REGULATION 91-191 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

Citation............................................................................................................................................... 1

Definitions......................................................................................................................................... 2

individual fall-arresting system — dispositif individuel de protection contre les chutes

Inconsistency..................................................................................................................................... 3

Exemptions for ferry, train or vehicle.......................................................................................... 3.1

Drinking water.................................................................................................................................... 4

Toilets................................................................................................................................................. 5

Washrooms........................................................................................................................................ 6

Eating areas........................................................................................................................................ 7

Food and rest periods........................................................................................................................ 8

Work clothes...................................................................................................................................... 9

Showers............................................................................................................................................ 10

Emergency eyewash and shower.................................................................................................... 11

Repealed........................................................................................................................................... 12

Repealed........................................................................................................................................... 13

Occupational health service............................................................................................................ 14

Place of employment to be kept clean and in good repair........................................................... 15

Storage of items not to create hazard............................................................................................ 16

Refuse containers............................................................................................................................ 17

Application....................................................................................................................................... 18

Air space requirement per employee............................................................................................. 19

Ventilation........................................................................................................................................ 20

Temperature..................................................................................................................................... 21

Extremes of temperature.......................................................................................................... 22, 23

Threshold limit value for formaldehyde..................................................................................... 23.1

Air contaminants – level of concentration.................................................................................... 24

Exposure to air contaminant other than in standard work week............................................... 24.1

Respiratory protective equipment - when required...................................................................... 25

Diamond drilling on surface and methane.................................................................................. 25.1

Hazard from dust.......................................................................................................................... 25.2

Amount and standards...................................................................................................................... 26

Failure of lighting system............................................................................................................... 27

Lighting in underground mine........................................................................................................ 28

Measurement of noise level........................................................................................................... 29

Maximum exposure of employee to noise.................................................................................... 30

Engineering controls for noise...................................................................................................... 31

Hearing protective equipment........................................................................................................ 32

Noise level in excess of 85 dBA.................................................................................................... 33

Exception for firefighters........................................................................................................... 33.1

Exposure of employee to vibration............................................................................................ 33.2

Laser radiation................................................................................................................................. 34

Infra-red radiation............................................................................................................................ 35

Ultraviolet radiation........................................................................................................................ 36

Radiofrequency radiation................................................................................................................ 37

Duty to supply, train and use........................................................................................................... 38

Eye, face, ears or neck protection................................................................................................. 39

Head protection............................................................................................................................... 40

Foot protection................................................................................................................................ 41

Protection for skin.......................................................................................................................... 42

Protection for hands........................................................................................................................ 43

Protective clothing – extreme temperatures................................................................................ 44

Respiratory protective equipment.................................................................................................. 45

Training program for respiratory protective equipment.............................................................. 46

Effective facial seal when using equipment.................................................................................. 47

Hearing protective equipment........................................................................................................ 48

Fall-arresting systems.............................................................................................................. 49, 50

Safety equipment for water and other liquids............................................................................... 51

Exemption - underground mine............................................................................................. 51.1(1)

Inconsistency with other provisions...................................................................................... 51.1(2)

Reference to NFPA................................................................................................................ 51.1(3)

Protective headwear..................................................................................................................... 51.2

Protective footwear..................................................................................................................... 51.3

Protective handwear..................................................................................................................... 51.4

Protective coat and trousers........................................................................................................ 51.5

Respiratory protective equipment.............................................................................................. 51.6

Body harnesses and safety ropes....................................................................................... 51.7, 51.8

Portable ladders......................................................................................................................... 51.91

Aerial devices............................................................................................................................. 51.92

Industrial firefighters................................................................................................................. 51.93

Transitional provision for protective equipment..................................................................... 51.94

Supplies required for fire truck................................................................................................ 51.95

Jewellery not to be worn........................................................................................................... 51.96

Equipment and training.................................................................................................................... 52

Heavy objects on inclines or rollers.............................................................................................. 53

Bulk material in bin, hopper or process vessel...................................................................... 54, 55

Stockpiled bulk material................................................................................................................. 56

Piled solid material......................................................................................................................... 57

Designation of employee for handling and storage of hazardous substances............................ 58

Training of employee for handling and storage of hazardous substances................................... 59

Containers used for hazardous substances - requirements.......................................................... 60

Information on precautions for handling hazardous substances.................................................. 61

Containers for liquid hazardous substances.................................................................................. 62

Where container for liquid hazardous substance in a pit............................................................. 63

Cleaning of containers that held a liquid hazardous substance.................................................... 64

Carboys............................................................................................................................................. 65

Storage of hazardous substance and material safety data sheet................................................... 66

When separate storage of hazardous substances required........................................................... 67

Piping and apparatus for hazardous substances............................................................................. 68

General employer responsibilities for hazardous substances..................................................... 69

Storage batteries........................................................................................................................ 70-73

Portable compressed gas containers....................................................................................... 74-79

General duties of owner.................................................................................................................. 80

General duties of employer............................................................................................................ 81

General duties of user..................................................................................................................... 82

Portable power-operated hand tools........................................................................................ 83-85

Chain saw, brush saw or clearing saw............................................................................................ 86

Powder actuated tools............................................................................................................... 87-89

Construction work in compressed air............................................................................................ 90

When signallers required................................................................................................................ 91

Construction on highway or bridge................................................................................................ 92

Material along excavation or trench and vehicular traffic........................................................... 93

Curbing for truck platform scale................................................................................................ 93.1

Repealed........................................................................................................................................... 94

Formwork and shoring................................................................................................................. 94.1

Structural framework................................................................................................................... 94.2

Construction of buildings and structures................................................................................ 95, 96

Wooden trusses............................................................................................................................ 96.1

Material for guardrails.................................................................................................................... 97

Inspection of guardrails.................................................................................................................. 98

Opening for guardrail...................................................................................................................... 99

Removal and replacement of guardrails...................................................................................... 100

Allowable unit stresses................................................................................................................. 101

Walking surfaces - general.............................................................................................. 102(1), (2)

Walking surfaces - underground mine............................................................................. 102(3)-(6)

Wet floors................................................................................................................................ 102(7)

Outdoor passageways............................................................................................................... 102(8)

Floor area during construction..................................................................................................... 103

Temporary working floor........................................................................................................ 104(1)

Safety net in place of temporary working floor.................................................................... 104(2)

Weatherproofing of roof.................................................................................................. 105-106.1

Repealed......................................................................................................................................... 107

Repealed......................................................................................................................................... 108

Hoist used to raise materials to roof.................................................................................. 109, 110

Openings and fall prevention........................................................................................................ 111

Hatchway, chute, pit or trap-door fall prevention....................................................................... 112

Access to and egress from work area.......................................................................................... 113

Installation of door.................................................................................................................. 114(1)

Where door may be a hazard................................................................................................... 114(2)

Stairways................................................................................................................................ 115-118

Ramps............................................................................................................................................. 119

Catwalks......................................................................................................................................... 120

Fixed ladders.................................................................................................................................. 121

Portable ladder - general requirements.................................................................................. 122(1)

Defects in portable ladder....................................................................................................... 122(2)

Wooden portable ladder............................................................................................................... 123

Standard for and use of portable ladder.................................................................................. 124(1)

