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On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.30
6.30 (1) No food waste or garbage shall be stored in a food preparation area. (2) The employer shall ensure that an employee who is responsible for handling food waste and garbage or for removing it from a food preparation area does so in accordance with subsections (3) to (5). (3) Wet food waste and garbage shall be (a) disposed of by mechanical grinders or choppers connected to sewage disposal lines; or (b) held in leak-proof, non-absorptive, easily-cleaned containers with tight-fitting covers in a separate enclosed area or container until removal for disposal. (4) Dry food waste and garbage shall be removed or incinerated. (5) Food waste and garbage containers shall be fitted with covers and the food waste and garbage shall be removed as frequently as is necessary to prevent unsanitary conditions. (6) Food waste and garbage containers shall be cleaned and disinfected in an area separate from the food preparation area each time they are emptied. SOR/2015-143, s. 28
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.31
6.31 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if feasible, the exhaust system for on board accommodation, a toilet room or a food preparation area (a) shall be of a mechanical type; and (b) shall not be connected with any other exhaust or air supply system. (2) The exhaust system for on-board accommodation, a toilet room or a food preparation area may be connected to the exhaust duct of another room at the exhaust fan inlet if it is connected in such a manner that an exchange of air between those rooms or areas cannot occur. SOR/95-105, s. 18(F) SOR/2019-246, s. 170
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.32
6.32 Clothing storage facilities shall be provided by the employer for the storage of overcoats and other clothes not worn by employees while they are working.
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.33
6.33 In any on-board accommodation provided as sleeping quarters, each employee shall be provided with (a) a separate bed or bunk that is not part of a unit that is more than double-tiered and is so constructed that it can be easily cleaned and disinfected; (b) a mattress, pillow, blanket and bed cover that are kept in a clean and sanitary condition; and (c) at least once a week, clean laundered sheets and a pillow case.
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.1
carried out by means of power tools that are attached to dust-collecting devices equipped with HEPA filters, (i) the removal of insulation that is asbestos-containing material from a pipe, duct or similar structure using a glove bag, and (j) the cleaning or removal of filters used in air-handling equipment in a building that has sprayed-on fireproofing that is asbestos-containing material; ( activité à risque modéré ) product identifier has the same meaning as in subsection 1(1) of the Hazardous Products Regulations ; ( identificateur de produit ) readily available [Repealed, SOR/2025-79, s. 10] supplier has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Hazardous Products Act ; ( fournisseur ) work activity means any low-risk activity, moderate-risk activity or high-risk activity or any activity that is ancillary to that activity, and the supervision of that activity and that ancillary activity. ( activité de travail ) SOR/88-200, s. 4; SOR/95-105, s. 19(F); SOR/2015-143, s. 73(F); SOR/2016-141, s. 21; SOR/2017-132, s. 5 SOR/2021-122, s. 14(F) SOR/2025-79, s. 10
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airborne asbestos fibres means asbestos fibres that are longer than 5 μm (micrometres) with an aspect ratio equal to or greater than 3:1 and that are carried by the air; ( fibres d’amiante aéroportées )
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asbestos means actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite and tremolite in their fibrous form; ( amiante )
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
asbestos-containing material means (a) any article that is manufactured and contains 1% or more asbestos by weight at the time of manufacture or that contains a concentration of 1% or more asbestos as determined in accordance with Method 9002 set out in the document entitled NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods , published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, as amended from time to time, or in accordance with a scientifically proven method used to collect and analyze a representative sample of the material, and (b) any material that contains a concentration of 1% or more asbestos as determined in accordance with Method 9002 set out in the document entitled NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods , published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, as amended from time to time, or in accordance with a scientifically proven method used to collect and analyze a representative sample of the material; ( matériau contenant de l’amiante )
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clearance air sampling means the action of taking samples to determine if the concentration of airborne asbestos fibres inside an enclosure is below the limit referred to in section 7.20 to permit the dismantling of a containment system; ( échantillonnage de l’air après décontamination )
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containment system means an isolation system that is designed to effectively contain asbestos fibre within a designated work area where asbestos-containing material is handled, removed, encapsulated or enclosed; ( système de confinement )
