Related law & policy
The following sections of the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation have been identified as being most relevant to this topic. Other sections of the Act or Regulation may also apply to your workplace because hazards and tasks vary from workplace to workplace within the same industry. This compilation of relevant industry sections does not exempt you from other sections of law and policy that apply to your workplace.
Part 3 Division 3:
115 General duties of employers
Part 3 Division 4:
125 When a joint committee is required
126 Variations in committee requirements
127 Membership of joint committee
128 Selection of worker representatives
129 Selection of employer representatives
130 Duties and functions of joint committee
131 Joint committee procedure
132 Assistance in resolving disagreements within committee
133 Employer must respond to committee recommendations
134 Time from work for meetings and other committee functions
135 Educational leave
136 Other employer obligations to support committee
137 Committee reports
138 Employer must post committee information
139 Worker health and safety representative
140 Participation of worker representative in inspections
Part 3 Division 9:
167
Notice of application
Part 3 Division 10:
174 Investigation process
175 Preliminary investigation, report and follow-up action
176 Full investigation, report and follow-up action
Part 3 Division 11:
182 Representation on inspection
183
Employer must post inspection reports
Part 3 Division 12:
186.1 to 198 Enforcement
2.5 Inspection reports
3.3 Contents of OH&S program
3.8 Participation of the committee or representative
3.12 Procedure for refusal
3.23(2)(m) Young or new worker orientation and training
3.26 Evaluation of joint committees
3.27 Minimum training requirements for new joint committee members or worker health and safety representatives
3.28 Participation by employer or representative of employer and worker representative (Participation in investigations)
4.21(5) Procedures for checking well-being of worker
4.53(1) Consultation (Ergonomics – MSI – requirements)
5.5 WHMIS program
5.16 Availability of an SDS
5.16.1 Availability of toxicological data
5.54(3) Exposure control plan (Hazardous materials)
5.59(2) Investigating symptoms (Hazardous materials)
5.97(3) Emergency plan
6.10(2) Substitution (Asbestos)
8.4 Workplace evaluation (Personal protective equipment)
8.6(1) Annual review (Personal protective equipment)
8.33 Selection (Respirators)
9.11 Qualifications (Confined space, hazard assessment and work procedures)
21.4 Blasting log
31.3(1) Health and safety committee (Firefighting)
31.9 Test records (Firefighting)
Policies for the Workers Compensation Act
Part 3 Division 4:D4-125-1 When a Committee is Required
D4-132/133-1 Procedures and Resolving Disagreements
D4-134-1 Time Off Work
D4-135-1 Educational Leave
D4-139-1 Worker Health and Safety Representative
D4-140-1 Participation of Worker Representative in Inspections
Part 3 Division 9:
D9-168-1 Consultation on Application (variance orders)
Part 3 Division 10:
D10-175-1 Preliminary Incident Investigation, Report and Follow-Up Action
D10-176-1 Full Incident Investigation, Report and Follow-Up Action
Part 3 Division 12:
D12-186.1-1 OHS Compliance Agreements
Policies for the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
Part 4:R4.29-1 RE: General Conditions - Violence in the Workplace - Procedures and Policies
R4.29-2 RE: General Conditions - Violence in the Workplace - Workplace Violence Prevention Program
Guidelines Workers Compensation Act
Part 3 Division 3:
G-D3-115(1)-3 Bullying and Harassment
Part 3 Division 4:
G-D4-126-1 Variations in joint committee requirements
G-D4-135-1 Joint Committee Course Approval
Part 3 Division 9:
G-D9-164 Variance process
Part 3 Division 10:
G-D10-174-1 Participation by worker representatives in incident investigations
G-D10-175-1 Preliminary incident investigation and interim corrective actions
G-D10-176-1 Full incident investigation, report, and follow-up actions
Part 3 Division 12:
G-D12-186.1-1 Compliance agreements
G-D12-196.1-1 OHS citations
G-D12-196-2 OHS penalties – High risk violations
Guidelines to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
Part 3:
G3.12 Refusal of unsafe work
G3.23 Young or new worker orientation and training
G3.26 Evaluation of joint committees
G3.27 Minimum training requirements for new joint committee members or worker health and safety representatives
G3.28 Participation in employer incident investigations
Part 4:
G4.9 Inspection and maintenance records (machinery and equipment)
G4.20.2 Hazard identification, elimination, and control
G4.21 Procedures for checking the well-being of workers
G4.53 Consultation (MSI)
Part 5:
G5.5 WHMIS program — Consultation on WHMIS education and training
G5.53-1 Workplace monitoring
G5.54-7 Drywall sanding requirements
G5.59 Investigating symptoms (possible exposure to a hazardous substance)
G5.97 Emergency plan
Part 6:
G6.10 Substitution (Asbestos)
G6.34-6 Exposure control plan - Pandemic influenza
G6.36 (1.4) and (1.5) Highest level of protection (medical sharps)
Part 8:
G8.33-1 Selection (Respirators)
Part 9:
G9.1-1 Excluded confined spaces
G9.11 Confined spaces - Qualified persons
Part 21:
G21.4 Blasting log