Portable extension ladder........................................................................................................ 124(2)

Employee responsibilities – use of portable ladder.................................................................. 125

Use of portable ladder near energized electrical source........................................................... 126

Measurements of lumber.............................................................................................................. 127

Wood used in work platforms...................................................................................................... 128

Repealed......................................................................................................................................... 129

Forklift platforms........................................................................................................... 129.1-129.3

Elevating work platforms.............................................................................................................. 130

Scaffolds – specifications............................................................................................................ 131

Wood planks on scaffolds............................................................................................................ 132

Scaffolds – miscellaneous requirements............................................................................... 133(1)

Protection of employee working below scaffold................................................................. 133(2)

Working on a scaffold.................................................................................................................. 134

Wood scaffolds............................................................................................................................. 135

Metal scaffolds.............................................................................................................................. 136

Horse scaffolds............................................................................................................................. 137

Ladderjack scaffolds..................................................................................................................... 138

Pump-jack scaffolds..................................................................................................................... 139

Mobile rolling scaffolds............................................................................................................... 140

Suspended work platform............................................................................................................. 141

Swing staging attached to fixed support................................................................................. 142(1)

Suspension of swing staging – hooks and thrusts.................................................................. 142(2)

Suspension of swing staging – wire rope............................................................................... 142(3)

Suspension of swing staging – other means.......................................................................... 142(4)

Platform for swing staging...................................................................................................... 142(5)

Side strings, rungs and tie rods for ladder type platform for swing staging....................... 142(6)

Flooring of ladder type platform for swing staging.............................................................. 142(7)

Planks for plank type platform for swing staging.................................................................. 142(8)

Other employer responsibilities – swing staging.................................................................. 142(9)

Winches for swing staging...................................................................................................... 143(1)

Release mechanism for swing staging................................................................................... 143(2)

Protection of employee working below swing staging.............................................................. 144

Bosun's chair.................................................................................................................................. 145

Exemption - underground mine.................................................................................................... 146

Blasting operation to be conducted by blaster...................................................................... 147(1)

Where more than one blaster.................................................................................................. 147(2)

Prohibition respecting blasting operation................................................................................... 148

Safety of persons in and near blasting area................................................................................. 149

Assisting in a blasting operation.................................................................................................. 150

Safety respecting explosives........................................................................................................ 151

Transporting electrical detonators............................................................................................... 152

Precautions respecting explosives and detonators to be used the same day...................... 153(1)

Storage of explosive and detonators overnight..................................................................... 153(2)

Precautions respecting ignition and sparks................................................................................. 154

Inspection of blasting machine.................................................................................................... 155

Handling of explosives and related matters................................................................................ 156

Electrical storms........................................................................................................................... 157

Drill holes...................................................................................................................................... 158

Identification of loaded drill holes.............................................................................................. 159

Work in blasting area............................................................................................................... 160(1)

Tools and equipment in blasting area..................................................................................... 160(2)

Firing of charge............................................................................................................................. 161

Prohibition respecting priming and firing of charge.................................................................. 162

Testing of detonators before firing............................................................................................. 163

Testing of electric blasting circuit.............................................................................................. 164

Connection of lead wires to power source................................................................................. 165

Electric initiation of blasting....................................................................................................... 166

Extraneous electricity................................................................................................................... 167

Electric initiation of blasting and distance from transmitter.................................................... 168

Inspection of site after firing of charge...................................................................................... 169

Misfires.......................................................................................................................................... 170

Code of practice for misfires...................................................................................................... 171

Corrective action to prevent misfires......................................................................................... 172

Records to be kept........................................................................................................................ 173

Production of certificate of qualification................................................................................... 174

Log book for magazine................................................................................................................. 175

Warning signs for blasting operation.......................................................................................... 176

Empty explosives cartons and wrappings............................................................................... 177(1)

Expired, surplus or damaged explosives................................................................................ 177(2)

Blasting mats and loose rocks...................................................................................................... 178

Code of practice for use of explosives....................................................................................... 179

Underground utility lines or piping and utility poles................................................................. 180

Shoring, bracing or caging of walls........................................................................................ 181(1)

Support of unstable walls cut in solid rock............................................................................ 181(2)

Support where heavy equipment used near edge................................................................... 181(3)

Certificate of engineer respecting support............................................................................ 181(4)

Entering excavation or trench...................................................................................................... 182

Location of excavated material.................................................................................................... 183

Water......................................................................................................................................... 184(1)

Testing for hazardous gas or oxygen deficiency................................................................... 184(2)

Storage of hazardous substance prohibited............................................................................ 184(3)

Hazardous gases and adequacy of ventilation........................................................................ 184(4)

Observation of employee working in excavation or trench....................................................... 185

Material lowered into excavation or trench....................................................................... 186, 187

Illumination to prevent inadvertent entry............................................................................... 188(1)

Barrier to protect workers...................................................................................................... 188(2)

Definitions..................................................................................................................................... 189

Drawings and specifications......................................................................................................... 190

Haulage road.................................................................................................................................. 191

Walkway from working level to surface..................................................................................... 192

Excavated material........................................................................................................................ 193

Unconsolidated overburden.......................................................................................................... 194

Support of utility poles, etc.......................................................................................................... 195

Notification respecting work in quarry....................................................................................... 196

Examination of work faces of quarry.......................................................................................... 197

When quarry to be worked in benches......................................................................................... 198

Berm or ledge in a quarry............................................................................................................. 199

Undercutting and tunnelling in a quarry....................................................................................... 200

Protection of adits, declines and tunnel openings in a quarry................................................... 201

Removal of material from pit by powered mobile equipment.................................................. 202

Removal of material from pit by other means............................................................................ 203

Undercutting at face of pit by powered mobile equipment....................................................... 204

Approach by employee to working face of pit............................................................................ 205

Marking of top of pit..................................................................................................................... 206

General requirements.............................................................................................................. 207(1)

Standards................................................................................................................................... 207(2)

Application to owner............................................................................................................... 207(3)

Inspection of telescopic boom of mobile crane manufactured before 1995....................... 207.1

Inspection of swivel, hook and block assembly and hooknut of mobile crane manufactured before 2000................................................................................................................................................ 207.2

Safe working load.......................................................................................................................... 208

Prohibition respecting safe working load................................................................................... 209

Maintenance............................................................................................................................. 210(1)

Inspection before use and after possible damage.................................................................. 210(2)

Log book................................................................................................................................... 210(3)

Application........................................................................................................................ 210(4), (5)

Annual inspection.................................................................................................................... 210.01

Competency of operator........................................................................................................... 210.1

Procedures respecting operation................................................................................................. 211

Signaller and direction of operation............................................................................................ 212

Safety features.......................................................................................................................... 213(1)

Exception............................................................................................................................... 213(1.1)

When barriers required for operation.................................................................................... 213(2)

Load chart to be kept with mobile crane.................................................................................. 213.1

Use, operation and equipment................................................................................................ 213.11

Duty of operator......................................................................................................................... 213.2

Inspection and certification.................................................................................................... 213.21

Provisions applicable to owner................................................................................................. 213.3

Visual inspection by operator..................................................................................... 213.31(1)-(3)

Operator's log.............................................................................................................. 213.31(4), (5)

Crane log..................................................................................................................................... 213.4

