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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

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 the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (“OHSR”): Part 7, Division 3: Radiation Exposure Parts 1, 5, 22 and 23 -multiple sections- combustible and flammable liquids The Federation

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 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 (WCA, Act) . The Federation

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. Part 26 is being amended to include proposed new regulations applicable to arborists and arboricultural work. As recognized in the WCB’s