Table of Contents - Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

Contents
Part 1 — Definitions
	1.1	Definitions
Part 2 — Application
	2.1	Scope of application
	2.2	General duty
	2.3	Conflict with a code or standard
	2.4	Compliance
	2.5	Inspection reports
	2.6	Notification of compliance
	2.7	Notice to workers
	2.8	Contravention
Part 3 — Rights and Responsibilities
	Occupational Health and Safety Programs
	3.1	When program required
	3.2	Small operations
	3.3	Contents of program
	3.4	Incident investigation reports
	Workplace Inspections
	3.5	General requirement
	3.6	Repealed
	3.7	Special inspections
	3.8	Committee participation
	Correction of Unsafe Conditions
	3.9	Remedy without delay
	3.10	Reporting unsafe conditions
	3.11	Emergency circumstances
	Refusal of Unsafe Work
	3.12	Procedure for refusal
	3.13	No discriminatory action
	Occupational First Aid
	3.14	Definitions
	3.15	First aid attendant qualifications
	3.16	Basic requirements
	3.17	First aid procedures
	3.17.1	Air transportation
	3.18	Communication and availability
	3.19	First aid records
	3.20	Multiple employer workplaces
	3.21	First aid attendant responsibilities
	Young or New Workers
	3.22	Definitions
	3.23	Young or new worker orientation and training
	3.24	Additional orientation and training
	3.25	Documentation
Schedule 3-A
Part 4 — General Conditions
	Buildings, Structures and Equipment
	4.1	Safe workplace
	4.1.1	Snow avalanche assessment
	4.2	Safe buildings and structures
	4.3	Safe machinery and equipment
	4.4	Conformity to standards
	4.5	Manuals and information
	4.6	Reassembly
	4.7	Information on rated capacity
	4.8	Rated capacity
	4.9	Inspection and maintenance records
	4.10	Authorization
	4.11	Startup
	4.12	Circumvention of safeguards
	Emergency Preparedness and Response
	4.13	Risk assessment
	4.14	Emergency procedures
	4.15	Repealed
	4.16	Training
	4.17	Notification of fire departments
	4.18	Notification of utility service providers
	Impairment
	4.19	Physical or mental impairment
	4.20	Impairment by alcohol, drug or other substance
	Working Alone or in Isolation
	4.20.1	Definition
	4.20.2	Hazard identification, elimination and control
	4.21	Procedures for checking well-being of worker
	4.22	Training
	4.22.1	Late night retail safety procedures and requirements
	4.22.2	Mandatory prepayment for fuel
	4.23	Annual review of procedures
	Workplace Conduct
	4.24	Definition
	4.25	Prohibition
	4.26	Investigation
	Violence in the Workplace
	4.27	Definition
	4.28	Risk assessment
	4.29	Procedures and policies
	4.30	Instruction of workers
	4.31	Advice to consult physician
	Work Area Requirements
	4.32	Access to work areas
	4.33	Arrangement of work areas
	4.34	Restricted entry
	4.35	Door installations
	4.36	Glass
	4.37	Restricted visibility
	4.38	Extreme temperatures
	4.39	Slipping and tripping hazards
	4.40	Wet floors
	4.41	Waste material
	4.42	Cleaning with compressed air
	Storing and Handling Materials
	4.43	Stacking materials
	4.44	Entrapment
	4.45	Falling materials
	Ergonomics (MSI) Requirements
	4.46	Definition
	4.47	Risk identification
	4.48	Risk assessment
	4.49	Risk factors
	4.50	Risk control
	4.51	Education and training
	4.52	Evaluation
	4.53	Consultation
	Work Area Guards and Handrails
	4.54	Definitions
	4.55	Guardrail locations
	4.56	Exceptions
	4.57	Elevated workers
	4.58	Specifications for guards and guardrails
	4.58.1	Temporary removal of guardrails
	4.59	Floor and roof openings
	4.60	Toeboards
	4.61	Walkways
	4.62	Handrails on stairways
	4.63	Vehicle travel areas
	Illumination
	4.64	Definitions
	4.65	Illumination levels
	4.66	Means of illumination
	4.67	Brightness, reflectance and glare
	4.68	Illumination measurement
	4.69	Emergency lighting
	Indoor Air Quality
	4.70	Application
	4.71	Submitting plans
	4.72	Design and operation
	4.73	Building modifications
	4.74	Distribution
	4.75	Balancing
	4.76	Ventilation openings
	4.77	Discharged air
	4.78	Preventive maintenance
	4.79	Investigation
	4.80	Temperature and humidity
	Environmental Tobacco Smoke
	4.81	Controlling exposure
	4.82	Exceptions
	4.83	Repealed
	Occupational Environment Requirements
	4.84	Eating areas
	4.85	Washroom facilities
	4.86	Change areas
	4.87	Unsafe water
	4.88-4.106	Repealed
Schedule 4-A
Part 5 — Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
	5.1	Definitions
	5.1.1	Designation as hazardous substances
	5.2	General information requirement
	Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
	5.3	Application
	5.4	Prohibition
	5.5	WHMIS program
	5.6	Worker education
	5.7	Worker training
	5.8	Supplier label
	5.9	Workplace label for employer-produced products
	5.10	Workplace label for decanted products
	5.11	Piping systems and vessels
	5.12	Placard identifiers
	5.13	Laboratory label
	5.14	Supplier MSDS
	5.15	Employer MSDS
	5.16	Availability of an MSDS
	5.17	Deletions from an MSDS
	5.18	Confidential business information
	5.19	Claims under the HMIR Act
	Containers and Storage
	5.20	Condition of containers
	5.21	Material integrity
	5.22	Covers
	5.23	Permitted quantities
	5.24	Incompatible substances
	5.25	Storage practices
	5.26	Storage area
	Flammable and Combustible Substances
	5.27	Ignition sources
	5.28	Grounding or bonding
	5.29	Electrostatic charge
	5.30	Dispensing
	5.31	Flammable gas or vapour
	5.32	Manual cleaning
	5.33	Permitted quantities
	5.34	Combustible materials
