers Compensation Act, if (a) an order under section 32 (1) of the Workers Compensation Act respecting the joint committee provides for a variation as set out in subsection (2) (b) of that section of that Act, and (b) the variation is in regards to evaluating the joint committee. (2) An employer must ensure that, with respect to each of the employer's joint committees, a written evaluation is conducted annually by (a) the co-chairs of the joint committee or, with respect to each co-chair, the member or members of the joint committee designated by the co-chair, or (b) the employer or a person retained by the employer. (3) The evaluation must contain, but is no…

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# Full body harnesses (cont.) ## Rope grabs (cont.) An automatic (or mobile) rope grab moves freely along the lifeline with you. If you fall, it locks automatically and stops you after a short distance. If you are using an automatic rope grab, it is recommended that you limit your lanyard to 0.6 m (2 ft.) in length. An automatic rope grab meeting the requirements of CSA Standard Z259.2.1 is acceptable to WorkSafeBC. A manual rope grab does not move freely with you. It is always in a locked position on the lifeline and must be re-positioned by hand. Manual rope grabs are best suited for use in fall restraint systems. The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) considers manual rope grabs to be "rope adjusting implements." They are not covered by a CSA Standard, but are acceptable for use when operated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. ## Swing-fall hazard Be careful not to tie off to an anchor in such a way that if you fall, you'll swing into an obstruction. This is called a swing-fall hazard. A swing fall can be as harmful as falling to the ground. An Introduction to Personal Fall Protection Equipment -12-

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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION (cont.) ## Order of control measures (cont.) B.C. Reg. 296/97 WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT # OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION # Part 18 - Traffic Control (2) If it is not practicable to eliminate worker exposure to traffic in a work zone by using the measures described in subsection (1), worker exposure to traffic must be minimized by applying control measures that (a) are appropriate to the work activity, (b) are consistent with the risk assessment, and (c) include, in order of priority, (i) the use of temporary traffic control devices and traffic arrangements or layouts and procedures to effectively protect workers from traffic travelling by or through a work zone without the use of traffic control persons, (ii) administrative controls that reduce the number of workers exposed to traffic, such as scheduling work during off-peak hours, and (iii) the use of traffic control persons only after the control measures set out in subparagraphs (i) and (ii), either alone or in combination, have been considered and determined to be insufficient to manage traffic in the circumstances. [en. B.C. Reg. 222/2021, App. D, S. 4.] ## Supervision - 18.4 (1) An employer must ensure that a qualified supervisor is designated whenever traffic control is required. (2) The employer must ensure that the supervisor designated under subsection (1) ensures that the following requirements are met: (a) traffic arrangements or layouts and procedures are implemented in accordance with the traffic control plan set out in section 18.3.2; (b) the required temporary traffic control devices are in place before the start of work and are removed or covered immediately when they are no longer required; (c) the work zone is inspected at intervals appropriate to the risks; (d) it has been verified that any person assigned to direct traffic can provide evidence of having completed the traffic control training program …

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# Contents (cont.) ## Fall restraint or fall arrest? Fall restraint systems prevent you from falling. Examples include: • Work-positioning systems using either safety belts or full body harnesses that attach you to an anchor and leave both your hands free to work • Travel-restriction systems of guardrails or personal fall protection equipment used to prevent you from travelling to an edge from where you may fall Fall arrest systems protect you after you fall by stopping the fall before you hit the surface below. Examples include: • Full body harnesses connected by lanyards or lifelines to secure anchors • Safety nets In choosing a fall protection system, you should first consider installing guardrails or barriers. They provide a high degree of protection once installed properly. However, installing guardrails or barriers at a work site is not always practical- that is when you may need personal fall protection equipment. ## Written fall protection plan A written fall protection plan is required prior to using a personal fall protection system for work with a potential fall hazard of 7.5 m (25 ft.) or more. The written plan should identify: • Potential fall hazards on the job • Types of fall protection systems to be used • Instructions to workers on how to safely use the equipment, and • Instructions on how to rescue a worker who has fallen and can't initiate self-rescue ## Safety belts ## When to use a safety belt You must never wear a safety belt in a fall arrest situation. If you fall into a safety belt, you could still suffer severe back and abdominal injuries. Restrict the use of safety belts to fall restraint systems only. If there's a chance you could fall, install guardrails or wear a full body harness in a properly configured personal fall protection system. ## Inspecting your safety belt Inspect your belt before each use. Check the buckle, the webbing, the D-rings, and the manufacturer's label for additional user information. If the…

