OHS Guidelines: Mixing, preparing, and priming hazardous drugs

Published on: July 10, 2025

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

The following guideline was issued on July 10, 2025:

• Part 6 – Hazardous Drugs
  • G6.50(3) Mixing, preparing, and priming of specific hazardous drugs

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

Editorial revisions were made to the following guidelines:

• Part 3 – Occupational First Aid
  • G3.15-1 Nurses acting as first aid attendants in health care settings
  • G3.15-2 Registered nurses working for health authorities
  • G3.15-3 EMA licence holders working as first aid attendants
  • G3.15(c) Proof of certification

• Part 6 – Asbestos
  • G6.1-1 Definition of qualified person
  • G6.2.2(2) Details of the asbestos certificates

• Part 8 – Buoyancy Equipment
  • G8.27-2 Alternative acceptable standard for buoyancy equipment

• Part 9 – Hazard Assessment
  • G9.11 Confined spaces - Qualified persons

• Part 20 – Demolition
  • G20.112 Hazardous materials – Asbestos