WorkSafeBC Update
October 2, 2008
Working Alone changed to 11:00pm
ABLE BC is pleased to share some good news from WorkSafe BC. After months of hard work by
ABLE, WorkSafe has announced its intention to harmonize the working alone regulations with the
Liquor Control and Licensing Branch requirement for LRS's to close at 11:00pm.
This change means that our industry will not be impacted by the Late Night Retail provisions.
See below for details.
Cheers,
ABLE BC Team
The WorkSafeBC Board of Directors has approved taking to the 2009 public hearing an
adjustment to Part 4 of the Occupational Health & Safety Regulations relating to working alone or
in isolation to harmonize it to the requirements of the Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation:
Late night hours will be defined as being between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., rather than between 10
p.m. and 6 a.m.
Harmonization of the Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation / Working Alone or in Isolation
The Board of Directors has approved taking to the next scheduled public hearing in 2009
an adjustment to Part 4 relating to working alone or in isolation. The proposed adjustment
to the Working Alone Regulation will harmonize it to the requirements of the Liquor
Control and Licensing Regulation: Late night hours will be defined as being between 11
p.m. and 6 a.m., rather than between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. With regard to the one-hour
differential, the general duties of the law remain in effect as do the specific requirements
of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation that address violence prevention and
safe work practices.
WorkSafeBC is an independent provincial statutory agency governed by a Board of
Directors that serves nearly two million workers and about 197,000 employers.
WorkSafeBC was born out of a compromise between B.C.'s workers and employers in
1917 where workers gave up the right to sue their employers and fellow workers for
injuries on the job in return for a no-fault insurance program fully paid for by employers.
The organization is committed to safe and healthy workplaces and to providing return-to work
rehabilitation and legislated compensation benefits.
www.worksafebc.com
Questions?
We have attached the WorkSafeBC Bulletin for Employers [ Click Here ] to this communication that can act as a guide for you on how the new rules will affect your business. For further details and information about the regulations, please visit the WorkSafeBC website, or you can call 604 276-3100 (Prevention information line) in the Lower Mainland or 1 888 621-7233 toll-free within B.C.
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