“Normal travel conditions” should be determined by the average time it takes to drive to (or from) the nearest ambulance station by a motor vehicle following the rules of the road, during the normal working hours of the employer’s workplace.
Employers must consider known barriers that may affect BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) response time, such as road conditions which may make a workplace inaccessible to BCEHS or other barriers such as train crossings, lift bridges, temporary road closures, construction zones, etc.
Where barriers to transport are identified, the employer should take all reasonable measures to eliminate or otherwise minimize the impact of these barriers on the time it may take to transport a worker to medical treatment.
