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243 The following definitions apply in this Part.

asbestos-containing material

asbestos-containing material  means

• (a) any article that is manufactured and contains 1% or more asbestos by weight at the time of manufacture or that contains a concentration of 1% or more asbestos as determined in accordance with Method 9002 set out in the document entitled NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods, published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, as amended from time to time, or in accordance with a scientifically proven method used to collect and analyze a representative sample of the material; and

• (b) any material that contains a concentration of 1% or more asbestos as determined in accordance with Method 9002 set out in the document entitled NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods, published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, as amended from time to time, or in accordance with a scientifically proven method used to collect and analyze a representative sample of the material. (matériau contenant de l’amiante)

enclosure

enclosure  means a physical barrier such as drywall, plywood or metal sheeting that, as part of the containment system, isolates asbestos-containing material from adjacent areas in a building to prevent the release of airborne asbestos fibres into those areas. (encloisonnement)

lower explosive limit

lower explosive limit  means the lower limit of flammability of a chemical agent or a combination of chemical agents at ambient temperature and pressure, expressed

• (a) for a gas or vapour, as a percentage in air by volume; and

• (b) for dust, as the weight of dust per volume of air. (limite explosive inférieure)

moderate-risk activity

moderate-risk activity  means an activity that involves the handling of asbestos-containing material or is carried out in proximity to friable asbestos-containing material, that is not otherwise classified as a low-risk activity or high-risk activity and that includes

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product identifier

product identifier  has the same meaning as in subsection 1(1) of the Hazardous Products Regulations. (identificateur de produit)

supplier

supplier  has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Hazardous Products Act. (fournisseur)

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1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

gross tonnage

gross tonnage  means the volume of a vessel as determined by a tonnage measurer or calculated in accordance with the regulations made under paragraph 77(h) of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. (jauge brute)

inland voyage

inland voyage  has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations. (voyage en eaux internes)

inland waters of Canada

inland waters of Canada  has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations. (eaux internes du Canada)

near coastal voyage, Class 1

near coastal voyage, Class 1  has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations. (voyage à proximité du littoral, classe 1)

unlimited voyage

unlimited voyage  has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Vessel Safety Certificates Regulations. (voyage illimité)

vessel

vessel  has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. (bâtiment)

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• (2) Subject to section 271, if an employer receives a supplier safety data sheet, the employer may prepare a work place safety data sheet to be used on board a vessel in place of the supplier safety data sheet if

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  • (c) the supplier safety data sheet is readily available for examination by employees on board the vessel in any form, as determined in consultation with the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, the work place committee or the health and safety representative; and

• (3) An employer must review the accuracy of the information disclosed on a work place safety data sheet referred to in subsection (1) or (2) and update it as soon as feasible after new hazard information or significant new data becomes available to the employer.

• (4) If the information required to be disclosed on the work place safety data sheet is not available or not applicable to the hazardous product, the employer must, in place of the information, insert the words “not available” or “not applicable”, as the case may be, in the English version and the words “non disponible” or “sans objet”, as the case may be, in the French version, of the work place safety data sheet.

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• (1.1) An employer must ensure that an employee’s exposure to a concentration of airborne asbestos fibres is as close to zero as possible, but in any event the employer must ensure that the concentration does not exceed the value for airborne asbestos fibres adopted by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists in its publication entitled Threshold Limit Values (TLV) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEI), as amended from time to time.

• (2) If the concentration of an airborne chemical agent is likely to exceed the value referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b), if the concentration of airborne asbestos fibres is likely to exceed zero or if there is a concentration of an airborne hazardous substance that is hazardous to the health and safety of the employee, air samples must be taken by a qualified person and the concentration of the chemical agent, airborne asbestos fibres or hazardous substance must be determined in accordance with

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  • (b) a method set out in the United States Federal Register, volume 40, number 33, dated February 18, 1975, as amended by volume 41, number 53, dated March 17, 1976;

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• 142 (1) If there is a risk of injury or disease due to exposure to an oxygen deficient atmosphere in a work place, the employer must provide every person who is granted access to the work place with respiratory protective equipment or a breathing apparatus by means of which air will be supplied and that meets the following requirements:

  • (a) it is listed in the NIOSH publication entitled Certified Equipment List, as amended from time to time; and

• (2) If there is a risk of injury or disease due to exposure to an airborne hazardous substance in a work place, the employer shall provide every person who is granted access to the work place with respiratory protective equipment or a breathing apparatus that meets the following requirements:

  • (a) if air is supplied by means of the respiratory protective equipment or breathing apparatus, it is listed in the NIOSH publication entitled Certified Equipment List, as amended from time to time;

  • (b) if air is not supplied by means of the respiratory protective equipment or breathing apparatus, it is listed

    • (i) in the NIOSH publication entitled Certified Equipment List, as amended from time to time, or

    • (ii) in the CSA Group publication entitled CSA Group Product Listing, as amended from time to time;

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