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Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.28.1
11.28.1 (1) If asbestos-containing material is present in a work place and there is the potential for a release of asbestos fibres or employee exposure to asbestos fibres, an employer shall ensure that the qualified person who is carrying out a hazard investigation under section 11.3 takes into consideration the type of asbestos, the condition of the asbestos-containing material, the friability of the asbestos-containing material, the accessibility to and likelihood of damage to the asbestos-containing material and the potential for the release of asbestos fibres or employee exposure to asbestos fibres. (2) At the completion of an investigation carried out under section 11.3, the employer shall ensure that a readily available record of the location, friability and condition of the asbestos-containing material and the type of asbestos contained in the asbestos-containing material is kept and maintained for examination by employees and is in any form as determined in consultation with the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative. SOR/2017-132, s. 12
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.28.2
11.28.2 Before undertaking any work activity that involves asbestos-containing material, an employer shall, in consultation with the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, develop, implement and administer an asbestos exposure control plan that requires the employer to (a) ensure that a hazard investigation under section 11.3 has been carried out by a qualified person and, in the event that there is a change in the work activity, review any report that was prepared as a result of the investigation and, if necessary, have a qualified person carry out another investigation; (b) ensure that a qualified person classifies the work activity as a low-risk activity, moderate-risk activity or high-risk activity; (c) ensure that all asbestos-containing material present in the work place that is exposed or that will be disturbed is identified by signs and labels or by any other effective manner; (d) ensure that all friable asbestos-containing material present in the work place is controlled by removal, enclosure or encapsulation or by any other effective manner to prevent employee exposure to asbestos; (e) ensure that procedures and control measures for moderate-risk activities and high-risk activities are developed and implemented; and (f) develop and implement an employee education and training program that is specific to asbestos-containing material. SOR/2017-132, s. 12
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.28.3
11.28.3 If an employee who is undertaking automotive service procedures may be exposed to asbestos from friction material or dust arising from that material, an employer shall ensure that (a) the use of compressed air, brushes or similar means to dry-remove friction material dust from automotive assemblies is prohibited; and (b) signs to advise employees of the hazards and required precautions are posted in service work areas where friction material is handled or dust arising from that material is generated. SOR/2017-132, s. 12
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.28.4
11.28.4 (1) During any work activities that involve friable asbestos-containing materials, an employer shall ensure that the following activities are carried out frequently and at regular intervals as determined by a qualified person, at the end of each work shift and immediately after the work activity is completed: (a) all asbestos dust, waste and debris are removed by vacuuming with a vacuum cleaner that is equipped with a HEPA filter, damp-mopping or wet-sweeping the area that is contaminated with the asbestos dust, waste or debris; and (b) any drop sheets that are contaminated with asbestos dust, waste or debris are wetted. (2) All asbestos dust, waste or debris and any drop sheets that are contaminated with asbestos dust, waste or debris shall be placed in a container referred to in section 11.28.11. SOR/2017-132, s. 12
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.28.5
11.28.5 If a glove bag is used for the removal of asbestos insulation from pipes, ducts and similar structures, an employer shall ensure that (a) the glove bag is sealed to prevent the release of asbestos fibres into the work area; (b) the glove bag is inspected for damage or defects immediately before it is attached to the pipe, duct or similar structure and at regular intervals during its use; (c) all waste from asbestos-containing material that is on surfaces is washed to the bottom of the glove bag and all exposed asbestos-containing material is encapsulated when it is inside the glove bag; (d) the glove bag is evacuated using a vacuum cleaner that is equipped with a HEPA filter to remove the air inside the bag prior to the removal of the glove bag; and (e) after the glove bag is removed, all exposed surfaces are cleaned with a damp cloth and a vacuum cleaner that is equipped with a HEPA filter. SOR/2017-132, s. 12
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.28.6
