Occupational Health and Safety Act
Occupational Health and Safety Act
Occupational Health and Safety Act
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Here is list of high level changes that have been made to the Occupational Health and Safety Code. This is not an
exhaustive list and has been prepared for your information only.
What’s new in the June 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Code
• Amends language to align to the new provisions and terminology in the new Occupational Health and
Safety (OHS) Act Chapter O-2.1
• New or revised definitions have been added including a definition for domestic workers. In some cases
definitions were removed as they have been moved to the OHS Act (for example, competent, equipment,
harmful substance)
• Updates to terminology to align with amendments to the Paramedics Profession Regulation
• Part 13 - Joint Work Site Health and Safety Committees and Health and Safety Representatives has been
revised – including training for health and safety committees and safety representatives
• Part 27 Violence and Harassment - additional provisions have been added
• Part 29 Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) has been updated to align with the
federal WHMIS 2015 legislation
What’s new in the December 1, 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Code
• Updates Parts 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 16, 19, 23, 24, 25 and 35 of the Occupational Health and Safety Code to
incorporate the unique requirements of farming and ranching operations.
What’s new in the January 1, 2019 Occupational Health and Safety Code
• Part 18 Adds language to Section 233 that prohibits employers from requiring footwear that may pose a
health and safety risk to workers.
Wherever you notice a side bar beside the text in the Occupational Health and Safety Code – that is new text or text
that has been amended since the last printing of the OHS Code.
(Consolidated up to 213/2018)
