Worksafe BC – Specific Inquiries – RFP
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire within unit
Memorial Deadline: Tuesday 20th, June 2023
External Deadline: Monday 26th, June 2023
Description
Please note: To accommodate the June 26th holiday (Mid-June Break) the internal deadline has been extended an additional day.
Specific Priorities grants support research of relevance to WorkSafeBC, workers and workplaces to address key questions in occupational health and safety and recovery and return-to work of injured workers.
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit research proposals relating to analytical sampling methods for substances with an American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value (TLV).
WorkSafeBC released RFPs on the subject in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 20221. The current RFP is a separate competition requesting proposals for updated priority sampling methods and substances.
WorkSafeBC is committed to creating a province free from workplace injury or illness, and to providing service driven by our core values of integrity, accountability, and innovation. We serve approximately 2.49 million workers and 263,000 employers throughout the province of British Columbia (B.C.) by promoting workplace health and safety, supporting injured workers, providing compensation, and operating a sustainable no-fault insurance system.
WorkSafeBC’s Research Services funds research projects that provide insight and solutions for real issues faced by workplaces and WorkSafeBC. We support scientific research and knowledge sharing that contributes to:
• Improving health and safety in B.C. workplaces;
• Fostering successful rehabilitation and return to work of injured workers; and
• Ensuring fair compensation for workers suffering injury or illness on the job.
Research Services has an annual budget of $2.75 million for research grants. Funding is offered through four specialized funding streams, for projects that align with our mandate and research priorities.
Consult our website for more information about the program, application materials and funding conditions.
More details can be found on WorkSafe BC’s website, here.
Submission Deadline: June 26, 2023, 4:00 pm PDT