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Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 5.14
5.14 Stationary or portable air receivers used in the railway industry, instead of being inspected in accordance with subsection 5.11(7) and a record completed in accordance with section 5.18, may be inspected and tested and a record filed in accordance with TC-0-010, Rules for the Installation, Inspection and Testing of Air Reservoirs (Other Than on Motive Power Equipment) made by the Railway Association of Canada and approved by the Minister of Transport on December 5, 1994. SOR/88-632, s. 13(F); SOR/2001-284, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 5.15
5.15 If a pressure vessel that contains materials hazardous to human health or the environment is to be emptied before being inspected, it shall be emptied and inspected in a manner that does not pose a risk to human health or the environment. SOR/2001-284, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 5.16
5.16 (1) The installation of a buried pressure vessel shall meet the requirements set out in Appendix A to Part I of the Boiler Code. (2) Notice of the proposed backfilling shall be given to the Head of Compliance and Enforcement before backfilling is done over a pressure vessel. (3) If test plates are used as an indication of corrosion of a buried pressure vessel, the test plates and, subject to subsection (4), the pressure vessel shall be completely uncovered and inspected by an inspector at least once every three years. (4) If, on an inspection referred to in subsection (3), the test plates show no corrosion, the buried pressure vessel may be completely uncovered and inspected at intervals exceeding three years if the employer, immediately after the inspection, notifies the Head of Compliance and Enforcement in writing of the condition of the test plates and of the proposed inspection schedule for the pressure vessel. (5) Every buried pressure vessel shall be completely uncovered and inspected at least once every 15 years. SOR/88-632, s. 15(F); SOR/2001-284, s. 1; SOR/2009-147, s. 7(F); SOR/2014-148, s. 3 SOR/2021-118, s. 6
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 5.17
5.17 The employer shall keep a record of every boiler, pressure vessel and pressure piping system to which this Part applies and that is under the employer’s control. SOR/88-632, s. 16(F); SOR/2001-284, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 24(E)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 5.18
5.18 (1) A report of each inspection carried out under sections 5.10 to 5.16 shall be completed by the inspector who carried out the inspection. (2) Every report referred to in subsection (1) (a) shall be signed by the inspector who carried out the inspection; and (b) shall include (i) the date of the inspection, (ii) the identification and location of the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system that was inspected, (iii) the maximum allowable working pressure and the maximum temperature at which the boiler or pressure vessel may be operated, (iv) a declaration as to whether the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system meets the standards prescribed by this Part, (v) a declaration as to whether the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system is safe for its intended use, (vi) a list of any defects or deficiencies the inspector has observed in the condition or operating and maintenance practices of the boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system, and (vii) any other observation that the inspector considers relevant to the safety of employees. (3) The employer shall keep readily available every record of inspection for the last two inspection periods and on the request of the work place committee or the health and safety representative, shall provide the work place committee or the health and safety representative with a copy. SOR/2001-284, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 25(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.1
6.1 (1) In this Part, aerodrome apron means that part of a land aerodrome intended to accommodate the loading and unloading of passengers and cargo and the refuelling, servicing, maintenance and parking of aircraft; ( aire de trafic ) aircraft stand means that part of an aerodrome apron intended to be used for the parking of aircraft for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers and providing ground services; ( poste de stationnement ) primary grain elevator means a grain elevator the principal use of which is the receiving of grain directly from producers for storage or forwarding; ( installation primaire ) 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 .0929 fc. SOR/89-515, s. 1
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aerodrome apron means that part of a land aerodrome intended to accommodate the loading and unloading of passengers and cargo and the refuelling, servicing, maintenance and parking of aircraft; ( aire de trafic )
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aircraft stand means that part of an aerodrome apron intended to be used for the parking of aircraft for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers and providing ground services; ( poste de stationnement )
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primary grain elevator means a grain elevator the principal use of which is the receiving of grain directly from producers for storage or forwarding; ( installation primaire )
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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 )
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.2
6.2 This Part does not apply in respect of lighting in any underground portion of a coal mine. SOR/89-515, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.3