Table of Contents
Core Requirements Applicable
to All Industries
Part 1
Definitions and General Application
1 Definitions
1.1 Farming and ranching operations
1.2 Domestic workers
2 Repealed
2.1 Repealed
2.2 Designated person to prepare plan
3 Adoption of standards
3.1 Previous editions of referenced standards
4, 5 Repealed
6 Coming into force
Part 2
Hazard Assessment, Elimination and Control
7 Hazard assessment
8 Worker participation
9 Hazard elimination and control
10 Emergency control of hazard
11 Repealed
Part 3
Specifications and Certifications
12 Following specifications
12.1 Following specifications on a farm or ranch
13 Manufacturer’s and professional engineer’s specifications
14 Certification by a professional engineer
15 Approved equipment
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Part 5
Confined Spaces
44 Code of practice
45 Hazard assessment
46 Training
47 Entry permit system
48 Safety and protection — generally
49 Protection — hazardous substances and energy
50 Unauthorized entry
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51 Traffic hazards
52 Testing the atmosphere
53 Ventilation and purging
54 Inerting
55 Emergency response
56 Tending worker
57 Entry and exit
58 Retaining records
Part 6
Cranes, Hoists and Lifting Devices
General Requirements
59 Application
60 Not commercially manufactured
61 Identification of components
62 Rated load capacity
63 Load charts
64 Operator requirements
65 Log books
66 Preventing an unsafe lift
67 Preventing collisions
68 Load weight
68.1 Lift calculation
69 Loads over work areas
70 Tag and hoisting lines
71 Hand signals
72 Controls
73 Repairs and modifications
74 Containers for hoisting
75 A-Frames and gin poles
75.1 Suspended personnel baskets
Cantilever Hoists
76 Installation and use
Chimney Hoists
77 Equipment requirements
78 Operator responsibilities
79 Worker in lifting device
Hand-Operated Hoists
80 Holding suspended load
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Material Hoists
81 Safety code for material hoists
82 Rider restriction
83 Gate interlocks
84 Operator responsibilities
85 Signal systems
86 Hoist brakes
87 Location protected
Overhead Cranes
93 Electrical components and functions
94 Maintenance and inspection
95 Safe movement
95.1 Controls
Personnel Hoists
96 Safety code for personnel hoists
Roofer’s Hoists
97 Safe use and design
Tower Cranes
100 Safety code for tower cranes
101 Limit devices
102 Operation
103 Changing components
104 Test weights
105 Structural testing and examination
106 Wind and temperature limitations
107 Multiple cranes
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Vehicle Hoists
112 Safety standards
113 Safe use
Winching Operations
114 Safe practices
Part 7
Emergency Preparedness and Response
115 Emergency response plan
116 Contents of plan
117 Rescue and evacuation workers
118 Equipment
Part 8
Entrances, Walkways, Stairways and Ladders
Entrances, Walkways, Stairways
119 Safe entry and exit
120 Doors
121 Walkways, runways and ramps
122 Stairways
123 Handrails on stairways
Ladders — General
124 Restriction on use
125 Prohibition on single rail
126 Prohibition on painting
127 Use near energized electrical equipment
128 Ladders on extending booms
Fixed Ladders
130 Design criteria
131 Fixed ladders in manholes
132 Rest platform exemption
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Portable Ladders
133 Prohibition
134 Constructed portable ladder
135 Manufactured portable ladder
136 Securing and positioning
137 Fall protection
Part 9
Fall Protection
138 Rescue personnel exemption
139 General protection
140 Fall protection plan
141 Instruction of workers
142 Full body harness
142.1 Body belt
142.2 Lanyard
142.3 Shock absorber
143 Connectors, carabiners and snap hooks
144 Fall arresters
145 Self-retracting device
146 Descent control device
147 Life safety rope
148 Adjustable lanyard for work positioning
148.1 Rope adjustment device for work positioning
149 Wood pole climbing
150 Equipment compatibility
150.1 Inspection and maintenance
150.2 Removal from service
150.3 Prusik and similar knots
151 Clearance, maximum arresting force and swing
Anchors
152 Anchor strength — permanent
152.1 Anchor strength — temporary
152.2 Duty to use anchors
152.3 Independence of anchors
152.4 Wire rope sling as anchor
153 Flexible and rigid horizontal lifeline systems
153.1 Installation of horizontal lifeline systems
154 Fixed ladders and climbable structures
155 Fall protection on vehicles and loads
156 Boom-supported work platforms and aerial devices
157 Water danger
158 Leading edge fall protection system
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Part 10
Fire and Explosion Hazards
161.1 Flammable or explosive atmospheres a hazard
Part 11
First Aid
177 Training standards
178 Providing services, supplies, equipment
179 Location of first aid
180 Emergency transportation
181 First aid providers
182 Duty to report injury or illness
183 Record of injury or illness
184 First aid records access
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Part 12
General Safety Precautions
185 Housekeeping
186 Lighting
187 Pallets and storage racks
187.1 Placement of roofing materials
188 Restraining hoses and piping
189 Securing equipment and materials
190 Skeleton structures
191 Signallers
192 Stabilizing masonry walls
193 Tire servicing
194 Vehicle traffic control
195 Working on ice
Part 13
Joint Work Site Health and Safety
Committees and Health and
Safety Representatives
196 Application of this Part
197 Terms of reference
198 Additional duties of a joint work site
health and safety committee
199 Disclosure of personal information
200 Duties of employers, contractors and prime contractors
201 Training standards
202 Inspection of work site with officer
203 - 207 Repealed
Part 14
Lifting and Handling Loads
208 Equipment
209 Adapting heavy or awkward loads
209.1 Work site design — health care facilities
209.2 Patient/client/resident handling
210 Assessing manual handling hazards
211 Musculoskeletal injuries
211.1 Training to prevent musculoskeletal injury
Part 15
Managing the Control
of Hazardous Energy
212 Isolation
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Securing Isolation
214 Securing by individual workers
215 Securing by a group
215.1 Securing by complex group control
215.2 Securing remotely controlled systems
215.3 Returning to operation
Part 16
Noise Exposure
216 Duty to reduce
217 Noise control design
218 Worker exposure to noise
219 Noise exposure assessment
220 Results recorded
221 Noise management program
222 Hearing protection
223 Audiometric testing
224 Credit of time
Part 17
Overhead Power Lines
225 Safe limit of approach distances
226 Transported loads, equipment and buildings
227 Utility worker and tree trimmer exemption
Part 18
Personal Protective Equipment
228 Duty to use personal protective equipment
Eye Protection
229 Compliance with standards
230 Contact lenses
231 Electric arc welding
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Foot Protection
233 Footwear
Head Protection
234 Industrial headwear
235 Bicycles and skates
236 All-terrain vehicles, snow vehicles, motorcycles
237 Fire fighters
238 Bump hat
239 Exemption from wearing headwear
Part 19
Powered Mobile Equipment
256 Operator responsibilities
257 Visual inspection
257.1 Visual inspection on a farm or ranch
258 Dangerous movement
259 Pedestrian traffic
260 Inspection and maintenance
261 Maintenance on elevated parts
262 Starting engines
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Forklift Trucks
283 Load chart
284 Seat belt
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Part 20
Radiation Exposure
291 Prevention and protection
Part 21
Rigging
292 Breaking strength
292.1 Safety factors
293 Load ratings
294 Inspection
295 Prohibition
296 Rigging protection
297 Standards
298 Slings
299 Rope wound on drum
300 Cable clips
301 Ferrules
302 Matching components
303 Safety latches
304 Makeshift rigging and welding
Rejection Criteria
305 Synthetic fibre slings
306 Wire rope
307 Metal mesh slings
308 Electric arc damage
309 Damaged hooks
Part 22
Safeguards
310 Safeguards
311 Tampering with safeguards
312 No safeguards
313 Building shafts
314 Covering openings
315 Guardrails
316 Hoppers, bins and chutes
317 Machine failure
318 Protection from falling objects
319 Push stick or block
320 Safety nets
321 Toe boards
322 Wire mesh
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Part 23
Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms
Scaffolds
323 CSA Standard applies
324 Design
325 Load
326 Tagging requirements
327 Vertical ladder on scaffold
328 Working from a ladder
329 Scaffold planks
330 Scaffold platform
331 Metal scaffolding
332 Bracket scaffolds
333 Double-pole scaffolds
334 Free-standing or rolling scaffolds
335 Half-horse scaffolds
336 Ladderjack scaffolds
337 Needle-beam scaffolds
338 Outrigger scaffolds
339 Roofing brackets
340 Single-pole scaffolds
341 Suspended scaffolds
342 Swingstage scaffolds
343 Requirements for swingstage scaffold
344 Safety on swingstage scaffolds
345 Workers on swingstage scaffolds
Part 24
Toilets and Washing Facilities
354 Restrictions by employer
355 Drinking fluids
356 Exception
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Part 25
Tools, Equipment and Machinery
362 Contact by clothing, etc.
363 Machines close together
364 Moving workers
364.1 Moving workers on a farm or ranch
365 Starting machinery
366 Preventing machine activation
367 Operator responsibilities
368 Controls
369 Immobilizing machinery
370 Drive belts
371 Continuous-feed machinery
372 Elevated conveyor belts
373 Crossing conveyor belts
374 Actuated fastening tools
375 Grinders
376 Chainsaws
377 Circular saw blades
378 Band saw blades
379 Band saw wheels
380 Power-fed circular saws
381 Cut-off saws
382 Sawmill head rig
383 Sawmill log carriage
384 Robots
385 Teaching a robot
Part 26
Ventilation Systems
386 Application
387 Design
388 Safety
Part 27
Violence and Harassment
389 Hazard assessment
390 Violence prevention plan
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Part 28
Working Alone
393 Application
394 Precautions required
Part 29
Workplace Hazardous Materials
Information System (WHMIS)
394.1 Definitions
395 Application
396 Hazardous waste
397 Training
398 Label required
399 Production or manufacture
400 Decanted products
401 Placards
402 Transfer of hazardous products
403 Laboratory samples
404 Safety data sheet — supplier
405 Safety data sheet — employer
406 Information current
407 Availability of safety data sheet
408 Claim for disclosure exemption
409 Interim non-disclosure
410 Exemption from disclosure
411 Duty to disclose information
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Part 31
Diving Operations
423 Application
424 Employer responsibilities
425 - 436 Repealed
437 Intakes, pipes and tunnels
438 - 440 Repealed
Part 32
Excavating and Tunnelling
441 Disturbing the ground
442 Classification of soil type
443 Soil stabilization
444 Marking an excavation
445 Water hazard
446 Worker access
447 Locating buried or concrete-embedded facilities
448 Exposing buried facilities
449 Exemption
450 Methods of protection
451 Cutting back walls
452 Loose materials
453 Spoil piles
454 Power pole support
455 Safe entry and exit
456 Temporary protective structures
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Part 33
Explosives
465 Application
466 Burning material
467 Safe work procedures
468 Blasters
469 Reporting incidents involving explosives
Handling Explosives
470 Canadian guidelines
471 Intermittent storage
472 Light sources in magazines
473 Transporting explosives
474 Oldest used first
475 Deteriorated or damaged explosive
476 Unused explosives
477 Appropriate quantities
478 Cutting or piercing
479 Cartridge explosives
480 Tools
481 Priming
482 Length of safety fuse assemblies
483 Detonators
484 Storms
Drilling
485 Drilling location
486 Bootleg
487 Size of drill hole
488 Prohibition
Loading
489 Unwinding detonator leg wires
490 Static electricity
491 Tamping explosives
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Firing
498 Community protection
499 Safe distance
500 Stray electric currents
501 Overhead power line
502 Above-ground charge
503 Radiofrequency transmitters
504 Length of fuse assembly
505 Blasting machine
506 Shunting the firing line
507 Loaded hole
Destroying Explosives
508 Standards
509 Misfire waiting period
510 Withdrawing a misfire
511 Destroying a misfire
512 Abandoned charge
513 Removal of waste
514 Loss or theft
Part 34
Forestry
518 Felling and bucking
519 Hand felling
520 Mechanized feller or limber
521 Operator protective structures
522 Road warnings
523 Partially cut trees
524 Logging trucks
525 Traffic safety
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Part 35
Health Care and Industries with
Biological Hazards
525.1 Exposure control
525.2 Medical sharps
526 Sharps containers
527 Recapping needles
527.1 Recapping needles at a farm or ranch
528 Policies and procedures
529 Limited exposure
530 Post-exposure management
Part 36
Mining
Division 1
General
531 Application
532 Building safety
533 Mine plans
534 Record retention
535 Excavation
536 Open stockpiles
537 Dust from drills
538 Light metal alloys
539 Surface haul roads
540 Discard from mines
541 Mine walls
542 Dumping block
543 Environmental monitoring of hazardous gases
544 Reporting dangerous occurrences
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Electrical Systems
560 Electrical standards
561 Notice to Director
562 Electrical installations
563 Surface facilities
564 Underground coal mine
565 Equipment supply systems
566 Batteries
567 Overhead power lines
568 Ground fault protection
569 Switchgear
570 Grounding
571 Electric welding
572 Hand held electrical drills
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Diesel Power
597 Diesel powered machine
Conveyors
598 Fire resistance
599 Stopping
600 Travelling room
601 Combustible dust
602 Clearances
603 Riding conveyor belts
604 Examination
605 Carbon monoxide monitors
606 Conveyor roadways
Division 2
Explosives
607 Theft of explosives
608 Non-sparking tools
609 Underground mine blaster
610 Surface mine blaster
611 Magazines
612 Illumination of magazines
613 Stored explosives
614 Electric detonators
615 Access to explosives
616 Removal from magazine
617 Priority of use
618 Magazine record
619 Explosive location
Transportation
620 Removal and transfer
621 Restriction on open flames
622 Vehicle requirements
623 Protection from weather
624 Original packaging
625 Detonators
626 Vehicle breakdown
Operational Procedures
627 Manufacturer’s specifications
628 Unsafe explosives
629 Blast area control
630 Access to blast area
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Surface Mines
643 Application
644 Signs
645 Blast holes
646 Electrical storm
647 Detonating cord
648 Ignition precautions
649 Safety fuses
650 Electrical cables and wires
651 Electric blasting
652 Burning explosives
653 Misfires
654 Drilling near explosives
655 Storage
656 Blasting warnings
657 Charged holes
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Division 3
Underground Coal Mines
680 Application
681 Annual plan
682 Underground coal mine surveyor
Mine Workers
683 Supervision
684 Required qualifications
685 Mine manager
686 Combined operations
687 Working alone
688 Unsafe conditions
689 Shift change
690 Shift report
691 Record of workers
692 Self rescuers
693 Means of ignition
694 No smoking warnings
Mine Equipment
694.1 Recognizing international standards
695 Propane installations
696 Bulk fuel storage
697 Voice communication
698 Location
699 Permanently attended stations
700 Portal
701 Mine outlets
702 Escape ways
703 Manholes
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Vehicles
704 Underground fuel stations
705 Diesel fuel
706 Control of equipment
Ventilation System
711 Ventilation system
712 Air velocity
713 Return airway
714 Doors
715 Stoppings
716 Seals
717 Chutes
718 Splits
719 Fans
720 Reverse flows
721 Surface fans
722 Booster fans
723 Auxiliary fans
724 Brattice, vent tubes
725 Operating procedures for booster and auxiliary fans
726 Stopping fan
727 Ventilation monitoring
728 Cross cuts
729 Operating in split
Explosion Control
745 Explosion barriers
746 Welding, cutting and soldering
747 Pillars
748 Drill holes
749 Water or gas
749.1 Shaft access and hoisting equipment
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Oil and Gas Wells
750 Application
751 Competent supervisor
752 Breathing equipment
753 Operating load of derrick or mast
754 Derricks and masts
755 Log book
756 Drillers
757 Geophysical operations
758 Drilling rig, service rig, and snubbing unit inspections
759 Overloaded service rig trucks
760 Safety check
761 Exits from enclosures
762 Emergency escape route
763 Guy lines
764 Ground anchors
765 Trailer pipe rack
766 Drawworks
767 Brakes
768 Weight indicators
769 Travelling blocks
770 Tugger or travelling block
771 Catheads
772 Racking pipes
773 Rotary table danger zone
774 Tong safety
775 Counterweights
776 Drilling fluid
777 Rig tank or pit enclosures
778 Prohibition on fuel storage
779 Drill stem testing
780 Well swabbing
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Part 38 — Expired
Part 39
Tree Care Operations
792 Application
793 Safe work practices
794 Fall protection and work positioning
795 Harness standards
796 Knot exemption
Part 40
Utility Workers — Electrical
797 - 798 Application
799 Protective devices or equipment
800 Safe work practices for electric utilities and rural electrification associations
801 Safe work practices for industrial power producers
802 Coordinated work
803 Communication lines, cables
804 Work on energized electrical equipment or
lines (above 750 volts)
Part 41
Work Requiring Rope Access
General Requirements
805 - 807 Exemptions
808 - 810 Rope access safe work plan
811 Safe work practices
812 Instruction of workers
813 Tools and equipment
814 Equipment compatibility
815 Inspection and maintenance
816 - 818 Low stretch (static) and high stretch (dynamic) rope
819 Cow’s tail
820 Removal from service
821 - 822 Worker rescue
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Schedules
Schedule 1 Chemical Substances
Table 1 Substances and processes requiring a code of practice
Table 2 Occupational exposure limits for chemical substances
Schedule 2 First Aid
Table 1 Low hazard work
Table 2 High hazard work
Table 3 First aid equipment and supplies
Table 4 First aid room requirements
Table 5 First aid requirements for low hazard work
Table 6 First aid requirements for medium hazard work
Table 7 First aid requirements for high hazard work
Schedule 3 Noise
Table 1 Occupational exposure limits for noise
Table 2 Selection of hearing protection devices
Table 3 Permissible background noise conditions during audiometric testing
Schedule 4 Safe Limit of Approach Distances
Table 1 Safe limit of approach distances from overhead power lines for
persons and equipment
Schedule 5 Cable Clips on Wire Rope
Table 1 Cable clip requirement for wire rope
Schedule 6 Dimensions of Scaffold Members
Table 1 Light duty double-pole scaffolds less than 6 metres in height
Table 2 Light duty double-pole scaffolds 6 metres or more in height
Table 3 Heavy duty double-pole scaffolds less than 6 metres in height
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Section 1 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Definitions
1 In this Code,
“abate” means to encapsulate, enclose or remove asbestos-containing material;
“abnormal audiogram” means an audiogram that indicates
(a) the threshold in either ear is more than 25 dB at 500, 1000 or 2000 Hz,
(b) the threshold in either ear is more than 60 dB at 3000, 4000 or 6000 Hz, or
(c) there is one-sided hearing loss with the difference in hearing threshold level
between the better and the poorer ear exceeding the average of 30 dB at 3000,
4000 and 6000 Hz;
“abnormal shift” means a threshold shift, in either ear, of 15 dB at two consecutive
test frequencies from 1000 Hz up to and including 6000 Hz when compared to the
baseline test;
“acceptance” means an acceptance issued under section 55 of the Act;
“Act” means the Occupational Health and Safety Act;
“actively transmitting” with respect to radiofrequency transmitters includes being set
to “on” or “standby” mode;
“actuated fastening tool” means a tool that uses a pneumatic, hydraulic, explosive or
electric source of energy to bring about its action;
“acute illness or injury” means a physical injury or sudden occurrence of an illness
that results in the need for immediate care;
“advanced care paramedic” or “ACP” means an advanced care paramedic under the
Paramedics Profession Regulation (AR 151/2016);
“advanced first aider” means an emergency medical responder, primary care
