WorkSafeBC will be implementing new regulations to improve tower crane safety in BC, which will come into effect on October 1, 2024. The new regulations will require employers to submit a Notice of Project (NOP-TC) to WorkSafeBC for certain tower crane activities, including erection, climbing, repositioning, and dismantling. Every BC employer responsible for any tower crane activity described above must ensure that WorkSafeBC receives a written NOP-TC at least two weeks before the tower crane activity starts. These new regulations will provide WorkSafeBC with vital information to engage employers, ensure site specific risks are being evaluated, confirm supervisor qualifications, track tower crane activities, and improve tower crane safety in BC. 

The NOP-TC must include: 

• The names and contact information for the parties responsible for the tower crane activity; 
• Address or location of the workplace; 
• Nature and scope of the tower crane activity; 
• Start and estimated end dates of the tower crane activity; 
• The make, type, model, serial number, and configuration of the tower crane; 
• A site-specific workplan for the workplace during tower crane activity; 
• The qualifications of the person identified as the qualified supervisor for the tower crane activity or confirmation that this person has their qualifications registered with BC Crane Safety.  

In consultation with BC Crane Safety and industry, WorkSafeBC will be publishing several resources to assist the industry with the new regulations, including a site-specific work procedures template, and a tower crane site documents checklist. Additional information that is available now can be referenced below: 

• WorkSafeBC recommending changes to improve crane safety in B.C. (webpage) 
• Crane & Mobile Equipment Planned Inspectional Initiative (webpage) 
• Media Backgrounder: Tower Crane Safety