11.28.6 (1) Before leaving a work area that is contaminated with asbestos-containing material, an employee shall (a) if their protective clothing is to be reused, decontaminate the clothing with a damp cloth or a vacuum cleaner that is equipped with a HEPA filter before taking the clothing off; or (b) if their protective clothing is not to be reused, place the clothing in a container referred to in section 11.28.11. (2) An employer shall provide employees with a facility reserved for washing their hands and face, and employees shall wash their hands and face using that facility before leaving a work area that is contaminated with asbestos-containing material. SOR/2017-132, s. 12
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.28.7
11.28.7 As soon as practicable after any work activity that involves asbestos-containing material is completed, an employee shall clean reusable tools, equipment, rigid barriers and portable enclosures that are contaminated with asbestos with a damp cloth or a vacuum cleaner that is equipped with a HEPA filter. SOR/2017-132, s. 12
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.28.8
11.28.8 (1) An employer shall ensure that a qualified person takes air samples to test for airborne asbestos fibres (a) in the vicinity of the containment system during any work activity that involves asbestos-containing material and, in the case of a work activity that lasts longer than 24 hours, at least daily; (b) in the clean room during removal and clean-up operations and, in the case of removal and clean-up operations that last longer than 24 hours, at least daily; and (c) in contaminated areas that are inside the containment system as necessary during removal and clean-up operations. (2) The employer shall ensure that the following air samples are taken: (a) two samples for every area in an enclosure that is 10 m 2 or less; (b) three samples for every area in an enclosure that is more than 10 m 2 and not more than 500 m 2 ; and (c) five samples for every area in an enclosure that is more than 500 m 2 . (3) Within 24 hours after obtaining the air sampling test results, the employer shall (a) post a copy of the results in a conspicuous place in the work place; and (b) make the results available to the policy committee, if any, the safety and health committee and the safety and health representative. SOR/2017-132, s. 12
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.28.9
11.28.9 (1) Before dismantling a containment system and after all asbestos dust, waste and debris have been cleaned up, removed or encapsulated, an employer shall ensure that clearance air samples are taken inside the enclosure and that the concentration of airborne asbestos fibres is determined in accordance with Method 7400 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 airborne asbestos fibres. (2) When conducting clearance air sampling, the employer shall ensure that forced air is used inside the enclosure to dislodge any asbestos fibres from all surfaces and keep them airborne. (3) Clearance air sampling shall be taken until the concentrations of airborne asbestos fibres do not exceed the values referred to in subsection 11.23(1.1). SOR/2017-132, s. 12
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.28.10
11.28.10 Within 24 hours after obtaining the clearance air sampling test results, the employer shall (a) post a copy of the results in a conspicuous place in the work place; and (b) make the results available to the policy committee, if any, the safety and health committee and the safety and health representative, and provide a copy of the results to the Head of Compliance and Enforcement. SOR/2017-132, s. 12 SOR/2021-118, s. 9
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.28.11
11.28.11 Containers for the containment of asbestos dust, waste and debris and asbestos-containing material shall be (a) dust-tight; (b) suitable to contain asbestos dust, waste or debris; (c) impervious to asbestos; (d) identified as containing asbestos dust, waste or debris; (e) cleaned with a damp cloth or a vacuum cleaner that is equipped with a HEPA filter immediately before being removed from the work area; and (f) removed from the work place frequently and at regular intervals as determined by a qualified person. SOR/2017-132, s. 12
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.29
11.29 Every container of a hazardous substance, other than a hazardous product, that is stored, handled or used in the work place shall be labelled in a manner that discloses clearly (a) the name of the substance; and (b) the hazardous properties of the substance. SOR/88-199, s. 12; SOR/2014-141, s. 14(F); SOR/2016-141, s. 53
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.30
11.30 If a safety data sheet in respect of a hazardous substance, other than a hazardous product, that is stored, handled or used in the work place may be obtained from the supplier of the hazardous substance, the employer shall (a) obtain a copy of the safety data sheet; and (b) keep a copy of the safety data sheet 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 safety and health committee or the safety and health representative. SOR/88-199, s. 12; SOR/2014-141, s. 14(F); SOR/2016-141, s. 43
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.31
