B.C. Reg. 135/2026, deposited July 20, 2026, under the WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT [section 110]. Resolution of the Workers’ Compensation Board, dated July 17, 2026.

The Workers’ Compensation Board orders that, effective November 6, 2026, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, B.C. Reg. 296/97, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix.

— W. L. CRONK, Chair, Board of Directors.

Appendix

1 Section 8.39 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, B.C. Reg. 296/97, is repealed and the following substituted:

Face seal

8.39 (1) In this section and sections 8.40 and 8.41, "tight-fitting respirator" means a respirator that requires an effective seal with the face for proper functioning.

(2) If a worker is required to wear a tight-fitting respirator, the employer must not permit anything to interfere with the seal or the proper functioning of the respirator.

2 Sections 8.40 (1) and 8.41 (1) are amended by striking out "respirator which requires an effective seal with the face for proper functioning" and substituting "tight-fitting respirator".

3 Section 8.40 (2.1) (a) and (3) is amended by striking out "a respirator" and substituting "a tight-fitting respirator".

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