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encapsulation means the treatment of an asbestos-containing material with a sealant that penetrates the material and binds the asbestos fibres together, and the treatment of the surface of the asbestos-containing material with a sealant that creates a membrane on the surface, to prevent the release of asbestos fibres into the air; ( encapsulation )
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enclosure means a physical barrier such as drywall, plywood or metal sheeting that, as part of the containment system, isolates asbestos-containing material from adjacent areas in a building to prevent the release of airborne asbestos fibres into those areas; ( encloisonnement )
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friable means, in respect of asbestos-containing material, that the material, when dry, can be easily crumbled or powdered by hand pressure; ( friable )
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glove bag means a polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride bag that is affixed around an asbestos-containing source and that permits asbestos-containing material to be removed while minimizing the release of airborne asbestos fibres into the work place; ( sac à gants )
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hazard information means, in respect of a hazardous substance, information on the proper and safe storage, handling, use and disposal of the hazardous substance, including information relating to the health and physical hazards that it presents; ( renseignements sur les risques )
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HEPA filter means a high-efficiency particulate air filter that has been tested to ensure efficiency equal to or exceeding 99.97% for removal of airborne particles having a mean aerodynamic diameter of 0.3 µm (micrometres) from the air; ( filtre HEPA )
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
high-risk activity means an activity that involves the handling or disturbance of friable asbestos-containing material or is carried out in proximity to friable asbestos-containing material, that requires a high level of control to prevent exposure to excessive concentrations of airborne asbestos fibres and that includes (a) the removal or disturbance of more than 1 m 2 of friable asbestos-containing material in a work place, even if the activity is divided into smaller jobs, (b) the spray application of a sealant to a friable asbestos-containing material, (c) the cleaning or removal of air-handling equipment, other than filters, in a building that has sprayed-on fireproofing or sprayed-on thermal insulation that is asbestos-containing material, (d) the repair, alteration or demolition of all or part of a kiln, metallurgical furnace or similar structure that contains asbestos-containing material, (e) the breaking, cutting, drilling, abrading, grinding, sanding or vibrating of non-friable asbestos-containing material, if the activity is carried out by means of power tools that are not attached to dust-collecting devices equipped with HEPA filters, and (f) the repair, alteration or demolition of all or part of a building in which asbestos is or was used in the manufacture of products, unless the asbestos was cleaned up and removed; ( activité à risque élevé )
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
lower explosive limit means the lower limit of flammability of a chemical agent or a combination of chemical agents at ambient temperature and pressure, expressed (a) for a gas or vapour, as a percentage in air by volume, and (b) for dust, as the weight of dust per volume of air; ( limite explosive inférieure )
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
low-risk activity means an activity that involves the handling of asbestos-containing material or is carried out in proximity to non-friable asbestos-containing material and that includes (a) the installation or removal of ceiling tiles that are made of non-friable asbestos-containing material and cover an area of less than 7.5 m 2 , (b) the installation or removal of other non-friable asbestos-containing material, if the material is not being broken, cut, drilled, abraded, ground, sanded or vibrated and dust is not being generated, (c) the breaking, cutting, drilling, abrading, grinding, sanding or vibrating of non-friable asbestos-containing material, if the material is wetted to control the spread of dust or fibres and the activity is carried out only by means of non-powered hand-held tools, and (d) the removal of less than 1 m² of drywall in which joint cement containing asbestos has been used; ( activité à faible risque )
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
moderate-risk activity means an activity that involves the handling of asbestos-containing material or is carried out in proximity to friable asbestos-containing material, that is not otherwise classified as a low-risk activity or high-risk activity and that includes (a) the removal of all or part of a false ceiling to gain access to a work area, if asbestos-containing material is likely to be found on the surface of the false ceiling, (b) the removal or disturbance of 1 m 2 or less of friable asbestos-containing material during repair, alteration, maintenance or demolition work in a work place, (c) the enclosure of friable asbestos-containing material, (d) the application of tape, sealant or other covering to pipe or boiler insulation that is asbestos-containing material, (e) the removal of ceiling tiles that are asbestos-containing material, if the tiles cover an area of greater than 2 m 2 and are removed without being broken, cut, drilled, abraded, ground, sanded or vibrated, (f) the breaking, cutting, drilling, abrading, grinding, sanding