The BCMSA and WorkSafeBC (then WCB) entered into a Joint Compliance Project in the mid-1990′s, to develop Supplemental Safety Programs (SSP’s) to help employers comply with the newly revised Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
The BCMSA has hired a consultant to update the Supplemental Safety Programs. Keep checking back here for recent updates!
Current programs available include:
Biological Agents (updated March 2011)
Cold Stress (updated December 2011)
Confined Space Entry (updated March 2011)
- Confined Space Entry Program (revised July 2011)
- Confined Space Entry Program PowerPoint
Contractor Coordination (updated May 2011)
- Contractor Coordination Program
- Contractor Coordination PowerPoint
- Contractor Coordination Program Quiz
De-energization and Lockout (updated March 2011)
Emergency Preparedness and Response (updated March 2011)
- Emergency Preparedness and Response Program
- Emergency Preparedness and Response PowerPoint
- Emergency Preparedness and Response Quiz
Heat Stress (updated March 2011)
OH&S Program (updated August 2011)
Here’s an OH&S Program “shell”. Once customized for your organization, it should detail all elements of your Safety Program. It includes helpful templates for Incident/Accident Investigations, Inspections, etc.
Orientation Program
- Orientation Instructions
- Orientation Checklist
- Orientation Program
- Orientation Program PowerPoint
- Orientation Quiz
- Orientation Video – A Safe Beginning Starts With You
Respirator Program (updated December 2011)
Programs currently under review include:
- Abrasive Blasting
- Biohazard Control
- Forestry
- Hazardous Substance Exposure Control (includes WHMIS training program)
- Indoor Air Quality
- Internal Combustion Engines
- Laboratories
- Lead
- Noise Occupational Noise Control & Hearing Conservation Program
- Office Ergonomics/Manual Material Handling
- Personal Protective Equipment Personal Protective Equipment Program
- Pesticides
- Tire Servicing
- Urban Forestry
- Violence in the Workplace
- Working Alone
