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 April 11, 2024). Deletions are shown as strikethrough; additions and revisions are highlighted in green.

Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

The following guidelines were revised:

• Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
  G5.48-5 Welding fumes
• Part 12 Tools, Machinery and Equipment
  G12.124 Respiratory protection during specific short duration welding, burning, or similar operations and during emergency work

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 new and revised guidelines are consequential to amendments to the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation for asbestos certification and licensing:

• Guidelines – Workers Compensation Act
  • G-P2-96-1 Suspension and cancellation of asbestos certificates (new)

• Guidelines – OHS Regulation – Part 6 – Asbestos
  • G6.2.1 Asbestos abatement work and asbestos certificates (new)
  • G6.2.2(2) Details of the asbestos certificates (new)

• Guidelines – OHS Regulation – Part 20 – Demolition
  • G20.112 Hazardous materials - Asbestos (revised)

The following guideline was also issued, consequential to OHS Regulation amendments for concrete pump operator certification:

• Guidelines – OHS Regulation – Part 20 – Demolition
  • G20.26.6 Operator certification (new)

Editorial revisions were also made to the following guideline to reflect CPI adjustments:

• Guidelines – Workers Compensation Act
  • G-P2-94-1 OHS Citations

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