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Housekeeping Changes to Occupational Health
and Safety Policies
February 1, 2012
Dear Stakeholder:
The Board of Directors ("BOD") has authorized
the Senior Vice President, Human Resources and
Corporate Services, to make housekeeping changes
to policy, including the occupational health and
safety policies contained in WorkSafeBC's Prevention
Manual. The Prevention Manual contains
policy approved by the BOD applying to Part 3
of the Workers Compensation Act ("Act")
and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
("OHSR"). The Act requires WorkSafeBC
and the Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal
to apply these policies when making decisions.
Housekeeping changes are those that do not change
the meaning of the policy, such as updating references
to the OHSR.
The Senior Vice President, Human Resources and
Corporate Services, recently approved housekeeping
changes to the Prevention Manual. A strikethrough
version of the amended policy R20.40-1
is available for reference. The history portion
of the policy details the changes which will take
effect on February 1, 2012.
The changes reflect amendments to the OHSR that
also become effective on February 1, 2012. These
OHSR amendments were approved by the BOD in October
2011 and stakeholders were notified.
View
the revised Prevention Manual
Sincerely,
Anne Burch,
Director, OHS Regulation & Policy
Policy and Regulation Division
WorkSafeBC-WCB
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