	5.35	Cabinet vent
	Substances Under Pressure
	5.36	Containers
	5.37	Pressure testing
	5.38	Handling and securing cylinders
	5.39	Cylinder markings
	5.40	Cylinder valves
	5.41	Fittings
	5.42	Repealed
	5.43	Empty cylinders
	5.44	Acetylene cylinders
	5.45	Restriction on use of copper
	5.46	Restriction on use of oxygen
	5.47	Cleanliness
	Controlling Exposure
	5.48	Exposure limits
	5.49	Excursion limits
	5.50	Extended work periods
	5.51	Additive effects
	5.52	Skin designation
	5.53	Workplace monitoring
	5.54	Exposure control plan
	5.55	Type of controls
	5.56	Oxygen deficiency
	5.57	Designated substances
	5.58	Protective policy
	5.59	Investigating symptoms
	Ventilation
	5.60	Application
	5.61	Engineering principles
	5.62	Submitting plans
	5.63	Building modifications
	5.64	Controlling air contaminants
	5.65	Worker location
	5.66	Ventilation openings
	5.67	Effectiveness
	5.68	Failure warning
	5.69	Makeup air
	5.70	Discharged air
	5.71	Flammable air contaminants
	Internal Combustion Engines
	5.72	Venting outdoors
	5.73	Indoor operation
	5.74	Emission controls
	5.75	Mobile equipment emission controls
	Hazardous Wastes and Emissions
	5.76	Label
	5.77	Placard
	5.78	MSDS
	5.79	Sale or disposal
	5.80	Sharp-edged waste
	5.81	Combustible dust
	Personal Hygiene
	5.82	Employer's responsibility
	5.83	Worker's responsibility
	5.84	Prohibition
	Emergency Washing Facilities
	5.85	Where required
	5.86	Water supply
	5.87	Access
	5.88	Risk assessment
	5.89	Equipment required
	5.90	Transient worksites
	5.91	Remote worksites
	5.92	Signs
	5.93	Testing
	5.94	Training
	5.95	Protection from freezing
	5.96	Valve operation
	Emergency Procedures
	5.97	Emergency plan
	5.98	Inventory
	5.99	Risk assessment
	5.100	Procedures for evacuation
	5.101	Procedures for spill cleanup and re-entry
	5.102	Training and drills
Part 6 — Substance Specific Requirements
	Asbestos
	6.1	Definitions
	6.2	Application
	General Requirements
	6.3	Exposure control plan
	6.4	Inventory
	6.5	Identification
	6.6	Assessment and classification
	6.7	Control of asbestos fibre
	6.8	Procedures
	6.9	Prohibitions
	6.10	Substitution
	6.11	Instruction and training
	6.12	Monitoring
	Designated Work Areas and Containments
	6.13	Designated area
	6.14	Permanent enclosure design
	6.15	Glove bags
	6.16	High risk work
	Ventilation
	6.17	Containment ventilation
	6.18	Local exhaust ventilation
	6.19	Filter testing
	Other Means of Controlling Exposure to Asbestos
	6.20	Protecting work surfaces
	6.21	Preventing spread
	6.22	Wetting material
	6.23	Repairing damaged material
	6.24	Friction materials
	Waste Handling and Disposal
	6.25	Sealed containers
	6.26	Cleaning containers and equipment
	6.27	Waste removal
	6.28	Waste disposal
	Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
	6.29	Respiratory protection
	6.30	Protective clothing
	6.31	Information to laundry workers
	Documentation
	6.32	Types of records
	Biological Agents
	6.33	Definitions
	6.34	Exposure control plan
	6.35	Repealed
	6.36	Controls
	6.37	Labels and identification
	6.38	Repealed
	6.39	Vaccination
	6.40	Medical evaluation
	6.41	Repealed
	Cytotoxic Drugs
	6.42	Definition
	6.43	Exposure control plan
	6.44	Information
	6.45	Labels
	6.46	Signs
	6.47	List
	6.48	Procedures
	6.49	Reproductive toxins
	6.50	Instruction
	6.51	Supervision
	6.52	Records
	6.53	Drug preparation and administration
	6.54	Disconnects
	6.55	Personal protective equipment
	6.56	Personal hygiene
	6.57	Waste disposal
	6.58	Spills
	Lead
	6.59	Application
	6.60	Exposure control plan
	6.61	Air monitoring in construction projects
	6.62	Warning signs
	6.63	Personal hygiene
	6.64	Work surfaces
	6.65	Lead removal
	6.66	Instruction and training
	6.67	Health protection
	6.68	Records
	6.69	Primary lead smelters
	Pesticides
	6.70	Definitions
	6.71	Application
	General Requirements
	6.72	Pesticide labels
	6.73	Labels and signs for treated materials
	6.74	Pesticide use
	6.75	MSDS
	6.76	Informing workers
	Mixing, Loading and Applying Pesticides
	6.77	Qualifications
	6.78	Procedures
	6.79	Health protection
	6.80	Rescue
	Equipment
	6.81	General requirements
	6.82	Fixed stations
	6.83	Mobile equipment
	Pesticide Application
	6.84	Safe application practice
	6.85	Posting warning signs
	6.86	Design of warning signs
	6.87	Warning signs for non-fumigants
	6.88	Warning signs for fumigants
	6.89	Restricted entry intervals
	6.90	Authorization to enter
	6.91	Exemptions
	6.92	Cleanup of residues
	6.93	Pesticide drift
	6.94	Records
	Personal Hygiene
	6.95	Wash and shower facilities
	6.96	Worker cleanup
	6.97	Personal protective clothing and equipment
	Avicides, Predicides, Rodenticides and Insecticidal Baits
	6.98	Exemption
	6.99	Preventive measures
	Storage
	6.100	Location
	6.101	Storage facilities
	6.102	Retail displays
	Antisapstain Applications
	6.103	Substitution
	6.104	Ventilation
	6.105	Cleaning equipment
	6.106	Excess chemical
	6.107	Protective clothing
	6.108	Records
	6.109	Exemption
	Rock Dust
	6.110	Application
	6.111	Dust control
	6.112	Restricted access
	6.113	Rock drills
	6.114	Rock crushing plants
	6.115	Asphalt mixing plants
	Toxic Process Gases
	6.116	Definitions
	6.117	Application
	6.118	Risk assessment
	6.119	Exposure control plan
	6.120	Procedures
	6.121	Education and training
	6.122	Enclosure
	6.123	Testing
	6.124	Ventilation
	6.125	Emergency ventilation
	6.126	Shut-down device
