Regulation Promulgated by the Board on March 3, 1977, re cancer of the gastro-intestinal tract Jurisdiction Canada - British Columbia Year 1977 Published in English Source Canadian OSH Legislation CD-ROM, CCOHS, 250 Main Street East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 1H6, Canada, 1977. 3p. Serial number British Columbia Regulation 92/77 Descriptors [Primary] British Columbia, Canada, asbestos, compensation of occupational diseases, gastrointestinal cancer, occupational diseases [Secondary] classification, law, schedule of occupational diseases Subject category Occupational medicine, epidemiology Abstract This Regulation, filed on 16 Mar. 1977, modifies the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act. It adds gastro-intestinal cancer to Schedule B (schedule of industrial diseases), to be applicable to workers exposed to asbestos fibres. At least 20 years must have passed between first exposure and diagnosis of gastro-intestinal cancer, and exposure must have been continuous and represented a major component of the worker's activity. CIS No. 95-801 Database ID 64647