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More occupational cancers for firefighters recognized
Changes to the Workers Compensation Act will add eight more cancers to the workers’ compensation cancer presumptions for firefighters. The provincial government is amending the…
Asbestos licensing and certification now required
New rules to enhance safety for workers doing asbestos removal, transportation and disposal came into effect Jan. 1. The rules require asbestos-abatement employers to be…
New return-to-work rules begin Jan. 1
New rules to ensure workers can return to a job following a workplace injury come into effect Jan. 1, 2024. The requirements will support a…
B.C. expands cancer coverage for firefighters
The B.C. government is amending the Firefighters’ Occupational Disease Regulation under the Workers Compensation Act (WCA) by adding two cancers – pancreatic and thyroid –…
B.C. expanding cancer coverage for firefighters
B.C. firefighters will soon have easier access to workers’ compensation benefits and support services in recognition of their higher risk of developing work-related cancers. The…
B.C. seeks input on proposed asbestos licensing rules
British Columbians are invited to provide feedback on proposed health and safety requirements for contractors, employers and workers who undertake asbestos abatement work. Asbestos-related diseases…
COVID-19 shows worker and employer supports can be better
Letter to the Editor As we come to the end of this difficult year, I am reflecting on how the pandemic has highlighted the courage…
Share your views on workers’ compensation in B.C.
A public engagement on British Columbia’s workers’ compensation system and how to shift the system to become more worker-centred, as well as how to increase…
Amendments to Mental Disorder Presumption Regulation
Emergency dispatchers, nurses and publicly funded health-care assistants will have easier access to workers’ compensation for mental-health disorders that come from work-related trauma with regulatory…