11.31 In this Division, bulk shipment has the same meaning as in subsection 5.5(1) of the Hazardous Products Regulations ; ( expédition en vrac ) container means any package or receptacle, including a bag, barrel, bottle, box, can, cylinder, drum and storage tank; ( contenant ) fugitive emission means a hazardous product in gas, liquid, solid, vapour, fume, mist, fog or dust form that escapes from processing equipment, from control emission equipment or from a product into the work place; ( émission fugitive ) hazardous waste means a hazardous product that is acquired or generated for recycling or recovery or is intended for disposal; ( résidu dangereux ) laboratory sample has the same meaning as in subsection 5(1) of the Hazardous Products Regulations ; ( échantillon pour laboratoire ) manufactured article [Repealed, SOR/2016-141, s. 44] readily available [Repealed, SOR/2016-141, s. 44] risk phrase means, in respect of a hazardous product, a statement identifying a hazard that may arise from the use of or exposure to the hazardous product; ( mention de risque ) sale includes offer for sale, expose for sale and distribute; ( vente ) significant new data has the same meaning as in subsection 5.12(1) of the Hazardous Products Regulations ; ( nouvelles données importantes ) supplier label means a label prepared by a supplier that discloses any information elements required by the Hazardous Products Act ; ( étiquette du fournisseur ) supplier material safety data sheet [Repealed, SOR/2016-141, s. 44] supplier safety data sheet means a safety data sheet prepared by a supplier that discloses any information elements required by the Hazardous Products Act ; ( fiche de données de sécurité du fournisseur ) work place label means a label prepared by an employer in accordance with this Division; ( étiquette du lieu de travail ) work place material safety data sheet [Repealed, SOR/2016-141, s. 44] work place safety data sheet means a safety data sheet prepared by an employer in accordance with subsection 11.35(1) or (2). ( fiche de données de sécurité du lieu de travail ) SOR/88-199, s. 12; SOR/2016-141, ss. 44, 53
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bulk shipment has the same meaning as in subsection 5.5(1) of the Hazardous Products Regulations ; ( expédition en vrac )
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container means any package or receptacle, including a bag, barrel, bottle, box, can, cylinder, drum and storage tank; ( contenant )
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fugitive emission means a hazardous product in gas, liquid, solid, vapour, fume, mist, fog or dust form that escapes from processing equipment, from control emission equipment or from a product into the work place; ( émission fugitive )
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hazardous waste means a hazardous product that is acquired or generated for recycling or recovery or is intended for disposal; ( résidu dangereux )
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laboratory sample has the same meaning as in subsection 5(1) of the Hazardous Products Regulations ; ( échantillon pour laboratoire )
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manufactured article [Repealed, SOR/2016-141, s. 44]
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readily available [Repealed, SOR/2016-141, s. 44]
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risk phrase means, in respect of a hazardous product, a statement identifying a hazard that may arise from the use of or exposure to the hazardous product; ( mention de risque )
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sale includes offer for sale, expose for sale and distribute; ( vente )
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significant new data has the same meaning as in subsection 5.12(1) of the Hazardous Products Regulations ; ( nouvelles données importantes )
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supplier label means a label prepared by a supplier that discloses any information elements required by the Hazardous Products Act ; ( étiquette du fournisseur )
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supplier material safety data sheet [Repealed, SOR/2016-141, s. 44]
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supplier safety data sheet means a safety data sheet prepared by a supplier that discloses any information elements required by the Hazardous Products Act ; ( fiche de données de sécurité du fournisseur )
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work place label means a label prepared by an employer in accordance with this Division; ( étiquette du lieu de travail )
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work place material safety data sheet [Repealed, SOR/2016-141, s. 44]
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work place safety data sheet means a safety data sheet prepared by an employer in accordance with subsection 11.35(1) or (2). ( fiche de données de sécurité du lieu de travail )
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.32
11.32 (1) This Division does not apply in respect of any (a) tobacco or a tobacco product as defined in section 2 of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act ; (b) manufactured article as defined in section 2 of the Hazardous Products Act ; or (c) wood or a product made of wood. (2) This Division, other than section 11.45, does not apply in respect of hazardous waste. SOR/88-199, s. 12; SOR/2016-141, s. 45; 2018, c. 9, s. 77
