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This site provides information on how to submit an application for a variance to the OHS Regulation, the information needed in the submission, and the process that WorkSafeBC follows when reviewing an application and issuing a decision. We welcome your comments and suggestions.

Variances to the OHS Regulation

What's New

Revision to WCB Standard OFA1 effective January 1, 2010

• WCB Standard OFA1: Certification of Occupational First Aid Attendants

New/Revised Guidelines for December 2009

• G4.21 Procedures for checking the well-being of workers
• G7.23(a)(i) and (vi) Radiation protection in radiology - Large facilities
• G16.28 Guarding moving parts on mobile equipment

New Workers Compensation Act Guidelines for December 2009

• G-D3-119-1 Owner obligations - Public lands
• G-D12-187-3 Protection of privacy in inspection reports

View CSA Standards Online

Online access to CSA Standards referenced in federal, provincial, and territorial OHS Regulations is now available. This two year pilot project has been funded by WorkSafeBC and its partners across Canada, and the Canadian Standards Association.
October 3, 2008

Updated Training Providers List December 2009

First Aid, Diving, and Joint Committee Training Providers (PDF 274 KB)

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