Presentation Topic

Workshop Signals to Strategy: A Forward Look at Occupational Disease Risks in B.C.

Presentation Brief

Effective occupational disease prevention requires a clear view of risks that traditional claims data cannot capture. This session focuses on identifying both established and emerging occupational disease risks including underrecognized, evolving, and systemically driven risks that may shape the next generation of occupational disease in B.C.. The goal is to create a forward-looking narrative that highlights short- and long-term work-related risk exposures and guides future prevention efforts.

Core Aims

• Identify current, emerging, and under-served occupational disease risks not yet visible in surveillance or claims data.

• Analyze systemic, regulatory, and resource drivers that influence how these risks develop and persist.

• Identify gaps and opportunities to strengthen tools, regulations, research, technology, and partnerships; and their practicality to enable earlier intervention.

• Inform WorkSafeBC’s provincial occupational disease strategy by grounding decisions in forward-looking intelligence as well as historical evidence.

Biography

Prescillia (Percy) Chua is a Manager of Prevention Risk Management Services at WorkSafeBC, where she provides leadership on system‑level initiatives supporting the early identification and prevention of workplace risks across British Columbia. She brings experience in occupational hygiene, regulatory practice, and operational health and safety across public and private sector contexts. Percy holds a MSc(A) in Occupational Health from McGill University and is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Registered Occupational Hygienist (ROH), and Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP). She also has Executive Certifications in Public Leadership from Harvard Kennedy School and Strategy Excellence from UBC Sauder School of Business.