352. (1) No worker shall work or be permitted to work in compressed air on a project unless, (a) the project physician has complied with subsection (4); and (b) the project physician indicates that the worker is physically fit to work in compressed air on the form entitled “Record of Compressed Air Worker”, which is Figure 1 in the CSA Standard Z275.3-09 (R2014): Occupational Safety Code for Work in Compressed Air Environments. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 352 (1); O. Reg. 64/18, s. 3 (1). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to an inspector or with respect to a worker accompanying an inspector at the inspector’s request. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 352 (2). (3) Every worker working in compressed air at a project shall have a medical examination performed by the project physician before beginning work in compressed air and every two months thereafter while the worker is working in compressed air to determine the worker’s fitness for working in compressed air. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 352 (3). (4) The project physician shall complete the form described in clause (1) (b) for the worker, stating whether the worker is physically fit to work in compressed air and ensure that the superintendent receives a copy. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 352 (4); O. Reg. 64/18, s. 3 (2). (5) The medical examination shall include, (a) a physical examination; (b) a test under compressed air, if the worker has not previously worked in compressed air; and (c) such clinical tests as the project physician may require. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 352 (5). (6) The clinical tests referred to in clause (5) (c) shall include x-rays of the chest and shoulders, and hip and knee joints taken at least once every five years. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 352 (6). (7) If a worker undergoes a medical examination, the employer shall pay, (a) the worker’s costs for any medical examinations and tests; and (b) the worker’s reasonable travel costs respecting any medical examinations and tests. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 352 (7). (8) The time the worker spends to undergo medical examinations and tests, including travel time, shall be deemed to be work time for which the worker shall be paid by the employer at the worker’s regular or premium rate, as may be proper. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 352 (8). (9) The project physician conducting the physical examination or clinical tests or under whose supervision the examination or tests are made shall advise the employer whether the worker is fit or is fit with limitations or unfit for work in compressed air, without giving or disclosing to the employer the records or results of the examination or tests. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 352 (9). (10) The employer shall act on the advice given by the physician under subsection (9). O. Reg. 213/91, s. 352 (10). (11) Where a project physician advises the employer that a worker, because of a condition resulting from work in compressed air, is fit with limitations or is unfit, the project physician shall forthwith communicate such advice to the Chief Physician of the Ministry. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 352 (11); O. Reg. 142/17, s. 38 (1). (12) The records of medical examinations, tests, medical treatment and worker exposure to compressed air made or obtained by the project physician under section 351 and this section shall be kept in a secure place by the project physician who has conducted the examinations and tests or under whose supervision the examinations and tests have been made, for at least six years. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 352 (12); O. Reg. 142/17, s. 38 (2). (13) After six years, the project physician may forward the records to the Chief Physician of the Ministry, or a physician designated by the Chief Physician, and, in any event, the records shall not be destroyed for a period the greater of forty years from the time such records were first made or twenty years from the time the last of such records were made. O. Reg. 213/91, s. 352 (13); O. Reg. 142/17, s. 38 (3).