	6.127	Personal protective equipment
	6.128	Monitors and alarms
	6.129	Pressure relief alarm systems
	6.130	Identification of controls
	6.131	Piping systems
	6.132	Maintenance
Part 7 — Noise, Vibration, Radiation and Temperature
	Division 1 — Noise Exposure
	7.1	Definition
	7.2	Noise exposure limits
	7.3	Noise measurement required
	7.4	Exemption
	7.5	Noise control and hearing conservation program
	7.6	Engineered noise control
	7.7	Hearing protection and warning signs
	7.8	Hearing tests
	7.9	Records to be kept
	Division 2 — Vibration Exposure
	7.10	Definitions
	7.11	Vibration exposure limits
	7.12	Evaluation of vibration
	7.13	Vibration exposure control obligations
	7.14	Information about vibration hazards
	7.15	Labels
	7.16	Exposure to cold and hand-arm vibration
	Division 3 — Radiation Exposure
	7.17	Definitions
	7.18	Application
	7.19	Exposure limits
	7.20	Exposure control plan
	7.21	Reproductive hazards
	7.22	Monitoring exposure
	7.23	Standards for use of equipment
	7.24	Radiation surveys
	7.25	Records
	Division 4 — Thermal Exposure
	7.26	Definitions
	Heat Exposure
	7.27	Application
	7.28	Exposure limits
	7.29	Heat stress assessment and exposure control plan
	7.30	Heat stress controls
	7.31	Provision of water
	7.32	Removal from and treatment for heat exposure
	Cold Exposure
	7.33	Application
	7.34	Cold stress assessment and exposure control plan
	7.35	Cold stress controls
	7.36	Heated shelters
	7.37	Clothing and personal protective equipment
	7.38	Removal and treatment
Part 8 — Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
	8.1	Definitions
	General Requirements
	8.2	Responsibility to provide
	8.3	Selection, use and maintenance
	8.4	Workplace evaluation
	8.5	Program
	8.6	Annual review
	8.7	Instruction
	8.8	Supervisor's responsibilities
	8.9	Worker's responsibilities
	8.10	Personal clothing and accessories
	Safety Headgear
	8.11	General requirement
	8.12	Use with all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and motorcycles
	8.13	Use with bicycles and skates
	Eye and Face Protection
	8.14	Safety eyewear
	8.15	Prescription safety eyewear
	8.16	Sideshields
	8.17	Face protection
	8.18	Contact lenses
	Limb and Body Protection
	8.19	General requirement
	8.20	Cleaning or replacement
	8.21	Leg protection
	Footwear
	8.22	General requirement
	8.23	Slippery surfaces
	High Visibility and Distinguishing Apparel
	8.24	High visibility apparel
	8.25	Distinguishing apparel
	Buoyancy Equipment
	8.26	When required
	8.27	Compliance with standards
	8.28	Working alone
	8.29	Automatically inflatable lifejackets
	8.30	Retroreflective material
	Flame Resistant Clothing
	8.31	When required
	Respirators
	8.32	When respirator required
	8.33	Selection
	8.34	Maximum use concentration
	8.35	IDLH or oxygen deficient atmosphere
	8.36	Emergency escape respirators
	8.37	Respirable air quality
	8.38	Corrective eyewear
	8.39	Face seal
	8.40	Fit tests
	8.41	User seal check
	8.42	Medical assessment
	8.43	Optional use
	8.44	Records
	8.45	Maintenance and inspections
Schedule 8-A
Part 9 — Confined Spaces
	9.1	Definitions
	General Requirements
	9.2	Initial determination
	9.3	Prohibited entry
	9.4	Control of hazards
	9.5	Confined space entry program
	Responsibilities
	9.6	Administration
	9.7	Supervision
	9.8	Instruction
	Hazard Assessment and Work Procedures
	9.9	Hazard assessment
	9.10	Procedures
	9.11	Qualifications
	Identification and Entry Permits
	9.12	Identification
	9.13	When permits required
	9.14	Contents of permit
	9.15	Updating the information
	9.16	Record of permit
	Lockout and Control of Harmful Substances
	9.17	Lockout
	9.18	Control of harmful substance in adjacent piping
	9.18.1	Repealed
	9.19	Isolation points
	9.20	Blanks and blinds
	9.21	Double block and bleed
	9.22	Alternative measures of control or isolation of adjacent piping
	9.23	Discharge area
	Verification and Testing
	9.24	Verifying all precautions
	9.25	Testing the atmosphere
	9.26	Procedures and equipment
	Cleaning, Purging, Venting and Inerting
	9.27	Cleaning, purging and venting
	9.28	Risk control
	9.29	Inerting
	Ventilation
	9.30	Continuous ventilation
	9.31	Low hazard atmospheres
	9.32	Mechanical ventilation
	9.33	Natural ventilation
	Standby Persons
	9.34	Low hazard atmosphere
	9.35	Moderate hazard atmosphere
	9.36	High hazard atmosphere, engulfment or entrapment
	Rescue
	9.37	Provision of rescue services
	9.38	Equipment and training
	9.39	Notification
	9.40	Summoning rescue
	9.41	Rescue procedures
	Lifelines, Harnesses and Lifting Equipment
	9.42	When required
	9.43	Standards
	9.44	Line entanglement
	9.45	Additional workers
	Personal Protective Equipment and Other Precautions
	9.46	Repealed
	9.47	Emergency escape respirator
	9.48	Compressed gas cylinders
	9.49	Torches and hoses
	9.50	Electrical equipment
	9.51	Non-sparking tools
Part 10 — De-energization and Lockout
	10.1	Definitions
	10.2	General requirement
	10.3	When lockout required
	10.4	Lockout procedures
	10.5	Access to energy isolating devices
	10.6	Checking locked out equipment
	10.7	Worker responsibilities
	10.8	Removal of locks
	10.9	Group lockout procedure
	10.10	Alternative procedures
	10.11	Locks not required
	10.12	Work on energized equipment
Part 11 — Fall Protection
	11.1	Definitions
	11.2	Obligation to use fall protection
	11.3	Fall protection plan
	11.4	Selection of harness or belt
	11.5	Equipment standards
