Overview

• June air-quality tests at 14 supportive housing sites revealed that workers at Vancouver’s Osborn facility faced fentanyl exposures far above regulatory limits during a 12-hour shift.
• Ventilation and filtration varied widely, with fluorofentanyl levels at Al Mitchell Place measuring roughly five times higher than fentanyl concentrations.
• In Victoria, assessments showed some main offices complied with safety thresholds while others posed significant health risks for staff.
• Sauve Safety Services recommends enhancing ventilation, requiring respiratory protection for employees and tightening tenant smoking rules to lower second-hand exposure.
• The province’s working group, in partnership with the BC Centre for Disease Control, WorkSafeBC and BC Housing, is set to issue exposure‐reduction and tenancy law recommendations by this fall.