6.3 For the purposes of sections 6.4 to 6.10, the average level of lighting at a task position or in an area shall be determined (a) by making four measurements at different places representative of the level of lighting at the task position or, in an area, 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/89-515, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.4
6.4 The average level of lighting at a task position or in an area set out in Column I of an item of Schedule I, other than a task position or area referred to in section 6.7 or 6.9, shall not be less than the level set out in Column II of that item. SOR/89-515, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.5
6.5 The average level of lighting in an area set out in Column I of an item of Schedule II, other than an area referred to in section 6.7 or 6.9, shall not be less than the level set out in Column II of that item. SOR/89-515, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.6
6.6 The average level of lighting in an area set out in Column I of an item of Schedule III, other than an area referred to in section 6.7 or 6.9, shall not be less than the level set out in Column II of that item. SOR/89-515, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.7
6.7 (1) The average level of lighting at a task position or in an area set out in Column I of an item of Schedule IV shall not be more than the level set out in Column II of that item. (2) Reflection glare on a VDT screen shall be reduced to the point where 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. (3) Where VDT work requires the reading of a document, supplementary lighting shall be provided where necessary to give a level of lighting of at least 500 lx on the document. SOR/89-515, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.8
6.8 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the average level of lighting at a task position on an aerodrome apron shall not be less than 10 lx. (2) The average level of lighting at a task position on an aircraft stand shall not be less than 20 lx. SOR/89-515, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.9
6.9 The average level of lighting in an area in which artefactual exhibits or archival materials are handled or stored shall not be less than 50 lx. SOR/89-515, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.10
6.10 (1) Emergency lighting shall be provided to illuminate the following areas within buildings: (a) exits and corridors; (b) principal routes providing access to exits in open floor areas; and (c) floor areas where employees normally congregate. (2) Except in the case of a primary grain elevator in which hand-held lamps are used for emergency lighting, all emergency lighting provided in accordance with subsection (1) shall (a) operate automatically in the event that the regular power supply to the building is interrupted; (b) provide an average level of lighting of not less than 10 lx; and (c) be independent of the regular power source. (3) Where a generator is used as a power source for emergency lighting, the inspection, testing and maintenance of the generator shall be in accordance with the requirements referred to in section 6.7 of the National Fire Code, as amended from time to time. (4) Where a central storage battery system is used as a power source for emergency lighting or where emergency lighting is provided by a self-contained emergency lighting unit, the battery system or the unit shall be tested (a) monthly by hand; and (b) annually under simulated power failure or electrical fault conditions. (5) Where a battery, other than a hermetically sealed battery, is tested in accordance with paragraph (4)(a), the electrolyte level of the battery shall be checked and, if necessary, adjusted to the proper level. (6) Where a self-contained emergency lighting unit is tested in accordance with paragraph (4)(b), all lamps forming part of the unit shall be operated for the time period set out in Sentence 3.2.7.3(2) of the National Building Code, as amended from time to time, that is applicable to the class of buildings to which the building in which the unit is installed belongs. (7) Every employer shall make a record of the results of each test performed in accordance with subsection (3) or (4) and keep the record for two years after the test. SOR/89-515, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 6.11
6.11 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), the level of lighting at any place at a task position or in an area that may be measured for the purposes of section 6.3 shall not be less than one third of the level of lighting prescribed by this Part for that task position or area. (2) The level of lighting at any place at a task position or in an area set out in Column I of item 8 or 9 of Schedule III or Column I of item 1 of Schedule IV that may be measured for the purposes of section 6.3 shall not be less than one tenth of the level of lighting prescribed by this Part for that task position or area. (3) The level of lighting at any place at a task position referred to in section 6.8 that may be measured for the purposes of section 6.3 shall not be less than one quarter of the level of lighting prescribed by this Part for that task position. (4) In a building the construction of which is commenced after October 31, 1990, the level of emergency lighting at any place in an area referred to in subsection 6.10(1) that may be measured for the purposes of section 6.3 shall not be less than 0.25 lx. SOR/89-515, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) Task positions at which cartography, designing, drafting, plan-reading or other very difficult visual tasks are performed
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (b)
