Guideline update

Published on: September 01, 2021

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

The following new and revised guidelines are consequential to the September 1 amendments to the OHS Regulation.

• Part 6 Substance Specific Requirements
• G6.70 Pesticides - Definitions (revised)
• G6.77 Mixing, loading, and applying pesticides - Qualifications (revised)
• G6.89 Restricted entry intervals (revised)
• G6.90 Authorization to enter - Restricted entry intervals on pesticide labels (revised)

• Part 8 Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing
• G8.11(1) Safety headgear (new)
• G8.11(2) Activity specific safety headgear (revised)
• G11(2)-2 Activity specific safety headgear - Ski helmets (revised)
• G8.24 High visibility apparel (revised)

• Part 16 Mobile Equipment
• G16.8(3) Rider restriction (revised)
• G16.24 Alternate means of escape - Purpose-built window breaking device (revised)
• G16.30 Load handling attachments - Forklifts (revised)
• G16.33 Protective structures for hydraulic excavators pioneering on steep side hills (revised)
• G16.33-2 Protective structures - Acceptable alternate standards (revised)
• G16.35 ROPS standards - Acceptable alternate standard (revised)
• G16.40(8) All terrain vehicles - Modifications (revised)
• G16.43(2)-1 Lift truck operator training (revised)
• G16.43(2)-2 Lift truck operator training - Alternative standards (revised)
• G16.43(5) Pedestrian and equipment traffic (revised)

New and revised guidelines are posted for a 60-day preliminary period, during which time the stakeholder community may comment and request revisions.

The following guidelines were retired consequential to the September 1 amendments to the OHS Regulation.

• Part 6 Substance Specific Requirements
• G6.91 Exemptions

• Part 8 Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing
• G8.24-1 Alternative standards for high visibility apparel

• Part 16 Mobile Equipment
• G16.3 (and 4.3(3)) Tag out procedure for identifying unsafe mobile equipment
• G16.3 (and 4.3(4)) Fuel tank filler and vent outlet locations
• G16.4(1)(c) Operating equipment with air brakes
• G16.13 Braking requirements - Mobile equipment - Alternate standard
• G16.13(3) Braking requirements - Mobile equipment
• G16.18 Acceptable standards for operating controls
• G16.21(2)-1 Operator protective structure standards for agricultural tractors
• G16.22 Rollover protective structures (ROPS)
• G16.24 ROPS certification - Damaged sweep arms
• G16.28 Guarding moving parts on mobile equipment
• G16.33 Use of seatbelts on forklifts
• G16.44(2) Acceptable standard for load restraint

• Part 28 Agriculture
• G28.38/28.40 Protective structures on mobile equipment in agriculture