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Thermal stress 40 Thermal stress is a prescribed risk for the purpose of paragraph 210.02(2)(a) of the Act and every employer must ensure, in respect of all persons at each workplace under its control who may be exposed to heat or cold, that (a) their exposure is kept below the applicable threshold limit value or action limit established by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists in its publication TLVs and BEIs: Based on the Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents & Biological Exposure Indices , as the case may be; (b) they are informed of the risk and advised of measures to be taken to minimize their exposure to it; (c) they are regularly monitored for signs of thermal stress; (d) they are provided with clothing and equipment that offers protection against thermal stress; (e) screens or shelters are provided to protect them against the elements, if applicable; (f) measures are taken to acclimatize them to temperatures at the workplace; (g) hot or cold beverages, as the case may be, are made available to them; and (h) work schedules, including rest periods, are established having regard to thermal stress.
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Musculoskeletal injury 41 (1) Musculoskeletal injury is a prescribed risk for the purpose of paragraph 210.02(2)(a) of the Act and the procedures referred to in that paragraph must include an assessment, in consultation with the following persons, of the extent to which that risk is associated with each type of work carried out at the workplace: (a) a representative sample of employees who are required to carry out that type of work; and (b) employees who have signs or symptoms of musculoskeletal injury. Hazard control measures (2) The employer must ensure that interim hazard control measures are implemented without delay after the risks of musculoskeletal injury are assessed and permanent measures, determined with regard to the parameters established by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists in its publication TLVs and BEIs: Based on the Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents & Biological Exposure Indices , are implemented as soon as practicable. Definition of musculoskeletal injury (3) In this section, musculoskeletal injury means an injury to or disorder of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, nerves, blood vessels or related soft tissue, including a sprain, strain or inflammation.
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Workplace violence and harassment 42 (1) Workplace violence and harassment is a prescribed risk for the purpose of paragraph 210.02(2)(a) of the Act and every employer must develop and post at a place accessible to all employees a policy setting out the employer’s commitment to (a) provide a safe, healthy and violence and harassment-free workplace; (b) dedicate sufficient attention, resources and time to address factors that contribute to workplace violence and harassment; (c) communicate to its employees information in its possession about the factors referred to in paragraph (b); and (d) assist employees who have been exposed to workplace violence and harassment. Occupational health and safety program (2) Every occupational health and safety program must (a) require that the assessment of the risk of violence and harassment at the workplace take into account the nature of the work carried out at the workplace, the conditions under which that work is carried out and previous experiences at the workplace and other similar workplaces; and (b) include procedures for (i) summoning immediate assistance in response to violence that poses an immediate risk of physical injury, (ii) reporting incidents of workplace violence and harassment to the employer or a supervisor, and (iii) investigating and addressing reports of workplace violence and harassment. Training (3) The training that every employer must provide to each of its employees includes training on the factors that contribute to workplace violence and harassment. Definition of workplace violence and harassment (4) In this section, workplace violence and harassment means any action, conduct or comment, including of a sexual nature, that can reasonably be expected to cause offence, humiliation or other physical or psychological injury or illness to an employee.
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Disruptive behaviour 43 Every employer must instruct all employees at each workplace under its control to refrain from engaging in disruptive behaviour at the workplace that may be hazardous to themselves or any other person.
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Employee obligations 44 (1) The personal protective equipment that every employee must use or wear for the purpose of paragraph 210.027(b) of the Act includes, in respect of any hazard to which they are exposed, all personal protective equipment that the employer or operator provides to them for the purpose of preventing or reducing injury from that hazard. Compatibility with clothing (2) Every employee must ensure that any clothing worn by them does not interfere with the proper functioning of any personal protective equipment used or worn by them.
