Browse
Read it straight through.
Search is the wrong tool when you do not yet know what to ask. Pick a jurisdiction to see which Parts are indexed and how much of each there is.
Occupational Health and Safety Regulation B.C. Reg. 296/97
634 sections · current to September 15, 2026 · official source ↗
Participation in Investigations1
- 3.28Participation by employer or representative of employer and worker representative
Buildings, Structures and Equipment14
- 4.1Safe workplace
- 4.1.1Avalanche risk assessment and safety plan
- 4.1.2Avalanche risk assessment and safety plan exception
- 4.2Safe buildings and structures
- 4.3Safe machinery and equipment
- 4.4Conformity to standards
- 4.5Manuals and information
- 4.6Reassembly
- 4.7Information on rated capacity
- 4.8Rated capacity
- 4.9Inspection and maintenance records
- 4.10Authorization
- 4.11Startup
- 4.12Circumvention of safeguards
Division 4 — Thermal Exposure1
- 8.1Definitions
General Requirements74
- 8.2Responsibility to provide
- 8.3Selection, use and maintenance
- 8.4Workplace evaluation
- 8.5Program
- 8.6Annual review
- 8.7Instruction
- 8.8Supervisor's responsibilities
- 8.9Worker's responsibilities
- 8.10Personal clothing and accessories
- 14.2Standards
- 14.3Identification
- 14.4Repealed(repealed)
- 14.5Rated capacity indication
- 14.6Repealed(repealed)
- 14.7Boom angle indicator
- 14.8Boom extension and load radius indicators
- 14.9Logging exemption
- 14.10Reeved-in devices
- 14.11Support structure
- 14.12Manual and instructions
- 14.13Inspection, maintenance and repair
- 14.14Inspection and maintenance records
- 14.15Modifications
- 14.16Certification required
- 14.16.1Certification following misadventure
- 14.17Access and egress
- 14.18Audible warning
- 14.19Drop stops
- 14.20Rail end stops
- 14.21Fenders
- 14.22Securing pins
- 14.23Boom stops
- 14.24Molten metal
- 14.25Repealed(repealed)
- 14.26Sheave guards
- 14.27Ungrounded supply
- 14.28Controls
- 14.29Operator protection
- 14.30Cab windows
- 14.31Operator's seat
- 14.32Storage
- 14.33Fire extinguisher
- 15.2Qualified riggers
- 15.3Detaching loads
- 15.4Use of rigging
- 15.5Component identification
- 15.6Design factors
- 15.7Wire rope on mobile cranes
- 15.8Natural fibre rope
- 15.9Wedge socket connections
- 15.10Open hook restriction
- 15.11Securing pins
- 15.12Replacing pins
- 15.13Repealed(repealed)
- 15.14Securing ropes to drums
- 15.15Wraps required
- 15.16Reeving lines
- 15.17Sheaves
- 15.18Guylines
- 15.19Spooling rope
- 15.20Hand signals
- 15.21Termination efficiencies
- 15.22Wire rope clips
- 15.23Wire rope splices
- 15.24Restriction on fold back eyes
- 15.25Wire rope rejection criteria
- 15.26Nonrotating wire rope
- 15.27Contact with electric arc
- 15.28Welding
- 15.29Hook rejection criteria
- 20.1AQualified contractor
- 20.2Notice of project
- 20.2.1Notice of project — hazardous substances
- 20.3Coordination of multiple employer workplaces
Flame Resistant Clothing1
- 8.31When required
Respirators19
- 8.32When respirator required
- 8.33Selection
- 8.34Maximum use concentration
- 8.35IDLH or oxygen deficient atmosphere
- 8.36Emergency escape respirators
- 8.37Respirable air quality
- 8.38Corrective eyewear
- 8.39Face seal
- 8.40Fit tests
- 8.41User seal check
- 8.42Medical assessment
- 8.43Optional use
- 8.44Records
- 8.45Maintenance and inspections
- 1Scope
- 2Definition
- 3Types of leg protection
- 4General requirements