Blocking for repairs or maintenance..................................................................................... 213.41

Alteration of safety device or limit switch.............................................................................. 213.5

Stabilizers and rubber tired mobile crane................................................................................... 214

Moving crane from location......................................................................................................... 215

Use, operation and equipment................................................................................................. 216(1)

Prohibitions respecting operation.......................................................................................... 216(2)

Blind intersections................................................................................................................... 216(3)

Rollover protective structure.................................................................................................. 216(4)

Seats belts or restraining devices.................................................................................... 216(5), (6)

Alteration of safety device........................................................................................................ 216.1

Check for effectiveness of safety devices............................................................................... 216.2

Unattended industrial lift truck............................................................................................... 217(1)

Passengers................................................................................................................................ 217(2)

Application..................................................................................................................................... 218

Protection from flying, intruding or falling objects.................................................................. 219

Rollover protective structure....................................................................................................... 220

Seat belts and restraining devices................................................................................................ 221

Welding of protective structures................................................................................................. 222

Glazing used for cab, canopy or rollover protective structure.................................................. 223

Use, operation and equipment...................................................................................................... 224

Skidder or forwarder used in logging operation......................................................................... 225

When signaller required............................................................................................................... 226

Hazard created by dust.................................................................................................................. 227

Duties of operator......................................................................................................................... 228

Maintenance, repair and inspection........................................................................................ 229(1)

Precautions when tire inflated on a rim.............................................................................. 229(1.1)

Precautions when jacked or hoisted................................................................................ 229(2), (3)

Precautions respecting work at the point of articulation..................................................... 229(4)

Alteration of safety device........................................................................................................ 229.1

Check for effectiveness of safety devices............................................................................... 229.2

Precautions when operating on a slope or bank.......................................................................... 230

Pushing material into water, pit, etc............................................................................ 230.1(1), (2)

Pushing material into frozen water..................................................................................... 230.1(3)

Definition of vehicle................................................................................................................. 230.2

Use, operation and equipment........................................................................................... 230.21(1)

Maintenance and repair...................................................................................................... 230.21(2)

Precautions when tire inflated on a rim.............................................................................. 230.3(1)

Precautions when jacked or hoisted............................................................................ 230.3(2), (3)

When signaller required..................................................................................................... 230.31(1)

Precautions when operated on a slope or bank................................................................ 230.31(2)

Hazard created by dust....................................................................................................... 230.31(3)

Duties of operator...................................................................................................................... 230.4

Alteration of safety device...................................................................................................... 230.41

Check for effectiveness of safety devices............................................................................... 230.5

Definition of personnel carrying device................................................................................ 231(1)

When device to be used........................................................................................................... 231(2)

Attachment of device............................................................................................................... 231(3)

Certification by engineer........................................................................................................ 231(4)

Use of individual fall-arresting system.................................................................................. 231(5)

Aerial device.................................................................................................................................. 232

Compliance with Part XIX........................................................................................................... 233

use of stabilizers........................................................................................................................... 234

Machines and manufacturer's specifications......................................................................... 235(1)

Manufacturer's rated capacity or other limitations........................................................ 235(2), (3)

Inspections and defects................................................................................................................. 236

Starting and stopping machines........................................................................................... 237, 238

Lock out procedure....................................................................................................................... 239

Code of practice where lock out procedure not appropriate..................................................... 240

Contact of employee with machines........................................................................................... 241

Safeguards............................................................................................................................. 242, 243

Abrasive wheels and grinders....................................................................................................... 244

Cutting or shaping machines........................................................................................................ 245

Saws................................................................................................................................................ 246

Tumbler drums............................................................................................................................... 247

Agitators......................................................................................................................................... 248

Gears and sprockets...................................................................................................................... 249

Drive shafts and pulleys........................................................................................................ 250-252

Hoses and pipes.................................................................................................................... 253, 254

Conveyers – construction and installation............................................................................. 255(1)

Emergency stop devices for power driven conveyor............................................................ 255(2)

Where fire of conveyor belt poses hazard............................................................................. 256(1)

Spiral chute conveyor and fire hazard.................................................................................... 256(2)

Anti-rollback device for conveyor............................................................................................... 257

Access to elevated conveyor................................................................................................... 258(1)

Crossing over conveyor – safeguards.................................................................................... 258(2)

Protection of employee from material falling off conveyor............................................... 259(1)

Protection of employee in proximity to conveyor belt........................................................ 259(2)

Safeguard for inclined bucket conveyor................................................................................ 259(3)

Screw conveyor – safety measures................................................................................. 259(4), (5)

Enclosed or pneumatic conveyors............................................................................................... 260

Employee responsibilities – conveyors...................................................................................... 261

Definitions..................................................................................................................................... 262

Application................................................................................................................................. 262.1

Testing, protective equipment and entry..................................................................................... 263

Purging........................................................................................................................................... 264

Monitoring while employee in confined space.......................................................................... 265

Duties of employer respecting equipment and personnel......................................................... 266

Lower explosive limit of substances in confined space............................................................ 267

Respiratory protective equipment............................................................................................... 268

Oxygen content and flammable or reactive material.................................................................. 269

Electrical equipment and wet or solidly grounded confined space.......................................... 270

Reports made under section 263................................................................................................. 271

Protection from traffic hazard..................................................................................................... 272

Protection from fumes and gases................................................................................................ 273

Compliance with standard............................................................................................................. 274

Qualifications of welder............................................................................................................ 274.1

Inspection before commencement of work........................................................................... 275(1)

Employer's responsibility respecting inspection.................................................................. 275(2)

Availability of fire extinguishing equipment......................................................................... 275(3)

Protective equipment.................................................................................................................... 276

Screening....................................................................................................................................... 277

Containers that hold or have held flammable or explosive substance...................................... 278

Other containers............................................................................................................................ 279

Work surfaces............................................................................................................................... 280

Protection of compressed gas hose or welding cable............................................................... 281

Inspection of equipment before use............................................................................................ 282

Leak of gas supply......................................................................................................................... 283

Electric welding machine............................................................................................................. 284

Precautions respecting welding or cutting torch........................................................................ 285

Definitions..................................................................................................................................... 286

Qualifications to work on energized electrical equipment, utility line or utility line equipment 287

Room containing energized electrical equipment.................................................................. 287.1

Suitability of equipment and manufacturer's specifications.................................................. 287.2

Working on electrical equipment................................................................................. 287.3, 287.4

Main service switches and temporary panel boards................................................................ 287.5

When electrical equipment not in use...................................................................................... 287.6

When protective equipment required.......................................................................................... 288

Unqualified person and working distances from energized electrical utility line or utility line equipment 289

Standard for electrical utility and communication lines and equipment.................................. 290

Electrical switching devices......................................................................................................... 291

Code of practice for work on electrical distribution or transmission system........................ 292

Re-energizing of de-energized electrical distribution or transmission system...................... 293

Poles or light standards and energized electrical distribution conductors.............................. 294

Inspection or testing strength of wooden utility pole or post................................................... 295

Energized electrical conductor or equipment in manhole or tunnel........................................ 296

Use of metal or wire reinforced ladder....................................................................................... 297

Work on overhead electrical system and safety of employees below..................................... 298

