Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6
Occupational health and safety program 6 (1) Every occupational health and safety program must (a) set out procedures for ensuring that all employees at the workplace comply with the program and with Part III.1 of the Act and all regulations made under that Part; (b) set out procedures for ensuring that employees are competent persons in respect of all tasks to be carried out by them and are kept aware of activities and occurrences that may have an impact on their health or safety at the workplace; (c) set out procedures for keeping training and competency records in respect of employees; (d) set out procedures for keeping records necessary for the auditing of the program; (e) set out procedures and schedules that conform to paragraph 210.019(1)(p) of the Act for carrying out inspections for the purpose of hazard identification; (f) prioritize the implementation of hazard control measures in the following order: (i) measures that involve the elimination of hazards, (ii) measures that involve the selection of less hazardous means of carrying out work and activities, (iii) measures that involve the use of engineering controls to reduce the risks posed by hazards, (iv) measures that involve the use of administrative controls to reduce the risks posed by hazards, and (v) measures that involve protection from the effects of hazards; (g) identify the persons responsible for implementing hazard control measures, including after an occupational disease, accident, incident or other hazardous occurrence; (h) set out procedures for (i) the reporting of hazards by persons at the workplace to the employer, and (ii) the reporting, by the employer to a committee or to the coordinator, of hazards, occupational diseases, accidents, incidents, other hazardous occurrences and failures to comply with the provisions of Part III.1 of the Act, the regulations made under that Part or the occupational health and safety requirements of any authorization issued in relation to the workplace; (i) set out procedures for the prompt investigation of occupational diseases, accidents, incidents and other hazardous occurrences to determine their root cause and identify any actions that are necessary to prevent their reoccurrence; and (j) set out procedures for implementing corrective and preventive measures following an occupational disease, accident, incident or other hazardous occurrence and verifying the effectiveness of those measures. Auditing (2) The audit referred to in paragraph 210.02(2)(h) of the Act must be carried out at as soon as practicable after any of the following occurrences and, in any event, at least once every three years: (a) any change of circumstances that may affect the health and safety of persons at the workplace; (b) any change made by the operator to its management system; (c) the provision by a health and safety officer to the employer of a report under subsection 210.075(2) of the Act indicating non-compliance with Part III.1 of the Act; and (d) the making by a health and safety officer of an order under section 210.093 or 210.094 of the Act in relation to the workplace. Improvements (3) The employer must implement any improvements identified during the audit referred to in paragraph 210.02(2)(h) of the Act as soon as practicable.