paramedic, nurse or other person who holds a certificate in advanced first aid from
an approved training agency;
“aerial device” means a telescoping or articulating unit used for positioning a
personnel basket, bucket, platform or other device at an elevated work location;
“all-terrain vehicle” means a wheeled or tracked motor vehicle designed primarily
for travel on unprepared surfaces, such as open country and marshland, but does not
include a snow vehicle or farming, ranching or construction machinery;
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“anchor” means an engineered component for coupling a fall arrest or travel restraint
system to an anchorage;
“anchorage” means a structure, or part of a structure, that is capable of safely
withstanding any potential forces applied by a fall protection system;
“ANSI” means the American National Standards Institute;
“API” means the American Petroleum Institute;
“approved by a Director” or “approved by the Director” means an approval issued
under section 56 of the Act;
“approved to” means that the product bears the approval or certification mark of a
nationally accredited third-party testing organization, certifying that the product
complies with the referenced standard;
“approved training agency” means a person or organization that enters into an
agreement with a Director of Medical Services under section 177;
“asbestos waste” means material that is discarded because there is a reasonable
chance that asbestos might be released from it and become airborne, including
protective clothing that is contaminated with asbestos;
“ASME” means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers;
“ASSE” means the American Society of Safety Engineers;
“ASTM” means the American Society for Testing and Materials;
“audiometer” means a device meeting the specifications of an audiometer described
in ANSI Standard S3.6-2004, Specification for Audiometers;
“audiometric technician” means a person who has passed an audiometric technician
course approved by a Director of Medical Services, or has been approved by a
Director of Medical Services as having the equivalent of an approved audiometric
technician course and who, in either case, has passed a requalification examination
when requested to do so by a Director of Medical Services;
“authorized worker” in sections 562 to 569 means a competent worker authorized by
the employer to install, change or repair electrical equipment;
“AWG” means, with respect to electrical conductors, American Wire Gauge;
“biohazardous material” means a pathogenic organism, including a bloodborne
pathogen, that, because of its known or reasonably believed ability to cause disease in
humans, would be classified as Risk Group 2, 3 or 4 as defined in the Human
Pathogens and Toxins Act (Canada), or any material contaminated with such an
organism;
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“blaster” means a worker who holds a valid blaster’s permit issued under the
Occupational Health and Safety Regulation;
“blasting area” means the location at which explosives are being prepared, fired or
destroyed or in which armed charges are known or believed to exist, and, except at a
mine site, extends at least 50 metres in all directions from the location;
“blasting machine” means a portable device used to initiate detonation;
“blasting mat” means a heavy mat made of woven rope, steel wire or chain, or
improvised from other material, placed over loaded holes to prevent earth, rock and
debris from being thrown in the air by the detonated explosive;
“boatswain’s chair” means a seat that is suspended from ropes, from which one
person works on the side of a building;
“body belt” means a body support consisting of a strap with a means for securing it
about the waist and attaching it to other components;
“boom” means the part of a structure that is attached to a crane or lifting device
superstructure and used to support the upper end of the hoisting tackle;
“boom truck” means a truck that is equipped with a hydraulically driven structure or
device that
(a) is mounted on a turret that is secured to a truck,
(b) is supported to provide stability, and
(c) is equipped with a boom that
(i) is telescoping or articulating, and
(ii) can swing or hoist or raise and lower its load;
“bootleg” means that portion of a drill hole or borehole that
(a) is not destroyed after an explosive charge is detonated in it, and
(b) may or may not contain explosives;
“BSI” means the British Standards Institute;
“building shaft” means an enclosed vertical opening in a building or structure
extending to two or more floors or levels, including an elevator, a ventilation shaft, a
stairwell or a service shaft;
“buried facility” means anything buried or constructed below ground level
respecting electricity, communications, water, sewage, oil, gas or other substances
including, but not limited to, the pipes, conduits, ducts, cables, wires, valves,
manholes, catch basins and attachments to them;
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“Canadian Electrical Code” means CSA Standard C22.1-06, Canadian Electrical Code,
Part 1, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations;
“CANMET” means the Canadian Explosives Atmospheres Laboratory, Canadian
Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology, Natural Resources Canada;
“cantilever hoist” means a hoist in which the car travels on rails that may be an
integral part of a vertical mast and on a vertical plane out-board from the mast;
“carabiner” means a connecting component that
(a) generally consists of a trapezoidal or oval body with a self-locking gate that
requires at least two consecutive, deliberate actions to open to permit the body to
receive an object and that, when released, automatically closes and locks to
prevent unintentional opening, and
(b) has an ultimate tensile strength of at least 22.2 kilonewtons;
“CEN” means the European Committee for Standardization;
“certified by a professional engineer” means stamped and signed by a professional
engineer as described in section 14;
“CGSB” means the Canadian General Standards Board;
“chimney hoist” means a hoist used to lift workers, materials or equipment during
the construction of a chimney;
“climbable structure” means an engineered or architectural work where the primary
method of accessing the structure is by climbing the structure with the principle
means of support being the climber’s hands and feet;
“close work site” means a work site that is not more than 20 minutes travel time from
a health care facility, under normal travel conditions using available means of
transportation;
“combustible dust” means a dust that can create an explosive atmosphere when it is
suspended in air in ignitable concentrations;
“combustible liquid” means a liquid that has a flash point at or above 37.8ºC, as
determined by using the methods described in the Alberta Fire Code (1997);
“combined operation” in Part 36 means surface and underground mining activity at
the same mine site, whether or not the mine material is being extracted from one or
more connected or unconnected seams;
“concrete pump truck” in Part 19 means powered mobile equipment that is
comprised of a concrete pump, a distribution boom or mast, delivery pipes and the
equipment on which they are mounted;
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“confined space” means a restricted space which may become hazardous to a worker
entering it because of
(a) an atmosphere that is or may be injurious by reason of oxygen deficiency or
enrichment, flammability, explosivity or toxicity,
(b) a condition or changing set of circumstances within the space that presents a
potential for injury or illness, or
(c) the potential or inherent characteristics of an activity which can produce adverse
or harmful consequences within the space;
“contaminant” means a chemical, biological or radiological material in a
concentration that will likely endanger the health and safety of a worker if it is
inhaled, ingested or absorbed;
“contaminated” means affected by the presence of a harmful substance on workers or
at the work site in a quantity sufficient to pose a risk to health;
“contaminated environment” means a work site that contains or may contain a
contaminant;
“control system isolating device” means a device that physically prevents activation
of a system used for remotely controlling the operation of equipment;
“control zone” means the area within 2 metres of an unguarded edge of a level,
elevated work surface that has a slope of no more than 4 degrees;
“cow’s tail” in Part 41 means a short strap, lanyard or sling connected to the main
attachment point of a harness;
“CPSC” means the Consumer Product Safety Commission;
“crane” means equipment that is designed to lift loads, lower loads and move loads
horizontally when they are lifted;
“CSA” means the Canadian Standards Association;
“3 decibel exchange rate” means that when the sound energy doubles, the decibel
level increases by three;
“dBA” means a measure of sound level in decibels using a reference sound pressure
of 20 micropascals when measured on the A-weighting network of a sound level
meter;
“demolition” means the tearing down, destruction, breaking up or razing of the
whole or part of a building or structure;
“designated signaller” means a person designated to give signals in accordance with
section 191;
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“emergency response plan” means the emergency response plan required under Part
7;
“excavation” in Part 32 means a dug out area of ground but does not include a
tunnel, underground shaft or open pit mine;
“excess noise” means noise that exceeds the limits specified in section 218;
“explosive” means a chemical compound or mixture that by fire, friction, impact,
percussion or detonation may cause a sudden release of gases at a pressure capable of
producing destructive effects to adjacent objects or of killing or injuring a person;
“explosive atmosphere” means an atmosphere that
(a) contains a substance in a mixture with air, under atmospheric conditions and at a
concentration between the substance’s lower explosive limit and upper explosive
limit, and
(b) is capable of producing destructive effects to adjacent objects or of killing or
injuring a person;
“exposed worker” means a worker who may reasonably be expected to work in a
restricted area at least 30 work days in a 12-month period;
“fall arresting device” means a part of a worker’s personal protective equipment that
stops the worker’s fall and does not allow the worker to fall farther;
“fall protection system” means
(a) a personal fall arrest system,
(b) a travel restraint system,
(c) fabric or netting panels intended for leading edge protection,
(d) a safety net,
(e) a control zone, or
(f) use of procedures in place of fall protection equipment;
“fall restrict equipment” means a component of a fall restrict system that, when
combined with other subcomponents and elements, allows the climber of a wood
pole to remain at his or her work position with both hands free, and that performs a
limited fall arrest function when the climber loses contact between his or her spurs
and the pole;
“fall restrict system” means a combination of a work positioning system and fall
restrict equipment;
“fibre” means a particulate material with
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“full body harness” means a body support consisting of connected straps designed to
distribute force over at least the thighs, shoulders and pelvis, to which a lanyard or
lifeline or connecting component can be attached;
“gob” means an area of a mine from which coal has been extracted and the roof
allowed to cave in;
“grinder accessory” means an abrasive wheel, cutting disc, wire wheel, buffing or
polishing disc, or other similar product;
“GVW” means the manufacturer’s rated gross vehicle weight;
“hand expose zone” means the strip of land
(a) 1 metre wide on each side of the locate marks for a buried facility other than a
high pressure pipeline, or
(b) 5 metres wide on each side of the locate marks for a high pressure pipeline;
“hand tool” means hand-held equipment that depends on the energy of the worker
for its direct effect and does not have a pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical or chemical
energy source for its operation;
“handling” with respect to explosives includes preparing, loading, firing, burning or
destroying explosives or detonators;
“hazard assessment” means an assessment made in accordance with section 7 or 21;
“hazardous energy” in Part 15 means electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic,
chemical, nuclear, thermal, gravitational or any other form of energy that could cause
injury due to the unintended motion, energizing, start-up or release of such stored or
residual energy in machinery, equipment, piping, pipelines or process systems;
“hazardous location” in Part 10 means a place where fire or explosion hazards may
exist due to flammable gases or vapours, flammable or combustible liquids,
combustible dust or ignitable fibres or flyings, as described in the Canadian Electrical
Code;
“health care facility” means a hospital, medical clinic or physician’s office that can
dispense emergency medical treatment during the time the workers are at the work
site;
“heavy duty scaffold” means a scaffold that
(a) is designed to support the equivalent of an evenly distributed load of more than
122 kilograms per square metre but not more than 367 kilograms per square
metre, and
(b) has planks with a span of not more than 2.3 metres;
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“mine entrance” means a surface entrance to a mine at the point above where
excavation began or will begin but does not include a mined out area that has been
reclaimed;
“mine level” in Part 36 means a horizontal excavation in the ground or in strata of an
underground mine that is usable
(a) for drainage or ventilation, or
(b) as an entrance or exit for workers or mine materials to or from a mine or part of a
mine;
“mine material” means material that may be taken into or out of a mine including
naturally occurring materials, equipment and supplies;
“mine official” means an underground coal mine manager or underground coal mine
foreman;
“mine plan” means a map, including a profile or section, of a mine or part of a mine,
certified as correct by the mine surveyor;
“mine shaft” in Part 36 means an excavation at an angle of 45 degrees or greater from
the horizontal that is usable
(a) for drainage or ventilation, or
(b) as an entrance or exit for workers or mine materials to or from a mine or part of a
mine;
“mine tunnel” in Part 36 means an excavation at an angle of less than 45 degrees from
the horizontal, including inclines and declines, that is usable
(a) for drainage or ventilation, or
(b) as an entrance or exit for workers or mine materials to or from a mine or part of a
mine;
“mine wall” means the exposed face of an excavation in a surface mine from ground
level to the working level;
“misfire” means a drill hole, borehole or device containing an explosive charge that
did not explode when detonation was attempted;
“mobile crane” means a crane, other than a boom truck, that
(a) incorporates a power driven drum and cable or rope to lift, lower or move loads,
(b) is equipped with a lattice or telescoping boom capable of moving in the vertical
plane, and
(c) is mounted on a base or chassis, either crawler- or wheel-mounted, to provide
mobility;
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“standard first aider” means a first aider who holds a certificate in standard first aid
from an approved training agency;
“surface mine” means a mine worked by strip mining, open pit mining or other
surface method, including auger mining;
“surface mine blaster” means a worker who holds a valid surface mine blaster’s
certificate issued under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation;
“suspended scaffold” means a work platform suspended from above by wires or
ropes;
“swing drop distance” means, in a fall-arresting action, the vertical drop from the
onset of the swinging motion to the point of initial contact with a structure;
“temporary” with respect to a structure, process or action, means that it is not
intended to last indefinitely;
“temporary protective structure” means a structure or device designed to provide
protection to workers, in an excavation, tunnel or underground shaft, from cave-ins,
collapses or sliding or rolling materials and includes shoring, bracing, piles, planking
or cages;
“temporary supporting structures” means falsework, forms, fly form deck panels,
shoring, braces or cables that are used to support a structure temporarily or to
stabilize materials or earthworks until they are self-supporting or their instability is
otherwise overcome, and includes a thrustout materials landing platform;
“total fall distance” means the vertical distance from the point at which a worker falls
to the point where the fall stops after all personal fall arrest system components have
extended;
“total particulate” means airborne particulate collected and analyzed using NIOSH
Method 0500 (Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated, Total);
“tower crane” means a crane that
(a) is designed to incorporate a power driven drum and cable, a rope and a vertical
mast or a tower and jib,
(b) is of the travelling, fixed or climbing type, and
(c) is not used to lift people;
“tower hoist” means a hoist
(a) with a tower that is an integral part of it or supports it,
(b) that travels between fixed guides, and
(c) that is not used to lift people;
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“travel restraint system” means a type of fall protection system, including guardrails
or similar barriers, that prevents a worker from travelling to the edge of a structure or
to a work position from which the worker could fall;
“trench” means a long narrow dug out area of ground that is deeper than its width at
the bottom;
“tunnel” in Part 36 means an underground passage with an incline of less than 45
degrees from the horizontal;
“UIAA” means the Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme;
“ULC” means the Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada;
“underground coal mine electrical superintendent” means a worker who holds a
valid underground coal mine electrical superintendent’s certificate issued under the
Occupational Health and Safety Regulation;
“underground coal mine foreman” means a worker who holds a valid underground
coal mine foreman’s certificate issued under the Occupational Health and Safety
Regulation;
“underground coal mine manager” means a worker who holds a valid underground
coal mine manager’s certificate issued under the Occupational Health and Safety
Regulation;
“underground mine” means a mine other than a surface mine;
“underground mine blaster” means a worker who holds a valid underground mine
blaster’s certificate issued under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation;
“underground shaft” means an underground passage with an incline of 45 degrees or
more from the horizontal, including a drilled or bored pile or caisson, that is used
primarily for the transportation of workers or materials;
“underground shaft hoist” means a hoist used in an underground shaft to gain entry
to and exit from a tunnel or underground space, and includes a device for conveying
mine material;
“utility employee” in Part 40 means a worker engaged in the work of an electric
utility, industrial power producer or rural electrification association;
“vehicle” means a device in, on or by which a person or thing may be transported or
drawn, and includes a combination of vehicles;
“ventilation stopping” in Part 36 means a structure that directs air flow or separates
intake and return air systems;
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“welding or allied process” in Part 10 means any specific type of electric or oxy-fuel
gas welding or cutting process, including those processes referred to in Appendix A
of CSA Standard W117.2-06, Safety in Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes;
“work area” means a place at a work site where a worker is, or may be, during work
or during a work break;
“work positioning system” means a system of components attached to a vertical
safety line and including a full body harness, descent controllers and positioning
lanyards used to support or suspend a worker in tension at a work position;
“working face” means the surface from which mineable material, overburden or
waste material is being removed;
“workings” means the area where excavation is occurring in a mine.