Application..................................................................................................................................... 299

Definitions..................................................................................................................................... 300

Medical certification of diver...................................................................................................... 301

Fitness to dive................................................................................................................................ 302

Medical alert tag............................................................................................................................ 303

Diver training................................................................................................................................. 304

Diver's log book............................................................................................................................ 305

Diving supervisor's daily record.................................................................................................. 306

Planning a dive....................................................................................................................... 307-310

Preparation for a dive........................................................................................................... 311-313

Diving hazards................................................................................................................................ 314

Use of explosives.......................................................................................................................... 315

Contingency planning........................................................................................................... 316, 317

Breathing mixtures............................................................................................................... 318, 319

Decompression..................................................................................................................... 320, 321

Diving equipment.................................................................................................................. 322-327

Communication with diver................................................................................................... 328, 329

Equipment for a diving base on the surface................................................................................ 330

Transportation through air-water interface................................................................................. 331

Open diving bells........................................................................................................................... 332

Submersible compression chambers................................................................................... 333-335

Atmospheric diving systems........................................................................................................ 336

Scuba diving........................................................................................................................... 337-340

Surface-supply diving.................................................................................................................... 341

Deep diving.................................................................................................................................... 342

Application..................................................................................................................................... 343

Supervisors and emergency procedures...................................................................................... 344

Competency of employees........................................................................................................... 345

Protective equipment........................................................................................................... 346, 347

Chain saw requirements................................................................................................................ 348

Operator of chain saw................................................................................................................... 349

Operator of brush saw or clearing saw........................................................................................ 350

Working alone.......................................................................................................................... 351(1)

Required supplies when operating a saw................................................................................ 351(2)

Prohibited actions when operating saw....................................................................................... 352

Felling procedures................................................................................................................ 353, 354

Delimbing and bucking......................................................................................................... 355, 356

Safe operation of powered mobile equipment............................................................................ 357

Hauling logs.......................................................................................................................... 358, 359

Woods roads.......................................................................................................................... 360-363

Loading operations............................................................................................................... 364, 365

Application..................................................................................................................................... 366

Training and equipment................................................................................................................. 367

Application of other provisions................................................................................................... 368

Training course in arboricultural electrical safety..................................................................... 369

Notification of authority for electrical utility line or equipment............................................. 370

Working distance from electrical utility line or equipment..................................................... 371

Protective equipment and electrical utility lines or equipment................................................ 372

Safety of others when felling trees.............................................................................................. 373

When fall-arresting system required........................................................................................... 374

Repeal of regulations under Occupational Health and Safety Act......................................... 375

Repeal of provisions of N.B. Regulation 77-58 - Mining Act................................................. 376

Commencement............................................................................................................................ 377

Under section 51 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following Regulation:

1 This Regulation may be cited as the General Regulation - Occupational Health and Safety Act.

"adequate" means sufficient to protect a person from the risk of injury or damage to health;

"aerial device" means any vehicle-mounted telescoping or articulating device that is used to position a person by means of a bucket, basket or platform directly secured to the boom;

"air contaminant" means any gas, fume, smoke, vapour, dust or other airborne concentration of a substance that may be hazardous to the health or safety of a person;

"angle of repose" means the angle with the horizontal at which material will no longer flow freely;

"arboricultural operation" means work connected with the care and maintenance of trees and includes pruning and tree removal;

"ASHRAE" means the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.;

"blaster" means a person who holds a valid certificate of qualification in the blaster occupation or powderman trade issued under the Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification Act;

"blasting area" means an area within a 50 m radius extending from a place where explosives are being prepared, handled or loaded or from a place where an unexploded charge is known or believed to exist;

"blasting operation" means an operation using explosives and extends from the time explosives arrive at a place of employment to the time all explosives are used or removed from the place of employment;

(a) qualified, because of such factors as knowledge, training and experience, to do assigned work in a manner that will ensure the health and safety of persons,

(b) knowledgeable about the provisions of the Act and the regulations that apply to the assigned work, and

(c) knowledgeable about potential or actual danger to health or safety connected with the assigned work;

"danger area" means twice the distance at which there exists a possibility of hazard to a person or property from the effects of a blast;

"dB" means peak sound pressure level in decibels referenced to twenty micropascals;

"dBA" means the sound pressure level in decibels referenced to twenty micropascals measured on the A scale of a sound level meter;

(a) is registered as a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick as entitled to engage in the practice of engineering,

(b) has received a licence from the Executive Council of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick to engage in engineering, or

(c) is practising as a professional engineer in New Brunswick under subsection 10(7) of the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act;

"explosive" means a substance that is made, manufactured or used to produce an explosion or detonation and includes black powder, propellant powders, blasting agents, dynamite, detonating cord, slurry, watergel and detonators;

"felling" means any part of an operation that severs a tree from its stump and brings it to a horizontal position on the ground or a bed;

"firefighter" means an employee who provides fire protection services to the public from a fire department within a municipality, rural community or local service district, and includes an industrial firefighter;

"hazardous substance" means a substance that may, because of its harmful nature, cause injury or damage to the health or safety of a person exposed to it;

"hoisting apparatus" means mobile cranes, tower cranes, electric overhead travelling cranes, vehicle hoists, winches, and other similar equipment, but does not include elevators, dumbwaiters, or mine hoists;

"individual fall-arresting system" means an individual fall-arresting system that meets the requirements of subsection 49(3);

"industrial firefighter" means an employee who works at an industrial or commercial place of employment and who is designated by his or her employer to fight fires at that place of employment;

"industrial lift truck" means a self-propelled vehicle used to carry, lift, stack, tier, push or pull material;

"life line" means a manila rope with a minimum diameter of 19 mm or a rope or strap of equivalent strength;

"lock out" means to render a machine or electrical equipment inoperative and prevent it from being activated by using a locking device to isolate the energy source from the machine or equipment;

"logging operation" means work connected with the harvesting of trees and includes the felling and transportation of trees;

"manufacturer's rated capacity" means the maximum capacity, speed, load, depth of operation or working pressure recommended in the manufacturer's specifications for the operation of a machine under the circumstances prevailing at the time of operation;

"manufacturer's specifications" means the written instructions or recommendations of a manufacturer of a machine, materials, tools or equipment that outline the manner in which the machine, materials, tools or equipment is to be erected, installed, assembled, started, operated, used, handled, stored, stopped, adjusted, maintained, repaired or dismantled and includes an instruction, operating or maintenance manual and drawings;

"owner of a tool" means a person who has purchased, rented or otherwise obtained a tool and has the tool for use at a place of employment;

"portable compressed gas container" means any container having a water capacity of 450 kg or less that contains or is intended to contain a compressed or liquefied gas;

"portable power-operated hand tool" means a tool held with one or both hands and powered by a hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical or chemical energy source;

"powder actuated tool" means a tool that, by means of an explosive force, propels or discharges a fastening device for the purpose of impinging it on, affixing it to or causing it to penetrate another object or material;

"powered mobile equipment" means self-propelled off-highway equipment used for construction, mining, agriculture, forestry and other purposes and includes front-end loaders, dozers, backhoes, excavators, skidders, forwarders, tree-harvesters, scrapers, compactors, rollers, graders, agricultural tractors and industrial tractors, but does not include industrial lift trucks or mobile cranes;

