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Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (
SOR
/86-304)
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Regulations are current to 2012-01-24 and last amended on 2011-09-30.
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Enabling Act:
CANADA LABOUR CODE
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1.1 -
PART I
1.2 -
Interpretation
1.3 -
Prescription
1.4 -
Application
1.5 -
Records and Reports
1.6 -
Inconsistent Provisions
1.8 -
Alternate Media
2.1 -
PART II
PERMANENT STRUCTURES
2.1 -
Interpretation
2.2 -
DIVISION I
BUILDINGS
2.2 -
Standards
2.3 -
Doors
2.4 -
Clearances
2.5 -
Floor and Wall Openings
2.6 -
Open-top Bins, Hoppers, Vats and Pits
2.7 -
Ladders, Stairways and Ramps
2.11 -
Docks, Ramps and Dock Plates
2.12 -
Guardrails
2.13 -
Toe Boards
2.14 -
Housekeeping and Maintenance
2.17 -
Temporary Heating
2.18 -
DIVISION II
TOWERS, ANTENNAS AND ANTENNA-SUPPORTING STRUCTURES
2.20 -
DIVISION III
HVAC SYSTEMS
2.20 -
Application
2.21 -
Standards
2.23 -
Records
2.24 -
Operation, Inspection, Testing, Cleaning and Maintenance
2.27 -
Investigations
3.1 -
PART III
TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND EXCAVATIONS
3.1 -
Application
3.2 -
General
3.7 -
Barricades
3.8 -
Guardrails and Toe Boards
3.9 -
Temporary Stairs, Ramps and Platforms
3.10 -
Scaffolds
3.11 -
Portable Ladders
3.12 -
Excavation
3.13 -
Safety Nets
3.14 -
Housekeeping
4.1 -
PART IV
ELEVATING DEVICES
4.1 -
Application
4.2 -
Standards
4.3 -
Use and Operation
4.5 -
Inspection and Testing
4.7 -
Repair and Maintenance
5.1 -
PART V
BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS
5.1 -
Interpretation
5.2 -
Application
5.3 -
Fabrication and Installation Standards
5.5 -
Use, Operation, Repair, Alteration and Maintenance
5.10 -
Inspections
5.16 -
Buried Pressure Vessels
5.17 -
Records and Reports
6.1 -
PART VI
LIGHTING
6.1 -
Interpretation
6.2 -
Application
6.3 -
Measurement of Average Levels of Lighting
6.4 -
Lighting — Office Areas
6.5 -
Lighting — Industrial Areas
6.6 -
Lighting — General Areas
6.7 -
Lighting — VDT
6.8 -
Lighting — Aerodrome Aprons and Aircraft Stands
6.9 -
Lighting — Artefactual Exhibits and Archival Materials
6.10 -
Emergency Lighting
6.11 -
Minimum Levels of Lighting
SCHEDULE I
- LEVELS OF LIGHTING IN OFFICE AREAS
SCHEDULE II
- LEVELS OF LIGHTING IN INDUSTRIAL AREAS
SCHEDULE III
- LEVELS OF LIGHTING — GENERAL AREAS
7.1 -
SCHEDULE IV
- LEVELS OF LIGHTING — VDT WORK
7.1 -
PART VII
LEVELS OF SOUND
7.1 -
Interpretation
7.2 -
Measurement and Calculation of Exposure
7.3 -
Hazard Investigation
7.4 -
Limits of Exposure
7.5 -
Reduction of Sound Exposure
7.6 -
Report to Regional Health and Safety Officer
7.7 -
Hearing Protection
7.8 -
Warning Signs
SCHEDULE
- MAXIMUM DURATION OF EXPOSURE TO A-WEIGHTED SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS IN THE WORK PLACE
8.1 -
SCHEDULE II
8.1 -
PART VIII
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
8.1 -
Interpretation
8.2 -
Application
8.3 -
Standards
8.4 -
Safety Procedures
8.8 -
Safety Watcher
8.9 -
Coordination of Work
8.10 -
Poles and Elevated Structures
8.12 -
Isolation of Electrical Equipment
8.14 -
Guarantees of Isolation for Electrical Equipment
8.17 -
Live Test
8.18 -
Termination of Guarantee of Isolation
8.19 -
Safety Grounding
8.23 -
Switches and Control Devices
SCHEDULE
- DISTANCES FROM LIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS
9.1 -
PART IX
SANITATION
9.1 -
Interpretation
9.2 -
General
9.12 -
Toilet Rooms
9.18 -
Wash Basins
9.23 -
Showers and Shower Rooms
9.24 -
Potable Water
9.30 -
Field Accommodation
