Past Sessions

Introduction to Exposure Control Plans (ECPs) for the Construction Industry

April 27, 2023

ECPs are written documents describing a company’s plan for managing occupational health hazards. Under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation ECPs are required when hazardous levels of exposure are possible at a work site.  The speakers will discuss their experiences developing and reviewing ECPs.

Health & Safety Responsibilities in Fire & Flood Restoration: The Role of Prime Contractor, Insurance Representative, Homeowner and Trade Contractor 

This seminar is hosted in partnership with WorkSafeBC to bring insurance adjusters and restoration contractors together to discuss responsibilities towards health and safety on restoration sites to assist in organizing the coordination of work activities in a way that keeps all workers safe and healthy. This seminar includes a combination of group activity and presentations to explore who is responsible for what in regards to health and safety on a restoration site, including the requirement to assign a prime contractor in a written agreement.

Multi-Employer Workplace Roles & Responsibilities - Part 2 

April 23, 2021

Welcome back for part 2 of understanding health & safety requirements related to multi-employer workplaces. The focus during this session will be a deeper dive into the principles of enforcement and due diligence and how it relates to the roles and responsibilities of the owners, prime contractors and employers on construction sites.

Topics for this session will include:

• Taking a risk based approach
• Embracing the gray
• Lessons learned from COVID-19
• Live Q&A

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Multi-Employer Workplace Roles & Responsibilities 

February 24, 2021

This session will provide attendees with a better understanding of health & safety requirements related to multi-employer workplaces in BC’s construction industry. The focus of this session will be on the roles and responsibilities of owners, prime contractors, and employers for worker health and safety on construction sites. Understanding each other's responsibilities towards health and safety, and ensuring good communication helps to organize the coordination of the work activities in a way that keeps all workers safe and healthy.

Topics for this session will include:

• Planning and coordinating multi-employer workplaces.
• Who is the Prime Contractor and Owner?
• Legislated Responsibilities of: Prime, Owner, Qualified Coordinator, Supervisor, and Worker.
• Live Q&A

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Isocyanates - The Silent Sensitizers 

January 20, 2021

Isocyanates are hazardous chemicals found in parkade membranes and polyurethane spray foams. Working with these chemicals can lead to asthma attacks caused by exposure to even very low levels of isocyanates. This session will combine the technical and scientific knowledge required to safely work with isocyanates with real-life experience of managing isocyanates on site. The presenters will discuss the health effects of isocyanates, the WorkSafeBC requirements, and how to make sure that workers are effectively protected from exposure. They will use a case-study of isocyanate control in a parkade to demonstrate some common mistakes made when dealing with isocyanates, and how to fix them.

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Webinar Resources:

• Isocyanate Webinar Bulletin - Click to download
• Isocyanate Webinar Presentation Slides - Click to view