Guideline update
Published on: May 01, 2017
Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
The following guidelines accompany regulatory amendments to the OHS Regulation that are effective May 1, 2017. These are both new and revised guidelines which align with the new regulatory provisions.
- Part 4 - General Conditions
- Work Area Guards and Handrails
G4.55 Guardrails on work platforms (retired) - Environmental Tobacco Smoke and E-Cigarette Vapour
G4.81/4.82 Controlling exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and e-cigarette vapour (revised)
G4.81(b) Safe outdoor location (revised)
G4.82(1) Entry into indoor areas where smoking and e-cigarette use is permitted (revised)
- Work Area Guards and Handrails
- Part 5 - Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
- Controlling Exposure
G5.54-1 Exposure control plan (editorial revision)
G5.54-6 Documentation (editorial revision)
- Controlling Exposure
- Part 6 - Substance Specific Requirements
- Asbestos
G6.4 Inventory of asbestos-containing materials (editorial revision)
G6.5 Identification (editorial revision)
G6.6-1 Risk assessment (editorial revision)
G6.6-2 Classification of risk (editorial revision)
G6.8 Procedures for abatement of asbestos materials during house and building demolition/renovation (editorial revision) - Lead
G6.60 Lead – Exposure control plan (editorial revision)
G6.61.1 Exception to monitoring requirements – Objective air monitoring data and associated record-keeping - Respirable Crystalline Silica and Rock Dust
G6.111 Control of rock dust (retired)
G6.112.4(2) Exception to monitoring requirements – Objective air monitoring data, the silica control tool, and associated record-keeping
G6.113 Rock drills (editorial revision)
- Asbestos
- Part 12 - Tools, Machinery and Equipment
- General Requirements
G12.2 Safeguarding requirements for dynamometers (retired)
- General Requirements
- Part 14 - Cranes and Hoists
- General Requirements
G 14.5 Rated capacity indication on bridge cranes (revised)
G14.11 Support structure - Construction Material Hoists
G14.96 Light duty portable construction material hoists (revised)
- General Requirements
- Part 20 - Construction, Excavation and Demolition
- General Requirements
G20.2(1)/20.2.1(1) Notice of project (editorial revision)
G20.2(1)(e) Bell holes (editorial revision)
G20.2.1(1) and (2) Notice of project for asbestos – Ongoing work (editorial revision)
G20.2.1(2)(c) Notice of project – Significant disturbance of lead-containing material
G20.2.1(2)(d) Notice of project – Other similar exposure work activities (editorial revision) - Demolition
G20.112 Hazardous materials – Asbestos (editorial revision)
- General Requirements
- Part 22 - Underground Workings
- Supervision of Workers
G22.12 Underground supervisor's certificate (retired)
- Supervision of Workers
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