2The following definitions apply in this Regulation.
“Act” means the Occupational Health and Safety Act. (Loi)
“competent” , in relation to an employee, means
(compétent)
(a)
qualified, because of knowledge, training and experience, to do assigned work in a manner that will ensure the health and safety of persons in the place of employment,
(b)
knowledgeable about the provisions of the Act and the regulations that apply to the assigned work, and
(c)
knowledgeable about potential or actual danger to health or safety connected with the assigned work.
“CSA” means the CSA Group.(CSA)
“first aid provider” means a person designated by an employer under subsection 7(1) and includes a workplace first aider as defined in CSA Group standard Z1210-17 (R2021), First aid training for the workplace – Curriculum and quality management for training agencies.(secouriste)
“high hazard work” means work that carries a greater likelihood of injury or damage to health and a greater severity of potential injury because of the place of employment or the nature of the work, and includes work carried out
(travail à risque élevé)
(a)
at a project site or mine,
(b)
in a confined space or in an isolated area where emergency medical help is not in close proximity to the work area,
(c)
on electrical transmission, generation or distribution systems,
(d)
at foundries or machine shops,
(e)
at gas, oil or chemical processing plants, steel or other base metal processing plants,
(f)
at woodland operations, sawmills or lumber processing plants,
(g)
at brewery or beverage processing plants, meat packing or processing plants, and
(h)
with explosives or heavy equipment.
2008-127; 2020-36; 2023-45