or vibrating of non-friable asbestos-containing material, if the material is not wetted to control the spread of dust or fibres and the activity is carried out only by means of non-powered hand-held tools, (g) the removal of 1 m 2 or more of drywall in which joint cement that is asbestos-containing material has been used, (h) the breaking, cutting, drilling, abrading, grinding, sanding or vibrating of non-friable asbestos-containing material, if the activity is carried out by means of power tools that are attached to dust-collecting devices equipped with HEPA filters, (i) the removal of insulation that is asbestos-containing material from a pipe, duct or similar structure using a glove bag, and (j) the cleaning or removal of filters used in air-handling equipment in a building that has sprayed-on fireproofing that is asbestos-containing material; ( activité à risque modéré )
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product identifier has the same meaning as in subsection 1(1) of the Hazardous Products Regulations ; ( identificateur de produit )
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readily available [Repealed, SOR/2025-79, s. 10]
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supplier has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Hazardous Products Act ; ( fournisseur )
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work activity means any low-risk activity, moderate-risk activity or high-risk activity or any activity that is ancillary to that activity, and the supervision of that activity and that ancillary activity. ( activité de travail )
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.2
7.2 This Part does not apply to the handling or transportation of dangerous goods to which the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 and the regulations made under that Act apply. SOR/88-200, s. 5; SOR/2015-143, s. 29
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.2.1
7.2.1 An employer shall keep a record of all hazardous substances that are used, produced, handled or stored for use in the work place and may either keep a record in each work place or keep in one work place a centralized record in respect of several work places. SOR/2015-143, s. 30 SOR/2019-246, s. 171(E)
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.3
7.3 (1) If the health or safety of an employee is likely to be endangered by exposure to a hazardous substance in a work place, the employer shall, without delay, (a) appoint a qualified person to carry out an investigation in that regard; and (b) notify the work place committee or the health and safety representative of the investigation and the qualified person’s name. (2) In the investigation, the following matters shall be considered: (a) the chemical, biological and physical properties of the hazardous substance; (b) the routes of exposure to the hazardous substance; (c) the acute and chronic effects on health of exposure to the hazardous substance; (d) the quantity of the hazardous substance to be handled; (e) the manner in which the hazardous substance is stored, used, handled and disposed of; (f) the control methods used to eliminate or reduce exposure of employees to the hazardous substance; (g) the concentration or level of the hazardous substance to which an employee is likely to be exposed; (h) whether the concentration of an airborne chemical agent is likely to be greater than 50% of the value referred to in paragraph 7.20(1)(a) for that chemical agent or whether the level of ionizing or non-ionizing radiation is likely to be greater than any applicable limit referred to in subsection 7.23(2) or (3); and (i) whether the level referred to in paragraph (g) is greater than any maximum applicable level set out in Part III or less than any minimum applicable level set out in that Part. SOR/88-200, s. 14; SOR/95-105, s. 20; SOR/2015-143, ss. 31, 73(F) SOR/2019-246, s. 172
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.4
7.4 On completing the investigation and after consulting with the work place committee or the health and safety representative, (a) the qualified person shall make, sign and date a written report that contains their (i) observations respecting the matters set out in subsection 7.3(2), and (ii) recommendations respecting the measures that should be taken in order to comply with sections 7.6 to 7.23, including recommendations respecting sampling and testing methods; and (b) the employer shall establish and keep up-to-date a written procedure controlling the concentration or level of the hazardous substance in the work place and make it readily available for examination by employees in any form, as determined in consultation with the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, the work place committee or the health and safety representative. SOR/95-105, s. 21; SOR/2015-143, s. 32; SOR/2016-141, s. 22 SOR/2019-246, s. 173
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.5
7.5 The employer shall keep the report for a period of 30 years after the date of the report. SOR/2015-143, s. 32
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.6
7.6 No person shall use a hazardous substance in a work place if a non-hazardous substance or one that is less hazardous can be used instead. SOR/88-200, s. 14; SOR/95-105, s. 22; SOR/2015-143, s. 73(F) SOR/2019-246, s. 174
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.7
7.7 Every ventilation system used to control the concentration of an airborne hazardous substance shall be so designed, constructed and installed that (a) the concentration of the airborne hazardous substance does not exceed the values and percentages referred to in sections 7.20 and 7.21; and (b) if there is no value or percentage set out in respect of the airborne hazardous substance, its concentration is not hazardous to the health or safety of employees. SOR/88-200, s. 14; SOR/95-105, s. 23; SOR/2015-143, ss. 33, 73(F)