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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION (cont.) ## First aid attendant responsibilities (cont.) B.C. Reg. 296/97 WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT # OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION Part 3 - Rights and Responsibilities (4) The first aid attendant does not have authority to overrule a worker's decision to seek medical treatment or the worker's choice of medical treatment. [en. B.C. Reg. 348/2003, S. 2; am. B.C. Reg. 132/2023, S. 7.] # Young or New Workers ## Definitions 3.22 In sections 3.23 to 3.25: "new worker" means any worker who is (a) new to the workplace, (b) returning to a workplace where the hazards in that workplace have changed during the worker's absence, (c) affected by a change in the hazards of a workplace, or (d) relocated to a new workplace if the hazards in that workplace are different from the hazards in the worker's previous workplace; "young worker" means any worker who is under 25 years of age. [en. B.C. Reg. 105/2007.] ## Young or new worker orientation and training - 3.23 (1) An employer must ensure that before a young or new worker begins work in a workplace, the young or new worker is given health and safety orientation and training specific to that young or new worker's workplace. (2) The following topics must be included in the young or new worker's orientation and training: (a) the name and contact information for the young or new worker's supervisor; (b) the employer's and young or new worker's rights and responsibilities under the Workers Compensation Act and this Regulation including the reporting of unsafe conditions and the right to refuse to perform unsafe work; (c) workplace health and safety rules; (d) hazards to which the young or new worker may be exposed, including risks from robbery, assault or confrontation; (e) working alone or in isolation; (f) violence in the workplace; (g) personal protective equipment; (h) location of first aid facilities and means of summoning first aid…

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# Part 20 - Construction, Excavation and Demolition (cont.) ## Crawl boards and ladders (cont.) B.C. Reg. 296/97 WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT # OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION # Part 20 - Construction, Excavation and Demolition (2) The use of an eavestrough to support a crawl board or ladder on a roof is prohibited. ## Steep roof requirements 20.75 If a worker is employed on a roof having a slope ratio of 8 vertical to 12 horizontal or greater, the worker must use a personal fall protection system or personnel safety nets must be used, and 38 mm X 140 mm (2 in X 6 in nominal) toe-holds must be used if the roofing material allows for it. ## Chutes and hoists 20.76 The roof edge about a chute, bitumen spout and material hoist must have guardrails meeting the requirements of Part 4 (General Conditions) or barriers of at least equivalent strength to at least 2 m (6.5 ft.) on each side of such a work area. ## Mechanical equipment 20.77 Mechanical or powered equipment which has the potential to push or pull a worker over an unguarded edge must not be used unless operated according to procedures acceptable to the Board. [am. B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. B, S. 41.] ## Excavations ## Work standards - 20.78 (1) Subject to this section, excavation work must be done in accordance with the written instructions of a qualified registered professional if (a) the excavation is more than 6 m (20 ft.) deep, (b) an improvement or structure is adjacent to the excavation, (c) the excavation is subject to vibration or hydrostatic pressure likely to result in ground movement hazardous to workers, or (d) the ground slopes away from the edge of the excavation at an angle steeper than a ratio of 3 horizontal to 1 vertical. (2) Despite subsection (1), excavation work described in that subsection must be done in accordance with the written instructions of a professional engineer if the excavation requires or uses support structures. (3) The written instructions…

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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION (cont.) ## General requirement (cont.) B.C. Reg. 296/97 WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION Part 3 - Rights and Responsibilities # Correction of Unsafe Conditions ## Remedy without delay 3.9 Unsafe or harmful conditions found in the course of an inspection must be remedied without delay. [am. B.C. Reg. 185/99, S. 18.] ## Reporting unsafe conditions 3.10 Whenever a person observes what appears to be an unsafe or harmful condition or act the person must report it as soon as possible to a supervisor or to the employer, and the person receiving the report must investigate the reported unsafe condition or act and must ensure that any necessary corrective action is taken without delay. [am. B.C. Reg. 185/99, S. 18.] ## Emergency circumstances 3.11 If emergency action is required to correct a condition which constitutes an immediate threat to workers only those qualified and properly instructed workers necessary to correct the unsafe condition may be exposed to the hazard, and every possible effort must be made to control the hazard while this is being done. [am. B.C. Reg. 185/99, S. 18.] ## Refusal of Unsafe Work ## Procedure for refusal - 3.12 (1) A person must not carry out or cause to be carried out any work process or operate or cause to be operated any tool, appliance or equipment if that person has reasonable cause to believe that to do so would create an undue hazard to the health and safety of any person. (2) A worker who refuses to carry out a work process or operate a tool, appliance or equipment pursuant to subsection (1) must immediately report the circumstances of the unsafe condition to the worker's supervisor or employer. (3) A supervisor or employer receiving a report made under subsection (2) must immediately investigate the matter and (a) ensure that any unsafe condition is remedied without delay, or (b) if, in the supervisor's or employer's opinion, the re…

