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	3.6	Repealed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
	3.18	Communication and availability
	3.19	First aid records
	3.20	Multiple employer workplaces
	3.21	First aid attendant responsibilities
Part 4 — General Conditions
	Buildings, Structures and Equipment
	4.1	Safe premises
	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	4.15	Repealed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 utilities
	Impairment
	4.19	Physical or mental impairment
	4.20	Impairment by alcohol, drug or other substance
	Working Alone or in Isolation
	4.21	Procedures
	4.22	Training
	4.23	Annual review
	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	Designated areas
	4.83	Public entertainment facilities
	Occupational Environment Requirements
	4.84	Eating areas
	4.85	Washroom facilities
	4.86	Change areas
	4.87	Unsafe water
	4.88	Repealed
Part 5 — Chemical and Biological Substances
	5.1	Definitions
	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 friable asbestos
	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
	Biohazardous Materials
	6.33	Definitions
	6.34	Exposure control plan
	6.35	Risk identification
	6.36	Controls
	6.37	Labels and identification
	6.38	Education and training
	6.39	Vaccination
	6.40	Health protection
	6.41	Records
	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

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