"safeguard" means a guard, shield, guardrail, fence, gate, barrier, safety net, wire mesh or other protective enclosure, handrail or other similar device designed to protect the safety of a person, but does not include protective equipment;

"service stairway" means a stairway used for access for purposes of maintenance and repair and not used as part of a travelway;

"silviculture operation" means the development and care of trees and includes site preparation, planting, thinning and harvesting;

"structural fire-fighting" means the activities of rescue, fire suppression and conservation of property from fires involving buildings, structures, vehicles, vessels, aircraft or other large objects;

"swing staging" means a platform supported at the ends by hangers or stirrups and slings and suspended by ropes attached to hooks or thrust-outs which are attached to fixed supports;

(a) except with respect to lead sulfide and formaldehyde, a threshold limit value adopted by the ACGIH and set out in the ACGIH publication entitled "1997 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices", and

(b) with respect to lead sulfide, a threshold limit value adopted by the ACGIH for lead sulfide set out in the ACGIH publication entitled "1991-1992 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices", and

(c) with respect to formaldehyde, the threshold limit value set out in section 23.1;

"tool" includes a hand tool, a portable power-operated hand tool and a powder actuated tool;

"underground mine" means an underground mine as defined in the Underground Mine Regulation - Occupational Health and Safety Act;

(g) moveable material or work pieces that are supported, retained or controlled by a machine and that could move or cause the machine to move,

are acted upon to render the machine incapable of spontaneous or unexpected action by being locked out, isolated, blocked, supported, retained, controlled, drained to tank, vented to the atmosphere, reduced to atmospheric pressure or otherwise released of potential energy.

3 In the event of an inconsistency between any standard incorporated by reference in this Regulation and any other provision of this Regulation, that other provision shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

3.1 The following provisions do not apply to a place of employment that is a ferry, a train or a vehicle used or likely to be used by an employee:

4(1) An employer shall ensure that sufficient potable water for drinking is readily available and that it meets the standards set out in the "Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality", Sixth Edition, published by authority of the Minister of National Health and Welfare, 1996.

4(2) Where drinking water is not taken directly from a water pipe, an employer shall ensure that it is kept in an adequately covered container and that, if used by more than one employee, the container is equipped with a drain faucet.

4(3) An employer shall ensure that individual sanitary drinking vessels or cups are provided, except where the drinking water is delivered in an upward jet from which an employee may drink.

4(4) Where outlets exist for both drinking water and water not suitable for drinking, an employer shall ensure that the outlets are appropriately and clearly labelled.

5(1) An employer shall provide a minimum number of toilets for each sex determined according to the maximum number of employees of each sex who are normally employed at any one time at the same place of employment as follows:

(b) where the number of such employees exceeds nine but does not exceed twenty-four, two toilets;

(c) where the number of such employees exceeds twenty-four but does not exceed forty-nine, three toilets;

(d) where the number of such employees exceeds forty-nine but does not exceed seventy-four, four toilets;

(e) where the number of such employees exceeds seventy-four but does not exceed one hundred, five toilets; and

(f) where the number of such employees exceeds one hundred, five toilets and one toilet for every thirty such employees in excess of one hundred.

5(2) Where the total number of employees normally employed by an employer in the place of employment at any one time does not exceed nine, the employer may provide only one toilet for both male and female employees if the toilet is situated in a room whose entrance door is fitted on the inside with a locking device.

5(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), in an underground mine an employer shall provide a minimum number of toilets for each sex determined according to the maximum number of employees of each sex who are normally employed at any one time at the same place of employment as follows:

(a) where the number of such employees does not exceed twenty-five, one toilet;

(b) where the number of such employees exceeds twenty-five but does not exceed fifty, two toilets;

(c) where the number of such employees exceeds fifty but does not exceed seventy-five, three toilets;

(d) where the number of such employees exceeds seventy-five but does not exceed one hundred, four toilets; and

(e) where the number of such employees exceeds one hundred, four toilets and one toilet for every thirty such employees in excess of one hundred.

5(4) Where more than two toilets are required for male employees, an employer may substitute urinals for up to two-thirds of the required number of toilets.

5(5) Where running water and sewage facilities are available, toilets shall be of the water flush type and may be of the chemical, self-contained portable or other similar type if no running water is available.

5(6) As soon as work has started on a project site, the principal contractor or, if there is no principal contractor, the owner shall provide toilets in accordance with subsection (1).

(b) enclosed so that an employee is sheltered from view and protected from the natural elements,

(i) in the case of a self-contained unit, is emptied and serviced at intervals which ensure that the unit does not overflow.

6(1) An employer shall provide a wash basin or equivalent hand cleaning facility in a room with one toilet and sufficient additional wash basins or equivalent hand cleaning facilities in the room for additional toilets or urinals.

6(2) Where an outdoor privy is provided, an employer shall provide a hand cleaning facility as close to the outdoor privy as is practicable and sufficient additional hand cleaning facilities as close as practicable to additional outdoor privies.

7(1) Where the possibility of contamination of food exists if there is no eating area separate from a work area, an employer shall provide an eating area for employees separate from that work area.

7(2) An employer shall ensure that the eating area referred to in subsection (1)

(iii) tables and seating sufficient for the number of employees who use the eating area at any one time, and

7(3) An employer shall ensure that an employee does not convey food or drink into an area where a process is being carried out which may contaminate the food or drink.

7(4) An employee shall not convey food or drink into a area where a process is being carried out which may contaminate the food or drink.

8 An employer shall allow an employee at least one-half hour for food and rest after each five consecutive hours of work.

9(1) If the nature of an employee's work makes it necessary for the employee to change from street clothes to work clothes to protect the employee's health or safety, an employer shall provide

(a) storage for the employee's street clothes and work clothes that will prevent the clothes from becoming wet or dirty, and

9(2) Where an employee's work clothes are liable to be contaminated by a toxic, noxious, infectious or irritating substance so that the health of the employee or other persons may be adversely affected by exposure to the clothes when contaminated, an employer shall

(b) provide storage for the employee's street clothes and work clothes that will prevent the street clothes from becoming contaminated,

10(1) Where an employee may be exposed to a toxic, noxious, infectious or irritating substance or may be exposed to high levels of heat or humidity so that the health of the employee may be adversely affected, an employer shall provide a shower facility.

10(2) An employer shall provide a shower facility referred to in subsection (1) as follows:

(a) a number of showers for each sex determined according to the maximum number of employees of each sex who are normally employed at the same place of employment and who are exposed as described in subsection (1) at any one time as follows:

(ii) an additional shower for each unit of ten additional employees of each sex;

(b) sufficient water supply which can be manually adjusted to come within a range of 35°C and 45°C; and

11(1) Where an employee's skin or eyes may be exposed to contamination from materials at a place of employment, an employer shall provide emergency showers or eyewash fountains in the area where the contamination may occur.

11(2) An employer shall ensure that an emergency shower or eyewash fountain provided under subsection (1) complies with the requirements of ANSI standard ANSI Z358.1-1990, "American National Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment".

