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O-0.2 - Occupational Health and Safety Act

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Regulations
51The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) defining any word or expression used in this Act but not defined in this Act;
(b) providing for a continuing study of health and safety codes, of statistical data pertaining to accidents and accident prevention, of occupational health and hygiene requirements and of safety standards and inspection and enforcement thereof;
(c) respecting the adoption and implementation of appropriate health and safety codes, standards and guidelines with respect to industry generally, to specific industries, to industry sub-groupings or to particular plants or any combination thereof;
(d) prescribing health and safety standards to be complied with at or in places of employment;
(e) prescribing minimum standards of welfare facilities for employees;
(f) establishing conditions as to the design, construction and use of any place of employment in order to protect the health and safety of employees;
(g) prohibiting or regulating the manufacture, supply, storage, handling or use of any tool, equipment, machine or device or the use of any place of employment;
(h) prescribing the measures that may be taken and the orders that may be made by an officer to prevent the unauthorized use and operation of any tool, equipment, machine or device;
(i) respecting the safe use of any place of employment, tools, equipment, machines or devices;
(j) prohibiting or regulating the manufacture, supply, storage, handling or use of any substance, material or biological, chemical or physical agent in order to protect the health and safety of employees;
(j.1) respecting the storage, handling or use of a hazardous product;
(j.2) respecting the labelling or identification of a hazardous product;
(j.2.1) exempting persons or classes of persons from the requirements in relation to labelling or identification of a hazardous product;
(j.3) respecting safety data sheets in respect of a hazardous product;
(j.3.1) exempting persons or classes of persons from the requirements of obtaining or providing a safety data sheet in respect of a hazardous product;
(j.4) respecting employee education, training and instruction in relation to hazardous products;
(j.5) respecting the disclosure of information in respect of a hazardous product, including disclosure of confidential business information;
(j.6) respecting exemptions from disclosure of confidential business information in respect of a hazardous product;
(j.7) respecting the establishment or designation of an agency, board or commission to determine whether information in respect of a hazardous product is confidential business information;
(j.8) respecting the procedures, powers and functions of an agency, board or commission referred to in paragraph (j.7);
(j.9) defining “supplier” for the purposes of regulations made under paragraphs (j.1) to (j.8);
(k) imposing requirements with respect to the testing, labelling or examination of any substance or material in order to protect the health and safety of employees;
(l) imposing requirements with respect to the labelling of biological, chemical or physical agents supplied by a supplier;
(m) requiring and governing the posting of health and safety notices, placards and signs issued by the Commission;
(n) restricting the performance of certain tasks to persons having certain qualifications;
(o) where necessary to ensure the health and safety of employees, requiring the making of arrangements by the employer for the temporary reassignment of work, of any person or persons or of any class of persons, in specified circumstances;
(p) respecting the reporting by medical practitioners and others of employees suffering from, or believed to be suffering from, an occupational disease;
(q) respecting the nature and frequency of medical examinations of employees or any class of employees;
(r) requiring the making of arrangements by employers for the prevention of occupational disease and for securing the health of employees, including arrangements for medical examinations and health surveys;
(s) requiring the making of arrangements by employers for measuring and monitoring the atmospheric or other conditions of places of employment;
(t) respecting
(i) the establishment and maintenance of occupational health services, and
(ii) services that are to be provided by any occupational health service;
(u) respecting the use of protective equipment by employees or classes of employees;
(u.1) respecting codes of practice;
(v) imposing requirements with respect to the employment of persons under eighteen years of age;
(w) requiring the making of reports by employers to the Commission;
(x) respecting the procedures for carrying out inquiries held under section 7;
(y) respecting the appointment of arbitrators by the Commission and the procedures for carrying out arbitrations under section 25;
(z) Repealed: 1994, c.70, s.5
(aa) exempting places of employment from the application of this Act;
(bb) respecting forms for use under this Act;
(cc) respecting records to be kept by employers and submitted to the Commission;
(dd) prescribing the fees payable by employers for inspections required under this Act;
(dd.1) respecting the content, duration, administration and delivery of an educational program for persons who are or may become members of joint health and safety committees and or a health and safety representative;
(dd.2) prescribing trades for the purposes of subsection 14.4(1);
(ee) prescribing duties to be performed by committees and respecting procedures for the operation of committees and the making of reports by committees.