- 5Cut-resistance testing protocol and performance requirements
Personal Protective Equipment and Other Precautions11
Division 5 — Movable Work Platforms16
- 13.20Marking of the equipment
- 13.21Manuals
- 13.22Maintenance of records
- 13.23Testing
- 13.24Work platforms on wheels
- 13.25Warning devices on elevating work platforms
- 13.26Controls on elevating work platforms
- 13.27Cranes and hoists used to suspend work platforms
- 13.28Two-blocking
- 13.29Hoisting and lowering work platforms
- 13.30Lift truck mounted work platforms
- 13.31Powered platforms
- 13.32Work in high risk situations
- 13.33Fall protection
- 14.1Definitions
- 14.1.1Application
Equipment Operation25
- 14.34Operator qualifications
- 14.34.1Operator certification
- 14.35Pre-use inspection
- 14.36Load weight
- 14.37Calibration
- 14.37.1Operator's duties
- 14.38Safe lifting
- 14.39Repealed(repealed)
- 14.40Swing and shear hazards
- 14.41Position of equipment
- 14.42Tandem lift
- 14.42.1Critical lift
- 14.43Travelling with a load
- 14.44Loads over work areas
- 14.45Unattended loads
- 14.46Vertical load line
- 14.47Signals
- 14.48Alternative to hand signals
- 14.49Dedicated radio system
- 14.49.1Communication between equipment operators
- 14.50Unhooking loads
- 14.51Riding hook or load
- 14.52Induced voltage
- 14.52.1Work near high voltage
- 14.53Repealed(repealed)
Tower Cranes24
- 14.73.1Definitions
- 14.73.2Tower crane erection and other tower crane activities
- 14.73.3Notice of project
- 14.74Tower crane support
- 14.75Before use
- 14.76Identification
- 14.77Structural inspection
- 14.78Structures kept clean
- 14.79Manual and records
- 14.80Counterweights and ballasts
- 14.81Limit devices
- 14.82Test blocks
- 14.83Operator's cab
- 14.84Monitoring jib swing
- 14.84.1Overlapping operating zones
- 14.85Clearance and freedom to slew
- 14.86Repealed(repealed)
- 14.87Repealed(repealed)
- 14.88Access
- 14.89- 14.90Repealed
- 14.91Hoisting ropes
- 14.92Wind limitations
- 14.93Temperature limitations
- 14.94- 14.95Repealed
Construction Material Hoists4
- 14.96Certifications and instructions
- 14.97Rider restriction
- 14.98Notices
- 14.99- 14.115Repealed
Chimney Hoists34
- 14.116Permission to use
- 14.117Certification
- 14.118Support structures
- 14.119Load rating
- 14.120- 14.132Repealed
- 1Scope
- 2Definitions and interpretation
- 3General requirements
- 4Certification after alteration
- 5Emergency stopping devices
- 6Safety factors
- 7Drive restrictions
- 8Brakes
- 9Terminal stopping devices
- 10Speed governor
- 11Equipment condition
- 12Cage markings
- 13Load restrictions
- 14Cage layout and guarding
- 15Fall protection at landings
- 16Guarding at the lower landing
- 17Instructions for use and maintenance
- 18Chimney hoist must be in good condition
- 19Operator training and authorization
- 20Daily testing
- 21Attending the controls
- 22Communication with the operator
- 23Backup communication plan
- 24Persons or materials
- 25Getting in or out of the cage
- 26Hoisting speed
- 27Position of gates
- 28Emergency evacuation
- 15.1Definitions
Other Requirements1
- 19.1Definitions
Minimum Separation Distance to be Maintained from Energized High Voltage Electrical Equipment and Conductors8
- 19.24Informing workers about high voltage electrical equipment and conductors
- 19.24.1Minimum approach distance when working close to exposed electrical equipment and conductors
- 19.24.2Minimum clearance distance when passing under exposed electrical equipment and conductors
