CS04: Health and Safety

Draft CS04: Health and Safety replaces 41.09 Health and Safety Policy and its associated procedure.

About the policy

The purpose of this policy is to convey VIU’s commitment to providing a healthy and safe work and learning environment for our employees, contractors, students, and visitors; and, to ensure compliance with applicable health and safety legislation.

Consultation on the draft policy is now closed. The consultation took place from January 13, 2025 until 4 pm on February 7, 2025. The policy may be updated based on the feedback received. The Policy Office may also make minor changes to formatting/wording for consistency. Consultation feedback and policy changes will be outlined in the consultation report. The consultation report will be provided to the Board of Governors and posted on this policy page.

We anticipate this draft policy will be provided to the March 31, 2025 Board of Governors meeting for approval. Check back on the CS04: Health and Safety Policy page for updates as this policy moves through the Board of Governors policy approval process.

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback. 

Policy information

A board level policy meets the fiduciary responsibilities of the board to manage oversight of health and safety related risks and ensures compliance with applicable provincial and federal health and safety related legislation and regulations, including, but not limited to, the BC Workers Compensation Act.

The existing policy is very basic with an associated “Responsibility for Health and Safety” procedure. Health and Safety Services developed new draft material that was put into the Framework template. The “Responsibility for Health and Safety” document was decoupled from the policy because it is more of an operational document and to allow it to be updated more easily. An updated version has been developed by Health and Safety Services and will become a departmental document.

Table of Concordance: Policy 

Documents for review

• CS04: Health and Safety replaces 41.09 Health and Safety Policy (draft)
• 41.09 Health and Safety Policy
  
• 41.09.001 Responsibility for Health and Safety (procedure)