On October 13, 2010, WorkSafeBC's Board of Directors approved the amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in regards to staff working alone or in isolation.
Effective February 1, 2011, late night hours mean any time between 11 pm and 6 am. The purpose of this amendment is to harmonize the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation ("OHSR") with the BC Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation, which specifies that licensee retail stores (i.e., private liquor stores) may remain open during the hours of 9 am and 11 pm. These businesses are not required to remain open until 11 pm, but the effect is that they cannot feasibly comply with the OHSR.
For a full list of amendments to the OHSR as a result of this decision, please visit WorkSafeBC's website: Board of Directors’ decisions on amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
