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Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations
examiner means an employee or officer of a railway company who is qualified under these Regulations to examine employees; ( examinateur )
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations
occupational category means the occupational category of locomotive engineer, transfer hostler, conductor or yard foreman; ( catégorie d’emploi )
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations
on-job training means instruction provided to an employee by a railway company in the work environment appropriate to the employee’s occupational category; ( formation en cours d’emploi )
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations
on-job training instructor means an employee or officer of a railway company who is qualified under these Regulations to instruct employees; ( moniteur de formation en cours d’emploi )
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations
required subject , in respect of an occupational category, means a subject required by subsection 14(1) in order to qualify for the category; ( sujet requis )
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transfer hostler means an employee who is assigned to move motive power units over yard tracks and main tracks between the locations where the units are maintained and repaired and the locations where the units are put into or removed from train or yard services. ( mécanicien de manoeuvre )
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 3
3 (1) Subject to subsection (2), these Regulations apply to all railway companies operating in Canada under the jurisdiction of the Commission. (2) The requirements of these Regulations, except in so far as they involve the subject of Regulations No. 0-8, Uniform Code of Operating Rules , do not apply in respect of a railroad crew that originates from a home terminal in the United States and enters Canada to reach a terminal or turnaround point that is within 24 km (15 miles) of the boundary between Canada and the United States.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 4
4 A railway company shall provide employee training necessary for the purposes of these Regulations.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 5
5 (1) No railway company shall permit any employee to work as a locomotive engineer, transfer hostler, conductor, or yard foreman unless the employee (a) has qualified for that occupational category in accordance with section 14; and (b) in the case of a locomotive engineer or transfer hostler, has received a passing mark for on-job training in that occupational category. (2) Subsection (1) comes into force on July 1, 1990.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 6
6 A railway company shall provide to its locomotive engineer candidates and transfer hostler candidates sufficient on-job training in respect of the required subjects to enable them to demonstrate to instructors and examiners that they are competent to perform their required duties.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 7
7 No examiner shall issue a passing mark for on-job training to a locomotive engineer candidate or transfer hostler candidate unless the examiner (a) is satisfied that the candidate is competent to perform his required duties by (i) obtaining an evaluation of the candidate’s competency from the locomotive engineer or transfer hostler with whom the candidate has made student on-job training trips, and (ii) assessing the candidate’s competency in actual locomotive or train operation, or both, depending on the requirements of the occupational category for which the candidate is being examined; and (b) has completed, signed and placed on the candidate’s personnel file a document indicating that the candidate has passed the on-job training.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 8
8 An examiner shall determine the overall mark for a candidate based on written or oral classroom examinations, or both, dealing with the required subjects.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 9
9 An employee undergoing on-job training in order to qualify as a locomotive engineer or transfer hostler may perform the duties of the occupational category for which he is a candidate under the direction of an on-job training instructor for the duration of the employee’s training period.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 10
10 (1) A railway company shall, at intervals of not more than three years, have each employee in an occupational category re-examined on the required subjects. (2) The overall pass mark for re-examination is 80 per cent.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 11
11 An employee who is transferred from one occupational category to another shall (a) have qualified in accordance with section 14 for the occupational category to which he is transferred; and (b) in the case of a transfer to the occupational category of locomotive engineer or transfer hostler, have received within the preceding three years a passing mark for on-job training in the required subjects for the occupational category to which he is transferred.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 12
