Question

which department which have the responsibility to ensure that the law for worker?​

Answer 1

Roles and Responsibilities

Ensuring workplace safety is the shared responsibility of WorkSafeBC, employers, and employees. All three have different roles to play in ensuring workplace safety is a priority.

WorkSafeBC Responsibilities

WorkSafeBC is a provincial body set up to maintain a safe, healthful working environment at job sites throughout the province. In addition to providing employers and workers with guidance and assistance when they are setting up health and safety programs, WorkSafeBC, has specific workplace responsibilities.

Under the Workers Compensation Act, WorkSafeBC is responsible for:

Inspecting places of employment

Investigating accidents and the causes of industrial diseases

Issuing orders and directions specifying means of preventing injuries and industrial disease

Assisting and advising employers and workers in developing health and safety programs

Educating workers about industrial health and safety

Providing living allowances, rehabilitation, and retraining for workers injured on the job

Collecting contributions to an accident fund from employers and distributing money from the fund to injured workers

WorkSafeBC is a regulatory body and can order unsafe job sites closed until they are made safe. It is also responsible for issuing fines and penalties to employers as a result of workplace accidents.