Regulations describe technical obligations and requirements for contractors, individuals, and equipment used in working in the electrical, gas, boiler, elevating, amusement devices, passenger ropeways and railways technologies. Regulations also describe specific obligations regarding qualifications and permits. For a complete understanding of the requirements that apply to you, familiarize yourself with the Safety Standards Act, Safety Standards General Regulation and the regulations that apply to your technology. The Railway Safety Act and its regulations applies if you are working in the railway technology.

In each of the sections you'll also find the directives, safety orders and information bulletins that keep you up-to-date with changes in your technology.

In addition to the technology-specific regulations, a number of non-technical regulations cover items such as how fees are set.  You can view these regulations under both the Safety Standards Act and Railway Safety Act at the BC Statutes and Regulations site.

Safety Orders, Directives, and Information Bulletins

Safety Orders are an instrument that is issued to prevent or reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to property. Compliance is mandatory and enforceable by the Safety Authority.

Directives are instruments that clarify or provide new interpretation of a regulation or code. Compliance is mandatory. 

Information bulletins provide helpful information and clarification on exisiting regulations or code that affect your particular technology.

The electrical, gas, boiler, elevating, amusement devices, passenger ropeways, and railways sections contains safety orders, directives, and information bulletins that we have issued.