Road Safety Resources
- Automotive Retailers Association’s Health and Safety Tips for the Towing Industry: The Automotive Retailers Association offers COVID-19 health and safety information specifically for tow operators.
- BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI): Affected Travel: borders, ferries, air travel, recreational sites, rest areas and highway conditions.
- BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI): Additional public washrooms available in BC during COVID-19 for commercial vehicle drivers.
- BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI): Trucker travel enhanced with food trucks at key locations.
- BC Trucking Association’s COVID-19 Best Practices for Motor Carriers: The BC Trucking Association offers COVID-19 guidance for trucking companies and their drivers, but the vehicle-related information is equally applicable to all vehicles.
- BC Trucking Association (BCTA): resources for BC motor carriers.
- Driving for Better Business: COVID-19 Transport tool kit offers webinars, videos and resources.
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Adapting Motor Vehicle Safety Practices During COVID-19
- National Road Safety Partnership Program Australia: information on integrating vehicle hygiene into your pre-trip inspections (includes infographic and video).
- Safety Driven COVID-19 Resources & Quick Links: SafetyDriven has compiled a list of resources for motor vehicle fleets.
- Transport Canada: Federal safety guidance to protect drivers and limit the spread of COVID-19 in commercial vehicle operations.
- Trucking HR Canada: resource hub for trucking and logistics employers.
Health and Safety Resources
- WorksafeBC COVID-19 information and resources: WorkSafeBC offers COVID-19 information for employers and workers, as well as how their operations and services are being adjusted at this time.
- ActSafe Safety Association: resources for the Arts and Entertainment industries.
- AgSafe: resources for the Agricultural sector.
- BC Care Providers Association: resources for the seniors living and wellness industries.
- BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA): resources for the construction sector.
- BC Forest Safety Council (BCFSC): resources for the forestry sector.
- BC Municipal Safety Association (BCMSA): resources for local government.
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS): Pandemic tip sheets for higher-risk and essential occupations and industries.
- Energy Safety Canada: resources for Oil & Gas sector.
- Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC (MSABC): resources for manufacturers and food processors.
- SafeCare BC: resources for long term care and home support workers.
- SafetyDriven (Trucking Safety Council of BC): resources for the transportation and warehousing sector.
- Small Business BC: website to provide information about support available to businesses from the provincial and federal governments, industry, and community partners during COVID-19. Features announcements and resources, including webinars and practical tools.
Extensions - Notices - Bulletins
- BC Ferries: travel advisory and service notices.
- BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) – National Safety Code Bulletin: Hours of Service exemption (open ended until rescinded) issued by the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Commercial Vehicle Safety & Enforcement Division, to assist provincially regulated motor carriers and their drivers engaged in the transport of essential supplies and equipment in direct assistance to the emergency relief efforts during the response to COVID-19 in Canada.
- Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE): Hours of Service Regulations During the Current COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Energy Safety Canada: Information related to COVID-19.
- Energy Safety Canada: Certificate extensions and changes to COR audit program for Oil & Gas sector.
- Government of BC - NEW LAW: All international travellers (except for workers exempt under the federal Quarantine Act) returning to BC are required by law to complete a self-isolation plan, as provided on this website. Non-essential travellers returning BC are required to self-isolate for 14 days. Travellers without an adequate plan in place will be escorted to a self-isolation facility.
- Insurance Corporation of British Columbia: COVID-19 updates.
- Public Health Office notice for party bus and limousine operation in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley:
Online Training Opportunities
- Automotive Fleet and Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA): Webinar on demand: Best fleet practices during a pandemic.
- BC Municipal Safety Association (BCMSA): Virtual Summit (Sept 10 - Oct 29). Focusing on psychological impacts of COVID-19, this free, 5-Part series brings together industry experts and creates a dialogue on mental wellness in the workplace.
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) – Pandemic Awareness: The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety offers two no-fee pandemic-related courses.
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS): numerous online courses free of charge during pandemic
- Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE): eebinar: Tactics for Maintaining Mental Fitness During the COVID-19 Pandemic (on demand).
- Employers' Advisers Office: Webinars on demand: COVID-19 WSBC claims and Refusal of Unsafe Work.
- Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC (MSABC): free Covid-19 Online Safety Assessment (with resources), to ensure manufacturers have the required safety controls in place to safely reopen, restart or continue production.
- Road Safety At Work: Free Webinar on demand: Situation Not Normal - Is your mind on your driving? When things aren’t normal, even the everyday tasks we perform -- like driving -- can be affected.
- Small Business BC: Webinar on demand: COVID-19 Workplace health and safety, presented by WorkSafeBC.