14(1) Where an occupational health service is required under section 45 of the Act, the occupational health service shall be established and maintained so as to

(a) provide leadership, support and medical and technical services in all areas relating to health in the place of employment,

(b) provide ongoing health assessments and health supervision of each employee,

(c) establish appropriate records, standards, procedures, policies and reporting systems to identify and prevent health and safety hazards in the place of employment,

(d) promote prevention of occupational disease and injury through health education, health counselling and environmental assessment programs,

(e) be able to provide an emergency response to injuries and potential disasters in the place of employment, and

(f) enhance or maintain the health of employees through appropriate follow-up care, rehabilitation services or referrals to community based services.

14(2) An employer shall ensure that an occupational health service is managed by a competent person.

15 An employer shall ensure that a place of employment is kept in a clean and sanitary condition and in a good state of repair so as not to affect adversely the health and safety of an employee.

16 An employer shall ensure that materials, machines or equipment are not stored or located in a place of employment so as to create a hazard to an employee.

17 An employer shall ensure that containers used for refuse are emptied at frequent intervals and constructed to withstand the intended use.

18(1) Sections 19, 20, 21, 24, 24.1, 25 and 25.2 do not apply to an underground mine.

18(2) Sections 19, 20, 24, 24.1, 25 and 25.2 do not apply to a confined space under Part XVII.

18(3) Sections 19, 20, 24, 24.1 and 25.2 and paragraph 22(a) do not apply where a firefighter is engaged in structural fire-fighting.

19(1) An employer shall ensure that an area where an employee works contains at least 8.5 m³of air space for each employee in that area.

19(2) When calculating the air space requirement under subsection (1), height above 3 m shall be excluded from the calculation.

20(1) An employer shall ensure that a place of employment is adequately ventilated by

(a) natural ventilation which introduces outside air provided by openings having a combined area equal to at least 5% of the floor area, or

(b) mechanical ventilation conforming to ASHRAE standard 62-1989, "Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality".

20(2) Where mechanical ventilation is used and the ASHRAE standard referred to in subsection (1) does not specify supply rates of acceptable outside air required, an employer shall ensure that the minimum amount of outside air introduced shall be 8 litres/second/person.

20(3) An employer shall ensure that a ventilation system prevents the return of exhausted air through the outside air intake.

(b) does not contain air contaminants in concentrations that exceed 10% of the threshold limit values,

(c) is heated, when necessary, to maintain the minimum temperature specified in section 21, and

(d) is properly distributed so as not to cause undue drafts or disturbance of conditions.

21(1) Subject to subsection (2), an employer shall ensure that the temperature of an area where an employee works in an enclosed place of employment is maintained as follows:

(a) where light work is performed while sitting, such as any mental work, precision work, reading or writing, the minimum temperature required is 20°C;

(b) where light physical work is performed while sitting, such as electric machine sewing or work with small machine tools, the minimum temperature required is 18°C;

(c) where light or moderate physical work is performed while standing, such as machine tool work, assembly work or trimming, the minimum temperature required is 16°C; and

(d) where heavy physical work is performed while standing, such as drilling or manual work with heavy tools, the minimum temperature required is 12°C.

21(2) Where it is impractical to heat an area where an employee works to the temperature required by subsection (1), an employer shall provide a suitable place where the employee may go to get warmed.

22 Where an employee is exposed to work conditions that may present a hazard because of extreme heat or extreme cold, an employer shall ensure that

(a) a competent person measures and records the thermal conditions at frequent intervals and makes the findings available to a committee, if any, and to an officer on request, and

(b) the threshold limit values for protection against heat stress and cold stress are followed as well as the work-rest regimen for heat and the work-warming regimen for cold and other advice found from pages 125 to 140 of the ACGIH publication "1997 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices".

23(1) Where an employee is exposed to work conditions that may present a hazard because of excessive heat, an employer shall ensure that a competent person instructs the employee in the significance of symptoms of heat stress such as heat exhaustion, dehydration, heat cramps, prickly heat and heat stroke and in the precautions to be taken to avoid injury from heat stress.

23(2) Where an employee is exposed to work conditions that may present a hazard because of excessive cold, an employer shall ensure that a competent person instructs the employee in the significance of symptoms of cold stress such as severe shivering, pain in the extremities of the body and reduced mental awareness and in the precautions to be taken to avoid injury from cold stress.

23.1 The threshold limit value for formaldehyde, as adopted by the ACGIH and set out in the ACGIH publication entitled "1997 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices" shall be deemed to be and shall be read as follows:

24(1) An employer shall ensure that an air contaminant is kept at a level of concentration that does not constitute a hazard to the health or safety of an employee exposed to it and, where a threshold limit value exists in respect of an air contaminant, that the exposure of the employee to the air contaminant at no time exceeds the threshold limit value.

24(2) Where the installation of engineering controls is practical, an employer shall install and use appropriate engineering controls to comply with subsection (1).

24(3) Where practical, an employer shall ensure that air contaminants are removed at their source.

24(4) Where an employer or an employee has reason to believe that the level of concentration of an air contaminant may be approaching 50% of the threshold limit value, the employer shall ensure that the air is tested to determine the level of concentration of the air contaminant.

24.1(1) Where the exposure of an employee to an air contaminant occurs other than during the course of an eight hour work day and forty hour work week, an employer shall use the Brief and Scala model as referenced on page 10 of the ACGIH publication "1997 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices" to adjust the threshold limit values.

24.1(2) An employer shall ensure that the exposure of an employee to an air contaminant at no time exceeds the adjusted threshold limit values if the exposure of an employee to an air contaminant occurs other than during the course of an eight hour work day and forty hour work week.

24.1(3) An employer shall ensure that there is appropriate medical surveillance of employees exposed to the air contaminants for at least twelve months after the threshold limit values for the air contaminants have been adjusted according to the Brief and Scala method.

(a) the level of concentration of an air contaminant may exceed 50% of the threshold limit value in conditions that are part of the normal work procedure,

(b) there is the possibility of accidental exposure to a level of concentration of an air contaminant in excess of the threshold limit value, or

(c) the oxygen content of the atmosphere is less than or may be less than 19.5% by volume,

an employer shall provide adequate respiratory protective equipment to each employee who may be exposed to the conditions described in paragraphs (a) to (c).

25.1 Where diamond drilling occurs on the surface and there is a possibility of encountering methane, sections 55 to 60 of the Underground Mine Regulation - Occupational Health and Safety Act apply with the necessary modifications.

25.2 Where work is carried out in an area where dust may create a hazard to the health of employees, an employer shall take such measures with respect to the dust as are sufficient to protect employees from the risk of damage to health.

26(1) An employer shall provide lighting sufficient for the type of work being done considering

(b) the quality of illumination, including reflectances, direct glare and reflected glare.

26(2) An employer shall use one of the following ANSI standards, where applicable, to determine the lighting required by subsection (1):

(a) ANSI/IES RP-7 1991, "American National Standard Practice for Industrial Lighting";

(c) ANSI/IESNA RP-1-1992, "American National Standard Practice for Office Lighting".

26(3) This section does not apply where a firefighter is engaged in structural fire-fighting.

27(1) Where failure of the normal lighting system may constitute a danger to an employee's health or safety, an employer shall ensure that emergency lighting is available that

(b) provides a minimum of 50 lux of lighting so as to enable an employee to leave the place of employment safely.

