Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations (SOR/87-612)

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

• — SOR/2025-79, s. 18

  • 18 Section 1 of the Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health RegulationsFootnote ³ and the heading before it are repealed.

    • Return to footnote ³SOR/87-612; SOR/94-165 (Sch. s. 2)

• — SOR/2025-79, s. 19

  • 19 Section 1.1 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

    readily available

    readily available means, in respect of a document, present and easily accessible at the work place at all times; (facilement accessible)

• — SOR/2025-79, s. 20

  • 20 The definition readily available in section 11.1 of the Regulations is repealed.

• — SOR/2025-79, s. 21

  • 21 Subsection 11.24(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

    • (2) If a source of ignition may ignite an airborne chemical agent or combination of airborne chemical agents in a work place, the concentration of the chemical agent or the combination of chemical agents shall not exceed 10% of the lower explosive limit of the chemical agent or combination of chemical agents.

• — SOR/2025-79, s. 22

  • 22 The portion of the definition disabling injury in section 16.1 of the Regulations before paragraph (b) is replaced by the following:

    disabling injury

    disabling injury means an employment injury or occupational illness that

    • (a) prevents an employee from reporting for work or from effectively performing all the duties connected with their regular work on any day after the day on which the injury or illness occurred, whether or not that later day is a working day for that employee,

• — SOR/2025-79, s. 23

  • 23 Schedules I and II to Part XVI of the Regulations are replaced by the Schedules I and II set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.

    SCHEDULE I(Subsection 16.4(3))

    Employment and Social Development Canada

    Emploi et Développement social Canada

    PROTECTED B WHEN COMPLETED Department File No. Regional or District Office

    HAZARDOUS OCCURRENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT

    1 Type of occurrence ☐ Explosion☐ Loss of consciousness☐ Other Specify ☐ Disabling injury☐ Emergency procedure
    2 Employer's name and mailing address (street, city, province and postal code)		Business number
    		Telephone number
    Site of hazardous occurrence	Date and time of hazardous occurrence
    	Weather (if applicable)
    Witnesses	Supervisor's name
    3 Description of what happened
    Brief description of property damage and the estimated cost of repair
    4 Injured or ill employee's name (if applicable)	Age	Occupation
    		Years of experience in occupation
    Description of injury or illness	Gender	Direct cause of injury or illness
    Was training in accident prevention given to the employee in relation to duties performed at the time of the hazardous occurrence? ☐ Yes☐ NoSpecify
    5 Direct causes of hazardous occurrence
    6 Corrective measures that will be taken by the employer and their implementation date
    Reasons for not taking corrective measures
    Supplementary preventive measures
    7 Investigator’s contact information
    Last name	First name	Telephone number
    Title	Email
    Signature		Date
    8 Work place committee member's or health and safety representative's contact information
    Last name	First name	Telephone number
    Title	Email
    Work place committee's or health and safety representative's comments
    Signature		Date

    ESDC LAB1070 E

    SCHEDULE II(Subsection 16.7(2))

    Employment and Social Development Canada

    Emploi et Développement social Canada

    PROTECTED B WHEN COMPLETED

    Reporting Year:

    EMPLOYER’S ANNUAL HAZARDOUS OCCURRENCE REPORT (Regular/Offboard)

    Instructions on how to complete the form can be found at Canada.ca/workplace-health-safety-annual-reports

    Employer’s legal name		Business number
    Employer’s operating name (if different from above)
    Mailing address

    Name of contact person	Business telephone
    Mailing address	Email
    Signature	Date

    Work Place Information					Injury Data				Employment Data
    Work Place ID	Work Place Name	Headquarters (Y/N)	Work Place Reference Number	Address (Street, City, Province, Postal Code)	Number of Disabling Injuries	Number of Deaths	Number of Minor Injuries	Number of Other Hazardous Occurrences	Total Number of Hours Worked	Total Number of Employees	Number of Office Employees	In Operation (Y/N)	Date Ceased YYYY-MM-DD
    					Comments:
    					Comments:
    					Comments:
    					Comments:

    ESDC-NHQ LAB1009 E

• — SOR/2025-79, s. 24

  • • 24 (1) Subsection 17.2(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

      • • 17.2 (1) Every employer shall establish and keep up-to-date written instructions that provide for the prompt rendering of first aid to an employee for any injury or illness, including an occupational illness.

    • (2) Subsection 17.2(3) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

      • (3) Every employee, on sustaining an injury or becoming aware that they have contracted an illness, including an occupational illness, shall report as soon as practicable for treatment to a first aid attendant.

• — SOR/2025-79, s. 25

  • 25 Paragraph 17.10(1)(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

    • (a) information regarding first aid to be rendered for any injury or illness, including an occupational illness, likely to be sustained or contracted in the work place;

• — SOR/2025-79, s. 26

  • • 26 (1) Subparagraph 17.16(1)(a)(i) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

      • (i) the date and time that the injury or illness, including an occupational illness, was reported,

    • (2) Subparagraphs 17.16(1)(a)(iii) and (iv) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

      • (iii) the date, time and site of the occurrence of the injury or illness, including an occupational illness,

      • (iv) a brief description of the injury or illness, including an occupational illness,

• — SOR/2025-79, s. 27

  • 27 The English version of the Regulations is amended by replacing “disease” and “diseases” with “illness” and “illnesses”, respectively, in the following provisions:

    • (a) the definition minor injury in section 16.1;

    • (b) the portion of subsection 16.3(1) before paragraph (a);

    • (c) the portion of subsection 16.4(1) before paragraph (a);

    • (d) the portion of subsection 16.4(2) before paragraph (a); and

    • (e) subsection 16.7(1).