AR 87/2009 s1;56/2018
Domestic workers
1.2(1) In this section,
(a) “domestic work” means the normal household work, tasks or chores that are the type
routinely performed by members of a household;
(b) “domestic worker” means a person employed to perform domestic work within a
private dwelling by or on behalf of an occupant or owner who lives in the private
dwelling.
1.2(2) Except as expressly provided in this Code, this Code does not apply to domestic
workers.
2017 cO-2.1 s95
2 Repealed AR 56/2018 s4.
2.1 Repealed AR 56/2018 s5.
Adoption of standards
3 The following are adopted for the purposes of this Code:
Alberta Energy
Electric Utilities Act (2003)
Alberta Health and Wellness
Ambulance Services Act (2000)
Alberta Municipal Affairs
Code for Electrical Installations at Oil and Gas Facilities (2006)
Alberta Electrical and Communication Utility Code (2002)
Alberta Fire Code (1997)
ANSI Standards
A10.11-1989 (R1998), Construction and Demolition Operations – Personnel and Debris Nets
A10.32-2004, Fall Protection Systems – American National Standard for Construction and
Demolition Operations
A14.1-2007, American National Standard for Ladders — Wood — Safety Requirements
A14.2-2007, American National Standard for Ladders — Portable Metal — Safety
Requirements
A14.5-2007, American National Standard for Ladders — Portable Reinforced Plastic —
Safety Requirements
A92.3-2006, Manually Propelled Elevating Aerial Platforms
A92.5-2006, Boom-Supported Elevating Work Platforms
A92.6-2006, Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms
A92.8-1993 (R1998), Vehicle-Mounted Bridge Inspection and Maintenance Devices
A92.9-1993, Mast-Climbing Work Platforms
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ALCTV-2006, American National Standard for Automotive Lifts — Safety Requirements for
Construction, Testing and Validation
ALOIM-2000, Automotive Lifts — Safety Requirements for Operation, Inspection and
Maintenance
B1.20.1-1983 (R2006), Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch)
S1.25-1991 (R2002), Specification for Personal Noise Dosimeters
S1.4-1983 (R2006), Specification for Sound Level Meters
S1.43-1997 (R2002), Specifications for Integrating-Averaging Sound Level Meters
S3.6-2004, Specification for Audiometers
Z26.1 (1996), Safety Glazing Material for Glazing Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle
Equipment Operating on Land Highways — Safety Standard
Z87.1-2003, Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices
Z87.1-1989, Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection
Z89.1-2003, American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection
Z359.1-2007, Safety requirements for personal fall arrest systems, subsystems and
components
API Recommended Practice
RP 4G, Recommended Practice for Maintenance and Use of Drilling and Well Servicing
Structures (2004)
ASME Standard
B30.9-2006, Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks and
Slings
B30.20-2006, Below the Hook Lifting Devices
B56.1-2000, Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks
Association of Canadian Mountain Guides
Climbing Gym Instructor Technical Manual (2003)
Technical Handbook for Professional Mountain Guides (1999)
ASTM Standards
C478-07, Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete Manhole Sections
D323-06, Standard Test Method for Vapour Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method)
D2865-06, Standard Practice for Calibration of Standards and Equipment for Electrical
Insulating Materials Testing
F1447-06 Standard Specification for Helmets Used in Recreational Bicycling or Roller
Skating
F2413-05, Specifications for Performance Requirements for Protective Footwear
Australian Rope Access Association
Industrial Rope Access Technique (2000)
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CSA Standards
CAN/CSA-B167-96 (R2007), Safety Standard for Maintenance and Inspection of Overhead
Cranes, Gantry Cranes, Monorails, Hoists and Trolleys
B352.0-95 (R2006), Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) for Agricultural, Construction,
Earthmoving, Forestry, Industrial and Mining Machines — Part 1: General Requirements
B352.1-95 (R2006), Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) for Agricultural, Construction,
Earthmoving, Forestry, Industrial and Mining Machines — Part 2: Testing Requirements for
ROPS on Agricultural Tractors
B352.2-95 (R2006), Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) for Agricultural, Construction,
Earthmoving, Forestry, Industrial and Mining Machines — Part 3: Testing Requirements for
ROPS on Construction, Earthmoving, Forestry, Industrial and Mining Machines
CAN/CSA-B354.1-04, Portable elevating work platforms
CAN/CSA-B354.2-01 (R2006), Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms
CAN/CSA-B354.4-02, Self-Propelled Boom-Supported Elevating Work Platforms
B376-M1980 (R2008), Portable Containers for Gasoline and Other Petroleum Fuels
C22.1-06, Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations
C22.2 No. 33-M1984 (R2004), Construction and Test of Electric Cranes and Hoists
CAN/CSA-C225-00 (R2005), Vehicle-Mounted Aerial Devices
CAN/CSA-D113.2-M89 (R2004), Cycling Helmets
CAN/CSA-M421-00 (R2007), Use of Electricity in Mines
CAN/CSA-M422-M87 (R2007), Fire-Performance and Antistatic Requirements for
Ventilation Materials
CAN/CSA-M423-M87 (R2007), Fire-Resistant Hydraulic Fluids
CAN/CSA-M424.1-88 (R2007), Flameproof Non-Rail-Bound, Diesel-Powered Machines for
Use in Gassy Underground Coal Mines
CAN/CSA-M424.2-M90 (R2007), Non-Rail-Bound Diesel-Powered Machines for Use in
Non-Gassy Underground Mines
CAN/CSA-M424.3-M90 (R2007), Braking Performance — Rubber-Tired, Self-Propelled
Underground Mining Machines
O121-08, Douglas Fir Plywood
CAN/CSA-O141-05, Softwood Lumber
O151-04, Canadian Softwood Plywood
S269.1-1975 (R2003), Falsework for Construction Purposes
CAN/CSA-S269.2-M87 (R2003), Access Scaffolding for Construction Purposes
W117.2-06, Safety in welding, cutting and allied processes
CAN3-Z11-M81 (R2005), Portable Ladders
CAN/CSA Z94.1-05, Industrial Protective Headwear
Z94.2-02, Hearing Protection Devices — Performance, Selection, Care, and Use
Z94.3-07, Eye and Face Protectors
Z94.3-02, Eye and Face Protectors
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3471: 2000, Earth-moving machinery – Roll-over, protective structures – Laboratory tests and
performance requirements
6165: 2006, Earth-moving machinery — Basic types — Vocabulary
NLGA Standard
Standard Grading Rules for Canadian Lumber (2003)
Natural Resources Canada
Blasting Explosives and Detonators — Storage, Possession, Transportation, Destruction and
Sale (M82-8/1983), Revised 1993
Storage Standards for Industrial Explosives (M81-7/2001E)
NFPA Standards
30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, 2008 Edition
1123, Code for Fireworks Display, 2006 Edition
1126, Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience, 2006 Edition
1971, Protective Ensemble for Structural Fire Fighting, 2007 Edition
1977, Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting, 2005 Edition
1983, Standard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope and System Components, 2006 Edition
OSHA Standard
1928.52, Protective Frames for Wheel-type Agricultural Tractors – Tests, Procedures and
Performance Requirements
PIP Standard
STF05501 (February 2002), Fixed Ladders and Cages, published by the Construction
Industry Institute
SAE Standards, Recommended Practices and Reports
J167 (2002), Overhead Protection for Agricultural Tractors – Test Procedures and
Performance Requirements
J209 (2003), Instrument Face Design and Location for Construction and Industrial
Equipment
J209 JAN87, Instrument Face Design and Location for Construction and Industrial
Equipment
J386 (2006), Operator Restraint System for Off-Road Work Machines,
J1029 (2007), Lighting and Marking of Construction, Earthmoving Machinery
J1042 (2003), Operator Protection for General-Purpose Industrial Machines
J1084-APR80 (R2002), Operator Protective Structure Performance Criteria for Certain
Forestry Equipment
J1194 (1999), Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) for Wheeled Agricultural Tractors
J1511 FEB94/ISO 5010, Steering for Off-Road, Rubber-Tired Machines
J2042 (2003), Clearance, Sidemarker, and Identification Lamps for Use on Motor Vehicles
2032 mm or More in Overall Width
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J2042 July 1996, Clearance, Sidemarker, and Identification Lamps for Use on Motor Vehicles
2032 mm or More in Overall Width
J2292 (2006), Combination Pelvic/Upper Torso (Type 2) Operator Restraint Systems for
Off-Road Work Machines
J/ISO 3449 (2005), Earthmoving Machinery — Falling-Object Protective Structures —
Laboratory Tests and Performance Requirements
Snell Memorial Foundation
B-90A, 1998 Standard for Protective Headgear for Use with Bicycles
B-95A, 1998 Standard for Protective Headgear for Use with Bicycles
M2005, 2005 Helmet Standard for Use in Motorcycling
N-94, 1994 Standard for Protective Headgear For Use in Non-Motorized Sports
Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians
Certification Requirements for Rope Access Work (2005)
Safe Practices for Rope Access Work (2003)
Transportation Association of Canada
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (1998)
UIAA Standards
101: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Dynamic Ropes
105: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Harnesses
106: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Helmets
107: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Low Stretch Ropes
121: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Connectors
126: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Rope Clamps
ULC Standards
C30-1995, Containers, Safety
CAN/ULC-60832-99, Installing Poles (Insulating Sticks) and Universal Tool Attachment
(Fittings) for Live Working
CAN/ULC-D60855-00, Live Working – Insulating Foam-Filled Tubes and Solid Rods for
Live Working
CAN/ULC-60895-04, Live Working – Conductive Clothing for Use at Nominal Voltage Up
to 800 kV A.C. and +/- 600 kV D.C.
CAN/ULC-60900-99, Hand Tools for Live Working up to 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c.