27(2) An employer shall ensure that the emergency lighting referred to in subsection (1) is frequently tested to ensure that it will function in an emergency.

27(3) This section does not apply where a firefighter is engaged in structural fire-fighting.

28(1) Notwithstanding sections 26 and 27, in an underground mine an employer shall ensure that adequate illumination by means of stationary lighting is provided

(b) at any opening or hole that may constitute a hazard to an employee if it is not illuminated, and

28(2) Where the failure of the stationary lighting in an underground mine may constitute a danger to an employee's health or safety, an employer shall ensure that adequate alternative lighting sufficient to prevent any such danger is provided and maintained.

29(1) Where an employer or an employee has reason to suspect that the noise level in an area where employees work may exceed 80 dBA, an employer shall ensure that

(a) the noise level is measured by a competent person using a sound level meter that conforms as a minimum to the requirements of ANSI standard S1.4-1983, "American National Standard Specification for Sound Level Meters", for a Type 2 sound level meter that is set to use the A-weighted network with slow meter response, and

(b) the amount of time that an employee spends in an area where the noise level exceeds 80 dBA is measured.

29(2) An employer shall ensure that the information obtained under subsection (1) is documented and made available to a joint health and safety committee or health and safety representative, if any, and to an officer on request.

29(3) Where there is reason to suspect that substantial changes in noise levels documented under subsection (1) have occurred, an employer shall ensure that the noise level and employee exposure is re-measured and documented in accordance with the requirements of subsection (1).

30(1) An employer shall ensure that the exposure of an employee to noise is kept as low as is practical and does not exceed the following exposures:

	Sound level		Duration per day
	dBA		Hours
	80		24
	82		16
	85		8
	88		4
	91		2
	94		1
	97		½
	100		¼

30(2) An employer shall ensure that when the daily noise exposure is composed of periods of noise exposure at substantially different levels, their combined effect is considered, rather than the individual effect of each, according to the following formula:

exceeds unity, then the mixed exposure is considered to exceed the relevant exposure prescribed in subsection (1). C₁ indicates the total duration of exposure at a specific noise level, and T₁ indicates the total duration of exposure permitted at that level. All job noise exposures of 80 dBA or greater shall be used in the above calculations.

30(3) An employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to continuous, intermittent or impact noise in excess of a peak C-weighted level of 140 dB, using a Type 2 sound level meter that is set to use the A-weighted network with slow meter response.

31 Where the installation of engineering controls is practical, an employer shall install and use appropriate engineering controls to comply with section 30.

32 Where necessary, an employer shall provide, and an employee shall use, adequate hearing protective equipment so that the exposure of an employee to noise is kept within the limits prescribed by section 30.

33 Where the noise level exceeds 85 dBA in an area, an employer shall ensure that the area is clearly marked by a sign that indicates the range of the noise levels measured and warns of the noise hazard.

33.1(1) Except for a firefighter operating a structural fire-fighting apparatus, this Part does not apply where a firefighter is engaged in structural fire-fighting.

33.1(2) In this section, "structural fire-fighting apparatus" includes pumper units, foam apparatus, aerial ladders, aerial devices and other similar apparatus.

33.2 An employer shall ensure that the exposure of an employee to hand-arm vibration is kept as low as is practical and does not exceed the following exposures:

34 An employer shall ensure that laser beams are operated and used in accordance with ANSI standard ANSI Z136.1-1993, "American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers".

35(1) An employer shall ensure that all sources of intense infra-red radiation are shielded as near the source as possible by heat absorbing screens, water screens or other suitable devices.

35(2) An employer shall ensure that employees are provided with and wear properly fitting goggles, face shields or other adequate eye protective equipment when entering an area where they may be subjected to infra-red radiation liable to injure or irritate the eyes.

35(3) An employee shall wear the eye protective equipment referred to in subsection (2) when entering an area where the employee may be subjected to infra-red radiation liable to injure or irritate the eyes.

36 Where emissions of ultraviolet radiation are in the spectral region between 180 nm and 400 nm, an employer shall ensure that

(a) access to areas where equipment emits ultraviolet radiation is limited to those persons directly concerned with its use,

(b) users of such equipment are trained in the hazards and need for precautions,

(c) warning signs or devices are used to indicate the presence of ultraviolet radiation hazard,

(d) protective cabinets or screens are placed around the source of emission, with observation ports made of suitable absorbent materials such as certain grades of acrylics, polyvinyl chloride or window glass,

(f) eye protective equipment such as ultraviolet absorbing goggles, spectacles or face shields are used by an employee whenever there is a potential eye hazard, and

(g) exposure of an employee to ultraviolet radiation does not exceed the threshold limit value.

37(1) An employer shall ensure that the installation and use of a radiation emitting device in the frequency range 10 kHz to 300 GHz conforms to the requirements of "Limits of Exposure to Radiofrequency Fields at Frequencies from 10 kHz-300 GHz, Safety Code 6", issued by the Environmental Health Directorate, Health Protection Branch and published by authority of the Minister of National Health and Welfare.

37(2) An employer shall ensure that the exposure of an employee or other person to radiofrequency radiation at frequencies from 10 kHz to 300 GHz does not exceed the limits set out in the safety code referred to in subsection (1).

38(1) Where protective equipment is required to be used by an employee under this Regulation, an employer shall provide the protective equipment required and shall ensure that the employee is instructed and trained in the proper use and care of the protective equipment.

38(2) Where protective equipment is required to be used by an employee under this Regulation, an employee shall

(a) use the equipment that is required in accordance with the instruction and training received,

(b) test or visually inspect the equipment before each use as appropriate to the type of equipment to be used,

(c) report any defective equipment to the employer and not use the equipment, and

39 Where an employee is exposed to a hazard that may irritate or injure the eyes, face, ears or front of the neck, the employee shall use protective equipment that is appropriate to the hazard and that conforms to CSA standard CAN/CSA-Z94.3-92, "Industrial Eye and Face Protectors" or a standard offering equivalent protection.

40(1) On a project site, an employee shall use Class E, Type 1 headwear that conforms to ANSI standard ANSI Z89.1-1997, "American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection" or a standard offering equivalent or better protection.

40(2) At a place of employment, other than a project site, where an employee is exposed to a hazard that may injure the employee's head, the employee shall use protective equipment that is appropriate to the hazard and that conforms to ANSI standard ANSI Z89.1-1997, "American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection" or a standard offering equivalent or better protection.

41(1) On a project site, an employee shall use Grade 1 footwear with sole protection that conforms to CSA standard CAN/ CSA-Z195-M92, "Protective Footwear" or a standard offering equivalent protection.

41(2) At a place of employment, other than a project site, where an employee is exposed to a hazard that may injure the employee's foot, the employee shall use protective equipment that is appropriate to the hazard and that conforms to CSA standard CAN/CSA-Z195-M92, "Protective Footwear" or a standard offering equivalent protection.

42 Where an employee is exposed to a hazard that may injure the skin, the employee shall use, as necessary,

(e) a barrier cream or oil to prevent irritation to exposed parts of the body, or

(f) other protective equipment sufficient to provide protection from the hazard.

43(1) Subject to subsection (2), where an employee is handling objects that may injure the hands, the employee shall use adequate protective gloves or other protective equipment.

