Occupational Health and Safety Law Changes in Newly Proposed Bill 35

 Requirement that employers immediately report all workplace fires or explosions with the potential to cause serious injury to WorkSafeBC

• Employer must post or provide investigation report to joint health and safety committee or health and safety representative
• Right of committee/representative to give employer advice on significant proposed equipment and machinery changes affecting health and safety
• Let WorkSafeBC proactively help committees resolve health and safety disagreements
• New investigation model for WorkSafeBC to conduct both cause and prosecution investigations
• Shorter timelines for issuing administrative penalties.