	11.6	Anchors
	11.7	Temporary horizontal lifelines
	11.8	Certification by engineer
	11.9	Inspection and maintenance
	11.10	Removal from service
	11.11–11.40	Repealed
Part 12 — Tools, Machinery and Equipment
	12.1	Definitions
	General Requirements
	12.2	Safeguarding requirement
	12.3	Standards
	12.4	Effectiveness of safeguards
	12.5	Fixed guards
	12.6	Lubrication
	12.7	Repealed
	12.8	Repealed
	12.9	Repealed
	12.10	Identifying unsafe equipment
	12.11	Operating controls
	12.12	Machinery location
	12.13	Marking physical hazards
	12.14	Identification of piping
	12.15	Restraining devices
	Guarding Mechanical Power Transmission Parts
	12.16	Rotating hazards
	12.17	Gears and sprockets
	12.18	Reciprocating machinery
	12.19	Drive belts
	12.20	Reaching up
	12.21	Flywheels and pulleys
	Conveyors
	12.22	Standards
	12.23	Belt-type conveyors
	12.24	Screw-type conveyors
	12.25	Feed points
	12.26	Repealed
	12.27	Falling materials
	12.28	Emergency stopping devices
	Power Presses, Brake Presses and Shears
	12.29	Standards
	12.30	Point of operation safeguarding
	12.31	Exception for custom work
	12.32	Supervisory control
	12.33	Repealed
	Feed-rolls and Metal-forming Rolls
	12.34	Feed-rolls
	12.35	Guard design
	12.36	Metal-forming rolls
	Machine Tools
	12.37	Splash guards and shields
	12.38	Lathe chucks
	12.39	Restriction on hand polishing
	12.40	Stock projection
	12.41	Shapers/planers
	12.42	Carriage travel
	12.43	Vertical boring mills
	Abrasive Equipment
	12.44	Standards
	12.45	Protective hood
	12.46	Speed of abrasive wheels
	12.47	Grinding prohibitions
	12.48	Work rests
	12.49	Dust control
	12.50	Repealed
	Powder Actuated Tools
	12.51	Standards
	12.52	Tool selection
	12.53	Tool design
	12.54	Markings
	12.55	Storage
	12.56	Tool use
	12.57	Limitations on use
	Woodworking Tools and Equipment
	12.58	Hand feeding
	12.59	Removing guards
	12.60	Kickback fingers, splitters and spreaders
	12.61	Radial arm saw travel limits
	12.62	Jointers
	12.63	Sanding machines
	12.64	Tenoning machines
	12.65	Hand-held circular saws
	12.66	Cutting heads
	12.67	Band saws
	Mobile Chippers
	12.68	Hand-fed chippers
	12.69	Self-feeding chippers
	12.70	Driven-feed chippers
	12.71	Vertically fed chippers
	Chain Saws
	12.72	Standards
	12.73	Stopping chain movement
	Automotive Lifts and Other Vehicle Supports
	12.74	Standards
	12.75	Assembly and installation
	12.76	Operation
	12.77	Records
	12.78	Inspection and testing
	12.79	Rated capacity
	12.80	Controls
	12.80.1	Vehicle restraint
	12.80.2	Swing-arm restraint
	Miscellaneous Equipment
	12.81	Tumblers
	12.82	Pneumatic nailing and stapling tools
	12.83	Industrial robots
	Drilling Rock or Similar Materials
	12.84	General requirement
	12.85	Drilling equipment
	12.86	Control location
	12.87	Boom hazard
	12.88	Drill jumbos
	12.89	Drilling procedures
	12.90	Rod handling
	12.91	Self-propelled drills
	12.92	Cleaning drilled holes
	Breaking and Melting Metal
	12.93	Breaking metal
	12.94	Inspection of linings
	12.95	Preventing eruptions
	12.96	Inspection of materials
	Abrasive Blasting and High Pressure Washing
	12.97	Definitions
	12.98	Risk assessment
	12.99	Work procedures outside a cabinet
	12.100	Substitution
	12.101	Reuse prohibition
	12.102	Cleanup
	12.103	Engineering controls
	12.104	Exhaust ventilation
	12.105	Restricted work zones
	12.106	Operating controls
	12.107	Repealed
	12.108	Jetting gun
	12.109	Holding work
	12.110	Hose restraint
	12.111	Personal protective equipment
	Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes
	12.112	Standards
	12.113	Repealed
	12.114	Ventilation
	12.115	Coatings on metals
	12.116	Flammable and explosive substances
	12.117	Silver solder
	12.118	Correct equipment
	12.119	Equipment inspection
	12.120	Flashback prevention
	12.121	Receptacles for stubs
	12.122	Radiation protection
	12.123	Protective clothing and equipment
	12.124	Respiratory protection
	12.125	Marking hot work
	12.126	Fire extinguishers
	Painting, Coating and Work with Plastics and Resins
	12.127	Application
	12.128	Substitution
	12.129	Restrictions
	12.130	Warning signs
	12.131	Enclosure
	12.132	Air flow
	12.133	Control of ignition sources
	12.134	Arrester filters
	12.135	Respiratory protection
	12.136	Disposal of isocyanate containers
	12.137	Repealed
	12.138	Airless spray equipment
	12.139	Design for high pressure
	12.140	Heating plastics
	12.141	Resin foams
	Laundry and Dry Cleaning Activities
	12.142	Definitions
	Dry Cleaning
	12.143	Open cleaning prohibited
	12.144	Systems and equipment
	12.145	Equipment labels
	12.146	Solvent handling
	12.147	Bulk storage
	12.148	Machine ventilation
	12.149	General ventilation
	12.150	Inspection and repair
	12.151	Open flame heaters
	12.152	Combustion air supply
	12.153	Vents
	12.154	Servicing and maintenance
	12.155	Emergency ventilation
	12.156	Spotting chemicals
	12.157	Supplier responsibility
	12.158	Operator responsibility
	Laundry Equipment
	12.159	Flatwork ironers
	12.160	Roller-type ironers
	12.161	Press-type ironers
	12.162	Interlocks
	12.163	Centrifugal extractors
	12.164	Laundry chutes
	12.165	Laundry carts
	12.166	Spillage
	Rail Car Movement
	12.167	Application
	12.168	General requirements
	12.169	Clearance
	12.170	Riding restriction
	12.171	Brakes
	12.172	Tracks
Part 13 — Ladders, Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms
	Division 1 — General
