The following five documents are essential to understanding and meeting the minimum requirements for occupational health and safety in british columbia. Memorandum of understanding city of north vancouver 183. Occupational health and safety regulation worksafebc. In general, workers have the right to a safe workplace and the responsibility to report unsafe working conditions. In particular, sections 21, 22, and 23 set out the general duties of employers, workers and supervisors respectively. The purpose of the regulation is to promote occupational health and safety and to. Minimum training requirements for new joint committee members or worker health and safety representatives participation in investigations. As an employer, you have a responsibility to keep workers healthy and safe at your workplace, regardless of the size of your business. What is the joint occupational health and safety johs committee. Part 2 of the workers compensation act, the occupational health and safety regulation especially part 3, and. The occupational health and safety regulation ohsr and the ohs provisions of the workers compensation act contain ohs legal requirements that must be met by all workplaces under the inspection jurisdiction of worksafebc.
The safety authority act is the foundation of our organization. Employers must meet minimum health and safety standards that are. Official printed versions of the occupational health and safety regulation and the workers compensation act can be purchased from crown publications, queens printer for british columbia. Printing multiple copies of a statute or regulation for the purpose of distribution without the. Occupational health and safety act south african government. The occupational health and safety regulation regulation contains legal requirements that must be met by all workplaces under the inspectional jurisdiction of worksafebc. Learn about the laws and regulations that protect you and your employees, from pay to. Occupational health and safety province of british columbia. Technical safety bc operates within a legislative and regulatory framework that includes. Human rights code defines the basic rights of everyone in b. Pdf version printerfriendly ideal for printing entire document occupational health and safety regulation 29697 published by quickscribe services ltd. The official printed version of the workers compensation act. Occupational health and safety regulation and associated policies and. Information about occupational health and safety requirements, accident investigations, discriminatory.
S 35 amended by occupational health and safety amendment act 181 of 1993. Worksafebcs occupational health and safety policies. This is an unofficial version of the act excerpts and regulation, published in an updatable. Read an overview pdf or get more detailed information about human rights in the. Printed versions of the act and regulation worksafebc. Workers have rights and responsibilities to protect their health and safety in the workplace. Federal ohs legislation that does not apply or is unlikely to apply to bc worksites was. Acts, regulations, and agreements technical safety bc. The occupational health and safety provisions of the workers compensation act contain essential information you need to know to fulfill your safety obligations as an employer in british columbia. Every bc workplace employing hsa members is required by law to have an occupational health and safety program in place. The occupational health and safety provisions of the workers compensation act contain essential information you need to know to fulfill your safety obligations as an employer in british columbia in particular, sections 21, 22, and 23 set out the general.