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Approved Regulatory Amendments

Approved Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation for 2009

WorkSafeBC's Board of Directors has approved amendments to Parts 1, 4, 5, 14, 17, 20, 22, 23 and 26 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.

A strikethrough version of the approved amendments with explanatory notes can be accessed below.

All amendments, except those relating to avalanche assessment in Part 4, will become effective on January 1, 2009.

The amendments relating to avalanche assessment in Part 4 will become effective on September 1, 2009, to avoid introducing changes in the middle of the winter season. Requirements for avalanche planners to sign off on active avalanche safety programs will become effective on September 1, 2011, to allow time for a sufficient number of avalanche planners to meet the training and experience criteria established by the Canadian Avalanche Association.

In light of feedback received during the public hearing process, the proposed amendments to Part 22, relating to accommodation of tunnel boring and cut and cover excavation methods, were withdrawn.  Further consultation will be done with affected stakeholders.

The amendments referenced above were all taken to public hearings in May and June 2008. Stakeholder feedback received during the public hearing process is available for review.

Harmonization of the Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation/Working Alone or in Isolation

The Board of Directors has approved taking to the 2009 public hearing an adjustment to Part 4 relating to working alone or in isolation. The proposed adjustment to the Working Alone Regulation will harmonize it to the requirements of the Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation: Late night hours will be defined as being between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., rather than between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. With regard to the one-hour differential, the general duties of the law remain in effect as do the specific requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation that address violence prevention and safe work practices.

The following is a strikethrough version showing the proposed amendment to the definition of late night hours in section 4.22.1:

"late night hours" means any time between 10:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m.
and 6:00 a.m.;


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