CAN/ULC-60903-04, Live Working – Gloves of Insulating Materials
CAN/ULC-D60984-00, Sleeves of Insulating Material for Live Working
CAN/ULC-D61112-01, Blankets of Insulating Material for Electrical Purposes
CAN/ULC-D61229-00, Rigid Protective Covers for Live Working on a.c. Installations
CAN/ULC-61236-99, Saddles, Pole Clamps (Stick Clamps) and Accessories for Live
Working
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Transitional
4 Repealed
Repeal
5 Repealed
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Worker participation
8(1) An employer must involve affected workers in the hazard assessment and in the control
or elimination of the hazards identified.
8(2) Repealed AR 56/2018 s7.
AR 87/2009 s8;56/2018
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9(4) If the hazard cannot be eliminated or controlled under subsections (2) or (3), the
employer must ensure that the appropriate personal protective equipment is used by
workers affected by the hazard.
9(5) If the hazard cannot be eliminated or controlled under subsections (2), (3) or (4), the
employer may use a combination of engineering controls, administrative controls or personal
protective equipment if there is a greater level of worker safety because a combination is
used.
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13(3) In the case of a farming and ranching operation, a person who is competent or a
service provider who is competent in relation to the specifications may, instead of providing
the certification required by subsections (1), (2)(a) and (2)(b),
(a) provide written modified specifications for the purposes of subsection (1),
(b) provide written procedures for the purposes of subsection (2)(a), and
(c) state in writing that equipment is safe to operate for the purposes of subsection (2)(b).
AR 87/2009 s13;152/2018
Approved equipment
15 If this Code requires equipment to be approved by a named organization, an employer
must use best efforts to ensure that the seal, stamp, logo or similar identifying mark of that
organization is on the equipment and legible.
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does not exceed 1, where C1, C2,…Cn refer to the airborne concentrations during exposure to
B B B B B B
contaminants 1, 2,…n, and T1, T2,…Tn are their respective occupational exposure limit values
B B B B B B
8 24 h
where the daily reduction factor x , and
h 16
h = hours worked per day.
18(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a substance for which the number “3” appears in the
“Substance Interaction” column of Schedule 1, Table 2.
18(3) An employer may adjust the eight-hour exposure limit by another method that uses
recognized scientific principles and that is approved by a Director of Occupational Hygiene.
the United States Department of Health and Human Services, as amended up to and
including the 2nd supplement (January 15, 1998),
P P
(b) Sampling and Analytical Methods published by the U.S. Occupational Safety and
Health Administration,
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(c) Methods for the Determination of Hazardous Substances guidance published by the
Health and Safety Executive of Great Britain,
(d) EPA Test Methods published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
(e) Workplace Air Contamination Sampling Guide published by the Institut de recherché
Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRRSST),
(f) ISO Standards and Guides of Air Quality published by ISO Technical Committee
TC146, or
(g) Analyses of hazardous substances in air/DFG Deutsche Forschngsgemeinschaft –
Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the
Work Area.
(h) repealed AR 56/2018 s9.
20(2) If there is no analytical method or procedure that complies with subsection (1), an
employer may use a continuous reading direct-reading instrument to measure airborne
concentrations of a harmful substance for the purposes of complying with the occupational
exposure limits as required by this Code provided that the instrument is used, calibrated and
maintained according to the manufacturer’s specifications.
20(2.1) An employer must ensure that the person undertaking airborne measurements is
competent to do so.
20(3) If the person is counting fibres, the person must apply NIOSH Method 7400, and only
to particles that meet the size criteria for fibres.
20(4) An employer must record the results of the measurements and keep them for 3 years
from the date on which the measurements were taken.
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21(3) A worker who is provided with training under subsection (2) must use the procedures
appropriately and apply the training.
Worker overexposure
22(1) If a worker may be exposed to an airborne concentration that is more than the
occupational exposure limit of a substance, the employer must conduct measurements of the
concentrations of that substance at the work site.
22(2) If a worker is exposed to more than the occupational exposure limit of a substance, the
employer must immediately
(a) identify the cause of the overexposure,
(b) protect the worker from any further exposure,
(c) control the situation so that no other workers are exposed to the substance at airborne
concentrations that are more than the occupational exposure limit, and
(d) explain to the worker the nature and extent of the overexposure.
22(3) As soon as reasonably practicable, an employer must inform the joint work site health
and safety committee or health and safety representative, if there is one, in writing, that a
worker has been exposed to more than the occupational exposure limit of a substance, and of
the steps taken to control the overexposure.
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Worker decontamination
23 If a worker may be contaminated by a harmful substance at a work site, the employer
must
(a) provide the facilities, including showers, the worker needs to remove the
contamination before the worker leaves the work site, and
(b) ensure that only those articles and clothing that have been properly decontaminated
or cleaned are taken from the work site by the worker.
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Prohibited activities
25(1) An employer must ensure that workers do not eat, drink or smoke tobacco in a part of
a work site contaminated by a harmful substance.
25(2) A worker must not eat, drink or smoke tobacco in a part of a work site contaminated
by a harmful substance.
Codes of practice
26(1) An employer must have a code of practice governing the storage, handling, use and
disposal of a substance listed in Schedule 1, Table 1 that is present at a work site
(a) as pure substance in an amount exceeding 10 kilograms, or
(b) in a mixture in which the amount of the substance is more than 10 kilograms and at a
concentration of 0.1 percent by weight or more.
26(2) The code of practice must include measures to be used to prevent the uncontrolled
release of the substance and the procedures to be followed if there is an uncontrolled release.
Restricted area
29(1) An employer must ensure that only a person authorized by the employer or by law to
do so enters a restricted area.
29(2) An employer must post signs that clearly indicate that
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(a) asbestos, silica, coal dust or lead are present in the area,
(b) only authorized persons may enter the area, and
(c) eating, drinking and smoking are prohibited in the area.
29(3) Signs posted under subsection (2) must
(a) be in a conspicuous location at the entrances to and on the periphery of each
restricted area, as appropriate, and
(b) remain posted until the area is no longer a restricted area.
29(4) An employer must
(a) provide workers in a restricted area with protective clothing that protects other
clothing worn by the worker from contamination by asbestos, silica, coal dust or lead,
(b) ensure that workers’ street clothing is not contaminated by asbestos, silica, coal dust
or lead, and
(c) ensure that a worker does not leave a restricted area until the worker has been
decontaminated.
29(5) Subsection (4) does not apply in an emergency if the health or safety of a worker
requires the worker to leave a restricted area without being decontaminated.
Release of asbestos
31(1) If it is determined that asbestos fibres may be released in a building, the building is in
an unsafe condition.
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31(2) The employer must take all necessary steps to correct the unsafe condition.
Notification of a project
36(1) An employer who is responsible for removing or abating asbestos or for demolishing
or renovating a building or equipment containing asbestos must notify a Director of
Inspection of the activity at least 72 hours before beginning the activities that may release
asbestos fibres.
36(2) A person must not remove or abate asbestos or demolish or renovate a building or
equipment containing asbestos if a Director of Inspection has not been notified in accordance
with subsection (1).
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(b) has in the worker’s possession the original valid certificate of completion of the
course issued to the worker.
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43(4) An exposed worker may refuse to undergo a blood level test by giving the employer a
written statement refusing it.
43(5) An employer must not coerce, threaten or force a worker into refusing part or all of the
test.
43(6) Where the worker has a blood level that indicates lead poisoning, an occupational
health and safety officer, under the direction of a Director of Medical Services, may require
the employer to remove the worker from further lead exposure.
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Hazard assessment
45 If a worker will enter a confined space or a restricted space to work, an employer must
appoint a competent person to
(a) identify and assess the hazards the worker is likely to be exposed to while in the
confined space or restricted space,
(b) specify the type and frequency of inspections and tests necessary to determine the
likelihood of worker exposure to any of the identified hazards,
(c) perform the inspections and tests specified,
(d) specify the safety and personal protective equipment required to perform the work,
and
(e) identify the personal protective equipment and emergency equipment to be used by a
worker who undertakes rescue operations in the event of an accident or other
emergency.
Training
46(1) An employer must ensure that a worker assigned duties related to confined space or
restricted space entry is trained by a competent person in
(a) recognizing hazards associated with working in confined spaces or restricted spaces,
and
(b) performing the worker’s duties in a safe and healthy manner.
46(2) An employer must keep records of the training given under subsection (1).
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46(3) An employer must ensure that competence in the following is represented in the
workers responding to a confined space or restricted space emergency:
(a) first aid;
(b) the use of appropriate emergency response equipment;
(c) procedures appropriate to the confined space or restricted space.
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(e) equipment appropriate to the confined space or restricted space, including personal
protective equipment, is available to perform a timely rescue, and
(f) a communication system is established that is readily available to workers in a
confined space or a restricted space and is appropriate to the hazards.
48(2) An employer must ensure that all personal protective equipment and emergency
equipment required for use in a confined space or a restricted space is inspected by a
competent person to ensure the equipment is in good working order before workers enter
the confined space or the restricted space.
48(3) An employer must ensure that written records of the inspections required by
subsection (2) are retained as required by section 58.
Unauthorized entry
50 An employer must ensure that persons who are not authorized by the employer to enter
a confined space or a restricted space are prevented from entering.
Traffic hazards
51 An employer must ensure that workers in a confined space or a restricted space are
protected from hazards created by traffic in the vicinity of the confined space or restricted
space.
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(b) identify the amount of toxic, flammable or explosive substance that may be present.
52(2) The employer must ensure that the testing required by subsection (1) is performed
using calibrated test instruments appropriate for the atmosphere being tested and the
instruments are used in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
52(3) The employer must ensure that as often as necessary after the first time a worker
enters the confined space, a competent worker
(a) performs the tests specified in subsection (1), and
(b) identifies and records any additional hazards.
52(3.1) The employer must ensure that if there is a potential for the atmosphere to change
unpredictably after a worker enters the confined space, the atmosphere is continuously
monitored in accordance with subsection (2).
52(4) If tests identify additional hazards, the employer must deal with the identified hazards
in accordance with this Code.
52(5) The employer must ensure that the procedures and practices put in place under
subsection (4) are included in the code of practice.
52(6) The employer must ensure that the results of tests required by this section are
recorded.
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53(5) All workers must evacuate a confined space or use an alternative means of protection
if a ventilation system fails.
Inerting
54(1) An employer must ensure that a confined space is inerted if it is not reasonably
practicable to eliminate an explosive or flammable atmosphere within the confined space
through another means.
54(2) If a confined space is inerted, an employer must ensure that
(a) every worker entering the confined space is equipped with supplied-air respiratory
protection equipment that complies with Part 18,
(b) all ignition sources are controlled, and
(c) the atmosphere within the confined space stays inerted while workers are inside.
Emergency response
55(1) An employer must ensure that a worker does not enter or remain in a confined space
or a restricted space unless an effective rescue can be carried out.
55(2) A worker must not enter or stay in a confined space or restricted space unless an
effective rescue can be carried out.
55(3) An employer must ensure that the emergency response plan includes the emergency
procedures to be followed if there is an accident or other emergency, including procedures in
place to evacuate the confined space or restricted space immediately
(a) when an alarm is activated,
(b) if the concentration of oxygen inside the confined space drops below 19.5 percent by
volume or exceeds 23.0 percent by volume, or
(c) if there is a significant change in the amount of hazardous substances inside the
confined space.
Tending worker
56(1) For every confined space or restricted space entry, an employer must designate a
competent worker to be in communication with a worker in the confined space or restricted
space.
56(2) An employer must ensure that the designated worker under subsection (1) has a
suitable system for summoning assistance.