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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION (cont.) WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT B.C. Reg. 296/97 # OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION Part 20 - Construction, Excavation and Demolition (a) the Board receives, in writing, the new information as soon as possible, and (b) a copy of the new information is posted at the worksite as soon as possible and is kept posted for the duration of the construction project. (8) All employers responsible for a work activity to which subsection (1) applies must retain a copy of the notice of project respecting the work activity for at least 10 years from the starting date of the construction project as set out in the notice of project. [en. B.C. Reg. 9/2017, App. L.] ## Coordination of multiple employer workplaces - 20.3 (1) If a construction project involves the work of 2 or more employers or their workers, each employer must notify the owner, or the person engaged by the owner to be the prime contractor, in advance of any undertaking likely to create a hazard for a worker of another employer. (2) If a work location has overlapping or adjoining work activities of 2 or more employers that create a hazard to workers, and the combined workforce at the workplace is more than 5, (a) the owner, or if the owner engages another person to be the prime contractor, then that person, must (i) appoint a qualified coordinator for the purpose of ensuring the coordination of health and safety activities for the location, and (ii) provide up-to-date information as specified in subsection (4), readily available on site, and (b) each employer must give the coordinator appointed under paragraph (a) (i) the name of a qualified person designated to be responsible for that employer's site health and safety activities. (3) The duties of the qualified coordinator appointed under subsection (2) (a) (i) include (a) informing employers and workers of the hazards created, and (b) ensuring that the hazards are addressed through…

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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION (cont.) ## Respiratory protection (cont.) WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT B.C. Reg. 296/97 # OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION # Part 6 - Substance Specific Requirements ## Protective clothing - 6.30 (1) The employer must ensure that all persons within a designated work area wear protective clothing which is made of material resistant to penetration by asbestos fibres, fits snugly at the neck, wrists and ankles, and as necessary to protect against the risk, covers the head and feet as well as the body. (2) The employer must replace or repair any torn or damaged protective clothing immediately. (3) Before a worker removes protective clothing and equipment, the employer must ensure that the worker cleans this gear with a damp cloth or a vacuum cleaner equipped with a HEPA-filtered exhaust. (4) The employer must ensure that a worker removes protective clothing and equipment before leaving the designated work area. (5) The employer must ensure that protective clothing contaminated with asbestos is, before reuse, cleaned with a vacuum cleaner equipped with a HEPA-filtered exhaust, and placed in a water-soluble plastic bag, which is sealed and labelled before being sent to an acceptable laundry facility. ## Information to laundry workers 6.31 The employer must ensure that workers who launder clothing contaminated with asbestos are informed of the hazards of asbestos and the precautions required for handling the clothing. ## Documentation ## Retention of records 6.32 The employer must maintain, for at least 10 years, the following records respecting asbestos-containing materials: (a) risk assessments; (b) inspections; (c) air monitoring results; (d) instruction and training of workers; (e) incident investigation reports. [en. B.C. Reg. 9/2017, App. E, S. 4.] ## Biological Agents ## Definitions - 6.33 In sections 6.33 to 6.40: "medical sharp" means a needle device, scalpel, lancet or any other medical…

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# WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION B.C. Reg. 296/97 Part 9 - Confined Spaces (c) other combination of education, training and experience acceptable to the Board. [am. B.C. Regs. 185/99, S. 52; 243/2006, S. 3.] # Identification and Entry Permits ## Identification 9.12 When a confined space requires entry by a worker, each point of access which is not secured against entry must be identified by a sign or other effective means which indicates the hazard and prohibits entry by unauthorized workers. ## When permits required - 9.13 (1) An entry permit must be completed and signed by the responsible supervisor before a worker enters a confined space (a) with a high hazard atmosphere, (b) that requires lockout or isolation procedures to be followed, or (c) in which there is a hazard of entrapment or engulfment. (2) An entry permit must be posted at each designated point of entry to a confined space. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if (a) the entry permit is posted at a minimum of one designated point of entry, (b) the identification at other designated points of entry includes up-to-date information on whether it is safe to enter, and (c) all workers authorized to enter are informed of the location of posted entry permits. ## Contents of permit - 9.14 An entry permit must identify the (a) confined space and the work activities to which it applies, (b) workers who are inside the space, (c) required precautions for the space, and (d) time of expiration of the permit. ## Updating the information - 9.15 (1) Once issued, the information on an entry permit may only be altered by (a) the responsible supervisor who signed the permit to update it in accordance with subsection (2) or (3), (b) the standby worker to update the list of workers inside the confined space, or (c) the tester to record test results. Last amended March 31, 2025 193 Consolidation current to March 31, 2025