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A PDF of the complete submission can be found here. Introduction The BC Federation of Labour (“Federation”, “BCFED”) appreciates the opportunity to provide our submission with respect to the proposed amendments for the following regulations: Parts 1, 5, 22 and 23: Flammable and combustible liquids Part 6: Hazardous drugs Part 7: Ionizing radiation – Dose limits for lens of the eyes Part 20

Read the full submission here. Introduction The BC Federation of Labour (“Federation”, “BCFED”) appreciates the opportunity to provide our submission with respect to the proposed amendments for the following regulations: Part 6: Substance Specific Requirements: Pesticides, Sections 6.89-6.90: Restricted entry intervals; consequential amendments to other sections within the same part Part 8

The Workers’ Compensation Board (“WCB”, “Board”) has requested submissions on its proposed policy provisions relating to the new provisions in the Workers Compensation Act, (“Act”) arising from Bill 23. Section 123(3) of the Act now provides that the Board may reconsider its own decisions after 75 days “if the decision contains an obvious error or omission.” Introduction Compensation policy #C14

September 2020 Read the full report here. Understanding the impacts of automation on workers, their livelihoods, and their well-being is one of the key public policy challenges of our time. Today, automated systems are taking up increasingly complex tasks, and corporations are integrating these systems throughout their work processes. How these forces are playing out in BC, and what impact they

A PDF of the complete submission can be found here. Introduction The BC Federation of Labour (“Federation”, “BCFED”) 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 or retained 2016, 2017, and 2018 the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

A PDF of the complete submission can be found here. Introduction The BC Federation of Labour (“Federation,” “BCFED”) appreciates the opportunity to provide our submission with respect to the proposed amendments to: Part 8: Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment, Safety Headgear, Section 8.11 General Requirement. The Federation represents more than 500,000 members of our affiliated unions, from