118,600
OPERATING PERMITS119,521
INSTALLATION PERMITS431
COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS121
CLIENT EDUCATION EVENTS50,658
AS-FOUND HAZARD ASSESSMENTS*
50,843
COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENTS3
ISSUE-SPECIFIC CONSULTATIONS26,080
TECHNOLOGY NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS68
INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS COMPLETED61
REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS ISSUED2,846
NEW CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATION ISSUED991
NEW LICENSES ISSUEDUnderstanding & Managing Safety Risk
Technical Safety BC collects a wide range of data to help understand safety risks in British Columbia. While the number of incidents each year gives a sense of how safely work is being performed and helps identify trends, this information reflects just a part of the bigger picture. Here, we provide an overview of our safety oversight in 2017 and our network of efforts in the oversight of the Safety Standards Act.
Understanding Safety Risk
Injuries reported as a result of incidents are an important indicator of impacts experienced from hazards inherent to the operation of regulated equipment. Learn more
Technical Safety BC investigates many incidents to gain an understanding of safety hazards in BC and what actions can be taken to manage those hazards. Learn more
Technical Safety BC's oversight is based largely on permits issued for regulated work and equipment as well as certificates and licences issued to those performing regulated work. Learn more
Technical Safety BC assesses regulated activities within the safety system to evaluate and enforce duty holders' obligations under the Safety Standards Act and regulations. Learn more
Managing Safety Risks
Technical Safety BC is committed to bringing clients and stakeholders into processes that build and refine the safety system, and we design our stakeholder engagement programs to accomplish this goal. Learn more
Technical Safety BC facilitates learning that leads to safety by sharing knowledge of hazards, safety best practices, and changes to industry regulations or standards. Learn more
Technical Safety BC handles media requests and issues proactive media releases to warn of specific hazards, advise the public of steps they can take to reduce their risk of injury, and provide comment and context to safety issues of interest to the media. Learn more
Technical Safety BC issues licences to businesses that perform regulated work. Technical Safety BC also issues certificates of qualification to individuals who demonstrate a required level of knowledge and experience. Learn more
Technical Safety BC compels compliance with the Safety Standards Act when safety hazards are found, when individuals have resisted attempts to make their work or equipment compliant, or when individual choose to operate outside the safety system. Learn more
Technical Safety BC uses regulatory instruments to assist with the administration of the Safety Standards Act and the Railway Safety Act. We also work with the Province of British Columbia to amend the acts and regulations. Learn more
Technical Safety BC employees participate with and lead many technical code and standard developments. Learn more
