Canada – Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Marine Installations and Structures Occupational Health and Safety Transitional Regulations

140 (1) When a device that is capable of producing and emitting energy in the form of electromagnetic waves or acoustical waves is used in a workplace, the employer must, if the device is referred to in subsection (2), adopt and implement the applicable safety code of the Health Canada’s Radiation Protection Bureau as specified in that subsection.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the applicable safety code is

• (a) in respect of radiofrequency and microwave devices in the frequency range 10 MHz to 300 GHz, Safety Code 6;

• (b) in respect of X-ray equipment in medical diagnosis, Safety Code 35;

• (c) in respect of baggage inspection X-ray equipment, Safety Code – 29;

• (d) in respect of dental X-ray equipment, Safety Code – 30;

• (e) in respect of ultrasound, Guidelines for the Safe Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound and Safety Code 24; and

• (f) in respect of short-wave diathermy, Safety Code 25.