Occupational Safety And Health

“dose makes the poison'”
Paracelsus

Whenever we enter a situation that requires identifying hazards always think physical, chemical, biological, ergonomical, psychosocial; grow them in our mind to eliminate potential unrecognized risks.

For hazard evaluation the two key points are calibration and standard methods.

Most hazards in workplaces are well known- regulation, standards and best practices are our go to place for assisting in the selection of controls.

Risk Management starts when risk assessment is done.

A Zero risk concept is can be very costly to an organization as well.

Continual improvement, monitoring and review are integral to Management.

It is all about managing risks within organizations.

Our Service

Root Cause Analysis	Risk Assessment
Program Design Implementation	Safety-Team Training
Regulatory Frameworks	Cost Analysis
Standardizing Operating Process	Blind Audits

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WorkSafeBC Quick Reference Links

WorkSafeBC website https://www.worksafebc.com/en

Workers Compensation Act and Occupational Health & Safety Regulation (OHSR) can be found here
https://www.worksafebc.com/en/law-policy

https://www.worksafebc.com/en/law-policy/occupational-health-safety/searchable-ohs-regulation

Search regulation and all the other related material (such as policies, guidelines, standards etc.) for a particular topic all at once. Search tool can be found here

CSA standards that are referenced within the OHSR, can be accessed online through this link (you’ll have to create a sign in account)https://www.worksafebc.com/en/law-policy/occupational-health-safety/occupational-health-safety-regulation/csa-standards

Interpreting OHSR sections by providing detailed information and/or examples for the user to understand the intent behind a regulation and assist with them correctly applying the regulation in their workplace https://www.worksafebc.com/en/law-policy/occupational-health-safety/searchable-ohs-regulation/ohs-guidelines

Browse through the OHSR Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents and click on the related policies and guidelines provided at the top of each section https://www.worksafebc.com/en/law-policy/occupational-health-safety/searchable-ohs-regulation/ohs-regulation/part-05-chemical-and-biological-substances

If any of the links doesn’t work, then “Open in a new tab” function which is available by right-clicking on the link will provide access.

The following websites will be of assistance to you in completing the Legal Research Assignment and, more generally, in conducting research on legal issues arising in the field of occupational and environmental health. This list, while helpful, is not exhaustive.

*If any of the links doesn’t work, the “Open in a new tab” function which is available by right-clicking on the link will provide access.

Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada — http://www.awcbc.org/
Black’s Law Dictionary — http://www.thelawdictionary.org
BC Human Rights Tribunal — http://www.bchrt.bc.ca/
BC Laws — http://www.bc.laws.ca/
BC Provincial Court — http://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/
Courts of British Columbia — http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/
Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals — http://www.bcrsp.ca/
Canadalegal — http://www.canadalegal.info/
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety — http://www.ccohs.ca/
Canadian (Federal) Legislation — http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/
Canadian Human Rights Commission — http://chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/
Canadian Legal Information Institute (court decisions, tribunal decisions, legislation and a limited amount of “commentary” from all jurisdictions in Canada) — http://canlii.org/en/index.php
Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine — http://www.cos-mag.com/
Canadian Society of Safety Engineering — http://csse.org/
Canada’s National Occupational Health and Safety Web Site — http://www.canoshweb.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US) — http://www.cdc.gov/
Employment and Social Development Canada — http://www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/home.shtml
Environment, Health and Safety Online (US) – http://www.ehso.com/contents.php
Federal Court of Canada — http://www.fct-cf.gc.ca/
Federal Court of Appeal (Canada) — http://www.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf_eng.html
FindLaw Legal Dictionary — http://dictionary.findlaw.com
Government of Canada — http://www.Canada.ca
Health Canada — http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/
House of Commons (Canada) — http://www.ourcommons.ca/en
Institute for Work and Health — http://www.iwh.on.ca/
International Organization for Standardization — http://www.iso.org/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage
Irwin Law’s Canadian Online Legal Dictionary — http://www.irwinlaw.com/cold
Law.Com Legal Dictionary — http://dictionary.law.com
Legal Tree – http://www.legaltree.ca
National Class Action Database – http://www.cba.org/classactions/main/gate/index/
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (BC) — http://www.oipc.bc.ca/
Ontario Workplace Tribunals Library — http://www.owtlibrary.on.ca/
Oxford Dictionary of Law — http://www.oxfordreference.com (choose “Law” under “Subject” tab)
Public Health Agency of Canada – http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/index-eng.php
Supreme Court of Canada — http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/
Treasury Board of Canada (Manager’s Handbook — Canada Labour Code Part II) — http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/hrpubs/TBM_119/clc-cct_e.asp
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration — http://www.osha.gov/
Workers’ Compensation Agencies (Provincial and Territorial) —

British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland & Labrador
NWT & Nunavut
Yukon