12 (1) Within 90 days after the coming into force of these Regulations, a railway company shall file with the Committee two copies of each type of classroom examination and two copies of a detailed description of each method of assessing on-job competence used by the company. (2) A railway company shall notify the Committee of a change to a type of classroom examination format or method of assessing on-job competence within 90 days after implementing the change.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 13
13 (1) During the period of employment of each employee examined in accordance with these Regulations, a railway company shall maintain an examination record for the employee. (2) A railway company shall issue a certificate in the form of a wallet-sized card to each employee who has qualified for the employee’s occupational category. (3) An employee who receives a certificate shall carry it on his person while on duty and shall produce the certificate when requested to do so by an officer of the railway company that employs him or by an officer of the Commission.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 14
14 (1) The subjects required for a person to qualify for an occupational category are the subjects listed in those items of the schedule marked with an “X” under the heading that corresponds to the occupational category, excluding those subjects or portions of subjects dealing with equipment that is not used by the railway company that employs the person. (2) No railway company shall qualify a person for an occupational category unless the person obtains an overall mark of at least 80 per cent in the required subjects.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 15
15 No railway company shall qualify a person as an on-job training instructor for the occupational category of locomotive engineer unless the person (a) meets the qualification requirements for a locomotive engineer with an overall mark of at least 90 per cent; and (b) completes not less than two years service as a locomotive engineer, including at least three months service in the area where the locomotive engineer is to give the on-job training.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 16
16 No railway company shall qualify a person as an on-job training instructor for the occupational category of transfer hostler unless the person (a) meets the qualification requirements for a transfer hostler with an overall mark of at least 90 per cent; and (b) completes not less than one year of service as a transfer hostler, including at least three months service in the area where the transfer hostler is to give the on-job training.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 17
17 No railway company shall qualify as a classroom training instructor for a required subject a person who has not obtained a mark of at least 90 per cent in a written examination on that subject.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 18
18 An employee or officer of a railway company who is an on-job training instructor or a classroom training instructor is qualified to act an an examiner on the subjects on which the employee or officer is qualified to give instruction.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 19
19 (1) A railway company shall establish employee training programs for each occupational category. (2) A railway company shall establish and modify its employee training programs in consultation with the trade unions representing its employees in the occupational categories. (3) Within 90 days after the coming into force of these Regulations, a railway company shall file with the Committee a description of all employee training programs relating to each occupational category. (4) Within 90 days after any change is made to an employee training program required by subsection (1), a railway company shall file with the Committee a description of the change.
Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations — 20
20 (1) For each calendar year a railway company shall submit to the Committee, not later than March 31 of the following year, a comprehensive report on its employee training programs. (2) A report referred to in subsection (1) shall specify (a) the total number of employees in each occupational category; (b) the total number of employees who received training in each occupational category; (c) the number of employees who received training and met the training requirements for each category and the number who failed to meet the training requirements; and (d) any new or improved techniques or devices adopted in the company’s employee training programs.
Uranium Mines (Ontario) Employment Exclusion Order — *
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Labour, pursuant to section 80.1 * of the Canada Labour Code , is pleased hereby to make the annexed Order excluding in whole from the application of Part IV of the Canada Labour Code employment on or in connection with uranium mines in the Province of Ontario that are regulated pursuant to the Atomic Energy Control Act , effective April 2, 1987. * S.C. 1984, c. 39, s. 19
Uranium Mines (Ontario) Employment Exclusion Order — 1
1 This Order may be cited as the Uranium Mines (Ontario) Employment Exclusion Order .
Uranium Mines (Ontario) Employment Exclusion Order — 2
2 Employment on or in connection with uranium mines in the Province of Ontario that are regulated pursuant to the Atomic Energy Control Act is hereby excluded, in whole, from the application of Part IV of the Canada Labour Code .
