CS04 Health and Safety

This policy was approved at the June 3, 2025 meeting of the Board of Governors. 

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 process is now complete. The final policy and the consultation report are available here:

• CS04: Health and Safety
• CS04: Health and Safety - Consultation Report

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback. Consultation drafts and information about the policy are provided below for your information.

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 former existing policy was 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)
• (Rescinded June 3, 2025)  41.09 Health and Safety Policy
  
• procedure-41-09-001.pdf