WorkSafeBC

Note:  This box contains a summary of part of the Workers Compensation Act. It does not use the exact wording of the Act.

Sections 111-114 establish the Board's mandate under Part 3.

Section 111: Board's mandate under this Part (summary)

Under Part 3, the Board has a mandate to:

- make regulations to establish standards and requirements for the protection of the health and safety of workers and the occupational environment in which they work;

- undertake inspections, investigations and inquiries on matters of occupational health and safety and occupational environment;

- provide services to assist joint committees, worker health and safety representatives, employers and workers in maintaining reasonable standards for occupational health and safety and occupational environment;

- provide information and advice relating to the administration of Part 3, and to occupational health and safety and occupational environment generally;

- encourage, develop and conduct or participate in conducting programs for promoting occupational health and safety and for improving the qualifications of persons concerned with occupational health and safety and occupational environment;

- promote public awareness of matters related to occupational health and safety and occupational environment;

- prepare and maintain statistics relating to occupational health and safety and occupational environment, and undertake or support research on matters relating to its responsibilities;

- establish programs of grants and awards;

- provide assistance to persons concerned with occupational health and safety and occupational environment;

- cooperate and enter into arrangements with governments and other agencies and persons on matters relating to Part 3;

- make recommendations to the minister respecting amendments to the Act, the regulations, or other legislation that affects occupational health and safety or occupational environment;

- inquire into and report to the minister on any matter referred to it by the minister;

- fulfill its mandate under Part 3 in a financially responsible manner; and

- do other things related to occupational health and safety or occupational environment as directed by the minister or Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Section 112 establishes the requirement for the Board to make an annual report that covers its activities under Part 3 and an assessment of the occupational health and safety record of workplaces in B.C.

Section 113 establishes that, subject to sections 239 and 240, the Board has exclusive jurisdiction over all matters in Part 3. The Board may not vary or cancel a previous decision or order if a review has been requested or an appeal has been filed in respect of that decision or order.

Section 114 establishes the right of the Board to enter into cooperation agreements related to occupational health and safety or the occupational environment with other agencies such as the federal government and other provincial governments.

For details, see Part 3, Division 2 of the of the Act.