Proposed amendment to Occupational Health & Safety Regulation Part 8: Personal protective clothing and equipment, Section 8.11 Safety headgear
August 6, 2020 | Health, Safety, and Compensation
This is our submission to the WCB's consultation on proposed regulatory amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation: Part 8: Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment, Safety Headgear, Section 8.11 General Requirement. Proposed amendments to Occupational Health & Safety Regulation Part 7, Radiation Exposure, Parts 1, 5, 22 and 23, Combustible and flammable liquids
June 29, 2020 | Health, Safety, and Compensation
This is our submission to the WCB's consultation on proposed regulatory amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation: Part 7, Division 3: Radiation Exposure,and Parts 1, 5, 22 and 23 — multiple sections — combustible and flammable liquids. WCB consultation: Submission on addition of communicable viral pathogens to Schedule 1 of the Workers Compensation Act
June 15, 2020
The BC Federation of Labour has sent this submission to the WCB for their consultation on adding a presumption for infections caused by communicable viral pathogens including COVID-19 to the list of occupational diseases in Schedule 1 of the Workers Compensation Act. Rebuilding our economy for all
May 19, 2020
A labour blueprint for BC's recoveryThis document offers a positive vision for a recovery that puts people at the centre of an economy that works for all. It's based on our submission to Premier John Horgan's Economic Recovery Task Force, delivered in May 2020. Download the... more Proposed Amendments to the Occupational Health & Safety Regulation (OHSR) Part 18, Traffic Control, and Part 26, Forestry Operations
February 14, 2020 | Health, Safety, and Compensation
Thousands of our members are involved in roadside work including traffic control operations, working as Traffic Control Persons (TCPs), workers who are involved in road maintenance and construction, and workers who are responsible for traffic enforcement. BCFED responds to ride-hailing applicants on necessity of respecting employment standards
November 21, 2019 | Employment Standards
British Columbia’s Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) is reviewing applications filed by prospective ride-hailing services to operate in BC. The BC Federation of Labour was given the opportunity to review and respond to applicant responses to our previous submission. The PTB has the opportunity,... more Review of Child Labour Regulations Under the BC Employment Standards Act
November 15, 2019 | Employment Standards
This is our submission to the BC Ministry of Labour regarding the review of child labour regulations. Proposed amendments to the Occupational Health & Safety Regulation (OHSR) to part 5, exposure limits, part 6, hazardous drugs, and part 26, forestry operations, of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
November 1, 2019 | Health, Safety, and Compensation
The BC Federation of Labour appreciates the opportunity to provide our submission with respect to the proposed amendments to:
• Part 5: Consultation on proposed occupational exposure limits based on the new or revised 2016, 2017, and 2018 ACGIH TLVs for selected chemical substances;
• Part 6:... more Proposed amendments to Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) Part 6: Substance Specific Requirements, Hazardous Drugs
October 22, 2019 | Health, Safety, and Compensation
The BC Federation of Labour appreciates the opportunity to provide our submission with respect to the proposed amendments to Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) Part 6: Substance Specific Requirements, Hazardous Drugs.
Although the current provisions of Part 6 Cytotoxic drug regulation... more BCFED calls for employment standards protections for ride-hail workers
October 1, 2019 | Employment Standards
British Columbia’s Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) is reviewing applications filed by prospective ride-hailing services to operate in BC. The BC Federation of Labour believes the review must consider the rights and well-being of workers in the industry. Ride-hailing companies should have to... more