	13.1	Definitions
	13.2	Standards
	13.3	Inspections
	Division 2 — Ladders
	13.4	Manufactured ladders
	13.5	Position and stability
	13.6	Use restrictions
	Division 3 — Work Platforms
	13.7	Access
	13.8	General requirements
	13.9	Lines supporting work platforms
	13.10	Hooks and clamps
	13.11	Engineering required
	13.12	Removal from service
	Division 4 — Scaffolds
	13.13	Responsibilities
	13.14	Scaffold platforms
	13.15	Manufactured components
	13.16	Lumber for structural components
	13.17	Scaffold stability
	13.18	Connections
	13.19	Electrical hazards
	Division 5 — Movable Work Platforms
	13.20	Marking of the equipment
	13.21	Manuals
	13.22	Maintenance of records
	13.23	Testing
	13.24	Work platforms on wheels
	13.25	Warning devices on elevating work platforms
	13.26	Controls on elevating work platforms
	13.27	Cranes and hoists used to suspend work platforms
	13.28	Two-blocking
	13.29	Hoisting and lowering work platforms
	13.30	Lift truck (forklift) mounted work platforms
	13.31	Powered platforms
	13.32	Work procedures in high risk situations
	13.33	Fall protection
Part 14 — Cranes and Hoists
	14.1	Definitions
	14.1.1	Application
	General Requirements
	14.2	Standards
	14.3	Identification
	14.4	Repealed
	14.5	Rated capacity indication
	14.6	Repealed
	14.7	Boom angle indicator
	14.8	Boom extension and load radius indicators
	14.9	Logging exemption
	14.10	Reeved-in devices
	14.11	Support structure
	14.12	Manual and instructions
	14.13	Inspection, maintenance and repair
	14.14	Inspection and maintenance records
	14.15	Modifications
	14.16	Certification required
	14.16.1	Certification following misadventure
	14.17	Access and egress
	14.18	Audible warning
	14.19	Drop stops
	14.20	Rail end stops
	14.21	Fenders
	14.22	Securing pins
	14.23	Boom stops
	14.24	Molten metal
	14.25	Repealed
	14.26	Sheave guards
	14.27	Ungrounded supply
	14.28	Controls
	14.29	Operator protection
	14.30	Cab windows
	14.31	Operator's seat
	14.32	Storage
	14.33	Fire extinguisher
	Equipment Operation
	14.34	Operator qualifications
	14.34.1	Operator certification
	14.35	Pre-use inspection
	14.36	Load weight
	14.37	Calibration
	14.37.1	Operator's duties
	14.38	Safe lifting
	14.39	Contact with loads and structures
	14.40	Swing and shear hazards
	14.41	Position of equipment
	14.42	Tandem lift
	14.42.1	Critical lift
	14.43	Travelling with a load
	14.44	Loads over work areas
	14.45	Unattended loads
	14.46	Vertical load line
	14.47	Signals
	14.48	Alternative to hand signals
	14.49	Dedicated radio system
	14.49.1	Communication between equipment operators
	14.50	Unhooking loads
	14.51	Riding hook or load
	14.52	Induced voltage
	14.52.1	Work near high voltage
	14.53	Repealed
	Bridge, Gantry and Overhead Travelling Cranes
	14.54	Operational and running tests
	14.54.1	Detailed inspection
	14.55	Uptravel limit
	14.56	Electrical conductors
	14.57	Power shutoff
	14.58	Direction markings
	Pneumatically Powered Hoists and Winches
	14.59	Pneumatically powered hoists
	14.60	Repealed
	Manually Powered Hoists
	14.61	Brakes
	14.62	Crank handles
	Mobile Cranes, Boom Trucks and and Sign Trucks
	14.63	Repealed
	14.64	Load weight indicators
	14.65	Repealed
	14.66	Level turntable
	14.67	Outriggers and stabilizers
	14.68	Tires
	14.69	Supporting surface
	14.70	Travelling with a load
	14.71	Annual inspection
	14.72	Boom inspection
	14.73	Sign trucks
	Tower Cranes
	14.73.1	Definition
	14.73.2	Tower crane erection
	14.74	Tower crane support
	14.75	Before use
	14.76	Identification
	14.77	Structural inspection
	14.78	Structures kept clean
	14.79	Manual and records
	14.80	Counterweights and ballasts
	14.81	Limit devices
	14.82	Test blocks
	14.83	Operator's cab
	14.84	Monitoring jib swing
	14.84.1	Overlapping operating zones
	14.85	Clearance and freedom to slew
	14.86	Repealed
	14.87	Repealed
	14.88	Access
	14.89–14.90	Repealed
	14.91	Hoisting ropes
	14.92	Wind limitations
	14.93	Temperature limitations
	14.94–14.95	Repealed
	Construction Material Hoists
	14.96	Certifications and instructions
	14.97	Rider restriction
	14.98	Notices
	14.99–14.115	Repealed
	Chimney Hoists
	14.116	Permission to use
	14.117	Certification
	14.118	Support structures
	14.119	Load rating
	14.120–14.132	Repealed
Schedule 14-A
Part 15 — Rigging
	15.1	Definitions
	General Requirements
	15.2	Qualified riggers
	15.3	Detaching loads
	15.4	Use of rigging
	15.5	Component identification
	15.6	Design factors
	15.7	Wire rope on mobile cranes
	15.8	Natural fibre rope
	15.9	Wedge socket connections
	15.10	Open hook restriction
	15.11	Securing pins
	15.12	Replacing pins
	15.13	Repealed
	15.14	Securing ropes to drums
	15.15	Wraps required
	15.16	Reeving lines
	15.17	Sheaves
	15.18	Guylines
	15.19	Spooling rope
	15.20	Hand signals
	15.21	Termination efficiencies
	15.22	Wire rope clips
	15.23	Wire rope splices
	15.24	Restriction on fold back eyes
	15.25	Wire rope rejection criteria
	15.26	Nonrotating wire rope
	15.27	Contact with electric arc
	15.28	Welding
	15.29	Hook rejection criteria
	Slings
	15.30	Standards
	15.31	Inspection before use
	15.32	Makeshift fitting prohibition
	15.33	WLL of slings
	15.34	Sling angles
	15.35	Repealed
	15.36	Proof-testing slings
	15.37	Storage
	15.38	Knots
	15.39	Sharp edges
	15.40	Slinging loads
	15.41	Multiple piece lifts
	Wire Rope Slings
	15.42	Sling identification
	15.43	Rejection criteria
