Trail Firefighters Local 941
Registration:
3
of
3
(2024-02-21
to
2024-09-03)
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications
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Intended Outcomes
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Associated Subject Matters
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE WORKER COPENSATION ACT: Hearing loss is a serious problem with firefighting. Lobbying to implement prevention programs as well as changes existing regulation's and screening process's.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Health, Labour/Labour Relations
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE WORKERS COMPENSATIONS ACT. Cancers are a high risk for firefighters, we would like WCB to approve that firefighters across BC to have Annual medical screening covered by MSP. This would increase the chance of early detection of cancers and other health issues unique to firefighting.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Health, Labour/Labour Relations
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE WORKERS COMPENSATIONS ACT. Mandatory Psychological Safety in the Workplace. All first responders receive psychological safety training due to the traumatic exposures
they witness throughout their careers. This training is to be required upon the initiation of
employment and periodically throughout their career.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health, Labour/Labour Relations
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