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.8
7.8 Every hazardous substance stored, handled or used in a work place shall be stored, handled or used in a manner whereby the hazard related to that substance is reduced to a minimum. SOR/88-200, s. 14; SOR/2015-143, s. 73(F)
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.9
7.9 Subject to section 7.11, if a hazardous substance is stored, handled or used in a work place, any hazard resulting from that storage, handling or use shall be confined to as small an area as possible. SOR/88-200, s. 14; SOR/2015-143, s. 34 SOR/2019-246, s. 175(E)
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.9.1
7.9.1 Every container for a hazardous substance that is used in a work place shall be designed and constructed in such a way that it protects employees from any health or safety hazard that is caused by the hazardous substance. SOR/2015-143, s. 34
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.10
7.10 The quantity of a hazardous substance for use or processing in a work place shall, if feasible, be limited to the quantity required in one work day. SOR/88-200, s. 14; SOR/2015-143, s. 73(F) SOR/2019-246, s. 176(E)
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.11
7.11 If, in a work place, a hazardous substance is capable of combining with another substance to form an ignitable combination and there exists a hazard of ignition of the combination by static electricity, the employer shall comply with the standards set out in the 2007 edition of the United States National Fire Protection Association publication NFPA 77 entitled Recommended Practice on Static Electricity . SOR/88-200, s. 14; SOR/2015-143, s. 35
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.12 to 7.14
7.12 to 7.14 [Repealed, SOR/88-200, s. 7]
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.15
7.15 Every assembly of pipes, pipe fittings, valves, safety devices, pumps, compressors and other fixed equipment that is used for transferring a hazardous substance from one location to another shall be (a) marked, by labelling, colour-coding, placarding or any other mode, to identify the hazardous substance being transferred and, if appropriate, the direction of the flow; (b) fitted with valves and other control and safety devices to ensure its safe operation; and (c) adequate for its intended purpose having regard to the corrosiveness, pressure, temperature and other properties of the hazardous substance transferred therein. SOR/88-200, ss. 8, 14; SOR/2015-143, s. 73(F); SOR/2016-141, s. 23
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.16
7.16 (1) Every employer shall, in consultation with the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, the work place committee or the health and safety representative, develop and implement an employee education and training program with respect to hazard prevention and control at the work place. (2) The employee education and training program shall include (a) the education and training of each employee who handles or is exposed to or who is likely to handle or be exposed to a hazardous substance, with respect to (i) the product identifier of the hazardous substance, (ii) all hazard information disclosed by the supplier or by the employer on a safety data sheet or label, (iii) all hazard information of which the employer is aware or ought to be aware, (iv) the observations referred to in subparagraph 7.4(a)(i), (v) the information disclosed on a safety data sheet referred to in section 7.25 and the purpose and significance of that information, and (vi) in respect of hazardous products in the work place, the information required to be disclosed on a safety data sheet and on a label under Division III and the purpose and significance of that information; (b) the education and training of each employee who operates, maintains or repairs an assembly of pipes referred to in section 7.15, with respect to (i) every valve and other control and safety device connected to the assembly of pipes, (ii) the procedures to follow for the proper and safe use of the assembly of pipes, and (iii) the significance of the labelling, colour-coding, placarding or other modes of identification that are used; and (c) the education and training of each employee who is referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), with respect to (i) the procedures to follow to implement sections 7.8, 7.9 and 7.11, (ii) the procedures to follow for the safe storage, handling, use and disposal of hazardous substances, including procedures to be followed in an emergency involving a hazardous substance, and (iii) the procedures to follow if an employee is exposed to a hazardous substance in gas, liquid, solid, vapour, fume, mist, fog or dust form that escapes from processing equipment, from control emission equipment or from a hazardous substance into the work place. (3) An employer shall, in consultation with the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, the work place committee or the health and safety representative, review, and if necessary, revise the employee education and training program referred to in subsection (1) (a) at least once a year; (b) whenever there is a change in conditions in respect of the hazardous substances in the work place; and (c) whenever new hazard information in respect of a hazardous substance in the work place becomes available to the employer. SOR/88-200, s. 9; SOR/95-105, s. 24; SOR/2015-143, ss. 36, 73(F); SOR/2016-141, s. 24 SOR/2019-246, s. 177(F)