(b) Task positions at which business machines are operated or stenography, accounting, typing, filing, clerking, billing, continuous reading or writing or other difficult visual tasks are performed
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (b)
(b) Stairways that are used only in emergencies
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) Main repair and maintenance areas, other than those referred to in paragraph (b)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (b)
(b) Main repair and maintenance areas used for repairing and maintaining cranes, bulldozers and other major equipment
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (c)
(c) General work areas adjacent to a main repair and maintenance area referred to in paragraph (b)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (i)
(i) a high or moderate level of activity
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) Areas in which instruments are read and where errors in such reading may be hazardous to the health or safety of an employee
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (b)
(b) Areas in which a hazardous substance is handled
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (c)
(c) Areas in which laboratory work requiring close and prolonged attention is performed
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (d)
(d) Areas in which other laboratory work is performed
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) Areas in which packages are frequently checked or sorted
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (b)
(b) Areas in which packages are infrequently checked or sorted
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (c)
(c) Docks (indoor and outdoor), piers and other locations where packages or containers are loaded or unloaded
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (d)
(d) Areas in which grain or granular material is loaded or unloaded in bulk
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (e)
(e) Areas in which goods are stored in bulk or where goods in storage are all of one kind
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (f)
(f) Areas where goods in storage are of different kinds
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) Areas in which medium or fine bench or machine work is performed
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (b)
(b) Areas in which rough bench or machine work is performed
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) Major control rooms or rooms with dial displays
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (b)
(b) Areas in which a hazardous substance is processed, manufactured or used
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (c)
(c) Areas in which substances that are not hazardous substances are processed, manufactured or used or where automatically controlled equipment operates
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) Stairways and elevating devices that are
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (c)
(c) Corridors and aisles that are used by persons and mobile equipment
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (d)
(d) Corridors and aisles that are used by mobile equipment only
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (e)
(e) Corridors and aisles that are used by persons only and are
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (c)
(c) Areas used by persons and mobile equipment in which there is
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) Task positions at which data entry and retrieval work are performed intermittently
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (b)
(b) Task positions at which data entry work is performed exclusively
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.1
7.1 In this Part, A-weighted sound pressure level means a sound pressure level as determined by a measurement system which includes an A-weighting filter that meets the requirements set out in the International Electrotechnical Commission Standard 651 (1979), Sound Level Meters , as amended from time to time; ( niveau de pression acoustique pondérée A ) dBA means decibel A-weighted and is a unit of A-weighted sound pressure level; ( dBA ) large truck [Repealed, SOR/98-589, s. 1] noise exposure level (L ex,8 ) means 10 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the time integral over any 24 hour period of a squared A-weighted sound pressure divided by 8, the reference sound pressure being 20 µPa; ( niveau d’exposition (L ex,8 ) ) sound level meter means a device for measuring sound pressure level that meets the performance requirements for a Type 2 instrument as specified in the International Electrotechnical Commission Standard 651 (1979), Sound Level Meters , as amended from time to time; ( sonomètre ) sound pressure level means 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the root mean square pressure of a sound to the reference sound pressure of 20 µPa, expressed in decibels. ( niveau de pression acoustique ) SOR/91-448, s. 1; SOR/98-589, s. 1
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A-weighted sound pressure level means a sound pressure level as determined by a measurement system which includes an A-weighting filter that meets the requirements set out in the International Electrotechnical Commission Standard 651 (1979), Sound Level Meters , as amended from time to time; ( niveau de pression acoustique pondérée A )
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dBA means decibel A-weighted and is a unit of A-weighted sound pressure level; ( dBA )
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large truck [Repealed, SOR/98-589, s. 1]
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noise exposure level (L ex,8 ) means 10 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the time integral over any 24 hour period of a squared A-weighted sound pressure divided by 8, the reference sound pressure being 20 µPa; ( niveau d’exposition (L ex,8 ) )