Aviation Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 5.10 and 5.11
5.10 and 5.11 [Revoked, SOR/88-201, s. 6]
Marine Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 8.15 and 8.16
8.15 and 8.16 [Repealed, SOR/88-198, s. 8]
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — *
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Labour, pursuant to sections 82 * and 83 * and subsection 106(2) * of the Canada Labour Code , is pleased hereby to approve the annexed Regulations respecting occupational safety and health of employees on trains while in operation made under Part IV of the Canada Labour Code by the Minister of Labour on the recommendation of the Canadian Transport Commission, effective April 2, 1987. * S.C. 1984, c. 39, s. 20
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 1.1
1.1 In these Regulations, Act means Part II of the Canada Labour Code ; ( Loi ) CSA means the Canadian Standards Association; ( CSA ) Commission [Repealed, SOR/95-105, s. 3] dangerous substance [Repealed, SOR/88-200, s. 1] electrical equipment means equipment for the generation, distribution or use of electricity; ( outillage électrique ) first aid [Repealed, SOR/2015-143, s. 3] maintenance of way equipment means track motor cars and other rolling stock used for maintaining rails and tracks; ( véhicule d’entretien ) medical practitioner [Repealed, SOR/88-200, s. 1] on-board accommodation means living, eating or sleeping quarters provided on rolling stock by an employer for the accommodation of employees; ( logement à bord ) oxygen deficient atmosphere means an atmosphere in which there is less than 18% by volume of oxygen at a pressure of one atmosphere or in which the partial pressure of oxygen is less than 135 mm Hg; ( air à faible teneur en oxygène ) protection equipment means safety materials, equipment, devices and clothing; ( équipement de protection ) qualified person means, in respect of a specified duty, a person who, because of his knowledge, training and experience, is qualified to perform that duty safely and properly; ( personne qualifiée ) readily available means, in respect of a document, present and easily accessible at the work place at all times; ( facilement accessible ) regional safety officer [Repealed, SOR/2014-148, s. 15] rolling stock means a locomotive, caboose, self-propelled car, box car, tank car, maintenance of way equipment, snow-plow, flanger and other mobile equipment designed to move on wheels on rails or tracks; ( matériel roulant ) toilet room means a room that contains a toilet. ( cabinet de toilette ) SOR/88-200, s. 1; SOR/95-105, s. 3; SOR/2014-148, s. 15; SOR/2015-143, s. 3 SOR/2019-246, s. 155(F) SOR/2025-79, s. 9
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
Act means Part II of the Canada Labour Code ; ( Loi )
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CSA means the Canadian Standards Association; ( CSA )
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dangerous substance [Repealed, SOR/88-200, s. 1]
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electrical equipment means equipment for the generation, distribution or use of electricity; ( outillage électrique )
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first aid [Repealed, SOR/2015-143, s. 3]
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maintenance of way equipment means track motor cars and other rolling stock used for maintaining rails and tracks; ( véhicule d’entretien )
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medical practitioner [Repealed, SOR/88-200, s. 1]
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on-board accommodation means living, eating or sleeping quarters provided on rolling stock by an employer for the accommodation of employees; ( logement à bord )
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oxygen deficient atmosphere means an atmosphere in which there is less than 18% by volume of oxygen at a pressure of one atmosphere or in which the partial pressure of oxygen is less than 135 mm Hg; ( air à faible teneur en oxygène )
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protection equipment means safety materials, equipment, devices and clothing; ( équipement de protection )
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qualified person means, in respect of a specified duty, a person who, because of his knowledge, training and experience, is qualified to perform that duty safely and properly; ( personne qualifiée )
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readily available means, in respect of a document, present and easily accessible at the work place at all times; ( facilement accessible )
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
regional safety officer [Repealed, SOR/2014-148, s. 15]
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rolling stock means a locomotive, caboose, self-propelled car, box car, tank car, maintenance of way equipment, snow-plow, flanger and other mobile equipment designed to move on wheels on rails or tracks; ( matériel roulant )
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toilet room means a room that contains a toilet. ( cabinet de toilette )
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 1.2
1.2 These Regulations are prescribed for the purposes of sections 125, 125.1, 125.2 and 126 of the Act. SOR/88-200, s. 2; SOR/95-105, s. 4
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 1.21
1.21 These Regulations apply to any person who is not an employee but who performs for an employer to which these Regulations apply activities whose primary purpose is to enable the person to acquire knowledge or experience, and to the employer, as if that person were an employee of the employer, and every provision of these Regulations must be read accordingly. SOR/2015-211, s. 2
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 1.3
1.3 These Regulations apply in respect of employees on trains while in operation and in respect of all persons granted access to such trains by the employer. SOR/95-105, s. 4
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 1.4
1.4 An employer shall keep health and safety records and records of exposure to hazardous substances in such a manner that the records are readily available for examination by the Head of Compliance and Enforcement and by the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, the work place committee or the health and safety representative for the work place to which they apply. SOR/88-200, s. 3; SOR/95-105, s. 4; SOR/2014-148, s. 16; SOR/2015-143, s. 4 SOR/2019-246, s. 156 SOR/2021-118, s. 7
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 1.5
1.5 In the event of an inconsistency between any standard incorporated by reference in these Regulations and any other provision of these Regulations, that other provision of these Regulations shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 2.1
2.1 In this Part, elevating device means an escalator, elevator or other device for moving passengers or freight and that is installed on rolling stock. ( appareil de levage ) SOR/95-105, s. 5(E)
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 2.2
2.2 No elevating device shall be used or operated with a load in excess of the load that it was designed and installed to move safely.
