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British Columbia – Occupational Health and Safety
This page provides information, guides and resources on British Columbia and federal occupational health and safety requirements for the workplace.
Specialized Web Site
General Information and Guides
Laws, Regulations
Departments, Organizations
Specialized Web Site
General Information and Guides
- Small Business Primer, A Guide to the WCB – Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia Printable Version – PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
- Employer & Small Business Centre – Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia
- Becoming An Employer – Small Business BC
- Occupational Health and Safety – Environmental & Workplace Health, Health Canada
- Occupational Health and Safety – Human Resources and Skills Development
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (WHMIS) – Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety, Health Canada
- Canosh – Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Laws, Regulations
- Workers Compensation Act – Queen's Printer, Government of British Columbia
- Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act – Queen's Printer, Government of British Columbia
- Legislation and Regulation – Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia
Departments, Organizations
- Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia
- Workplace Health and Public Safety Programme – Health Canada
- Canada & European Union Cooperation on Workplace Safety and Health
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
- Canada Safety Council
- International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre – International Labour Organization