New regulatory amendments came into effect on September 1, 2021. Please note the changes to these sections of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation.
In a power outage due to extreme weather or a natural disaster such as a wildfire, you may have to activate your emergency response plan.
B.C. is bracing for a dangerous, long-duration heat wave. In hot working environments—indoors or out—everyone needs to be alert for the signs and symptoms of
In order to apply for the B.C. government’s COVID-19 Paid Sick-Leave Reimbursement Program, you need to sign up for WorkSafeBC’s online services. Through this program, which
Expedited workplace closures – what employers can expect On April 11, 2021, an order of the provincial health officer (PHO) delegated specific powers to WorkSafeBC prevention
The Alliance is pleased to welcome our new chief financial officer, Lucie-Ann Pineau. Lucie-Ann will join us on May 26, 2021, and will work alongside
In 1997, NAOSH Week (North American Occupational Safety and Health Week) was launched to highlight the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace.
Today, the Provincial Health Officer announced new orders delegating specific powers of the Public Health Act to WorkSafeBC prevention officers. Under the new order, WorkSafeBC
Minister Ravi Kahlon has announced the new Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant which will provide $50 million to help the 14,000 restaurants, bars, breweries, wineries,
Since mid-March, more than 20,000 essential workers at Alliance member companies have received their first immunizations. That initial priority campaign ended in late March. The health regions are waiting for direction from the province to determine whether, when, and how they may be able to resume priority immunization of production workers. We will continue to update you here as we learn more.
“This is not a joke.” Wayne Arondus, Chief Operating Officer at the Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC, started calling members about an opportunity to immunize
Over the past year, we have made substantial changes at the Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC in our service delivery methods to address the changing