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sound level meter means a device for measuring sound pressure level that meets the performance requirements for a Type 2 instrument as specified in the International Electrotechnical Commission Standard 651 (1979), Sound Level Meters , as amended from time to time; ( sonomètre )
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sound pressure level means 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the root mean square pressure of a sound to the reference sound pressure of 20 µPa, expressed in decibels. ( niveau de pression acoustique )
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.2
7.2 (1) For the purposes of this Part, the exposure of an employee to sound shall be measured using an instrument that (a) is recommended for that measurement in clause 4.3 of CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z107.56-13, Measurement of Noise Exposure ; and (b) meets the requirements for such an instrument set out in clause 4 of the Standard referred to in paragraph (a). (2) The exposure of an employee to sound shall be measured in accordance with clauses 5, 6.4.1, 6.4.4, 6.5.2, 6.5.4, 6.6.2 and 6.6.4 of the Standard referred to in paragraph (1)(a). (3) For the purposes of this Part, the measurement and calculation of the noise exposure level (L ex, 8 ) to which an employee is exposed shall take into account the exposure of the employee to A-weighted sound pressure levels of 74 dBA and greater. (4) The measurement and calculation of the noise exposure level (L ex, 8 ) referred to in subsection (3) may also take into account the exposure of the employee to A-weighted sound pressure levels that are less than 74 dBA. SOR/91-448, s. 1; SOR/2018-247, s. 1 SOR/2022-94, s. 5(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.3
7.3 (1) Where an employee in a work place may be exposed to an A-weighted sound pressure level equal to or greater than 84 dBA for a duration that is likely to endanger the employee’s hearing, the employer shall, without delay, (a) appoint a qualified person to carry out an investigation of the degree of exposure; and (b) notify the work place committee or the health and safety representative of the investigation and the name of the person appointed to carry out the investigation. (2) [Repealed, SOR/98-589, s. 2] (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the measurement of the A-weighted sound pressure level in a work place shall be performed instantaneously, during normal working conditions, using the slow response setting of a sound level meter. (4) In the investigation referred to in subsection (1), the following matters shall be considered: (a) the sources of sound in the work place; (b) the A-weighted sound pressure levels to which the employee is likely to be exposed and the duration of such exposure; (c) the methods being used to reduce this exposure; (d) whether the exposure of the employee is likely to exceed the limits prescribed by section 7.4; and (e) whether the employee is likely to be exposed to a noise exposure level (L ex,8 ) equal to or greater than 84 dBA. (5) On completion of the investigation and after consultation with the work place committee or the health and safety representative, the person appointed to carry out the investigation shall set out in a written report signed and dated by the person (a) observations respecting the matters considered in accordance with subsection (4); (b) recommendations respecting the measures that should be taken in order to comply with sections 7.4 to 7.8; and (c) recommendations respecting the use of hearing protectors by employees who are exposed to a noise exposure level (L ex,8 ) equal to or greater than 84 dBA and not greater than 87 dBA. (6) The report shall be kept by the employer at the work place in respect of which it applies for a period of ten years after the date of the report. (7) Where it is stated in the report that an employee is likely to be exposed to a noise exposure level (L ex,8 ) equal to or greater than 84 dBA, the employer shall, without delay, (a) post and keep posted a copy of the report in a conspicuous place in the work place in respect of which it applies; and (b) provide the employee with written information describing the hazards associated with exposure to high levels of sound. SOR/91-448, s. 1; SOR/98-589, s. 2; SOR/2002-208, s. 10 SOR/2019-246, s. 26(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.4
7.4 No employee in a work place shall, in any 24 hour period, be exposed to (a) an A-weighted sound pressure level set out in column I of the schedule for a duration of exposure exceeding the applicable duration set out in column II, or (b) a noise exposure level (L ex 8 ) that exceeds 87 dBA. SOR/91-448, s. 1; SOR/98-589, s. 3
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.5
7.5 If feasible, every employer shall, by engineering controls or other physical means other than hearing protectors, reduce an employee’s exposure to a sound level that does not exceed the limits referred to in section 7.4. SOR/91-448, s. 1; SOR/94-33, s. 2(F); SOR/98-589, s. 4 SOR/2019-246, s. 27
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 7.6
7.6 If it is not feasible for an employer, without providing hearing protectors to maintain an employee’s exposure to a sound level that does not exceed the limits referred to in section 7.4, the employer shall, without delay, (a) make a report in writing to the Head of Compliance and Enforcement setting out the reasons why it is not feasible to do so; and (b) provide a copy of the report to the work place committee or the health and safety representative. SOR/91-448, s. 1; SOR/98-589, s. 5; SOR/2002-208, s. 12; SOR/2014-148, s. 5 SOR/2019-246, s. 28 SOR/2021-118, s. 6