1988, c.30, s.5; 1994, c.70, s.5; 2001, c.35, s.19; 2007, c.12, s.10; 2015, c.28, s.4
Regulations
51The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) defining any word or expression used in this Act but not defined in this Act;
(b) providing for a continuing study of health and safety codes, of statistical data pertaining to accidents and accident prevention, of occupational health and hygiene requirements and of safety standards and inspection and enforcement thereof;
(c) respecting the adoption and implementation of appropriate health and safety codes, standards and guidelines with respect to industry generally, to specific industries, to industry sub-groupings or to particular plants or any combination thereof;
(d) prescribing health and safety standards to be complied with at or in places of employment;
(e) prescribing minimum standards of welfare facilities for employees;
(f) establishing conditions as to the design, construction and use of any place of employment in order to protect the health and safety of employees;
(g) prohibiting or regulating the manufacture, supply, storage, handling or use of any tool, equipment, machine or device or the use of any place of employment;
(h) prescribing the measures that may be taken and the orders that may be made by an officer to prevent the unauthorized use and operation of any tool, equipment, machine or device;
(i) respecting the safe use of any place of employment, tools, equipment, machines or devices;
(j) prohibiting or regulating the manufacture, supply, storage, handling or use of any substance, material or biological, chemical or physical agent in order to protect the health and safety of employees;
(j.1) respecting the storage, handling or use of a controlled product;
(j.2) respecting the labelling or identification of a controlled product;
(j.3) respecting material safety data sheets in respect of a controlled product;
(j.4) respecting employee training and instruction in relation to controlled products;
(j.5) respecting the disclosure of information in respect of a controlled product, including disclosure of confidential business information;
(j.6) respecting exemptions from disclosure of confidential business information in respect of a controlled product;
(j.7) respecting the establishment or designation of an agency, board or commission to determine whether information in respect of a controlled product is confidential business information;
(j.8) respecting the procedures, powers and functions of an agency, board or commission referred to in paragraph (j.7);
(j.9) defining “supplier” for the purposes of regulations made under paragraphs (j.1) to (j.8);
(k) imposing requirements with respect to the testing, labelling or examination of any substance or material in order to protect the health and safety of employees;
(l) imposing requirements with respect to the labelling of biological, chemical or physical agents supplied by a supplier;
(m) requiring and governing the posting of health and safety notices, placards and signs issued by the Commission;
(n) restricting the performance of certain tasks to persons having certain qualifications;
(o) where necessary to ensure the health and safety of employees, requiring the making of arrangements by the employer for the temporary reassignment of work, of any person or persons or of any class of persons, in specified circumstances;
(p) respecting the reporting by medical practitioners and others of employees suffering from, or believed to be suffering from, an occupational disease;
(q) respecting the nature and frequency of medical examinations of employees or any class of employees;
(r) requiring the making of arrangements by employers for the prevention of occupational disease and for securing the health of employees, including arrangements for medical examinations and health surveys;
(s) requiring the making of arrangements by employers for measuring and monitoring the atmospheric or other conditions of places of employment;
(t) respecting
(i) the establishment and maintenance of occupational health services, and
(ii) services that are to be provided by any occupational health service;
(u) respecting the use of protective equipment by employees or classes of employees;
(u.1) respecting codes of practice;
(v) imposing requirements with respect to the employment of persons under eighteen years of age;
(w) requiring the making of reports by employers to the Commission;
(x) respecting the procedures for carrying out inquiries held under section 7;
(y) respecting the appointment of arbitrators by the Commission and the procedures for carrying out arbitrations under section 25;
(z) Repealed: 1994, c.70, s.5
(aa) exempting places of employment from the application of this Act;
(bb) respecting forms for use under this Act;
(cc) respecting records to be kept by employers and submitted to the Commission;
(dd) prescribing the fees payable by employers for inspections required under this Act;
(dd.1) respecting the content, duration, administration and delivery of an educational program for persons who are or may become members of joint health and safety committees and or a health and safety representative;
(dd.2) prescribing trades for the purposes of subsection 14.4(1);
(ee) prescribing duties to be performed by committees and respecting procedures for the operation of committees and the making of reports by committees.
