WorkSafeBC has made changes to its policy regarding asbestos-related issues, which will see the creation of an asbestos exposure registry program and more workers being compensated for asbestos-related health issues, a recent report from the British Columbia workers’ compensation board indicated.

The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC) of Newfoundland and Labrador is ramping up efforts to address occupational disease issues through the creation of an Occupational Disease Advisory Panel (ODAP), which will oversee and “address the government’s action plan” on matters relating to occupational disease.

A new registry of former employees of the defunct Baie Vert Asbestos Mine in Newfoundland has been created to help identify former mine workers who may have developed asbestos-related diseases and determine their general state of health.