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  4. January 1, 2011

Occupational Health and Safety Directive

Table of Contents

  • Part I - General
    • Preamble
    • General
      • Collective Agreement
      • Grievance Procedure
      • Jurisdiction
      • Effective Date
      • Application
      • Definitions
      • Resolving "Qualified Person" Disputes
  • Part II - Permanent Structures and Safe Occupancy of the Workplace (Use and Occupancy of Buildings)
    • Scope
    • 2.1Workplace Occupancy
    • 2.2Environmental Conditions
    • 2.3Hot Surfaces
    • 2.4Open-top Bins, Hoppers, Vats and Pits
    • 2.5Ladders, Stairways and Ramps
    • 2.6Housekeeping and Maintenance
    • Appendix A
  • Part III - Elevated Work Structures
    • Scope
    • 3.1 Inspections
    • 3.2Mobile Elevated Work Structures
    • 3.3 Scaffolds
    • 3.4 Excavation
  • Part IV - Elevating Devices
    • Scope
    • 4.1 Installation and Alteration
    • 4.2Inspection and Testing
  • Part V - Boilers and Pressure Vessels
    • Scope
    • 5.1Inspection and Certification of New Installations and Major Repairs
    • 5.2 Operation
    • 5.3 Inspections – General
    • 5.4 Halon Systems
    • 5.5 Records
  • Part VI - Lighting
  • Part VII - Noise Control (Levels of Sound)
    • Scope
    • Appendix A
  • Part VIII - Electrical Safety
    • Scope
    • 8.1Design, Construction, Installation, Operation, Use, Repair, Maintenance and Alteration
    • 8.2General Precautions
    • 8.3Consent to Work on High-voltage Electrical Equipment
    • 8.4Protective Clothing and Equipment
    • 8.5Safety Watcher
    • 8.6Poles and Elevated Structures
    • 8.7Capacitors
    • 8.8Battery Rooms
    • 8.9Switches and Control Devices
    • 8.10Conductive Equipment
    • 8.11Lightning Protection
    • 8.12Guarantees of Isolation for Electrical Equipment
    • 8.13Live Test
    • 8.14Termination of Guarantee of Isolation
  • Part IX - Sanitation
    • Scope
    • 9.1General Responsibilities
    • 9.2Care of Premises
    • 9.3Toilet Facilities
    • 9.4Water Quality
    • 9.5Clothing Storage
    • 9.6Lunchrooms
    • 9.7Field Accommodation
    • 9.8Food Preparation and Storage and Serving of Food
    • Appendix A
    • Appendix B
  • Part X - Pesticides
    • 10.1Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
    • 10.2Work Procedures
    • 10.3Isolation
    • 10.4Protective Equipment and Clothing.
    • 10.5Storage
    • 10.6Disposal
    • 10.7Mixing and Loading and Application Equipment
    • 10.8Pesticide Application
    • 10.9Indoors
    • 10.10Outdoors
    • 10.11Greenhouses, Barns, etc
    • 10.12Personal Hygiene
    • 10.13Pesticide Emergencies
    • 10.14Transportation
    • 10.15Decontamination
    • 10.16Inventories
    • 10.17Labelling
    • 10.18Monitoring
    • 10.19Housekeeping
    • 10.20Education and Training
    • 10.21First Aid
    • 10.22Personnel Monitoring
    • 10.23Medical Records
    • 10.24Pesticide Application Records
    • 10.25Environmental Monitoring Records
    • 10.26Organizations
    • 10.27Materials
  • Part XI - Hazardous Substances
    • Scope
    • 11.1Records of Hazardous Substances
    • 11.2Hazard Investigation
    • 11.3Medical Examinations
    • 11.4Ventilation
    • 11.5Hazard Control
    • 11.6Asbestos Management
    • 11.7Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation
  • Part XII - Confined Spaces
    • Scope
    • 12.1Hazard Assessment
    • 12.2Confined-space Entry Procedures
    • 12.3Ship and Vessel Repair
  • Part XIII - Personal and Protective Equipment and Clothing
    • Scope
    • 13.1General Responsibilities of Departments
    • 13.2Protective Clothing
    • 13.3Insulated Clothing
    • 13.4Quantities
    • 13.5Pool Clothing
    • 13.6Head Protection
    • 13.7Eye and Face Protection
    • 13.8Foot and Leg Protection
    • 13.9Protective Footwear
    • 13.10Purchasing Protective Footwear
    • 13.11Purpose-designed Footwear
    • 13.12Replacement
    • 13.13Skin Protection
    • 13.14Respiratory Protection
    • 13.15Drowning Hazards
    • Appendix A - Employment Hazards
      • Safety Hazard Sources
      • Health Hazard Sources
  • Part XIV - Tools and Machinery
    • Scope
    • 14.1 Design and Construction
    • 14.2Operation and Use
    • 14.3Inspection and Maintenance
    • 14.4Robotic Systems
  • Part XV - Materials Handling
    • Scope
    • 15.1General Responsibilities of Employees
    • 15.2General Design and Construction
    • 15.3Slow-moving Vehicles
    • 15.4Control Systems
    • 15.5Inspections, Testing and Maintenance
    • 15.6Radio Transmitting Equipment
    • 15.7Parking
    • 15.8Manual Handling
    • 15.9Materials Storage
    • 15.10Instruction and Training
  • Part XVI - Motor Vehicle Operations
    • Scope
    • 16.1General Responsibility of Departments
    • 16.2 Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles
    • 16.3Hazardous Movement
    • 16.4Medical Examinations
    • 16.5Qualification of Motor Vehicle Operators
    • 16.6Training
    • 16.7Accident Investigation
    • 16.8Servicing, Inspection and Repair
    • 16.9Safe Transportation of Persons
    • 16.10Fire Prevention
    • 16.11Motor Vehicle Fuelling and Operations
    • 16.12Propane and Natural-gas-fuelled Vehicles
    • 16.13Safety Measures Against Asphyxiation
    • 16.14Motor Vehicle Safety Belts
    • 16.15Highway Warning Devices
    • 16.16First-aid Kits
  • Part XVII - Hazardous Occurrence Investigation, Recording and Reporting (HOIRR)
    • Scope
    • 17.1Employer Responsibilities
    • 17.2Objectives
    • 17.3Timely and Effective Hazardous Occurrence Investigations
  • Part XVIII - First Aid
    • Scope
    • 18.1Employer Responsibilities
    • 18.2First-aid Treatment and Reporting
    • 18.3First-aid Attendants
    • 18.4Specialized First-aid Training
    • 18.5First-aid Supplies and Equipment
    • 18.6First-aid Rooms
    • 18.7Emergency Communications
    • 18.8Identifying First-aid Facilities
    • 18.9Field Operations
    • 18.10Other First-aid Matters
  • Part XIX - Refusal to Work
  • Part XX - Occupational Health and Safety Committees and Representatives
    • Scope
    • 20.1National Health and Safety Policy Committees
    • 20.2Committee Size
    • 20.3Office Vacancy
    • 20.4Quorum
    • 20.5Alternates
    • 20.6Committee Powers
    • 20.7Rules of Procedure
    • 20.8Meetings
    • 20.9Minutes
    • 20.10Regional Policy Health and Safety Committees
    • 20.11Workplace Health and Safety Committees
    • 20.12Committee Size
    • 20.13Committee Powers
    • 20.14Rules of Procedure
    • 20.15Meetings
    • 20.16Minutes
    • 20.17Representatives
    • 20.18Training
    • 20.19Information
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