- 19.25Assurance in writing
- 19.26Assurance not practicable
- 19.27Specially trained
- 19.28Emergency work
- 19.29Authorization by owner
Safe Work Areas and Safe Access14
- 20.4Safe access
- 20.5Temporary floors
- 20.6Design loads
- 20.7Repealed(repealed)
- 20.8Repealed(repealed)
- 20.9Protection from falling materials
- 20.10Chutes
- 20.11Repealed(repealed)
- 20.12Glass panels
- 20.13Thrust-out crane landing platforms
- 20.14Temporary support
- 20.14.1Fills
- 20.14.2Stockpiles
- 20.14.3Unstable face of a stockpile
Concrete Falsework and Formwork12
- 20.16.1Definitions
- 20.16.2Application
- 20.17Worksite-specific plans required for specified formwork
- 20.18Certification of worksite-specific plans by professional engineer
- 20.19Continuity of engineering
- 20.20Information for worksite-specific plans
- 20.21Application drawings and supplementary instructions for flyforms
- 20.22Flyform handling
- 20.23Supervision
- 20.24Equipment requirements
- 20.25Concrete placing hazards
- 20.26Inspections
Concrete Pumping34
- 20.26.1Definition
- 20.26.2Application of regulation
- 20.26.3Standards
- 20.26.4Duty to ensure operator's competence
- 20.26.5Certification authority
- 20.26.6Operator certification
- 20.27Equipment identification
- 20.28Manufacturer's, supplier's or integrator's manual
- 20.29Inspection and maintenance records
- 20.30Pre-use inspection
- 20.30.1Design and construction
- 20.31Controls
- 20.32Hydraulic cylinders
- 20.33Marking weight
- 20.34Lifting a pump
- 20.35Securing a pump
- 20.36Repealed(repealed)
- 20.37Agitator guarding
- 20.38Engine exhaust
- 20.39Housekeeping
- 20.40Outriggers
- 20.41Repealed
- 20.42Pipe diameter and thickness
- 20.43Pipe clamps
- 20.44Delivery pipe
- 20.45Restraining devices
- 20.46Concrete pump lines
- 20.47Equipment inspection
- 20.48Repair and modification
- 20.48.1Installation of mast
- 20.49Boom and mast weight
- 20.50- 20.52Repealed
- 20.53Repealed(repealed)
- 20.54Hopper signal device
Concrete Pre-stressing and Post-tensioning12
- 20.60General requirements
- 20.61Signalling devices and restricted areas
- 20.62Strand measuring
- 20.63Guarding during pre-stressing operations
- 20.64Deflecting devices
- 20.65Detensioning and strand cutting procedures
- 20.66Strand vises and hydraulic devices
- 20.67Hydraulic equipment
- 20.68Platform width
- 20.69Blowouts
- 20.70Tendon handling
- 20.71Securing jacks
Open Web Joists and Trusses1
- 20.72Erection instructions
Excavations18
- 20.78Work standards
- 20.79Underground utility services
- 20.80Removing nearby hazards
- 20.81Sloping and shoring requirements
- 20.82Timber shoring and grades
- 20.83Safe shoring procedures
- 20.84Repealed(repealed)
- 20.85Trench support structures
- 20.86Spoil piles
- 20.87Entry and exit
- 20.88Guarding
- 20.89Excavation crossings
- 20.90Excavated materials
- 20.91Use of skips or buckets
- 20.92Scaling and trimming
- 20.93Height limitations
- 20.94Positioning equipment
- 20.95Water accumulation
Other Equipment16
- 34.1Definitions
- 34.2Scope of application
- 34.3Rope access plan
- 34.4Training and certification
- 34.5Safe work practices
- 34.6Two-rope system
- 34.7Personal log
- 34.8Rescue
- 34.9Equipment
- 34.10Inspection and maintenance
- 34.11Anchors and anchorages
- 34.12Permanent anchors
- 34.13Temporary anchors
- 34.14Safety headgear
- 34.15Maximum arrest force, clearance
- 34.16Removal from service