As you are aware, the WorkSafeBC September virtual public hearing for the proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation were postponed due to the provincial election. WorkSafeBC has now rescheduled the hearing for Thursday, December 10, 2020 with session times at 11-1 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. Written submissions will be accepted until 4:30pm on December 14th.
The projects we are taking to this public hearing are as follows:
- Part 6 – Restricted Intervals for Pesticide application
- Part 8 – High Visibility Apparel
- Part 8 – Safety Headgear
- Part 16 – Mobile Equipment
- Part 18 – Traffic Control
- Part 21 – Blasting
The materials are now back up on the website, and we will be sending out an enews announcement as soon as we have the new web address for the hearings from the vendor. At this point, we are planning on taking those projects previously scheduled for a November public hearing to a hearing sometime in February.
Kind Regards,
Lori Guiton, LL.B
Director, Policy, Regulation & Research Division |