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Requirements 45 Every employer must ensure that all personal protective equipment that it provides to its employees, or to other individuals at a workplace under its control, (a) is designed to effectively protect the user or wearer from the hazard for which it is provided; (b) is selected having regard to any other hazards in the work area in which it is intended to be used or worn; (c) does not create a hazard when used or worn for the purpose for which it is provided; (d) is compatible with all other personal protective equipment that the employer provides to be used or worn at the same time, so that one item of equipment does not make another item ineffective; and (e) is maintained in good working order and in a clean and sanitary condition.
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for sound, other than while diving, personal protective equipment that conforms to and is selected and maintained in accordance with CSA Group standard Z94.2, Hearing protection devices - Performance, selection, care, and use ; (i) if the employee or individual may be exposed to a hazard from a type of gas that can be monitored with a personal gas monitoring device, a device of that type that is explosion-proof and has been calibrated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; (j) if the employee or individual may be exposed to fire or radiated heat from fire, personal protective clothing that conforms to the design and performance requirements set out in Canadian General Standards Board standard CAN/CGSB 155.20, Workwear for protection against hydrocarbon flash fire and optionally steam and hot fluids , or in Chapter 7 of National Fire Protection Association standard NFPA 2112, Standard on Flame-Resistant Clothing for Protection of Industrial Personnel Against Short-Duration Thermal Exposures from Fire ; (k) if the employee or individual may be exposed to respiratory hazards, respiratory protective equipment that is (i) selected and maintained in accordance with CSA Group standard Z94.4, Selection, use, and care of respirators , and (ii) in the case of a pressure-demand self-contained breathing apparatus that is to be used in atmospheres that are immediately dangerous to life and health, equipped with an audible alarm that sounds when the air supply has diminished to 33% of its capacity; (l) if the employee or individual may be exposed to a risk of injury to or through the skin, an effective shield, screen, cream, lotion or body covering; and (m) if the employee or individual is exposed to a risk of falling into the water, (i) a life jacket that is appropriate for all expected environmental conditions and conforms to Chapter II of the LSA Code and IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), with the provisions of that Resolution being read as mandatory, (ii) a personal flotation device that is appropriate for all expected environmental conditions and (A) has been approved by the Minister of Transport, the Canadian Coast Guard or the United States Coast Guard, (B) is appropriate for the weight of the person who will wear it, (C) has sufficient buoyancy to keep the person’s head afloat, and (D) is capable of being inflated manually, regardless of whether it is also equipped with automated inflation technology, or (iii) a fall-arrest system as described in paragraph 109 (1)(d).
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Respiratory protective equipment 47 (1) Every employer must ensure that any respiratory protective equipment that they provide to employees or other individuals at a workplace under its control is used in accordance with CSA Group standard Z94.4, Selection, use, and care of respirators . Air supply (2) The employer must ensure that any respiratory protective equipment that supplies air is used only if (a) that air conforms to either CSA Group standard Z180.1, Compressed breathing air and systems or European Committee for Standardization (CEN) standard EN 12021, Respiratory equipment — Compressed gases for breathing apparatus ; and (b) the system that supplies the air is tested, operated and maintained in accordance with CSA Group standard Z180.1, Compressed breathing air and systems .
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Personal gas monitoring device 48 Every employer must ensure that each personal gas monitoring device used at a workplace under its control is bump tested before each use.
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Records 49 Despite subsection 87 (2), every employer must retain the records referred to in paragraph 87 (1)(f) in respect of all personal protection equipment that they provide for as long as the equipment is in service.