1988, c.30, s.5; 1994, c.70, s.5; 2001, c.35, s.19; 2007, c.12, s.10
Regulations
51The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) defining any word or expression used in this Act but not defined in this Act;
(b) providing for a continuing study of health and safety codes, of statistical data pertaining to accidents and accident prevention, of occupational health and hygiene requirements and of safety standards and inspection and enforcement thereof;
(c) respecting the adoption and implementation of appropriate health and safety codes, standards and guidelines with respect to industry generally, to specific industries, to industry sub-groupings or to particular plants or any combination thereof;
(d) prescribing health and safety standards to be complied with at or in places of employment;
(e) prescribing minimum standards of welfare facilities for employees;
(f) establishing conditions as to the design, construction and use of any place of employment in order to protect the health and safety of employees;
(g) prohibiting or regulating the manufacture, supply, storage, handling or use of any tool, equipment, machine or device or the use of any place of employment;
(h) prescribing the measures that may be taken and the orders that may be made by an officer to prevent the unauthorized use and operation of any tool, equipment, machine or device;
(i) respecting the safe use of any place of employment, tools, equipment, machines or devices;
(j) prohibiting or regulating the manufacture, supply, storage, handling or use of any substance, material or biological, chemical or physical agent in order to protect the health and safety of employees;
(j.1) respecting the storage, handling or use of a controlled product;
(j.2) respecting the labelling or identification of a controlled product;
(j.3) respecting material safety data sheets in respect of a controlled product;
(j.4) respecting employee training and instruction in relation to controlled products;
(j.5) respecting the disclosure of information in respect of a controlled product, including disclosure of confidential business information;
(j.6) respecting exemptions from disclosure of confidential business information in respect of a controlled product;
(j.7) respecting the establishment or designation of an agency, board or commission to determine whether information in respect of a controlled product is confidential business information;
(j.8) respecting the procedures, powers and functions of an agency, board or commission referred to in paragraph (j.7);
(j.9) defining “supplier” for the purposes of regulations made under paragraphs (j.1) to (j.8);
(k) imposing requirements with respect to the testing, labelling or examination of any substance or material in order to protect the health and safety of employees;
(l) imposing requirements with respect to the labelling of biological, chemical or physical agents supplied by a supplier;
(m) requiring and governing the posting of health and safety notices, placards and signs issued by the Commission;
(n) restricting the performance of certain tasks to persons having certain qualifications;
(o) where necessary to ensure the health and safety of employees, requiring the making of arrangements by the employer for the temporary reassignment of work, of any person or persons or of any class of persons, in specified circumstances;
(p) respecting the reporting by medical practitioners and others of employees suffering from, or believed to be suffering from, an occupational disease;
(q) respecting the nature and frequency of medical examinations of employees or any class of employees;
(r) requiring the making of arrangements by employers for the prevention of occupational disease and for securing the health of employees, including arrangements for medical examinations and health surveys;
(s) requiring the making of arrangements by employers for measuring and monitoring the atmospheric or other conditions of places of employment;
(t) respecting
(i) the establishment and maintenance of occupational health services, and
(ii) services that are to be provided by any occupational health service;
(u) respecting the use of protective equipment by employees or classes of employees;
(u.1) respecting codes of practice;
(v) imposing requirements with respect to the employment of persons under eighteen years of age;
(w) requiring the making of reports by employers to the Commission;
(x) respecting the procedures for carrying out inquiries held under section 7;
(y) respecting the appointment of arbitrators by the Commission and the procedures for carrying out arbitrations under section 25;
(z) Repealed: 1994, c.70, s.5
(aa) exempting places of employment from the application of this Act;
(bb) respecting forms for use under this Act;
(cc) respecting records to be kept by employers and submitted to the Commission;
(dd) prescribing the fees payable by employers for inspections required under this Act;
(dd.1) respecting the content, duration, administration and delivery of an educational program for persons who are or may become members of joint health and safety committees and or a health and safety representative;
(dd.2) prescribing trades for the purposes of subsection 14.4(1);
(ee) prescribing duties to be performed by committees and respecting procedures for the operation of committees and the making of reports by committees.
