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Proposed Amendments to British Columbia Occupational Health and Safety Legislation

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Heenan Blaikie

The Board of Directors of WorkSafe BC has published the 2010 proposed amendments to the British Columbia Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. 

There are 12 proposed amendments, including: an expansion of the duty to notify utilities after a service is hit during excavation; an amendment to the minimum distance that must be maintained from exposed, energized high voltage power lines; a requirement that trash and recycling vehicles have visual or audible warning systems to indicate when lifting mechanisms are extended; and standards relating to respirator protection factors.  A complete list of proposed amendments is available online. 

Interested parties may provide written feedback on the proposed amendments until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 18, 2009.

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