Explosives Regulations, 2013 (SOR/2013-211)

Marginal note:Certification

• 83 (1) A holder of a division 1 factory licence must certify as trained any employee who is at least 18 years old if

  • (a) the employee has completed the training referred to in section 82; or

  • (b) the holder has reasonable grounds to believe that the employee understands the hazards to which they could be exposed at the factory or satellite site and is competent to carry out their duties in a manner that is safe, lawful and ensures the security of the site.

• Marginal note:Form and contents

  (2) Evidence of an employee’s certification may be either a training record or a document signed by the person who provided the training or, in the case provided for in paragraph (1)(b), by the holder of the division 1 factory licence. It must be given to the employee and record the employee’s name, the operating procedures the employee is competent to carry out and the date on which the certification will expire.

• Marginal note:Expiry

  (3) An employee’s training certification must expire not more than five years after the date of the certification. If a change occurs in the operating procedures for which the employee was certified, the employee must be trained in the new operating procedures but the expiry date of the certification must remain the same.

• Marginal note:Records

  (4) A training record and a record of work experience must be made and kept up to date for each employee at the factory or satellite site where they perform their duties. These records must be kept for two years after the date on which the employee’s certification expires.