	15.44	Prohibited slings
	15.45	Temperature restrictions
	Alloy Steel Chain Slings
	15.46	Sling identification
	15.47	Chain for hoisting
	15.48	Chain removal criteria
	15.49	Chain wear
	15.50	Periodic inspection
	15.51	Temperature restriction
	Synthetic Web Slings
	15.52	Sling identification
	15.53	Temperature restriction
	15.54	Synthetic web sling rejection criteria
	Metal Mesh Slings
	15.55	Sling identification
	15.56	Rejection criteria
	Below-the-hook Lifting Devices
	15.57	Standards
	15.58	WLL
	15.59	Identification
	15.60	Part of lifted load
Part 16 — Mobile Equipment
	16.1	Definitions
	General Requirements
	16.2	Application
	16.3	Operation and maintenance
	16.4	Competency of operators
	16.5	Operator's responsibility
	16.6	Supervisor's responsibility
	16.7	Standards
	16.8	Warning signal device — backup alarm
	16.8.1	Warning signal device — extended component
	16.9	Lights
	16.10	Rear view mirrors
	16.11	Window standards
	16.12	Maintenance
	16.13	Braking requirements
	16.14	Supplementary steering
	16.15	Steering wheel knobs
	16.16	Safe starting
	16.17	Escape from a cab
	16.18	Controls
	16.19	Load handling attachments
	16.20	Load ratings
	Guards
	16.21	Protective structures
	16.22	Rollover protective structures
	16.23	ROPS standards
	16.24	ROPS certification
	16.25	ROPS identification
	16.26	Effect of ROPS on visibility
	16.27	Shear hazards
	16.28	Guarding moving parts
	Seat Requirements and Rider Restrictions
	16.29	Operator's seat
	16.30	Restricted access
	16.31	Rider restriction
	Seat Belts
	16.32	Provision
	16.33	Use
	Operating Requirements
	16.34	Start of shift inspection
	16.35	Securing tools and equipment
	16.36	Unattended equipment
	16.37	Securing elevated loads
	16.38	Assistance on grades
	16.39	Swinging equipment
	16.40	Clearance
	16.41	Boarding/leaving
	16.42	Obstructed view
	16.43	Pedestrian and equipment traffic
	16.44	Securing loads
	16.45	Restraint for cylindrical objects
	16.46	Lift truck loads
	Tire Servicing
	16.47	Training
	16.48	Equipment and procedures
	All-terrain Vehicles
	16.49	Prohibited use
	16.50	Modifications
	16.51	Operator's manual
	16.52	Use on sloping ground
	16.53	Operator training
	16.54	Personal protective equipment
	16.55	Loading and unloading
Part 17 — Transportation of Workers
	General Requirements
	17.01	Definitions
	17.1	Application
	17.1.1	General responsibilities
	17.1.2	Provision for seating and seat belt assemblies
	17.2	Employer's responsibility
	17.2.1	Operator responsibility
	17.2.2	General operation requirements
	17.2.3	Provision for seat belts
	17.3	Repealed
	17.4	Riding restrictions
	17.5	Securing equipment
	17.5.1	Gross vehicle weight rating
	17.6	Hazardous materials
	17.7	Carrying animals
	17.8	Passenger compartments
	17.9	Boarding and leaving
	Worker Transportation Vehicles Not Designed for Use on Highways
	17.10	Vehicle design
	17.11	Repealed
	17.12	Seating design
	17.13	Seating capacity
	17.14	Aisles
	Marine Craft
	17.15	Repealed
	17.16	Repealed
	17.17	Safety standards
	17.18	Operation
	17.19–17.21	Repealed
	17.22	Communication
	17.23	Vessel preparation
	17.24	Maintenance and inspection
	17.25	Anti-skid covering
	17.26	Lighting
	Aircraft
	17.27	Repealed
Part 18 — Traffic Control
	General Requirements
	18.1	Definitions
	18.2	Responsibility
	18.3	Standards for traffic control
	18.4	Supervision
	18.5	Placement of traffic control signs and devices
	Traffic Control Persons (TCPs)
	18.6	Use of a traffic control person
	18.7	Traffic control person to remain on duty
	18.8	Location of traffic control persons
	Equipment For Traffic Control Persons
	18.9	Operations during daytime
	18.10	Operations during nighttime or poor visibility
	18.11	Equipment maintenance
	Directions and Signals by Traffic Control Persons
	18.12	Precise motions
	18.13	Standard signals between traffic control persons
	18.14	Standard signals for traffic
	Other Requirements
	18.15	Dust control
	18.16	Long periods of delay
	18.17	Towing and recovery operations
Part 19 — Electrical Safety
	19.1	Definitions
	General Electrical Requirements
	19.2	Repealed
	19.3	Poles and structures
	19.4	Obstructions on poles
	19.5	Informing workers
	19.6	Service rooms
	19.7	Space around equipment
	19.8	Testing equipment
	19.9	Insulated aerial device
	Working on Low Voltage Electrical Equipment
	19.10	Disconnection and lockout
	19.11	Warning signs
	19.12	Working close to energized equipment
	19.13	Identification of controls
	19.14	Grounding portable equipment
	19.15	Ground fault circuit interrupters
	Working on High Voltage Electrical Equipment
	19.16	Isolation and lockout
	19.17	Warning signs
	Working on De-energized High Voltage Power Systems
	19.18	Isolation and lockout
	19.19	Person in charge
	19.20	Switching sequences
	19.21	Isolating devices
	19.22	Grounding and blocking
	19.23	Multiple authorities
	Minimum Separation Distance to be Maintained from Energized High Voltage Electrical Equipment and Conductors
	19.24	Informing workers about high voltage electrical equipment and conductors
	19.24.1	Minimum approach distance when working close to exposed electrical equipment and conductors
	19.24.2	Minimum clearance distance when passing under exposed electrical equipment and conductors
	19.25	Assurance in writing
	19.26	Assurance not practicable
	19.27	Specially trained
	19.28	Emergency work
	19.29	Authorization by owner
