Guideline Update

Published on: July 03, 2018

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
  • Table of exposure limits for chemical and biological substances
    The Table of Exposure Limits has been updated to reflect housekeeping changes to OHS Policy R5.48-1 (amended July 3, 2018). Also, the notations for some substances have been updated to reflect recent changes by the ACGIH or IARC. These revisions are highlighted in green.

• Part 12 Tools, Machinery and Equipment
  • G12.168 Blue Flag Rule (retired)

• Part 26 Forestry Operations and Similar Activities
  • G26.2-3 Multiple cuts – Mechanical falling (editorial revision)

• Part 31 Firefighting
  • G31.26 Maintenance and inspection of self-contained breathing apparatus (editorial revision)