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 2.3
2.3 (1) Subject to subsection (3), no elevating device shall be used or operated while any safety device attached to it is inoperative. (2) Subject to subsection (3), no safety device attached to an elevating device shall be altered, interfered with or rendered inoperative. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to an elevating device or a safety device that is being inspected, tested, repaired or maintained by a qualified person. SOR/2021-122, s. 12(E)
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 2.4
2.4 Every elevating device and every safety device attached thereto shall be inspected and tested by a qualified person to determine that it is in a safe operating condition and is capable of carrying any load that is likely to be imposed on it (a) before the elevating device and the safety device attached to it are operated; (b) after an alteration to the elevating device or a safety device attached thereto; and (c) once every 12 months. SOR/2019-246, s. 157(F) SOR/2021-122, s. 13(E)
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 2.5
2.5 (1) A record of each inspection and test made in accordance with section 2.4 shall (a) be signed by the qualified person who made the inspection and test; (b) include the date of the inspection and test and the identification and location of the elevating device and safety device that were inspected and tested; and (c) set out the observations of the qualified person inspecting and testing the elevating device and safety device on the safety of the devices. (2) Every record referred to in subsection (1) shall be kept by the employer for a period of two years after the date on which it is signed in accordance with paragraph (1)(a).
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 2.6
2.6 Repair and maintenance of elevating devices and safety devices attached thereto shall be performed by a qualified person appointed by the employer.
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 3
3 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part. task position means a position at which a visual task is performed. ( poste de travail ) VDT means a visual display terminal. ( TEV ) (2) For the purposes of this Part, 1 lx is equal to 0.0929 foot candle. SOR/2015-143, s. 7
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task position means a position at which a visual task is performed. ( poste de travail )
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VDT means a visual display terminal. ( TEV )
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 3.1
3.1 (1) The levels of lighting prescribed in this Part shall, if feasible, be provided by a lighting system installed by the employer. (2) If it is not feasible to comply with subsection (1), the employer shall provide portable lanterns that give the prescribed levels of lighting. SOR/95-105, s. 6(F); SOR/2015-143, s. 8(F) SOR/2019-246, s. 158
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 3.2
3.2 For the purposes of this Part, the average level of lighting at a task position or in an area shall be determined (a) by making one measurement at four different places that are representative of the level of lighting at the task position or that, in an area, are representative of the level of lighting 1 m above the floor of the area; and (b) by dividing the aggregate of the results of those measurements by four. SOR/2015-143, s. 10
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 3.3
3.3 The level of lighting in an area referred to in Column I of an item of Schedule I to this Part shall be not less than the level set out in Column II. SOR/2015-143, s. 12
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 3.4
3.4 The level of lighting in an area referred to in Column I of an item of Schedule II to this Part shall be not less than the level set out in Column II. SOR/2015-143, s. 12
On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 3.4.1
3.4.1 (1) The average level of lighting at a task position set out in Column I of Schedule III to this Part shall not be more than the level set out in Column II. (2) Reflection glare on a VDT screen shall be limited so that an employee at a task position is able to (a) read every portion of any text displayed on the screen; and (b) see every portion of the visual display on the screen. SOR/2015-143, s. 12