43(2) Where an employee is handling wire rope in a logging operation, the employee shall wear adequate double-palmed leather mitts or gloves.

44 Where an employee is exposed to a hazard from extreme heat or extreme cold, the employee shall use adequate protective clothing.

45(1) Where an employer is required to provide respiratory protective equipment, the employer shall establish a written code of practice covering the proper selection, care, use, maintenance and fitting of the equipment that may be required to be used at that place of employment.

45(2) An employer shall comply with CSA standard Z94.4-93, "Selection, Use, and Care of Respirators" in developing a code of practice.

45(3) An employer shall ensure that the code of practice referred to in subsection (1) is, when followed, sufficient to provide for the health and safety of employees at the place of employment.

45(4) An employer shall consult with the joint health and safety committee or health and safety representative, if any, or with employees if there is no committee or representative, in developing the code of practice.

45(5) An employer shall ensure that a copy of the code of practice is readily available to an officer upon request and to employees in the areas where the respiratory protective equipment may be required to be used.

45(6) An employer shall ensure that the code of practice referred to in subsection (1) is implemented and adhered to at the place of employment.

45(7) An employee shall adhere to a code of practice referred to in subsection (1).

46(1) An employer shall implement a training program for an employee who may have to use, issue, test or maintain respiratory protective equipment or supervise an employee who may have to use respiratory protective equipment.

46(2) An employer shall use clause 8 of CSA standard Z94.4-93, "Selection, Use, and Care of Respirators" as a guide to the necessary content of the training program required by subsection (1).

47 An employee who may be required to use respiratory protective equipment shall co-operate in attaining an effective fit of the equipment and, in particular, be as clean shaven as is necessary to ensure an effective facial seal.

48(1) An employer shall ensure that hearing protective equipment conforms to CSA standard Z94.2-94, "Hearing Protectors" or a standard offering equivalent protection.

48(2) An employer shall consult with a joint health and safety committee or health and safety representative, if any, or with employees if there is no committee or representative, concerning the selection of the types of hearing protective equipment to be used by employees.

48(3) Where hearing protective equipment is required, an employer and an employee who uses the equipment shall each ensure that the equipment is kept in a sanitary condition.

(ii) above any surface or thing that could cause injury to the employee upon contact, or

(b) a work platform that is more than 3 m above a permanent safe level and from which a person may fall if the work platform tips or fails,

(c) a communication or power transmission tower or other similar structure that is over 3 m in height, or

(d) a work area where an officer has determined that it is necessary for employee safety for an employee to use an individual fall-arresting system,

the employer shall provide and the employee shall use an individual fall-arresting system.

49(2) Where an employee is required to work from a communication or power transmission tower or other similar structure that is over 3 m in height, the employee shall

(a) use the individual fall-arresting system when ascending or descending, and

(b) secure himself or herself to the tower or structure when at rest or at the working level.

(a) be attached to a secure anchor capable of withstanding a force of 17.8 kN,

(i) CSA standard Z259.1-1976, "Fall Arresting Safety Belts and Lanyards for the Construction and Mining Industries";

(ii) CSA standard Z259.2-M1979, "Fall-Arresting Devices, Personnel Lowering Devices, and Life Lines"; or

(iii) CSA standard Z259.3-M1978, "Lineman's Body Belt and Lineman's Safety Strap".

49(4) An employer shall ensure that an individual fall-arresting system that has been subjected to fall-arresting is removed from service and is inspected by a competent person before being returned to service.

49(5) This section does not apply where a firefighter is engaged in structural fire-fighting.

50(1) Where an employee may be exposed to a hazardous fall in circumstances other than those described in subsections 49(1) and (2) and an individual fall-arresting system or other method of protecting an employee from a hazardous fall is not practicable, an employer shall ensure that a safety net is installed for the protection of the employee.

50(2) An employer shall ensure that a safety net referred to in subsection (1) is selected, installed, used, stored and maintained in accordance with ANSI standard A10.11-1989, "Personnel and Debris Nets".

50(3) This section does not apply where a firefighter is engaged in structural fire-fighting or rescue.

51(1) Where an employee is exposed to a risk of drowning, the employee shall use

(a) a life jacket or buoyancy device that conforms to CGSB standard CAN/CGSB-65.7-M88, "Life Jackets, Inherently Buoyant Type",

51(1.1) Subsection (1) does not apply where a firefighter is engaged in structural fire-fighting.

51(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an employee is not required to use the protective equipment referred to in subsection (1) if the employer provides a solid platform with a guardrail and safe access that protects the employee from the risk of drowning.

51(3) Where an employee may fall into water or any other liquid and may require assistance to return to a place of safety, an employer shall ensure that

(b) a person who is competent to operate the emergency equipment is readily available to provide assistance.

51(4) Where an employee may fall into water or any other liquid and may require assistance to return to a place of safety, an employer shall ensure that written emergency procedures are posted at a place of employment that contain

(a) a full description of the emergency procedures including the responsibilities of all those granted access to the place of employment, and

(b) the location of any emergency equipment and persons designated to operate the equipment.

51(5) An employee shall wear a life jacket or buoyancy device referred to in paragraph (1)(a) when being transported in a boat.

51(6) Where an employer provides a rescue boat for use in an emergency procedure, the employer shall ensure that the rescue boat is equipped with at least four life rings or buoys and that each life ring or buoy is attached to 30 m of rope.

51.1(2) Where there is a conflict between a provision in this Part and a provision in any other Part, the provision in this Part prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

51.1(3) In this Part, all references to standards prefaced by "NFPA" are references to standards established by the National Fire Protection Association of Quincy, Massachusetts.

51.2(1) When engaged in structural fire-fighting, a firefighter shall use protective headwear that meets or exceeds NFPA 1972, "Standard on Helmets for Structural Fire Fighting", 1992 edition.

51.2(2) An employer shall ensure that attachments to and on the protective headwear referred to in subsection (1) are made only in the manner specified by the manufacturers of the headwear.

51.3 When engaged in structural fire-fighting or rescue, a firefighter shall use protective footwear that

(a) meets or exceeds NFPA 1974, "Standard on Protective Footwear for Structural Fire Fighting", 1992 edition or the standard for Grade 1 footwear, with sole puncture protection and electric shock resistant soles, in CSA standard CAN/CSA Z195-M92, "Protective Footwear",

51.4 When engaged in structural fire-fighting, a firefighter shall wear protective handwear that meets or exceeds NFPA 1973, "Standard on Gloves for Structural Fire Fighting", 1993 edition.

C1	+	C2	+	....	Cn
T1		T2			Tn

Exposure of the Hand to Vibration in either Up and Down, Sideways or Forward and Back Directions

Total daily exposure duration*	Values of the dominant, frequency-weighted, root mean square, component acceleration which shall not be exceeded**



		m/s2	g***
4 hours and less than 8 hours		4	0.40
2 hours and less than 4 hours		6	0.61
1 hour and less than 2 hours		8	0.81
less than one hour		12	1.22

* The total time vibration enters the hand per day, whether continuously or intermittently
** Usually one axis of vibration is dominant over the two remaining axes. If one or more vibration axis exceeds the total daily exposure, then the exposure limit has been exceeded.
*** 1 g = 9.81 m/s2