9.34 -
Preparation, Handling, Storage and Serving of Food
9.39 -
Food Waste and Garbage
9.40 -
Lunch Rooms
9.41 -
Ventilation
9.43 -
Clothing Storage
10.1 -
SCHEDULE
- MINIMUM VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CHANGE ROOMS, TOILET ROOMS AND SHOWER ROOMS
10.1 -
PART X
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
10.1 -
Interpretation
10.2 -
Application
10.3 -
DIVISION I
GENERAL
10.3 -
Records of Hazardous Substances
10.4 -
Hazard Investigation
10.7 -
Medical Examinations
10.8 -
Storage, Handling and Use
10.13 -
Warning of Hazardous Substances
10.14 -
Employee Education
10.16 -
Substitution of Substances
10.17 -
Ventilation
10.19 -
Control of Hazards
10.23 -
Warnings
10.24 -
Assembly of Pipes
10.25 -
Explosives
10.26 -
Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation
SCHEDULE
- DEVICES TO BE REPORTED TO THE BUREAU OF RADIATION AND MEDICAL DEVICES
10.27 -
DIVISION II
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OTHER THAN CONTROLLED PRODUCTS
10.27 -
Identification
10.29 -
DIVISION III
CONTROLLED PRODUCTS
10.29 -
Interpretation
10.30 -
Application
10.31 -
Material Safety Data Sheets and Labels in respect of Certain Controlled Products
10.32 -
Supplier Material Safety Data Sheets
10.33 -
Work Place Material Safety Data Sheets
10.34 -
Availability of Material Safety Data Sheets
10.35 -
Labels
10.37 -
Portable Containers
10.38 -
Special Cases
10.39 -
Laboratories
10.40 -
Signs
10.41 -
Replacing Labels
10.42 -
Exemptions from Disclosure
10.43 -
Hazardous Waste
10.44 -
Information Required in a Medical Emergency
10.45 -
Fire and Explosion Prevention
11.1 -
PART XI
CONFINED SPACES
11.1 -
Interpretation
11.2 -
Hazard Assessment
11.3 -
Entry Procedures
11.4 -
Confined Space Entry
11.5 -
Emergency Procedures and Equipment
11.6 -
Record of Emergency Procedures and Equipment
11.7 -
Provision and Use of Equipment
11.8 -
Precaution
11.9 -
Hot Work
11.10 -
Ventilation Equipment
11.11 -
Training
11.12 -
Record Keeping
12.1 -
PART XII
SAFETY MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, DEVICES AND CLOTHING
12.1 -
General
12.4 -
Protective Headwear
12.5 -
Protective Footwear
12.6 -
Eye and Face Protection
12.7 -
Respiratory Protection
12.9 -
Skin Protection
12.10 -
Fall-Protection Systems
12.11 -
Protection Against Drowning
12.12 -
Loose Clothing
12.13 -
Protection Against Moving Vehicles
12.14 -
Records
12.15 -
Instructions and Training
12.16 -
Defective Protection Equipment
13.1 -
PART XIII
TOOLS AND MACHINERY
13.1 -
Interpretation
13.2 -
Design, Construction, Operation and Use of Tools
13.9 -
Defective Tools and Machines
13.11 -
Instructions and Training
13.13 -
General Requirements for Machine Guards
13.14 -
Use, Operation, Repair and Maintenance of Machine Guards
13.18 -
Abrasive Wheels
13.20 -
Mechanical Power Transmission Apparatus
13.21 -
Woodworking Machinery
13.22 -
Punch Presses
14.1 -
PART XIV
MATERIALS HANDLING
14.1 -
Interpretation
14.2 -
Application
14.3 -
DIVISION I
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
14.3 -
General
14.4 -
Protection from Falling Objects
14.6 -
Protection from Overturning
14.7 -
Seat-Belts
14.8 -
Fuel Tanks
14.9 -
Protection from Elements
14.10 -
Vibration
14.11 -
Controls
14.12 -
Fire Extinguishers
14.13 -
Means of Entering and Exiting
14.14 -
Lighting
14.15 -
Control Systems
14.16 -
Warning Devices
14.17 -
Rear View Mirrors
14.18 -
Guided Industrial Vehicles
14.19 -
Conveyors
14.20 -
DIVISION II
MAINTENANCE, USE AND OPERATION
14.20 -
Inspection, Testing and Maintenance
14.21 -
Mobile Cranes
14.22 -
Split Rim Wheels
14.23 -
Instruction and Training
14.24 -
Qualifications
