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What do bakeries, plastics manufacturers and metal shops have in common?

They may not be the first workplaces you think of when you hear “combustible dusts.”

Dusts from materials such as grain, metal, plastics, wood and chemicals can create a fire or explosion risk when it accumulates or becomes airborne.

📢 Changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation related to combustible dusts will take effect January 4, 2027, with updated requirements applying to an expanded range of workplaces.

👉 Learn what’s changing and how your industry may be affected: http://ms.spr.ly/6180a9R5C

Registration for the Vancouver Island Safety Conference closes October 2. 📅

If you work in B.C.’s forestry and wood product sectors, don’t miss this opportunity to join your colleagues on October 17 for a free day of learning, discussion and practical insights from experts.

Hear personal experiences and expert insights from speakers, connect with peers from across the industry, and explore what it takes to build that safety that lasts.

Register now: http://ms.spr.ly/6181ag52H

Curious about what to expect at the 2026 Vancouver Island Safety Conference?

Hear safety presentations grounded in personal experience and professional insights from experts in the forest and wood product sectors on how to build safer workplaces.

Keynote speakers include:

➡️ Paul Krismer, on improving engagement, leadership and resilience in workplace culture.

➡️ Darcy Kulai will share how gaps in training and communication can lead to serious injuries.

➡️ Mike Kay will discuss first aid and emergency response planning in remote workplaces.

You can also connect with industry leaders and peers and take away safety tools and practices to apply in your workplace.

👉 Learn more and register at http://ms.spr.ly/6188a5jCg

Think only wood dust is combustible? Think again.

Combustible dusts can be created during many processes, like cutting, grinding, sanding, polishing, mixing, or handling dry materials.

️New combustible dusts safety requirements take effect January 4, 2027. These updates may affect workplaces in food manufacturing, plastics and rubber, metal machining and finishing, agriculture, recycling, and other industries.

👉 To learn more about the changes and how they apply to your work, visit http://ms.spr.ly/6188a5eCE

📅 Public consultation deadline has been extended to November 6, 2026.

Have you reviewed the proposed changes to workplace health and safety requirements related to psychological health and safety, and harassment and violence?

WorkSafeBC’s public consultations are underway, giving employers, workers, stakeholders, and anyone interested in workplace health and safety an opportunity to review two proposed amendments to workplace safety regulations:

📌 Psychological health and safety
📌 Harassment and violence

Your feedback can help inform the final regulations and support practical approaches that reflect the needs of B.C. workplaces.

Share your feedback by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, November 6. http://ms.spr.ly/6181adSbf

🔈Meet the speakers for the 2026 Caring for Communities Conference

This year’s conference brings together voices from across the community services sector to explore ideas and strategies for creating psychologically supportive workplaces.

Featured speakers include:

➡️ Dacia Dou, opening keynote speaker on centering workers as whole people in the workplace.

➡️ Len Pierre, closing keynote speaker sharing Indigenous Cultural Safety tools to foster more connected and culturally responsive community services.

➡️ Amenda Kumar, discussing how resilience and psychological health and safety can influence injury risks and support recovery.

Join on October 27 for a day of learning, connection and inspiration.

Learn more and register at http://ms.spr.ly/6183adzZh

Whether you’re just getting started, newly registered or growing an established business, we have the resources to help you understand your insurance coverage and support you if someone is injured at your workplace.

Swipe through to see the stage that best describes where your business is with us and get the guidance you need.

Visit👉 http://ms.spr.ly/6181abxs1

The Vancouver Island Safety Conference is returning to Nanaimo on October 17.

Join us for this free, one-day event, bringing together people from across B.C.’s forestry and wood product sectors for a full day of learning, connection and conversations about safer workplaces.

This year’s theme, Built to Last: Stronger Teams, Strengthening Safety, will explore how strong leadership and workplace culture help shape safer workplaces.

🗓️ Saturday, October 17, 2026
📍 Vancouver Island Conference Centre, Nanaimo

Early bird registration is now open.
Register now: http://ms.spr.ly/6186aXvoy

Running a small business means juggling a lot. That’s why finding the insurance and safety info you need as an employer should be simple.

We’ve refreshed our small business web content to make it easier to find the information, tools and resources you need, all in one place.

Our new pages offer clear guidance on everything small business owners need, including:

✔️ Insurance coverage
✔️ Payroll reporting and premiums
✔️ Health and safety
✔️ Injury reporting
✔️ Return-to-work support

Explore the refreshed small business resources here: http://ms.spr.ly/6187aXvVf

The Caring for Communities Conference is coming to Langley this October.

Join other frontline community social service workers for a day of connection, learning and practical strategies to foster psychologically supportive workplaces.

🗓️ Tuesday, October 27, 2026
📍 Coast Langley City Hotel & Convention Center

Early bird registration is now open: http://ms.spr.ly/6182aV6Aq