Service Update

Due to scheduled maintenance, our online services will be temporarily unavailable on April 3, 2024 from 5:30 pm to 10 pm. We apologize for any inconvenience.  

Service Update

Due to scheduled maintenance, our online services will be temporarily unavailable on April 3, 2024 from 5:30 pm to 10 pm. We apologize for any inconvenience.  

Message From Our President and LEO

Annual Reports

Phil Gothe, President and LEO
Phil Gothe, President and LEO

As I look back on the year, my first full year as President and Lead Executive Officer, I am delighted by the progress we have made in defining and building the collective ownership and confidence in British Columbia’s safety system. Safety is a shared responsibility, and it is through the combined efforts of our team, clients, partners, and the public that the province is safer for everyone.

This year we introduced a new strategy for Technical Safety BC that sets the framework for what we are calling ‘safety at scale’. Safety at scale means a more effective, equitable, and efficient safety system. It includes identifying and removing the barriers that limit access, a more people-centric approach to making processes simple and user-friendly, and using technology to augment human decision-making. Additionally, it will allow us to focus on future-proofing the safety system as current technologies age, new technologies emerge, and the environment changes.

For our clients and partners, I hope you've seen increased value in your interactions with us. We are focused on creating more ways for you to access our services, including streamlining and simplifying our products and services, and making it easier to interact with us online or by phone. We are also improving resources such as our  Find a Licensed Contractor tool, adding historical safety information and making it easier for people to find a contractor who is properly licensed and qualified to perform regulated work.

We have also expanded our incident investigation work, using a combination of data and experience to complete 81 investigations caused by unsafe conditions created by unqualified workers, system failures, or poor asset management choices. These investigations allow us to identify, understand, and reduce incidents by sharing our learnings and recommendations to help prevent similar occurrences, not just in BC, but across Canada.

Looking ahead, our team will continue to help British Columbians and the safety system adapt to the ongoing impacts of climate change. This is a generational challenge, one that will continue to receive our focus as we assess and address emerging risks over the lifecycle of technologies and to aid in recovery after extreme weather events. We will also explore ways to enable the safe adoption of new technical systems through appropriate regulation and other approaches.

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to every member of our Technical Safety BC team, and to you, our clients, and partners. Thank you for your commitment, skills, and ideas, and for all that you have contributed to the safety system over the past year.

Phil Gothe

Phil Gothe
President & Lead Executive Officer

“We are also improving resources such as our Find a Licensed Contractor tool, adding historical safety information and making it easier for people to find a contractor who is properly licensed and qualified to perform regulated work.”

Annual Report

Read our 2022 Annual Report for an overview of Technical Safety BC’s performance, as well as our new Strategy and Business Plan.

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