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56(3) An employer must ensure that a competent worker trained in the evacuation
procedures in the emergency response plan is present outside a confined space, at or near the
entrance, if
(a) the oxygen content of the atmosphere inside the confined space is less than 19.5
percent by volume,
(b) the oxygen content of the atmosphere inside the confined space is greater than 23.0
percent by volume,
(c) the concentration of a substance listed in Schedule 1, Table 2 inside the confined
space is greater than 50 percent of its occupational exposure limit, or
(d) a hazard other than one listed in clauses (a), (b) or (c) is identified by the hazard
assessment and the hazard cannot be eliminated or effectively controlled.
56(4) An employer must ensure that the tending worker under subsection (3)
(a) keeps track at all times of the number of workers inside the confined space,
(b) is in constant communication with the workers inside the confined space, and
(c) has a suitable system for summoning assistance.
56(5) A tending worker must not leave the area until all workers have left the confined space
or another tending worker is in place.
Retaining records
58 An employer must ensure that all records respecting entry and work in a confined space,
including entry permits and testing under this Part, are retained for not less than
(a) one year if no incident or unplanned event occurred during the entry, or
(b) two years if an incident or unplanned event occurred during the entry.
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Identification of components
61 An employer must ensure that all major structural, mechanical and electrical
components of a lifting device are permanently and legibly identified as being component
parts of a specific make and model of lifting device.
(b) workers must be trained to understand the significance of the rated load capacity in
the safe operation of the equipment.
62(2) If a lifting device is not commercially manufactured, an employer must ensure that it
has a plate or weatherproof label permanently secured to it that legibly shows the rated load
capacity according to the professional engineer’s certification.
62(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to A-frames and gin poles.
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Load charts
63(1) An employer must ensure that a mobile crane or boom truck is equipped at all times
with load charts showing the rated load capacity of the mobile crane or boom truck at all
permitted boom angles and boom radii.
63(2) An employer must ensure that a tower crane has a load chart
(a) conspicuously and permanently secured to the cab, and
(b) showing the manufacturer’s rated capacity loads at various radii of a two-part line
and a four-part line separately.
Operator requirements
64(1) An employer must ensure that a lifting device is only operated by a competent worker
authorized by the employer to operate the equipment.
64(2) At the employer’s request, an operator, before operating a lifting device, must be able
to demonstrate that the worker is competent in the equipment’s operation and
knowledgeable about load charts and the code of signals for hoisting operations.
64(3) No worker other than the competent worker authorized by the employer may operate
a lifting device.
64(4) Before operating a particular lifting device, the operator must be familiar with all
recent entries in its log book.
Log books
65(1) An employer must set up a paper or electronic log book for each lifting device at a
work site.
65(1.1) Despite subsection (1), the log book requirement does not apply to manually
operated hoists.
65(2) The employer must ensure that
(a) the log book is readily available for inspection by an officer at any time,
(b) the most current log book of a mobile crane accompanies it or is available to the
operator at all times, and
(c) if ownership of a lifting device is transferred, the log book is transferred with the
equipment.
65(3) The employer must ensure that the following details are entered into the log book:
(a) the date and time when any work was performed on the lifting device;
(b) length of time in lifting service
(i) recorded as hours of service if the lifting device is equipped by the manufacturer
with an hour-meter, or
(ii) if required by the manufacturer’s specifications;
(c) all defects or deficiencies and when they were detected;
(d) inspections, including examinations, checks and tests, that are performed, including
those specified in the manufacturer’s specifications;
(e) repairs or modifications performed;
(f) a record of a certification under section 73;
(g) any matter or incident that may affect the safe operation of the lifting device;
(h) any other operational information specifically identified by the employer;
(i) in the case of a tower crane, whether or not the weight testing device was lifted for
that working day, before the work of lifting loads began.
65(4) The employer must ensure that each entry in a paper log book is signed by the person
doing the work.
65(5) The employer must ensure that each entry in an electronic log book identifies the
person doing the work.
65(6) In the case of a tower crane, the employer must ensure that a senior representative of
the employer at the work site confirms that the entries in the log book are correct every day
that the tower crane is in operation.
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Preventing collisions
67 An employer must ensure that procedures are developed to prevent collisions if two or
more lifting devices are in use and there is the potential for a collision between them, their
loads or component parts.
Load weight
68 An employer must ensure that the operator of the lifting device, the rigger supervised by
the operator and the person in charge of a lift are provided with all the information necessary
to enable them to readily and accurately determine the weight of the load to be lifted.
Lift calculation
68.1 An employer must ensure that a lift calculation is completed for any lift exceeding 75
percent of a crane’s rated capacity.
70(2) An employer must ensure that tag lines of non-conductive synthetic rope are used
when there is a danger of contact with energized electrical equipment.
70(3) An employer must ensure that tag lines are not used in situations where their use
could increase the danger to workers.
Hand signals
71 An employer must ensure that hand signals necessary to ensure a safe hoisting operation
are given in accordance with section 191 by a competent signaller designated by the
employer.
Controls
72(1) Moved to section 95.1
72(2) Repealed
72(3) The employer must ensure that an operator who uses a remote control to operate a
lifting device is visually distinguishable from other workers at the work site.
Cantilever Hoists
Installation and use
76 An employer must ensure that a cantilever hoist
(a) is anchored to a building or structure at distance intervals that meet the
manufacturer’s specifications or specifications certified by a professional engineer,
(b) has a foundation that is solid, level and of a size and strength capable of supporting
the weight of the hoist and its loads under all working conditions, and
(c) carries loads that do not project beyond the edges of the material landing platform or
the skip of the hoist.
Chimney Hoists
Equipment requirements
77 An employer must ensure that a chimney hoist
(a) is equipped with positive drives,
(b) does not have a clutch between the transmission and the hoist drums,
(c) is equipped with a speed-indicating device if the hoist is capable of operating at
speeds of more than 0.6 metres per second,
(d) is equipped with at least two independent braking systems, each capable of stopping
150 percent of the manufacturer’s rated capacity load, at the manufacture’s rated
capacity maximum speed,
(e) has a roller or ball bearing swivel installed between the bucket and the rope on the
hoist,
(f) is equipped with a communication system that informs the operator when the hoist is
to be used to lift or lower workers, and
(g) has a separate safety line attached between the bucket or man basket yoke and the
hoist rope above the ball or hook.
Operator responsibilities
78(1) An operator of a chimney hoist must not
(a) lift or lower a worker at a speed of more than 0.6 metres per second,
(b) use the brake alone to control the speed of the chimney hoist when a worker is being
lowered,
(c) lift or lower more than two workers at the same time, or
(d) lift or lower materials or equipment at the same time as a worker.
78(2) An operator of a chimney hoist must use safety latch hooks or shackles equipped with
safety pins.
Hand-Operated Hoists
Holding suspended load
80 An employer must ensure that a hand-operated hoist is provided with a device capable
of holding the total load suspended safely under all operating conditions.
Material Hoists
Safety code for material hoists
81 A material hoist must meet the requirements of CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z256-M87
(R2006), Safety Code for Material Hoists.
Rider restriction
82(1) A person must not ride on a material hoist.
82(2) An employer must ensure that a worker does not ride on a material hoist.
Gate interlocks
83 An employer must ensure that a material hoist is equipped at each floor or level with
devices that prevent
(a) a landing gate from being opened unless the hoist platform is positioned at that
landing, or
(b) movement of the hoist platform when a landing gate is open.
Operator responsibilities
84 A material hoist operator must not
(a) leave the hoist controls unattended while the skip, platform or load is in the lifted
position, or
(b) move the skip, platform or cage until the operator is informed by a designated
signaller that it is safe to do so.
Signal systems
85(1) An employer must ensure that
(a) if a signal system is used to control the movement of a material hoist the signal
descriptions are posted at each floor or level and at the operator’s station,
(b) the operator of a material hoist, and a designated signaller at the floor or level where
loading and unloading is being performed, maintain visual or auditory
communication with each other at all times during loading and unloading, and
(c) if an electrical or mechanical signal system has been installed to coordinate the
movement of the hoist’s skip, platform or cage, the system is arranged so that the
hoist operator knows from which floor or level a signal originates.
85(2) An employer must ensure that a material hoist erected at a building that is more than
20 metres high has a signal system that
(a) is installed at each floor or level and at the operator’s station,
(b) is designed to allow voice communication between a worker at any floor or level and
the operator, and
(b) informs the operator from which floor or level the signal originates.
Hoist brakes
86 An employer must ensure that a material hoist’s braking system is capable of stopping
and holding the total load suspended safely, under all operating conditions.
Location protected
87 An employer must ensure that
(a) the area around the base of the material hoist is fenced or otherwise barricaded to
prevent anyone from entering it if the hoist platform is not at the base level,
(b) a removable guardrail or gate is installed between 600 millimeters and 900
millimetres away from the edge of a floor or level served by the material hoist, and
(c) if the operator controls are not remote from the material hoist, overhead protection is
provided for the operator.
Personnel baskets
88.1 Despite section 88, an employer must ensure that
(a) a personnel basket used with a mobile crane is designed, constructed, maintained
and used in accordance with CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z150-98 (R2004), Safety Code on
Mobile Cranes, clause 5.4.7, or
(b) a personnel basket that is not commercially manufactured is designed and certified
by a professional engineer.
Non-destructive testing
89 An employer must ensure that all load-bearing components of a mobile crane undergo
non-destructive testing under the direction and control of a professional engineer in
accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications at 12-month intervals from the date of the
mobile crane’s most recent certification.
Warning device
91 An employer must ensure that a mobile crane is equipped with an effective warning
device in addition to the one required by section 267, that
(a) is readily accessible to the operator,
(b) is sufficient to warn workers of the impending movement of the crane, and
(c) if it is an auditory warning device, has a distinct sound that is distinguishable from
all other sounds at the work site.
Preventing damage
92(1) If a boom is fitted on a mobile crane or boom truck and the crane or truck may
overturn or flip backwards because of the return movement of the boom, an employer must
ensure that
(a) positive boom stops are installed in the crane or truck in accordance with the
manufacturer’s specifications, and
(b) a boom stop limit device is installed to prevent the boom from being drawn back
beyond a pre-determined safe boom angle.
92(2) If a jib is attached to the boom of a mobile crane or boom truck, an employer must
ensure that a jib stop device is installed in the crane or truck to prevent the jib from being
drawn back over the boom.
92(3) An employer must ensure that blocking procedures are developed to prevent the
collapse or upset of any part of a derrick, mast or boom during the installation, removal or
replacement of a derrick or the mast or boom section of a mobile crane or boom truck.
Load blocks
92.1 Despite section 88, an employer must ensure that the load blocks of a mobile crane are
maintained and repaired in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications or, if there are
no manufacturer’s specifications, in accordance with CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z150-98
(R2004), Safety Code on Mobile Cranes, clause 4.3.5.2.
Outriggers
92.2 Despite section 88, an employer must ensure that a mobile crane equipped with
outriggers is set up with the outriggers on load-bearing floats or pads that are of adequate
size, strength and rigidity.
Overhead Cranes
Electrical components and functions
93 A bridge, jib, monorail, gantry or overhead travelling crane must meet the design
requirements for electrical components and functions of
(a) CSA Standard C22.1-06, Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, Section 40, and
(b) CSA Standard C22.2 No. 33-M1984 (R2004), Construction and Test of Electric Cranes and
Hoists.
Safe movement
95 An employer must ensure that a crane operating on rails, tracks or trolleys
(a) has a positive stop or limiting device on the crane or on the rails, tracks or trolleys to
prevent it from overrunning safe limits or contacting other equipment that is on the
same rail, track or trolley,
(b) is equipped with an overspeed limiting device,
(c) has positive means of ensuring that the rails, tracks or trolleys cannot be spread or
misalign,
(d) has sweep guards installed to prevent material on the rail, track or trolley from
dislodging the crane, and
(e) has a bed designed to carry all anticipated loads.
