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2013 Policy Updates
The Prevention Manual contains policies of WorkSafeBC with respect to prevention matters under the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
Consequential policy amendments have been made to the Prevention Manual in response to changes to provisions in the Occupational Heath and Safety Regulation.
The Prevention Manual (670 KB) is provided here in Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF). The PDF files reflect the current printed manual, and include the most recent updates.
Amendments to Prevention Manual
May 1, 2013
Policies Workers Compensation Act
Division 3 General Duties of Employers, Workers and Others
- D3-115-1 Employer's Duty Towards Other Workers
Division 12 - Enforcement
- D12-196-11 Occupational Health and Safety ("OHS") Warning Letters
Policies OHS Regulation
Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
- R5.48-1 Occupational Exposure Limits
* Replacement pages for Prevention Manual
March 1, 2013
Policies Workers Compensation Act
Division 12 - Enforcement
- D12-187-1 - OHS Compliance Orders
The amendments provide greater discretion regarding writing orders to be consistent with the discretion provided in the Workers Compensation Act and with the practice of WorkSafeBC officers.
- D12-196-7 - OHS Penalties & Claims Cost Levies - Effect of Application for Stay at Review Division
The amendments allow WorkSafeBC to take limited legal action where necessary while a penalty stay request is outstanding, clarify when a penalty stay request begins and ends, and treat claims cost levy stay requests in the same way as OHS penalty stay requests.
* Replacement pages for Prevention Manual
January 1, 2013
Policies Workers Compensation Act
- D12-196-6 Administrative Penalties - Amount of Penalty
- D24-73-1 Imposition of Levies - Charging of Claim Costs
This update includes CPI adjustments effective January 1, 2013.
* Replacement pages for Prevention Manual
- Policy Updates for 2012
- Policy Updates for 2011
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- Policy Updates for 2005
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- Policy Updates for 2003 and 2002
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