B.C. Reg. 82/2020, deposited April 8, 2020, under the WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT, R.S.B.C. 2019, c. 1 [sections 110 and 117]. Resolution of the Workers' Compensation Board, dated April 7, 2020.

The Workers' Compensation Board orders that, effective July 14, 2020, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, B.C. Reg. 296/97, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix.

— R. McGINN, Chair, Board of Directors.

Appendix

1 Section 20.47 (2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, B.C. Reg. 296/97, is repealed and the following substituted:

(2) A concrete pump and placing boom must be inspected in accordance with good engineering practice at intervals not exceeding 12 months to ensure that they meet

(a) the manufacturer's specifications,

(b) the requirements of the applicable standard referred to in section 20.26.3, and

(c) the requirements of this Regulation.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), an inspection under that subsection must include an inspection of the structural, mechanical and control system components of the concrete pump and placing boom.

(4) On and after January 1, 2021, a concrete pump and placing boom must not be used after an inspection under subsection (2) unless a professional engineer certifies that, on the basis of that inspection, they are safe for use.

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