SafeguardingMachineryandEquipmentGeneralRequirementsAboutWorkSafeBCWorkSafeBC(theWorkers’CompensationBoard)isanindependentprovincialstatutoryagencygovernedbyaBoardofDirectors.Itisfundedbyinsurancepremiumspaidbyregisteredemployersandbyinvestmentreturns.InadministeringtheWorkersCompensationAct,WorkSafeBCremainsseparateanddistinctfromgovernment;however,itisaccountabletothepublicthroughgovernmentinitsroleofprotectingandmaintainingtheoverallwell-beingoftheworkers’compensationsystem.WorkSafeBCwasbornoutofacompromisebetweenBC’sworkersandemployersin1917whereworkersgaveuptherighttosuetheiremployersorfellowworkersforinjuriesonthejobinreturnforano-faultinsuranceprogramfullypaidforbyemployers.WorkSafeBCiscommittedtoasafeandhealthyworkplace,andtoprovidingreturn-to-workrehabilitationandlegislatedcompensationbenefitstoworkersinjuredasaresultoftheiremployment.WorkSafeBCPreventionInformationLineTheWorkSafeBCPreventionInformationLinecanansweryourquestionsaboutworkplacehealthandsafety,workerandemployerresponsibilities,andreportingaworkplaceaccidentorincident.ThePreventionInformationLineacceptsanonymouscalls.Phone604276-3100intheLowerMainland,orcall1888621-7233(621-SAFE)toll-freeinBritishColumbia.Toreportafter-hoursandweekendaccidentsandemergencies,call604273-7711intheLowerMainland,orcall1866922-4357(WCB-HELP)toll-freeinBritishColumbia.SafeguardingMachineryandEquipmentGeneralRequirementsWorkSafeBCPublicationsManypublicationsareavailableontheWorkSafeBCwebsite.TheOccupationalHealthandSafetyRegulationandassociatedpoliciesandguidelines,aswellasexcerptsandsummariesoftheWorkersCompensationAct,arealsoavailableonthewebsite:WorkSafeBC.comSomepublicationsarealsoavailableforpurchaseinprint:Phone:604232-9704Toll-freephone:1866319-9704Fax:604232-9703Toll-freefax:1888232-9714Onlineordering:WorkSafeBC.comandclickonPublications;followthelinksforordering©2006Workers’CompensationBoardofBritishColumbia.Allrightsreserved.TheWorkers’CompensationBoardofB.C.encouragesthecopying,reproduction,anddistributionofthisdocumenttopromotehealthandsafetyintheworkplace,providedthattheWorkers’CompensationBoardofB.C.isacknowledged.However,nopartofthispublicationmaybecopied,reproduced,ordistributedforprofitorothercommercialenterprise,normayanypartbeincorporatedintoanyotherpublication,withoutwrittenpermissionoftheWorkers’CompensationBoardofB.C.AcknowledgmentsWorkSafeBCthanksthepeopleandorganizationswhogenerouslydonatedtheirtimeandknowledgeinreviewingthiseditionofSafeguardingMachineryandEquipment:GeneralRequirements.2006editionLibraryandArchivesCanadaCataloguinginPublicationDataMainentryundertitle:Safeguardingmachineryandequipment:generalrequirements.--2006ed.Publisher’soriginalname,Workers’CompensationBoardofBritishColumbia,alsoappearsonpublication.ISBN0-7726-5588-X1.Machinery-Safetymeasures.2.Machinery-BritishColumbia-Safetymeasures.3.Industrialaccidents-BritishColumbia-Prevention.4.Industrialsafety-BritishColumbia.I.WorkSafeBC.II.Workers’CompensationBoardofBritishColumbia.T55.3.M32S232006363.18’6C2006-960137-2Contents--ContentsIntroduction..............................................................................................1Whoshouldreadthismanual?.................................................................................................................1Usingthismanual...................................
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