BOD Decision – 2016/07/13-02 – Approval to Release to Public Hearing Proposed Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

At its July 2016 meeting the Board of Directors approved releasing proposed regulatory amendments to public hearings.

There are 15 regulatory amendment packages under review:

  1. Section 1.1, Definitions, consequential amendments to definitions for combustible and flammable liquids
  2. Section 4.43.1, General Conditions, new section, storage racks
  3. Section 4.56, General Conditions, work area guards and handrails
  4. Section 5.71(2), Chemical Agents and Biological Agents, combustible or flammable air contaminants
  5. Section 6.4, Substance Specific Requirements, asbestos inventory
  6. Section 6.58.1 to 6.69, Substance Specific Requirements, lead
  7. Section 6.110 to 6.112.7, Substance Specific Requirements, respirable crystalline silica and rock dust
  8. Section 12.83.1, Tools, Machinery and Equipment, new section, chassis dynamometer
  9. Section 14.5 and 14.11, Cranes and Hoists, rated capacity indication and support structures
  10. Section 14.81, Cranes and Hoists, limit devices
  11. Section 13.11, 14.1, and 14.2, Ladders, Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms, construction material hoists
  12. Section 20.2, Construction, Excavation and Demolition, notice of project
  13. Section 22.12, Underground Workings, underground supervisors
  14. Section 23.1, 23.61, 23.69 and 23.72, Oil and Gas, flow piping systems
  15. Section 26.13.4 – new section: saw chain shot

Meeting Date: Jul 13, 2016 File type: PDF (1009 KB) Asset type: Policy & Regulation Decision