Controls
95.1 An employer must ensure that the controls of an overhead crane are of a constant
manual pressure type.
Personnel Hoists
Safety code for personnel hoists
96 Except for a personnel hoist used in a mine, a personnel hoist must meet the
requirements of CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z185 (R2006), Safety Code for Personnel Hoists.
Roofer’s Hoists
Safe use and design
97(1) An employer must ensure that a roofer’s hoist has counterweights
(a) designed as a component part of the hoist to remain securely attached to the hoist
until all lifting is completed, and
(b) heavy enough to counterbalance four times the maximum weight of the load being
lifted.
97(2) A person must not use roofing materials as a counterweight.
97(3) An employer must ensure that a roofer’s hoist is inspected daily by a competent
worker designated by the employer.
97(4) An employer must ensure that bolts and pins used to interconnect component parts of
a roofer’s hoist are equipped with safety pins that prevent them from being dislodged.
97(5) A worker must
(a) use a roofer’s hoist only for vertical lifting, and
(b) not exceed the design load limits of the roofer’s hoist.
97(6) An employer must ensure that a gallows frame roofer’s hoist is constructed of lumber
sized as follows, or of material that has the same or greater properties as the lumber used for
the same function:
(a) thrustout — 38 millimetres by 184 millimeters lumber;
(b) uprights — 90 millimetres by 90 millimetres lumber;
(c) braces and base plates — 38 millimetres by 140 millimetres.
Design
99 An employer must ensure that a boom is not installed on a tower hoist unless its design
is certified by a professional engineer to the effect that the tower structure can withstand the
additional load.
Tower Cranes
Safety code for tower cranes
100 A tower crane manufactured on or after July 1, 2009 must meet the requirements of
CSA Standard Z248-04, Code for Tower Cranes.
Limit devices
101(1) An employer must ensure that a tower crane is equipped with
(a) an overload device consisting of a hoist overload switch that automatically restricts
the weight of the load,
(b) a travel limit device consisting of a moment overload switch that automatically
restricts the radius within which the load can travel,
(c) a height limit switch that prevents the load from being overwound, and
(d) trolley travel limit devices consisting of a “trolley in” limit switch and a “trolley out”
limit switch that prevent the trolley from running to the end of its track and falling
off.
101(2) An employer must ensure that the devices described in subsection (1) are adjusted
and set in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications and have their limit switches
sealed.
Operation
102 An operator of a tower crane must
(a) ensure the safe movement of the crane and its load at all times,
(b) verify at the beginning of each work shift that the mast is plumb, and
(c) verify at least once in each 24 hour period that the limit devices described in section
101 are operational.
Changing components
103(1) An employer must ensure that the major structural, mechanical and electrical
components of a tower crane are not interchanged with those of other tower cranes unless
(a) the components are from the same make or model of tower crane,
(b) the components are approved by the manufacturer as suitable for their intended
application, or
(c) the components are certified by a professional engineer as suitable for their intended
application.
103(2) An employer must ensure that if an operator’s cab is attached to the boom of a tower
crane, the design of the cab, its position, method of attachment and any structural changes,
including changes to the counterweight, capacity and operation of the crane, are in
accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications or are certified by a professional engineer.
Test weights
104(1) An employer must ensure that if weights are used as a weight testing device on a
tower crane,
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(a) the true weight of the test weight is determined and legibly recorded on the weight,
and
(b) when not in use, the test weights rest on supports to prevent the weights from
freezing to the ground or creating a vacuum when lifted.
104(2) The employer must ensure that the lifting attachment on a test weight is made of
mild steel and of sufficient size and strength to support the weight.
Multiple cranes
107 If two or more tower cranes are erected in such a manner that the radii of operations
overlap,
(a) the employer must ensure that operators are provided with a visual or auditory
means of communicating with each other,
(b) the operators must be able to communicate with each other when both crane are in
operation, and
(c) the operators must operate the cranes in such a manner that there are no collisions
between the cranes or their loads.
Operator responsibilities
109(1) The operator of an underground hoist must
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(a) ensure that the brake remains on at all times until it is released manually,
(b) hold the hoist drum brake in the “OFF” position when lifting or lowering the hoist
cage, and
(c) not lock out or otherwise disable the hoist drum brake when lifting or lowering the
hoist cage.
109(2) The operator of an underground hoist must not allow the hoist to travel at more than
1.2 metres per second when a worker is lifted or lowered in the hoist cage.
Hoist cage
110(1) An employer must ensure that
(a) a hoist cage platform is equipped with a car locking device, and
(b) the shaft on which an underground shaft hoist is installed is equipped with guide
rails.
110(2) An employer must ensure that a hoist cage has a plate that
(a) states the maximum number of workers and the maximum load for which the hoist
cage is designed,
(b) is secured to the hoist cage, and
(c) is clearly visible to the workers in the cage and the operator.
110(3) A person must not use an open hook to attach a hoist cage to the hoisting line.
Vehicle Hoists
Safety standards
112 An employer must ensure that a vehicle hoist installed on or after July 1, 2009 meets the
requirements of the following:
(a) ANSI Standard ANSI/ALI ALCTV-2006, American National Standard for Automotive
Lifts — Safety Requirements for Construction, Testing and Validation, or
(b) ANSI Standard ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2000, Automotive Lifts — Safety Requirements for
Operation, Inspection and Maintenance.
Safe use
113(1) An employer must ensure that a pneumatic or hydraulic vehicle hoist has controls
operated by constant manual pressure.
113(2) An employer must ensure that the operator of a vehicle hoist
(a) remains at the controls while the vehicle hoist is in motion, and
(b) does not block the controls during raising and lowering.
113(3) A worker must not be under a suspended load unless the load is supported by
(a) a vehicle hoist designed for that purpose, or
(b) stands or blocks, other than jacks, that are designed, constructed and maintained to
support the load and placed on firm foundations.
Winching Operations
Safe practices
114 An operator of a winch must ensure that, before vehicle-mounted winch lines are
hooked or unhooked from an object, the vehicle is prevented from moving.
Contents of plan
116 An emergency response plan must include the following:
(a) the identification of potential emergencies;
(b) procedures for dealing with the identified emergencies;
(c) the identification of, location of and operational procedures for emergency
equipment;
(d) the emergency response training requirements;
(e) the location and use of emergency facilities;
(f) the fire protection requirements;
(g) the alarm and emergency communication requirements;
(h) the first aid services required;
(i) procedures for rescue and evacuation;
(j) the designated rescue and evacuation workers.
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Equipment
118(1) An employer must provide workers designated under section 117 with personal
protective clothing and equipment appropriate to the work site and the potential
emergencies identified in the emergency response plan.
118(2) Workers who respond to an emergency must wear and use personal protective
clothing and equipment appropriate to the work site and the emergency.
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Doors
120(1) An employer must ensure that doors to and from a work area can be opened without
substantial effort and are not obstructed.
120(2) An employer must ensure that a door used to enter or leave an enclosed area that
poses a hazard to workers entering the area
(a) is kept in good working order, and
(b) has a means of opening it from the inside at all times.
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121(2) An employer must ensure that the surface of a walkway, runway or ramp has
sufficient traction to allow workers to move on it safely.
121(3) In the case of a farming and ranching operation, the employer may perform a hazard
assessment, as set out in Part 2, instead of complying with subsection (1)(b) and (d).
AR 87/2009 s121;152/2018
Stairways
122(1) An employer must ensure that
(a) the width of the treads and the height of the rise of a stairway are uniform
throughout its length, and
(b) the treads of a stairway are level.
122(2) An employer must ensure that
(a) a stairway with 5 or more risers has the appropriate handrail required by this Code,
and
(b) a stairway with open sides has a handrail and an intermediate rail or equivalent
safeguard on each open side.
122(3) An employer must ensure that temporary stairs are at least 600 millimetres wide.
122(4) In the case of a farming and ranching operation, the employer may perform a hazard
assessment, as set out in Part 2, instead of complying with subsection (1), (2) or (3).
AR 87/2009 s122;152/2018
Handrails on stairways
123(1) This section applies to stairways with 5 or more risers.
123(2) An employer must ensure that a stairway is equipped with a handrail that
(a) extends the entire length of the stairway,
(b) is secured and cannot be dislodged,
(c) is between 800 millimetres and 920 millimetres above the front edge of the treads,
and
(d) is substantial and constructed of lumber that is not less than 38 millimetres by 89
millimetres or material with properties the same as or better than those of lumber.
123(3)An employer must ensure that posts supporting a handrail
(a) are spaced not more than 3 metres apart at their vertical centres, and
(b) are constructed of lumber that is not less than 38 millimetres by 89 millimetres or
materials with properties the same as or better than those of lumber.
123(4) In the case of a farming and ranching operation, the employer may perform a hazard
assessment, as set out in Part 2, instead of complying with subsection (1), (2) or (3).
AR 87/2009 s123;152/2018
Ladders — General
Restriction on use
124 An employer must ensure that workers do not use a ladder to enter or leave an elevated
or sub-level work area if the area has another safe and recognizable way to enter or leave it.
Prohibition on painting
126(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person must not paint a wooden ladder.
126(2) A wooden ladder may be preserved with a transparent protective coating.
Fixed Ladders
Design criteria
130(1) An employer must ensure that a fixed ladder installed on or after April 30, 2004
meets the requirements of PIP Standard STF05501 (February 2002), Fixed Ladders and Cages,
published by the Construction Industry Institute.
130(2) Despite the standards referenced in PIP Standard STF05501, an employer may
(a) use applicable Canadian material and process standards if the employer ensures that
the fixed ladder is designed and installed in accordance with established engineering
principles, and
(b) allow the inside diameter of a cage hoop to be as great as 760 millimetres.
130(3) If a fixed ladder is made of a material other than steel, the employer must ensure that
the design is certified by a professional engineer as being as strong as or stronger than that
required by PIP Standard STF05501.
130(4) The employer must ensure that a self-closing double bar safety gate, or equally
effective barrier, is provided at ladderway floor openings and platforms of fixed ladders
installed on or after April 30, 2004.
130(5) Subsection (4) does not apply at landings.
130(6) Section 327 applies to an access ladder attached to a scaffold.
130(7) In the case of a farming and ranching operation, subsections (1) through (6) must be
complied with unless a person who is competent or a service provider who is competent
provides safe work procedures for workers using fixed ladders.
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(b) have the side rails extend not less than 1050 millimetres above the point at which the
workers get on or off.
Portable Ladders
Prohibition
133(1) A worker must not perform work from either of the top two rungs, steps or cleats of a
portable ladder unless the manufacturer’s specifications allow the worker to do so.
133(2) Despite subsection (1), a worker may work from either of the top two rungs, steps or
treads of a stepladder,
(a) if the stepladder has a railed platform at the top, or
(b) if the manufacturer’s specifications for the stepladder permit it.
Fall protection
137(1) An employer must ensure that a worker working from a portable ladder from which
the worker may fall 3 metres or more uses a personal fall arrest system.
137(2) Subsection (1) does not apply while the worker is moving up or down the portable
ladder.
137(3) Despite subsection (1), if it is not reasonably practical to use a personal fall arrest
system, a worker may work from a portable ladder without fall protection if
(a) the work is a light duty task of short duration at each location,
(b) the worker’s centre of balance is at the centre of the ladder at all times even with an
arm extended beyond the side rails of the ladder, and
(c) the worker maintains three-point contact whenever the worker extends an arm
beyond a side rail.
