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Standards of Practice

The BCAPA has established various standards of practice for conducting archaeological work, and additional standards will be developed as needed. The Bylaws of the BCAPA contain a Grievance Procedure that provides a mechanism for addressing complaints of unprofessional conduct by members. Unprofessional conduct is defined as conduct that violates the bylaws of the society generally, the guidelines set out in the Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct, or the operational standards of the society. These bylaws, codes and standards bind all members. In addition, members of the BCAPA adhere to all applicable operational, reporting and safety guidelines and standards set by the provincial and federal governments. The following table lists all guidelines and standards that apply to members of the BCAPA, and includes links to the appropriate documentation sources.

Field and Research Methods

Standard	Year	Agency
Code of Ethics	1995	BCAPA
Code of Conduct	1995	BCAPA
BC Archaeological Impact Assessment Guidelines	1989	Archaeology Branch
BC Archaeological Inventory Guidelines	2000	Archaeology Branch
Recording Petroglyphs	1997	Archaeology Branch
Recording Culturally Modified Trees	1997	Archaeology Branch
Found Human Remains	1999	Archaeology Branch
Winter Methodology for Oil and Gas AIAs	2004	Archaeology Branch - Bulletin 5
Defining Culturally Modified Tree Sites	2004	Archaeology Branch - Bulletin 12
Sampling Culturally Modified Tree Sites	2000	Ministry of Forests, Aboriginal Affairs Branch
Notes Clarifying The Culturally Modified Trees of British Columbia Handbook	1999	BCAPA
Standard for Reassessment of Archaeological Site Potential	1999	BCAPA
Standards for Conducting an Audit of Another Archaeologist's Fieldwork	2005	BCAPA
Standards for Field Collection of Samples for Mitigative Dating of Culturally Modified Trees	2011	BCAPA

Reporting

Standard	Year	Agency
BC Archaeological Site Inventory Form Guide	2010 (rev)	Archaeology Branch
Interim Permit Reporting Procedures	2004 (rev)	Archaeology Branch
Standards for Electronic Submission of Permit Reports	2009 (rev)	Archaeology Branch - Bulletin 7
Using the Archaeological Site Inventory Form and Detailed Data Table to Record CMT Features	2006	Archaeology Branch - Bulletin 16
The Significance and Management of Culturally Modified Trees	2001 (rev)	Vancouver Forest Region
General Reporting Standards	1999	BCAPA
Standards for Interim Reporting on Archaeological Impact Assessments	1999	BCAPA
Archaeological Site Recording Standards	1999	BCAPA
BC Archaeological Shipwreck Recording Guide	1991	Archaeology Branch

Training/Qualifications

Standard	Year	Agency
Field Director Qualifications	2006	Archaeology Branch - Bulletin 17
Culturally Modified Trees of British Columbia Version 2.0	2001 (rev)	Resource Inventory Standards Committee
Archaeological Inventory and CMT Training for Crew Members (link unavailable)	2003	Archaeology Branch/Resource Inventory Standards Committee