Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

Editorial revisions were made to the following guidelines:

• Part 14 – Tower cranes
  • G14.73.1 Tower cranes — Qualified supervisor

• Part 17 – Transportation of workers
  • G17.10 Vehicle design

The following new and revised guidelines are consequential to amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in effect on November 1, 2024:

• Part 3: Rights and Responsibilities - Occupational Health and Safety Programs
  • G3.1 Occupational health and safety program (revised)

• Part 3: Rights and Responsibilities - Occupational First Aid
• G3.15-1 Nurses acting as first aid attendants in health care settings (revised)
• G3.15-2 Registered nurses working for health authorities (new)
• G3.15-3 EMA licence holders working as first aid attendants (revised)
• G3.15(c) Proof of certification (revised)
• G3.16 First aid assessment (revised)
• G3.16(1) Minimum requirements for first aid equipment (revised)
• G3.16(1)-2 Hospital and acte care facilities (revised)
• G3.16(3) Reviewing first aid assessments (new)
• G3.16(3.1) Involving workers in first aid assessment (new)
• G3.17 Developing and implementing first aid procedures (revised)
• G3.17(2) Communicating first aid procedures to workers (new)
• G3.17(4) Drills (new)
• G3.17.1 Air transportation (revised)
• G3.18(2) Availability of first aid attendant (revised)
• G3.19 First aid records (revised)
• G3.20 Multiple-employer workplaces (revised)
• G3.21(1) Suspension and cancellation of first aid certificates (revised)
• G3.21(2) Attendant fit for duty (revised)
• G3.21(3) First aid attendant responsibilities - Options for discharging responsibilities for care (new)

Editorial revisions were also made to the following guidelines:

• Guidelines - Workers Compensation Act
• G-P1-2-4 Fire safety and prevention
• G-P2-85-2 Approvals, acceptances, authorizations, or permissions under the OHS Regulation

• Guidelines - OHS Regulation
• Part 20: Construction, Excavation and Demolition - Concrete Pumping
  G20.26.6 Operator certification

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

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

The following guidelines are consequential to amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation for tower cranes and for washrooms on construction sites:

• Part 14 – Tower Cranes
  • G14.73.1 Tower cranes — Qualified supervisor (new)
  • G14.73.3 Notice of project — Significant changes (new)

• Part 20 – Washroom Facilities at Construction Sites
  • G20.3.2 Washroom facilities at specified construction sites (new)

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

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
  • Table of Exposure Limits for Chemical and Biological Substances
    The table has been updated to reflect changes to OHS Policy R5.48-1 (amended September 17, 2024). Deletions are shown as strikethrough; additions and revisions are highlighted in green.

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

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

• Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
  • Table of Exposure Limits for Chemical and Biological Substances
    The table has been updated to reflect changes to OHS Policy R5.48-1 (amended July 10, 2024). Deletions are shown as strikethrough; additions and revisions are highlighted in green.

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