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.33
11.33 Subject to section 11.44, every employer shall implement the provisions of sections 11.29 and 11.30 in respect of a hazardous product and may, in so doing, replace the generic name of the product with the brand name, chemical name, common name or trade name, if the hazardous product (a) is present in the work place; (b) was received from a supplier; and (c) is one of the following: (i) a hazardous product, other than wood or a product made of wood, that is listed in Schedule 1 to the Hazardous Products Act , (ii) a nuclear substance as defined in section 2 of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act , that is radioactive. SOR/88-199, s. 12; SOR/2016-141, s. 46
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.34
11.34 (1) If a hazardous product, other than a hazardous product referred to in paragraph 11.33(c), is received in the work place by an employer, the employer shall, without delay, obtain a supplier safety data sheet in respect of the hazardous product from the supplier, unless the employer is already in possession of a supplier safety data sheet that (a) is for a hazardous product that both has the same product identifier and is from the same supplier; (b) discloses information that is current at the time that the hazardous product is received; and (c) was prepared and dated less than three years before the day on which the hazardous product is received. (2) If the supplier safety data sheet in respect of a hazardous product in a work place is three years old or more, the employer shall, if possible, obtain from the supplier a current supplier safety data sheet. (3) If it is not possible for an employer to obtain a current supplier safety data sheet, the employer shall update the hazard information on the most recent supplier safety data sheet that the employer has received, on the basis of the ingredients disclosed on that supplier safety data sheet and on the basis of any significant new data of which the employer is aware. (4) The employer is exempt from the requirements of subsection (1) if a laboratory sample of a hazardous product is received in a work place from a supplier who is exempted by the Hazardous Products Regulations from the requirement to provide a safety data sheet for that product. SOR/88-199, s. 12; SOR/2016-141, s. 46
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.35
11.35 (1) Subject to section 11.44, if an employer produces in the work place a hazardous product, other than a fugitive emission or an intermediate product undergoing reaction within a reaction or process vessel, or imports into Canada a hazardous product and brings it into the work place, the employer shall prepare a work place safety data sheet in respect of that hazardous product. (2) Subject to section 11.44, if an employer receives a supplier safety data sheet, the employer may prepare a work place safety data sheet to be used in the work place in place of the supplier safety data sheet if (a) the work place safety data sheet discloses at least the information disclosed on the supplier safety data sheet; (b) the information disclosed on the work place safety data sheet does not disclaim or contradict the information disclosed on the supplier safety data sheet; (c) the supplier safety data sheet is 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 safety and health committee or the safety and health representative; and (d) the work place safety data sheet discloses that the supplier safety data sheet is available in the work place. (3) An employer shall review the accuracy of the information disclosed on a work place safety data sheet referred to in subsection (1) or (2) and update it as soon as practicable after new hazard information or significant new data becomes available to the employer. (4) If the information required to be disclosed on the work place safety data sheet is not available or not applicable to the hazardous product, the employer shall, in place of the information, insert the words “not available” or “not applicable”, as the case may be, in the English version and the words “ non disponible ” or “ sans objet ”, as the case may be, in the French version, of the work place safety data sheet. SOR/88-199, s. 12; SOR/94-165, s. 41; SOR/2016-141, s. 46
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 11.36
11.36 (1) Every employer shall keep readily available for examination by employees and by any policy committee, safety and health committee or safety and health representative in any work place in which an employee is likely to handle or be exposed to a hazardous product a copy, in English and in French, of (a) in the case of an employer referred to in subsection 11.35(1) or (2), the work place safety data sheet; and (b) in any other case, the supplier safety data sheet. (2) The work place safety data sheet and supplier safety data sheet shall be made available in any form, as determined in consultation with the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative. SOR/88-199, s. 12; SOR/94-165, s. 42; SOR/2016-141, s. 46