1988, c.30, s.5; 1994, c.70, s.5; 2001, c.35, s.19; 2007, c.12, s.10
Regulations
51The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) defining any word or expression used in this Act but not defined in this Act;
(b) providing for a continuing study of health and safety codes, of statistical data pertaining to accidents and accident prevention, of occupational health and hygiene requirements and of safety standards and inspection and enforcement thereof;
(c) respecting the adoption and implementation of appropriate health and safety codes, standards and guidelines with respect to industry generally, to specific industries, to industry sub-groupings or to particular plants or any combination thereof;
(d) prescribing health and safety standards to be complied with at or in places of employment;
(e) prescribing minimum standards of welfare facilities for employees;
(f) establishing conditions as to the design, construction and use of any place of employment in order to protect the health and safety of employees;
(g) prohibiting or regulating the manufacture, supply, storage, handling or use of any tool, equipment, machine or device or the use of any place of employment;
(h) prescribing the measures that may be taken and the orders that may be made by an officer to prevent the unauthorized use and operation of any tool, equipment, machine or device;
(i) respecting the safe use of any place of employment, tools, equipment, machines or devices;
(j) prohibiting or regulating the manufacture, supply, storage, handling or use of any substance, material or biological, chemical or physical agent in order to protect the health and safety of employees;
(j.1) respecting the storage, handling or use of a controlled product;
(j.2) respecting the labelling or identification of a controlled product;
(j.3) respecting material safety data sheets in respect of a controlled product;
(j.4) respecting employee training and instruction in relation to controlled products;
(j.5) respecting the disclosure of information in respect of a controlled product, including disclosure of confidential business information;
(j.6) respecting exemptions from disclosure of confidential business information in respect of a controlled product;
(j.7) respecting the establishment or designation of an agency, board or commission to determine whether information in respect of a controlled product is confidential business information;
(j.8) respecting the procedures, powers and functions of an agency, board or commission referred to in paragraph (j.7);
(j.9) defining “supplier” for the purposes of regulations made under paragraphs (j.1) to (j.8);
(k) imposing requirements with respect to the testing, labelling or examination of any substance or material in order to protect the health and safety of employees;
(l) imposing requirements with respect to the labelling of biological, chemical or physical agents supplied by a supplier;
(m) requiring and governing the posting of health and safety notices, placards and signs issued by the Commission;
(n) restricting the performance of certain tasks to persons having certain qualifications;
(o) where necessary to ensure the health and safety of employees, requiring the making of arrangements by the employer for the temporary reassignment of work, of any person or persons or of any class of persons, in specified circumstances;
(p) respecting the reporting by medical practitioners and others of employees suffering from, or believed to be suffering from, an occupational disease;
(q) respecting the nature and frequency of medical examinations of employees or any class of employees;
(r) requiring the making of arrangements by employers for the prevention of occupational disease and for securing the health of employees, including arrangements for medical examinations and health surveys;
(s) requiring the making of arrangements by employers for measuring and monitoring the atmospheric or other conditions of places of employment;
(t) respecting
(i) the establishment and maintenance of occupational health services, and
(ii) services that are to be provided by any occupational health service;
(u) respecting the use of protective equipment by employees or classes of employees;
(u.1) respecting codes of practice;
(v) imposing requirements with respect to the employment of persons under eighteen years of age;
(w) requiring the making of reports by employers to the Commission;
(x) respecting the procedures for carrying out inquiries held under section 7;
(y) respecting the appointment of arbitrators by the Commission and the procedures for carrying out arbitrations under section 25;
(z) Repealed: 1994, c.70, s.5
(aa) exempting places of employment from the application of this Act;
(bb) respecting forms for use under this Act;
(cc) respecting records to be kept by employers and submitted to the Commission;
(dd) prescribing the fees payable by employers for inspections required under this Act;
(ee) prescribing duties to be performed by committees and respecting procedures for the operation of committees and the making of reports by committees.
1988, c.30, s.5; 1994, c.70, s.5; 2001, c.35, s.19