	Tree Pruning and Falling near Energized Conductors
	19.30	Preliminary inspection
	19.31	Work in a hazardous area
	19.32	Qualifications
	19.33	Site crew requirements
	19.34	Limits of approach
	19.35	Tree pruning and falling equipment
	Control Systems
	19.36	General requirements
	19.37	Programmable control systems
	19.38	Automatic control systems
	19.39	Remote control systems
	19.40	Wireless remote control
	Electrofishing
	19.41	General requirements
	19.42	Repealed
	19.43	Manufacturer's instructions
Part 20 — Construction, Excavation and Demolition
	20.1	Definitions
	General Requirements
	20.1A	Qualified contractor
	20.2	Notice of project
	20.3	Coordination of multiple employer workplaces
	Safe Work Areas and Safe Access
	20.4	Safe access
	20.5	Temporary floors
	20.6	Design loads
	20.7	Repealed
	20.8	Repealed
	20.9	Protection from falling materials
	20.10	Chutes
	20.11	Repealed
	20.12	Glass panels
	20.13	Thrust-out crane landing platforms
	20.14	Temporary support
	20.14.1	Fills
	20.14.2	Stockpiles
	20.14.3	Unstable face of a stockpile
	Bridges and Similar Structures
	20.15	Drawings and special procedures
	20.16	Walkways
	Concrete Formwork And Falsework
	20.17	Specifications and plans
	20.18	Supervision
	20.19	Erection drawing information
	20.20	Responsibility for design
	20.21	Continuity of engineering
	20.22	Equipment requirements
	20.23	Concrete placing hazards
	20.24	Flyform drawings
	20.25	Flyform handling
	20.26	Inspections
	Concrete Pumping
	20.26.1	Definition
	20.26.2	Application of regulation
	20.26.3	Standards
	20.27	Equipment identification
	20.28	Manufacturer's, supplier's or integrator's manual
	20.29	Inspection and maintenance records
	20.30	Pre-use inspection
	20.30.1	Design and construction
	20.31	Controls
	20.32	Hydraulic cylinders
	20.33	Marking weight
	20.34	Lifting a pump
	20.35	Securing a pump
	20.36	Repealed
	20.37	Agitator guarding
	20.38	Engine exhaust
	20.39	Housekeeping
	20.40	Outriggers
	20.41	Repealed
	20.42	Pipe diameter and thickness
	20.43	Pipe clamps
	20.44	Delivery pipe
	20.45	Restraining devices
	20.46	Concrete pump lines
	20.47	Equipment inspection
	20.48	Repair and modification
	20.48.1	Installation of mast
	20.49	Boom and mast weight
	20.50-20.52	Repealed
	20.53	Repealed
	20.54	Hopper signal device
	Tilt-up Building Construction
	20.55	Specifications and plans
	20.56	Design requirements
	20.57	Panel handling
	20.58	Inspections
	20.59	Brace removal
	Concrete Pre-stressing and Post-tensioning
	20.60	General requirements
	20.61	Signalling devices and restricted areas
	20.62	Strand measuring
	20.63	Guarding during pre-stressing operations
	20.64	Deflecting devices
	20.65	Detensioning and strand cutting procedures
	20.66	Strand vises and hydraulic devices
	20.67	Hydraulic equipment
	20.68	Platform width
	20.69	Blowouts
	20.70	Tendon handling
	20.71	Securing jacks
	Open Web Joists and Trusses
	20.72	Erection instructions
	Roof Work
	20.73	Repealed
	20.74	Crawl boards and ladders
	20.75	Steep roof requirements
	20.76	Chutes and hoists
	20.77	Mechanical equipment
	Excavations
	20.78	Work standards
	20.79	Underground utility services
	20.80	Removing nearby hazards
	20.81	Sloping and shoring requirements
	20.82	Timber shoring and grades
	20.83	Safe shoring procedures
	20.84	Repealed
	20.85	Trench support structures
	20.86	Spoil piles
	20.87	Entry and exit
	20.88	Guarding
	20.89	Excavation crossings
	20.90	Excavated materials
	20.91	Use of skips or buckets
	20.92	Scaling and trimming
	20.93	Height limitations
	20.94	Positioning equipment
	20.95	Water accumulation
	Scaling Operations
	20.96	Definitions
	20.97	Work from top down
	20.98	Rappelling and work positioning systems
	20.99	Rappelling ropes
	20.100	Anchors and other hardware
	20.101	Harnesses
	Marine Construction, Pile Driving and Dredging
	20.102	Suspended work platforms
	20.103	Hoisting piles
	20.104	Operator protection
	20.105	Exhaust discharge
	20.106	Chocking the hammer
	20.107	Pile heads
	20.108	Cracked hammer
	20.109	Splicing
	20.110	Walkway on discharge line
	Demolition
	20.111	Structural integrity
	20.112	Hazardous materials
	20.113	Disconnecting services
	20.114	Glass removal
	20.115	Repealed
	20.116	Protection from falling materials
	20.117	Throwing material
	20.118	Stabilizing walls
	20.119	Dismantling buildings
	20.120	Housekeeping
	20.121	Stairways
	Work in Compressed Air
	20.122	Medical fitness
	20.123	Compliance with standards
Part 21 — Blasting Operations
	21.1	Definitions
	General Requirements
	21.2	Employer's responsibility
	21.3	Dangerous incident reports
	21.4	Blasting log
	21.5	Authority to blast
	21.6	Repealed
	21.7	Training
	Certification
	21.8	Qualifications
	21.9	Misrepresentation
	21.10	Examination
	21.11	Recording certificates
	21.12	Custody of certificates
	21.13	Suspension of duties
	21.14	Submitting reports
	21.15	Suspension of certificates
	Storage
	21.16	Detonators
	21.17	Worksite storage
	21.18	Communication
	21.19	Magazine condition
	21.20	Cord
	21.21	Separate handling
	Transportation
	21.22	Vehicle operation
	21.23	Flammable materials
	21.24	Transportation of explosives
	21.25	Mobile drill rigs
	21.26	Repealed
	21.27	Contact with metal
	21.28	Emergency procedures
	21.29	Safe operation
	21.30	Vehicle load limit
	21.31	Firefighting equipment
	21.32	Trailer transportation
	21.33	Railroad and highway crossings
	21.34	Prior servicing
