Regulatory Notices

Technical regulations describe the legal obligations of contractors and duty holders who install, alter, maintain, or operate systems/equipment that we regulate.

Regulatory notices are issued as safety orders, directives, and information bulletins.

Safety Orders

Safety orders are regulatory instruments issued by our safety officers or safety managers to prevent or reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to property. Compliance is mandatory.

Directives

Directives are regulatory instruments issued by our safety managers to clarify or provide new interpretation, application, or operation of a regulation or code. Compliance is mandatory.

Information Bulletins

Information bulletins provide helpful information and clarification on safety, administrative requirements, or other matters that affect a particular technology.

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As a province-wide organization, Technical Safety BC respectfully recognizes that its employees live and work on the traditional and unceded territories of the many Indigenous Nations that have thrived throughout British Columbia since time immemorial.

Technical Safety BC collects information for the purposes of administering the Safety Standards Act. That Act, along with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, constitutes the authority to collect such information. If you have questions about the collection, use, or disclosure of this information, contact the Senior Records, Information and Privacy Analyst for Technical Safety BC at 1 866 566 7233.