Guidelines Update

Published on: December 01, 2023

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

The following new, revised, and retired guidelines are consequential to amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation:

• Part 4 General Conditions
  • G4.81/4.82 Controlling exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and e-cigarette vapour (revised)
  • G4.84(2) Eating areas - Storage and consumption (revised)
  • G4.86 Change areas (revised)
• Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
  • G5.54-1 Exposure control plan (revised)
  • G5.80 Hazardous wastes and emissions – Sharp-edged waste (revised)
• Part 6 Substance Specific Requirements — Hazardous Drugs
  • G6.45 Risk assessment - Grouping of hazardous drugs (new)
  • G6.42 Cytotoxic drugs - Definition (retired)
  • G6.43 Cytotoxic drug - Exposure control plan (retired)
  • G6.53(1) Biological safety cabinets (BSCs) (retired)
  • G6.53(2) Safe work procedures (retired)

Editorial revisions were also made to the following guidelines:

• Part 4 General Conditions — Buildings, Structures, Equipment and Site Conditions
  • G4.9 Inspection and maintenance records
• Part 6 Substance Specific Requirements — Asbestos
  • G6.48 Procedures for abatement of asbestos materials during house and building demolition/renovation

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