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Transit by vessel 51 (1) The information and instruction that every operator must, for the purpose of paragraph 210.014(1)(a) of the Act, ensure is provided to each of the employees and other passengers being transported on a vessel to or from any of its workplaces includes (a) an overview of the vessel’s layout and features, including the location of muster stations and emergency exits and equipment, including lifeboats and life rafts; (b) the meaning of alarms; (c) instruction on precautionary measures to be taken when embarking and disembarking and while en route; (d) the role of passengers during emergencies; (e) a demonstration of the donning and doffing of the immersion suits provided in accordance with subsection (3); and (f) instruction on escape and abandonment procedures, including the use of the lifeboats and life rafts referred to in paragraph (2)(b). Equipment (2) The equipment and devices with which every operator must, for the purpose of paragraph 210.014(2)(b) of the Act, ensure that any vessel going to or from any of its workplaces is equipped includes (a) equipment that permits the vessel’s path to be tracked at all times; and (b) lifeboats or life rafts, each of which is equipped with two position indicating devices, in sufficient numbers to accommodate all passengers on board, having regard to the passengers’ space requirements and weight while wearing immersion suits and the maximum weight capacity of the boats’ or rafts’ launching appliances. Personal protective equipment (3) The personal protective equipment that every operator must, for the purpose of paragraph 210.014(3)(a) of the Act, ensure is provided to each of the employees and other passengers on a vessel going to or from any of its workplaces includes a properly fitted immersion suit that conforms to paragraph 46 (b). Training (4) The training that every operator must, for the purpose of paragraph 210.014(3)(b) of the Act, ensure is provided to each of the employees and other passengers on a vessel going to or from any of its workplaces includes practice in donning and doffing the immersion suit that is provided to them.
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Safe entry and exit 52 (1) Every operator must establish procedures for safe entry to and exit from each of its workplaces that is a marine installation or structure, including procedures respecting the use of gangways and fast rescue boats to transfer persons between marine installations and structures. Swing rope not permitted (2) The procedures must not permit the use of swing ropes for entering to or exiting from a marine installation or structure.
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Contents 53 (1) A work permit that is required by these Regulations must be issued, in either paper or electronic form, by a competent person designated by the employer with control over the workplace at which the activity to which the work permit relates is carried out, must be approved by a second competent person designated by that employer and must set out (a) the name of the person who issued it and the person who approved it; (b) the name of each person to whom it is issued; (c) the periods during which the permit is valid; (d) the activity to which the permit relates, the location at which the activity is to be carried out and any restrictions to which it is subject; (e) any circumstances under which the activity is to be carried out that may have an effect on the health and safety risks associated with it, including (i) environmental conditions, (ii) impediments to the proper use of any equipment or other thing, and (iii) other activities being carried out in the area, with reference to any permit or certificate associated with those activities; (f) work procedures — including those that apply to a specific space, task, material, type of equipment or system — that are developed having regard to the circumstances referred to in paragraph (e) and are to be followed to minimize the health and safety risks associated with the activity, including (i) any equipment, machine, device or system that must be locked out, (ii) any tests that must be performed before, during and after the activity, (iii) the particulars of any tags or signs to be used, (iv) any protective equipment to be used, (v) the procedures to be followed in the case of an emergency or any other change in the conditions in which the activity is carried out, the persons involved or the equipment being used, and (vi) procedures for addressing any impediment to the proper use of any equipment or other thing; (g) any other engineering and administrative control measures in relation to the activity that are necessary for the health and safety of persons at the workplace; (h) the identification number of any lock used in a lockout referred to in subparagraph (f)(i); (i) the results of any tests referred to in subparagraph (f)(ii), the date on which and time at which they were performed and the signature of the person who performed them; and (j) any other information or documentation that is necessary to ensure that all persons involved in the activity are informed of the health and safety risks associated with it. Signatures (2) The work permit must be signed by the person who issued it, the person who approved it and every person involved in the activity to which it relates, to certify that they have read and understood its contents.
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Occupational health and safety program 54 Every occupational health and safety program must address the issuance and use of work permits, including (a) activities that require a work permit; (b) the work permit issuance process, including roles and responsibilities in obtaining or issuing a work permit, having regard to the nature of the activity to which the permit relates; (c) methods of assessing hazards; (d) methods of communicating information about work permits to affected employees; (e) the instruction and training to be given to employees with respect to work permits; and (f) record-keeping requirements in relation to work permits.
