Industrial Health and Safety Regulations Jurisdiction Canada - British Columbia Year 1980 Published in English Source Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, 6951 Westminster Highway, Richmond, B.C., V7C 1C6, Canada, 1980. 1 Vol. Illus. Index. Descriptors [Primary] British Columbia, Canada, TLV list, occupational safety and health [Secondary] accident investigation, acoustic signalling, asbestos, carcinogens, construction work, cranes, dangerous equipment, dangerous substances, diving, electricity, hand signalling, harbours, health programmes, laboratories, law, lead, logging and forestry operations, machinery, respirators, safety programmes, work in pressurized atmosphere, workplaces Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract Compendium of regulations (as of 1 July 1980) issued under the authority of the Workers' Compensation Act (1968). Coverage: health and safety programmes; accident reports and investigations; places of employment; special workplaces (wharves and docks, underwater diving, work in compressed air, laboratories, etc.); harmful substances and their control; machinery, equipment and industrial processes (in general, and in detail); asbestos; lead; construction and demolition; logging and sawmills; medical examinations. Appendices cover permissible concentrations for airborne contaminants and dusts (over 600 substances), carcinogens, respiratory protective equipment for different hazards, hand signals for crane operation, audible and hand signals used in logging, hand signals for towboat operations. CIS No. 88-4 Database ID 48932