14.25 -
Signals
14.28 -
Gradients
14.29 -
Repairs
14.30 -
Transporting and Positioning Employees
14.31 -
Loading, Unloading and Maintenance While in Motion
14.34 -
Positioning the Load
14.35 -
Tools
14.36 -
Housekeeping
14.37 -
Parking
14.38 -
Materials Handling Area
14.39 -
Hazard Areas
14.40 -
Rear Dumping
14.41 -
Fuelling
14.42 -
Ropes, Slings and Chains
14.43 -
Safe Working Loads
14.44 -
Aisles and Corridors
14.45 -
Clearances
14.46 -
DIVISION III
MANUAL HANDLING OF MATERIALS
14.50 -
DIVISION IV
STORAGE OF MATERIALS
14.51 -
DIVISION V
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
15.1 -
PART XV
HAZARDOUS OCCURRENCE INVESTIGATION, RECORDING AND REPORTING
15.1 -
Interpretation
15.2 -
Application
15.3 -
Reports by Employee
15.4 -
Investigations
15.5 -
Telephone or Telex Reports
15.6 -
Records
15.7 -
Minor Injury Records
15.8 -
Written Reports
15.10 -
Annual Report
15.11 -
Retention of Reports and Records
SCHEDULE I
16.1 -
SCHEDULE II
16.1 -
PART XVI
FIRST AID
16.1 -
Interpretation
16.2 -
General
16.3 -
First Aid Attendants
16.5 -
First Aid Stations
16.6 -
Communication of Information
16.7 -
First Aid Supplies and Equipment
16.9 -
First Aid Rooms
16.11 -
Transportation
16.12 -
Teaching First Aid
16.13 -
Records
SCHEDULE I
- REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST AID KITS
SCHEDULE II
- CONTENT OF FIRST AID KITS
SCHEDULE III
- ADDITIONAL FIRST AID SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR REMOTE WORKPLACES
SCHEDULE IV
- FIRST AID ROOM SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
SCHEDULE V
17.1 -
PART XVII
SAFE OCCUPANCY OF THE WORK PLACE
17.1 -
Interpretation
17.2 -
Application
17.3 -
Fire Protection Equipment
17.4 -
Emergency Evacuation Plan
17.5 -
Emergency Procedures
17.6 -
Instructions and Training
17.7 -
Emergency Wardens
17.9 -
Inspections
17.10 -
Meetings of Emergency Wardens and Drills
17.11 -
Fire Hazard Areas
18.1 -
PART XVIII
DIVING OPERATIONS
18.1 -
Definitions
18.2 -
Application
18.4 -
DIVISION I
TYPE 1 DIVES AND TYPE 2 DIVES
18.4 -
Written Procedures
18.5 -
Instruction and Training
18.7 -
Medical Evaluations
18.8 -
Fitness to Dive
18.9 -
Dive Plan
18.10 -
Dive Team
18.15 -
Emergency Assistance
18.16 -
Pressure-related Injury
18.17 -
Decompression
18.18 -
Identification of Dive Site
18.19 -
Supervision
18.21 -
Hazards
18.22 -
Communications
18.23 -
Breathing Supply
18.26 -
Diving Equipment
18.34 -
Termination of Dive
18.35 -
Observation After Diving
18.36 -
Flying After Diving
18.37 -
Reports and Records
18.43 -
DIVISION II
TYPE 2 DIVES
18.43 -
Approach to Water Control and Intake Facilities
18.47 -
Diving Hazards
18.49 -
Use of Explosives
18.50 -
Hyperbaric Chambers
18.52 -
Alternative Energy Sources
18.53 -
Surface Supply Type 2 Dives
18.63 -
Type 2 Scuba Diving
SCHEDULE I
- DIVER’S FLAG
19.1 -
SCHEDULE II
- INTERNATIONAL CODE FLAG A
19.1 -
PART XIX
HAZARD PREVENTION PROGRAM
19.1 -
Hazard Prevention Program
19.2 -
Implementation Plan
19.3 -
Hazard Identification and Assessment Methodology
19.4 -
Hazard Identification and Assessment
19.5 -
Preventive Measures
19.6 -
Employee Education
19.7 -
Program Evaluation
19.8 -
Reports
20.1 -
PART XX
VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN THE WORK PLACE
20.1 -
Interpretation
20.3 -
Work Place Violence Prevention Policy
20.4 -
Identification of Factors that Contribute to Work Place Violence
20.5 -
Assessment
20.6 -
Controls
20.7 -
Work Place Violence Prevention Measures Review
20.8 -
Procedures in Response to Work Place Violence
20.9 -
Notification and Investigation
20.10 -
Training
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