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Public
hearings in May-June 2011 for proposed amendments to
the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation ("OHSR")
March 30, 2011
Dear Stakeholder:
The Board of Directors of WorkSafeBC approved public
hearings to be held in May-June 2011 to consider the
following proposed regulatory amendments to:
- Part
4 - relating to a third option to protect workers
assigned to work alone in a late night retail premises.
This third option is proposed because some employers
have found it impracticable to install barriers to
separate workers from the public or alternatively
employ two workers on shift during late night hours;
- Parts
6 and 20 - relating to updating asbestos requirements;
- Part
6 - relating to updating the reference to the Pesticide
Control Act;
- Part
9 - relating to clarifying that atmospheric testing
must be conducted by a qualified person;
- Part
12 - relating to safer driven-feed mobile chipper
requirements;
- Part
14 - relating to updating the reference to the
Elevating Devices Safety Act;
- Part
15 - relating to clarifying the correct number
of wire rope clips to be used in wire rope splices;
- Part
16 - relating to the requirement for trailer units
with a dump box to have a permanently affixed mechanical
device capable of supporting the empty box in the
raised position;
- Part
20 - relating to new requirement that concrete
pumps and placing booms meet the requirements of CSA
Standard Z151-09;
- Part
23 - relating to updating the reference to the
Power Engineers and Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety
Act;
- Part
28 - relating to the requirement for rollover protective
structures on agricultural tractors;
- Removal
from the OHSR of the requirements for "prior
approval" or "prior permission" before
proceeding with certain types of work or using certain
work arrangements. The sections identified for change
by identifying specific requirements or referencing
standards are as follows:
- Part
5 - relating to extended work periods;
- Part
14 - relating to chimney hoists;
- Part
19 - relating to high voltage;
- Part
21 - relating to mobile drill rigs;
- Removal
from the OHSR of the requirements for "acceptable
to the Board" before proceeding with certain
types of work or using certain work arrangements.
The sections identified for change are in Part 6 and
relate to:
- the
removal of asbestos debris and acceptance from
the Board;
- posting
warning signs and acceptance from the Board;
- monitors
and alarms for equipment and machinery and acceptance
from the Board.
The
proposed amendments with explanatory notes and details
of the public hearings can be accessed via the WorkSafeBC
website or the link below:
2011
Proposed Regulatory Amendments
The public hearings will provide stakeholders with an
opportunity to comment on the proposed regulatory amendments.
WorkSafeBC welcomes your feedback on the amendments
by either written submissions or participation at the
oral public hearings. Written submissions will be accepted
until 4:30 pm on Friday, June 3, 2011.
Please
note that the public consultation phase is separate
from the public hearing process. Accordingly, if you
provided comments during consultation, and you wish
your feedback to be considered during the public hearing
process, please make another submission on the proposed
amendments.
Based on the feedback received from stakeholders, the
Board of Directors recommended that the following two
proposed amendment packages which were released for
consultation, not proceed to public hearings and that
WorkSafeBC continue to work with industry on these topics:
- Part
16 - relating to permitting a worker riding on
a rear-mounted work platform to retrieve traffic cones
when the vehicle is backing up;
- Part
21 - relating to restricting the abandonment of
misfired explosives to reduce chances of accidentally
drilling into an un-detonated charge.
Sincerely,
Anne
Burch
Director, Prevention Policy and Regulation Review
Policy and Research Division
WorkSafeBC-WCB
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