How the British Columbia Golf Industry Addressed WorkSafeBC’s Proposed New Golf Cart Rules

By Trevor Smith, Allied Golf Association of British Columbia President

The current hot topic involves proposed regulations put forward by WorkSafe BC requiring rollover protection (ROPS) and seatbelts on all golf carts driven by workers.  This very quickly became an item of interest for AGA-BC last October, as the rules were very complex, open to interpretation and potentially very costly to the industry with seemingly little benefit to employee safety.

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