General Health & Safety

This pamphlet outlines what homeowners, employers and workers must do before beginning renovation or demolition work, to prevent exposure to asbestos.

Homeowners learn more about the process of identifying and removing asbestos in the home.

This edition, newly revised in December 2014, will help you understand your back. It will show you how to take care of yourself when you experience episodes of back pain.

This manual, developed for employers, supervisors, and workers, describes different types of breathing hazards and respirators. It also explains how to choose, fit, and care for a respirator. In addition, the manual covers the essential elements of respirator programs.

This manual is mainly for two groups: employers whose businesses include the use of chlorine gas for water or sewage treatment; and workers who work with or around chlorine gas, including those who repair or maintain chlorine systems.

This Infoflip is primarily for WorkSafeBC officers to use as a guide during inspections.

Employers, contractors, supervisors, and workers may also find the information useful for assisting them in carrying out their occupational health and safety roles and responsibilities.

All workers in B.C. are potentially vulnerable to infectious diseases. This book describes common communicable and zoonotic diseases, how they are spread, and steps to take to protect workers. It includes information about the basic principles of infection control, safe work procedures, and how to develop an exposure control plan.

The booklet will help employers, workers, and joint health and safety committees develop and maintain an effective occupational health and safety (OHS) program.

The Diving Supervisor’s Handbook can be used by diving contractors, dive schools, and workers for dive planning and response to diving emergencies.

A compact record-keeping book, with weather-resistant cover, to help the machine owner and operator conform to the requirements in the Regulation concerning inspections and maintenance work.