Recent BCOGC Bulletins
The BCOGC has recently issued the following bulletin:

• INDB 2020-25 – Dormant Sites Annual Work Plan and Annual Report Submission Changes
• IB 2020-09 – AMS Payment to be Renamed as ePayment
• IB 2020-10 – Disposal Well Near Hudson's Hope Decommissioned

Federal Government Introduces Bill C-12 to Mandate
2050 Net-Zero Emission Requirements
On November 19, 2020, the federal government introduced Bill C-12, the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, the latest in a series of federal government initiatives aimed at satisfying Canada's obligations under the Paris Agreement, which establishes the framework for national greenhouse gas emission reduction targets to attain net-zero emissions by 2050. The main features of Bill C-12 include:

1. the requirement to set national greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for each milestone year of 2030, 2035, 2040, and 2045, culminating in a national net-zero emission target by 2050;

Read the full article by Thomas McInerney, Sharon Singh, Radha Curpen, Parker Mckibbon and Kenryo Mizutani With Bennett Jones LLP.

Challenges Faced by Public and Private Sector
Vehicle Drivers in the Age of COVID-19
Opinion
Predictions have "contactless" journeys as a safer alternative to help people limit their interactions with key touchpoints in public travel. In places like the UK, for example, limiting the circulation of hard money, is just one such attempt to promote safe travel. This comes as an answer to rising safety concerns. In the UK, taxi death rates involving COVID-19 are one of the highest compared to other occupations, according to official figures. Yet, when it comes to transportation – public, private, or commercial – this once bustling sector is still evolving to understand how it keep can both passengers and drivers protected. Read the full article by Fraser Rankin and published on the Canadian Occupational Safety website.

WorkSafe BC Updates Guidelines – (November 13)
– from WorkSafeBC:
A number of Occupational Health and Safety regulation guidelines were updated on November. These include:

Guidelines – Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Part 3 Rights and Responsibilities
• G3.11 Emergency circumstances (retired)
• Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
• G5.53-1 Workplace monitoring (revised)
• G5.53-4 Occupational hygiene methods acceptable to WorkSafeBC (revised)
• Part 18 Traffic Control
• G18.3 Interim Traffic Management Manual (retired)
• Part 20 Construction, Excavation and Demolition
• G20.2.1(1) and (2) Notice of project for hazardous substances - Ongoing asbestos work (revised)
• Part 24 Diving, Fishing and Other Marine Operations
• G24.1-4 Dive site – Definition (revised)

New and revised guidelines are posted for a 60-day preliminary period, during which time the stakeholder community may comment and request revisions. Visit WorkSafe BC Updates page for these and other changes.