The Board of Directors of WorkSafe BC has published the 2010 proposed amendments to the British Columbia Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.

There are 12 proposed amendments, including: an expansion of the duty to notify utilities after a service is hit during excavation; an amendment to the minimum distance that must be maintained from exposed, energized high voltage power lines; a requirement that trash and recycling vehicles have visual or audible warning systems to indicate when lifting mechanisms are extended; and standards relating to respirator protection factors. A complete list of proposed amendments is available online.

Interested parties may provide written feedback on the proposed amendments until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 18, 2009.