	21.35	Overnight parking
	Handling Explosives
	21.36	General
	21.37	Defective explosives
	21.38	Cold temperatures
	21.39	Abandoned explosives
	21.40	Ignition sources prohibited
	21.41	Containers
	Drilling
	21.42	Predrilling requirements
	21.43	Drilling prohibitions
	21.44	Drill hole size
	Loading
	21.45	Priming
	21.46	Carrying
	21.47	Cartridges
	21.48	Loading tools
	21.49	Electrical storms
	21.50	Guarding loaded holes
	21.51	Vehicles
	21.52	Springing holes
	21.53	Connecting detonating cord
	21.54	Shock tubes
	21.55	Pneumatic loading
	Safety Fuse Initiation
	21.56	Safety fuse assemblies
	21.57	Lighting safety fuse
	Electrical Initiation
	21.58	Stray currents
	21.59	Extraneous currents
	21.60	Static electricity
	21.61	Radio frequency precautions
	21.62	Mobile transmitters
	21.63	Testing circuits
	21.64	Capacity of blasting machines
	21.65	Firing from power lines
	Firing
	21.66	Blaster's responsibility
	21.67	Firing lines
	21.68	Firing all holes
	21.69	Blasting signals
	21.70	Posting warning procedures
	Returning to the Blast Site
	21.71	After the blast
	21.72	Electrical blasting
	21.73	Misfires
	Misfire Procedures
	21.74	Blast site examination
	21.75	Unfired explosives
	21.76	Removing loose material
	21.77	Marking and detonating
	21.78	Safety fuse reblast
	21.79	No relighting
	21.80	Drilling for refiring
	21.81	Extracting explosives
	Specialized Blasting Operations
	21.82	Underwater blasting
	21.83	Special effects blasting
	21.84	Seismic blasting
	21.85	Avalanche control
Part 22 — Underground Workings
	22.1	Definitions
	General Requirements
	22.2	Application
	22.3	Work methods
	22.4	New or unusual situations
	22.5	Preconstruction meeting
	22.6	Notice of project
	22.7	Underground record
	22.8	Hours of work
	22.9	Additional first aid
	22.10	Retroreflective devices
	22.11	Self-rescuers
	Supervision of Workers
	22.12	Underground supervisors
	22.13	Underground worker health and safety representative
	22.14	Impaired persons
	Working Requirements
	22.15	Responsibility for ventilation
	22.16	Prior approval
	22.17	Qualified person
	22.18	Mechanical ventilation
	22.19	Air flow
	22.20	Portal fan
	22.21	Auxiliary fan
	22.22	Modifications
	22.23	Malfunction
	22.24	Unventilated areas
	22.25	Duct air testing
	22.26	Welding fumes
	22.27	Heating underground air
	22.28	Heating equipment
	22.29	Other heating devices
	22.30	Atmospheric testing
	22.31	Testing during construction
	22.32	Additional tests
	22.33	Radioactivity survey
	22.34	Electrical installations
	22.35	Communications
	22.36	Illumination
	22.37	Cap lamps
	22.38	Maintenance
	22.39	Auxiliary lighting
	22.40	Battery charging stations
	22.41	Pipelines
	22.42	Water control
	22.43	Dams
	22.44	Transportation of workers
	22.45	Transportation of workers by rail
	22.46	Shaft conveyances
	Emergency Requirements
	22.47	Procedures
	22.48	Coordination
	22.49	Evacuation procedure
	22.50	Refuge stations
	22.51	Rescue workers
	22.52	Self-contained breathing apparatus
	22.53	Dangerous conditions
	22.54	Fire prevention and control
	22.55	Flammable gas restriction
	22.56	Equipment fire extinguishers
	22.57	Accounting for workers
	Entrance to Underground Working
	22.58	General requirement
	22.59	Structures at the entrance
	22.60	Projecting support system
	22.61	Spill control
	22.62	General requirement
	22.63	During excavation
	22.64	Shotcrete
	22.65	Operator protection
	Drilling
	22.66	Probe holes
	22.67	Connecting to existing workings
	22.68	Blasting at adjacent sites
	22.69	Inspection before abandonment
	Underground Use of Explosives
	22.70	Transport of explosives
	22.71	Mechanical haulage
	22.72	Transport by track haulage
	22.73	Underground storage of explosives
	22.74	Restriction on ignition sources
	22.75	Fume class
	22.76	Blasting line
	22.77	Remote initiation
	22.78	Water spray
	22.79	Return to blasting site
	22.80	Work restriction
	Mechanical Excavation
	22.81	Dust control
	22.82	Work clearance
	22.83	Elevated work
	Fixed and Mobile Equipment in Underground Workings
	22.84	Logs
	22.85	Internal combustion engines
	22.86	Fire suppression
	22.87	Hoses carrying flammable liquid
	22.88	Operating requirements
	Underground Haulage
	22.89	Traffic control
	22.90	Clearance for mechanical haulage
	22.91	Track haulage and mucking equipment
	22.92	Equipment hazard area
	22.93	Switching
	22.94	Derailed equipment
	22.95	Track haulage operations
	22.96	Rail tracks and switches
	Trackless Loading and Hauling
	22.97	Automated and remote control systems
	22.98	Clearance lights
	22.99	Road maintenance
	Waste Dumps and Spoil Areas
	22.100	General requirement
	22.101	Dumping procedures
	22.102	Reversing when dumping
	22.103	Dump worker
	22.104	Track waste dump
	22.105	Electrical trolley systems
	Raises
	22.106	General requirement
	22.107	Guarding the bottom of the raise
	22.108	Explosives
	22.109	Suspended drill platforms
	22.110	Raise climbers
	22.111	Identification plate
	22.112	General brake requirements
	22.113	Electrically powered raise climbers
	22.114	Brake components
	22.115	Guarding
	22.116	Controls
	22.117	Electric equipment
	22.118	Work platforms
	22.119	Prohibition
	22.120	Safety factor
	22.121	Bolts
	22.122	Racks and pinions
	22.123	Repealed
	22.124	Communication
	22.125	Inspection before use
	22.126	Limits and travel stops

Workers Compensation Act

Occupational Health and Safety Regulation