Occupational Health and Safety Directive Table of Contents Part I - General Preamble General Collective Agreement Consultation 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 2.1 Workplace Ergonomics 2.2 Environmental Conditions for Office Space 2.3 Hot Surfaces 2.4 Open-top Bins, Hoppers, Vats and Pits 2.5 Ladders, Stairways and Ramps 2.6 Housekeeping and Maintenance Part III - Elevated Work Structures Scope 3.1 Mobile Elevated Work Structures 3.2 Scaffolds 3.3 Excavation Part IV - Elevating Devices Scope 4.1 Installation and Alteration 4.2 Inspection, Maintenance and Testing Part V - Boilers and Pressure Vessels Scope 5.1General 5.2 Inspection and Certification of New Installations and Major Repairs 5.3 Operation 5.4 Inspections – General 5.5 Records of Inspection 5.6 Halon Systems Part VI - Noise Control (Levels of Sound) Scope 6.1 General Part VII - Electrical Safety Scope 7.1 Design, Construction, Installation, Operation, Use, Repair, Maintenance and Alteration 7.2 General Precautions 7.3 Consent to Work on High-voltage Electrical Equipment 7.4 Protective Clothing and Equipment 7.5 Safety Watcher 7.6 Poles and Elevated Structures 7.7 Capacitors 7.8 Battery Rooms 7.9 Switches and Control Devices 7.10 Conductive Equipment 7.11 Lightning Protection 7.12 Guarantees of Isolation for Electrical Equipment 7.13 Live Test 7.14 Termination of Guarantee of Isolation Part VIII - Sanitation Scope 8.1 General Responsibilities 8.2 Care of Premises 8.3 Toilet Facilities, Plumbing and Sanitation 8.4 Water Quality 8.5 Clothing Storage 8.6 Lunchrooms 8.7 Field Accommodation 8.8 Food Preparation and Storage and Serving of Food Part IX - Pesticides 9.1 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 9.2 Work Procedures 9.3 Isolation 9.4 Protective Equipment and Clothing 9.5 Storage 9.6 Disposal 9.7 Mixing, Loading and Application Equipment 9.8 Pesticide Application 9.9 Indoors 9.10 Outdoors 9.11 Greenhouses, Barns, etc. 9.12 Personal Hygiene 9.13 Pesticide Emergencies 9.14 Transportation 9.15 Decontamination 9.16 Inventories 9.17 Labelling 9.18 Monitoring 9.19 Housekeeping 9.20 Education and Training 9.21 First Aid 9.22 Personnel Monitoring 9.23 Medical Records 9.24 Pesticide Application Records 9.25 Environmental Monitoring Records 9.26 Organizations 9.27 Materials Part X - Hazardous Substances Scope 10.1 Records of Hazardous Substances 10.2 Hazard Investigation 10.3 Medical Examinations 10.4 Ventilation 10.5 Asbestos Management 10.6 Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Part XI - Confined Spaces Scope 11.1 General 11.2 Hazard Assessment 11.3 Confined-space Entry Procedures 11.4 Ship and Vessel Repair Part XII - Personal and Protective Equipment and Clothing Scope 12.1 General Responsibilities of Departments 12.2 Protective Clothing 12.3 Insulated Clothing 12.4 Quantities 12.5 Pooled Clothing 12.6 Head Protection 12.7 Eye and Face Protection 12.8 Protective Footwear and Leg Protection 12.9 Purpose-designed Footwear 12.10 Replacement 12.11 Skin Protection 12.12 Respiratory Protection 12.13 Drowning Hazards Part XIII - Tools and Machinery Scope 13.1 General 13.2 Design and Construction 13.3 Operation and Use 13.4 Inspection and Maintenance 13.5 Robotic Systems Part XIV - Materials Handling Scope 14.1 General 14.2 General Responsibilities of Employees 14.3 General Design and Construction 14.4 Slow-moving Vehicles 14.5 Control Systems 14.6 Inspections, Testing and Maintenance 14.7 Radio Transmitting Equipment 14.8 Parking 14.9 Manual Handling 14.10 Materials Storage 14.11 Instruction and Training Part XV - Motor Vehicle Operations Scope 15.1 General Responsibility of Departments 15.2 Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles 15.3 Hazardous Movement 15.4 Qualification of Motor Vehicle Operators 15.5 Training 15.6 Accident Investigation 15.7 Servicing, Inspection and Repair 15.8 Safe Transportation of Persons 15.9 Fire Prevention 15.10 Motor Vehicle Fuelling and Operations 15.11 Propane and Natural-gas-fuelled Vehicles 15.12 Safety Measures Against Asphyxiation 15.13 Motor Vehicle Safety Belts 15.14 Highway Warning Devices 15.15 First-aid Kits Part XVI - Hazardous Occurrence Investigation, Recording and Reporting (HOIRR) Scope 16.1 Employer Responsibilities 16.2 Objectives 16.3 Timely and Effective Hazardous Occurrence Investigations Part XVII - First Aid Scope 17.1 Employer Responsibilities 17.2 First-aid Treatment and Reporting 17.3 First-aid Attendants 17.4 Automated External Defibrillators 17.5 Specialized First-aid Training 17.6 First-aid Supplies and Equipment 17.7 First-aid Rooms 17.8 Emergency Communications 17.9 Identifying First-aid Facilities 17.10 Field Operations 17.11 Other First-aid Matters Part XVIII - Refusal to Work Scope 18.1 General Part XIX - Occupational Health and Safety Committees and Representatives Scope 19.1 General 19.2 Selection of Members 19.3 Office Vacancy 19.4 Quorum 19.5 Alternates 19.6 Committee Powers 19.7 Rules of Procedure 19.8 Meetings 19.9 Minutes 19.10 Regional Policy Health and Safety Committees 19.11 Workplace Health and Safety Committees 19.12 Committee Size 19.13 Committee Powers 19.14 Rules of Procedure 19.15 Meetings 19.16 Minutes 19.17 Representatives 19.18 Training 19.19 Information Appendix A - Humidex Table Appendix B – Maximum Permitted Duration of Sound Exposure Maximum permitted duration of exposure to A-weighted sound pressure level at the workplace Appendix C – Inspection Authorities Federal/Provincial/Territorial/Municipal Authority to Inspect Food Premises – Contact List Appendix D – Cafeteria Inspection Guideline Appendix E - Considerations for Hazard Prevention Programs Safety Hazard Sources Health Hazard Sources Chemical: Physical: Biological: Psychological: Next Related Links Print Full Directive Appendix A - Humidex Table Appendix B – Maximum Permitted Duration of Sound Exposure Appendix C – Inspection Authorities Appendix D – Cafeteria Inspection Guideline Appendix E - Considerations for Hazard Prevention Programs
