INNOVATION March-April 2016

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Showcase Your Project in Innovation ’s 2015/2016 Project Highlights Deadline April 19 Innovation invites BC’s professional engineers and geoscientists to submit photographs of their recent work for consideration for the magazine’s annual project highlights showcase. Members, licensees and companies may submit photographs of projects undertaken since May 2015, within or outside BC, employing APEGBC members and licensees. Submissions relating to all engineering and geoscience disciplines are encouraged. Submission criteria and details are available at apeg.bc.ca/pictorial. Please note that image files must meet the stated specifications, and that submission grants to APEGBC a royalty-free, worldwide licence to publish the material. For information, see apeg.bc.ca/pictorial. Submit your project highlights to pictorial@apeg.bc.ca no later than Tuesday, April 19 . Guidelines Cited by WorkSafe BC A new WorkSafe BC guideline references three APEGBC/ Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals (ABCFP) practice guidelines as the standards of practice

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out the required standards of practice. In situations where a WorkSafeBC prevention officer identifies that an individual performing assessments lacks the required qualifications, WorkSafe BC guideline G26.18 directs the officer to refer the matter to the appropriate professional association. The referenced guidelines were prepared by the APEGBC/ABCFP Joint Practice Board, which comprises professional members of both regulatory agencies and was mandated to make recommendations on matters concerning practice overlap among the professions. All of APEGBC’s professional practice guidelines are available online at apeg.bc.ca.

Building Codes Updates Available The British Columbia government has released the update package for Revisions 1 through 7 to the 2012 BC Building Code. The package consolidates amendments to December 2014. Hard copies may be ordered from BC Crown Publications. For customers with the online version of the BC Building Code , the updates are available online. Changes to the National Building Code of Canada 2015 and the National Fire Code 2015 now permit construction of for assessing landslide risk in BC and for developing written safe-work procedures under section 26.18 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation . Under WorkSafe BC guideline G26.18 Acceptable standards for landslide risk assessments , the APEGBC/ ABCFP Guideline for Managing Terrain Stability in the Forest Sector , Guideline for Professional Services in the Forest Sector – Terrain Stability Assessments , and Guideline for Professional Services in the Forest Sector – Forest Roads set

six-storey buildings using combustible construction materials. The Building Code also includes updates to accessibility design requirements, changes to hazard values for seismic design and design exemptions, introduction of Apparent Sound Transmission Class, and significant changes that address housing and small buildings. The National Building Code can be purchased online from the National Research Council Canada.

Seeking Volunteers for the Innovation Editorial Board The Editorial Board for Innovation magazine seeks new vol- unteer members. The board advises the Managing Editor on content of interest to the magazine’s readership. Interested volunteers should be able to meet four times each year, for

up to three hours each, as well as provide input by email. For information, see apeg.bc.ca/Editorial-Board-Position. To apply, fill out the volunteer application form at: apeg.bc.ca/Volunteer-Application-Form.

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