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Construction Safety
The following is meant solely to help the reader understand the main features of primary regulations governing this activity, and not meant in any way to provide a legal interpretation.
Workers Compensation Act:
WorkSafeBC administers the Workers Compensation Act for the B.C. Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services. The Act gives WorkSafeBC legal authority to:
-Set and enforce occupational health and safety standards
-Assist injured or disabled workers and their dependants
-Assess employers and collect funds to operate WorkSafeBC
Construction safety is regulated by the Workers' Compensation Board under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. An entire section of the WorkSafeBC website is dedicated to the construction industry: http://www2.worksafebc.com/Portals/Construction/Home.asp
Primary Contact:
Workers' Compensation Board
Prevention Division
Main Building
6951 Westminster Highway
Richmond, B.C.
Tel: (604) 276-3100 or Toll Free 1-888-661-7233
Fax: (604) 276-3247
http://www.worksafebc.com
Safety Standards Act
The BC Safety Authority is responsible for ensuring that the province?s technical systems, products, equipment and work are safe. They help individuals and businesses comply with safety regulations in specific technology areas.
Registered contractors can take out electrical and gas permits on-line by applying to BC Online by phone at 1-866-663-6102 or on-line at https://www.bconline.gov.bc.ca.
Primary Contact:
BC Safety Authority
#400 - 88 6th Ave,
New Westminster, BC, V3L 5B3
Tel: (604) 660-6286 Toll Free: 1-866-566-7223
Fax: (604) 660-6215
Email: info@safetyauthority.ca
Internet: http://www.safetyauthority.ca/
Construction Safety Association of British Columbia
The CSABC [Construction Safety Association of British Columbia] is a non-profit organization that is owned and operated by the construction industry of British Columbia. Its goal is to reduce the number and duration of workplace injuries and to lower contractor costs.
Primary Contact
Construction Safety Association of BC
#219-720 6th Street,
New Westminster, B.C. V3L 2Y2
Tel: (604) 315-3722
Fax: (604) 526-3579
Contact: Cathy Lange
Email: c.lange@telus.net
Website: http://www.csabc.ca/index.html
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