Road Safety Resources
- Automotive Retailers Association: resources for automotive and towing industries.
- 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 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.
- Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI): Affected Travel: borders, ferries, air travel, recreational sites, rest areas and highway conditions.
- 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 industry specific COVID-19 information and resources for the following transportation sectors: general trucking, courier and delivery services, passenger transit, general waste and recycling, auto towing and auto services and repair, warehousing, moving and storage, taxi, limo, chauffeur and ride hailing.
- 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): The BC Construction Safety Alliance offers COVID-19 information and resources for the construction industry.
- 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: Trucker travel enhanced with food trucks at key locations.
- BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure – 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.
- BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure: Additional support on the road for commercial truck drivers.
- Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE): Hours of Service Regulations During the Current COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Energy Safety Canada’s COVID-19 Update: Energy Safety Canada has 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 BC: Road tests for commercial drivers resume June 11. Call 1-800-950-1498 to book an appointment.
- Insurance Corporation of British Columbia: ICBC takes further steps to reduce financial burden for drivers during pandemic.
- Insurance Corporation of British Columbia COVID-19 Update: ICBC has announced a number of different changes and extensions including Autoplan payments, online insurance and driver licence renewals, extensions to out of province license holders, suspension of road tests and waiving of certain fees. For complete information, see ICBC's COVID-19 website page.
- Transport Canada – Essential Freight Transport Exemption: Hours of Service exemption to April 30 issued by Transport Canada to assist federally 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.
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 Workshop, July 7, 10:00 AM - 11:10 AM PST: Build your Covid-19 Resiliency Plan - 70 minute workshop will support participants to create a personalized resiliency plan to address their unique stress-points.
- 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): 10 online courses free of charge during pandemic
- Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE): Webinar: Tactics for Maintaining Mental Fitness During the COVID-19 Pandemic (on demand).
- Employers' Advisers Office: Webinar on demand: COVID-19, Refusal of Unsafe Work: Reviews employee rights, employer responsibilities and the regulated four-step process.
- 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.
- National Safety Council: Webinar on demand: Coronavirus - Reducing Risk in the Workplace.
- Road Safety At Work: Free Webinar, July 8, 11:00 am PST: 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.