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Employer obligations 55 (1) Every employer must ensure that (a) every activity that requires a work permit and is carried out at a workplace under its control is carried out in accordance with a work permit; and (b) every work permit issued at a workplace under its control is made readily available to employees for the duration of the activity to which it relates. Retention of copy (2) Every employer must retain a copy of each work permit issued at a workplace under its control for at least three years after the day on which the activity to which it relates is completed.
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Application 56 This Part applies in respect of a workplace that is a marine installation or structure.
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Accommodations area 57 (1) Every employer must ensure that the accommodations area at each workplace under its control (a) is constructed in a manner that allows it to be easily cleaned and disinfected; (b) is constructed so that sleeping quarters are not exposed to sound levels in excess of 70 dB; (c) is equipped with adequate water and sewage systems; (d) is equipped with adequate heating, air-conditioning and ventilation systems that ensure that (i) its thermal conditions conform to ANSI/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy , and (ii) its ventilation rate conforms to ANSI/ASHRAE standard 62.1, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality ; and (e) is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and in good repair. Storage of equipment (2) The employer must ensure that no equipment is stored in an accommodations area unless the equipment (a) is intended to be used in the accommodations area; and (b) is stored in a closet that is provided for that purpose and fitted with a door.
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Washrooms 58 (1) Every employer must make available a sufficient number of washrooms for use by persons of all gender identities at each workplace under its control, in locations conveniently accessible from all work areas. Multiple toilets (2) If there are multiple toilets within a washroom, the employer must ensure that (a) each toilet is partitioned in a separate stall with a solid, properly closing door and fastener to ensure privacy; and (b) if the washroom is for use by persons of more than one gender identity, the partitions and doors extend from floor to ceiling. Requirements (3) The employer must ensure that all washrooms (a) contain handwashing facilities as described in subsection 60 (2); (b) are, on their floors and the lower 15 cm of their walls and partitions, watertight, except for drains, and impervious to moisture; (c) are adequately heated; (d) are adequately ventilated; (e) are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and in good repair; (f) are provided with a sufficient supply of toilet paper; and (g) are provided with a waste receptacle with a lid.
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Portable toilet units 59 (1) If the number of washrooms at a workplace is not sufficient to accommodate the number of persons at that workplace during its commissioning or decommissioning, the employer with control over the workplace may satisfy its obligations under subsection 58 (1) by supplementing the available washrooms with portable toilet units. Requirements (2) The employer must ensure that all portable toilet units (a) are supplied with (i) soap in a dispenser, clean water and disposable towels, or (ii) hand sanitizer; (b) are emptied and serviced at regular intervals in accordance with good hygiene practice; and (c) satisfy the requirements set out in paragraphs 58 (3)(d) to (g).
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Handwashing facilities 60 (1) Every employer must make available a sufficient number of handwashing facilities for use by persons at each workplace under its control, in locations conveniently accessible from all work areas. Requirements (2) The employer must ensure that all handwashing facilities (a) have a supply of either clean hot and cold or clean warm water; (b) are supplied with soap in a dispenser; (c) are supplied with individual clean and sanitary towels or another suitable means of drying hands; and (d) are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and in good repair.
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Showers 61 (1) Every employer must make available a sufficient number of showers for use by persons at each workplace under its control. Requirements (2) The employer must ensure that all showers (a) are designed for use by one person at a time, with walls, partitions or curtains in place as necessary to ensure privacy; (b) have floors and walls that are watertight, except for drains, and impervious to moisture; (c) have a supply of clean hot and cold water; (d) are supplied with individual clean and sanitary towels; and (e) are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and in good repair.
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Changing facilities 62 Every employer must provide, at each workplace under its control, a changing facility that (a) is located adjacent to a washroom; (b) is of sufficient size to allow employees to change in and out of work clothing; (c) has, for each employee at the workplace who is on rotation, a locker with sufficient capacity to store the employee’s personal clothing while they are working and their work clothing and equipment while they are not working; (d) has sufficient capacity to allow for storage of personal protective equipment belonging to off-rotation employees, if there is insufficient storage available to those employees in their sleeping quarters; and (e) contains a means of drying wet clothing.