General protection
139(1) An employer and a supervisor, or a self-employed person, must ensure that a worker
is protected from falling if a worker may fall,
(a) at a temporary or permanent work area, a vertical distance of 3 metres or more,
(b) at a temporary or permanent work area, a vertical distance of less than 3 metres if
there is an unusual possibility of injury,
(c) at a temporary or permanent work area, into or onto a hazardous substance or object,
or through an opening in a work surface, or
(d) at a permanent work area, a vertical distance of more than 1.2 metres and less than 3
metres.
139(2) For the purposes of this section, there is an unusual possibility of injury if the injury
may be worse than an injury from landing on a solid, flat surface.
139(3) Subject to subsection (5), an employer or a self-employed person must install a
guardrail.
139(4) Repealed AR 56/2018 s12.
139(5) Subject to subsection (6), if the use of a guardrail is not reasonably practicable, an
employer and a supervisor, or a self-employed person, must ensure that a worker uses a
travel restraint system that meets the requirements of this Part.
139(6) Subject to subsection (7), if the use of a travel restraint system is not reasonably
practicable, an employer and a supervisor, or a self-employed person, must ensure that a
worker uses a personal fall arrest system that meets the requirements of this Part.
139(7) If the use of a personal fall arrest system is not reasonably practicable, an employer
and a supervisor, or a self-employed person, must ensure that a worker uses an equally
effective fall protection system.
139(8) A worker must use a fall protection system as required by this section.
AR 87/2009 s139;56/2018
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Instruction of workers
141(1) An employer must ensure that a worker is trained in the safe use of the fall protection
system before allowing the worker to work in an area where a fall protection system must be
used.
141(2) The training referred to in subsection (1) must include the following:
(a) a review of current Alberta legislation pertaining to fall protection;
(b) an understanding of what a fall protection plan is;
(c) fall protection methods a worker is required to use at a work site;
(d) identification of fall hazards;
(e) assessment and selection of specific anchors that the worker may use;
(f) instructions for the correct use of connecting hardware;
(g) information about the effect of a fall on the human body, including
(i) maximum arresting force,
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Body belt
142.1 An employer must ensure that
(a) a body belt manufactured on or after July 1, 2009 is approved to
(i) CSA Standard Z259.1-05, Body belts and saddles for work positioning and travel
restraint,
(ii) ANSI/ASSE Standard A10.32-2004, Fall Protection Systems – American National
Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations, or
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(iii) CEN Standard EN 358: 2000, Personal protective equipment for work positioning and
prevention of falls from a height — Belts for work positioning and restraint and work
positioning lanyards, and
(b) a worker uses a body belt only as part of a travel restraint system or as part of a fall
restrict system.
Lanyard
142.2(1) An employer must ensure that a lanyard manufactured on or after July 1, 2009 is
approved to
(a) CSA Standard Z259.11-05, Energy absorbers and lanyards,
(b) ANSI/ASSE Standard Z359.1-2007, Safety requirements for personal fall arrest systems,
subsystems and components, or
(c) CEN Standard EN 354: 2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height —
Lanyards.
142.2(2) An employer must ensure that a lanyard used by a worker is made of wire rope or
other material appropriate to the hazard if a tool or corrosive agent that could sever, abrade
or burn a lanyard is used in the work area.
142.2(3) Despite subsection (2), if a worker works near an energized conductor or in a work
area where a lanyard made of conductive material cannot be used safely, the employer must
ensure that the worker uses another effective means of fall protection.
Shock absorber
142.3(1) An employer must ensure that if a shock absorber or shock absorbing lanyard is
used as part of a personal fall arrest system, it is approved to one of the following standards
if manufactured on or after July 1, 2009:
(a) CSA Standard Z259.11-05, Energy absorbers and lanyards;
(b) ANSI/ASSE Standard Z359.1-2007, Safety requirements for personal fall arrest systems,
subsystems and components; or
(c) CEN Standard EN 355: 2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height –
Energy absorbers.
142.3(2) An employer must ensure that a personal fall arrest system consists of a full body
harness and a lanyard equipped with a shock absorber or similar device.
142.3(3) Despite subsection (2), a shock absorber or similar device is not required if the
personal fall arrest system is used in accordance with section 151.
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142.3(4) Despite subsection (2), a shock absorber is required with a fixed ladder fall arrest
system only if it is required by the manufacturer of the system.
Fall arresters
144 An employer must ensure that a fall arrestor manufactured on or after July 1, 2009 is
approved to
(a) CSA Standard Z259.2.1-98 (R2004), Fall Arresters, Vertical Lifelines, and Rails,
(b) ANSI/ASSE Standard Z359.1-2007, Safety requirements for personal fall arrest systems,
subsystems and components, or
(c) CEN Standard EN 353-2: 2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height –
Part 2: Guided type fall arrestors including a flexible anchor line.
Self-retracting device
145 An employer must ensure that a self-retracting device manufactured on or after July 1,
2009 and used with a personal fall arrest system is
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(a) approved to CSA Standard Z259.2.2-98 (R2004), Self-Retracting Devices for Personal
Fall-Arrest Systems,
(b) anchored above the worker’s head unless the manufacturer’s specifications allow the
use of a different anchor location, and
(c) used in a manner that minimizes the hazards of swinging and limits the swing drop
distance to 1.2 metres if a worker falls.
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(i) is approved to CSA Standard Z259.3-M1978 (R2003), Lineman’s Body Belt and
Lineman’s Safety Strap, or
(ii) complies with section 142.1, or
(b) a full body harness that complies with subsection 142(1).
149(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to fall restrict equipment or a lineman’s body belt in use
before April 30, 2004.
Equipment compatibility
150 An employer must ensure that all components of a fall protection system are
compatible with one another and with the environment in which they are used.
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Anchors
Anchor strength — permanent
152(1) An employer must ensure that a permanent anchor is capable of safely withstanding
the impact forces applied to it and has a minimum breaking strength per attached worker of
16 kilonewtons or two times the maximum arresting force in any direction in which the load
may be applied.
152(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to anchors installed before July 1, 2009.
152(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the anchors of flexible horizontal lifeline systems that
must meet the requirements of subsection 153(1).
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152(4) The employer must ensure that an anchor rated at two times the maximum arresting
force is designed, installed and used in accordance with
(a) the manufacturer’s specifications, or
(b) specifications certified by a professional engineer.
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152.2(4) An employer must ensure that a worker uses an anchor connector appropriate to
the work.
152.2(5) A worker must use an anchor connector appropriate to the work,
Independence of anchors
152.3 An employer must ensure that an anchor to which a personal fall arrest system is
attached is not part of an anchor used to support or suspend a platform.
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(a) equipping the fixed ladder or climbable structure with an integral fall protection
system that meets the requirements of
(i) CSA Standard Z259.2.1-98 (R2004), Fall Arresters, Vertical Lifelines, and Rails, or
(ii) ANSI/ASSE Standard Z359.1-2007, Safety requirements for personal fall arrest
systems, subsystems and components, or
(b) an alternate fall protection system.
154(2) Subsection (1) applies to fixed ladders and climbable structures constructed and
installed after July 1, 2009.
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156(2) An employer must ensure that a worker on a scissor lift or on an elevating work
platform with similar characteristics uses a travel restraint system consisting of a full body
harness and lanyard
(a) connected to an anchor specified by the manufacturer of the scissor lift or elevating
work platform, and
(b) when connected to the anchor, the lanyard, if reasonably practicable, is short enough
to prevent the worker from falling out of the scissor lift or elevating work platform
but is long enough to allow the worker to perform his or her work.
156(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if
(a) the manufacturer’s specifications allow a worker to work from the scissor lift or
elevating work platform with similar characteristics using only its guardrails for fall
protection, and
(b) the scissor lift or elevating work platform is operating on a firm, substantially level
surface.
156(4) Despite subsection (2), if a worker’s movement cannot be adequately restricted in all
directions by the travel restraint system, the employer must ensure that the worker uses a
personal fall arrest system.
Water danger
157 An employer must ensure that a worker uses an appropriate fall protection system in
combination with a life jacket or personal flotation device if the worker
(a) may fall into water that exposes the worker to the hazard of drowning, or
(b) could drown from falling into the water, from other than a boat.
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(i) drop-tested at the work site in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR
Section 1926.502(C)4(i) published by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, or
(ii) certified as safe for use by a professional engineer, and
(e) all workers using the system are trained in its use and limitations.
Work positioning
160(1) An employer must ensure that if a worker uses a work positioning system, the
worker’s vertical free fall distance in the event of a fall is restricted by the work positioning
system to 600 millimetres or less.
160(2) If the centre of gravity of a worker using a work positioning system extends beyond
an edge from which the worker could fall or if the work surface presents a slipping or
tripping hazard because of its state or condition, an employer must ensure that the worker
uses a back-up personal fall arrest system in combination with the work positioning system.
160(3) A worker must use a back-up personal fall arrest system in combination with the
work positioning system if the worker’s centre of gravity extends beyond an edge from
which the worker could fall or if the work surface presents a slipping or tripping hazard
because of its state or condition.
Control zones
161(1) If a control zone is used, an employer must ensure that it
(a) is only used if a worker can fall from a surface that has a slope of no more than 4
degrees toward an unguarded edge or that slopes inwardly away from an unguarded
edge, and
(b) is not less than 2 metres wide when measured from the unguarded edge.
161(2) An employer must not use a control zone to protect workers from falling from a
skeletal structure that is a work area.
161(3) If a worker will at all times remain further from the unguarded edge than the width
of the control zone, no other fall protection system need be used.
161(4) Despite section 139, a worker is not required to use a fall protection system when
crossing the control zone to enter or leave the work area.
161(5) When crossing a control zone referred to in subsections (3) and (4), to get to or from
the unguarded edge, a worker must follow the most direct route.
161(6) An employer must ensure that a control zone is clearly marked with an effective
raised warning line or another equally effective method if a worker is working within 2
metres of the control zone.
161(7) An employer must ensure that a worker who must work within a control zone uses
(a) a travel restraint system, or
(b) an equally effective means of preventing the worker from getting to the unguarded
edge.
161(8) A person who is not directly required for the work at hand must not be inside a
control zone.
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(c) for any work area consisting of facilities described in section 20 of the Canadian
Electrical Code, the area is divided and classified in accordance with section 20 of the
Canadian Electrical Code, and
(d) adequate documentation is prepared and maintained by a competent person,
outlining the boundaries of the classified area and any specific measures to be taken
to prevent the unintentional ignition of an explosive atmosphere.
162.1(2) If the hazard assessment required by Part 2 indicates that the basis of an area
classification under subsection (1) has changed, an employer must review and update that
classification.
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165(6) Despite subsection (5), if it is not reasonably practicable to develop procedures and
precautionary measures that will prevent release, an employer must develop procedures and
precautionary measures that will prevent an explosive atmosphere from igniting in a
hazardous location.
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168(6) If it is not reasonably practicable to comply with subsection 5(b), an employer must
ensure that another effective safeguard is established.
Hot work
169(1) Despite any other section in this Part, an employer must ensure that hot work is done
in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) if
(a) the work area is a hazardous location, or
(b) the work area is not normally a hazardous location but an explosive atmosphere may
exist for a limited time because
(i) a flammable substance is or may be in the atmosphere of the work area,
(ii) a flammable substance is or may be stored, handled, processed or used in the
location,
(iii) the hot work is on or in an installation or item of equipment that contains a
flammable substance or its residue, or
(iv) the hot work is on a vessel that contains residue that may release a flammable gas
or vapour when exposed to heat.
169(2) An employer must ensure that hot work is not begun until
(a) a hot work permit is issued that indicates
(i) the nature of the hazard,
(ii) the type and frequency of atmospheric testing required,
(iii) the safe work procedures and precautionary measures to be taken, and
(iv) the protective equipment required,
(b) the hot work location is
(i) cleared of combustible materials, or
(ii) suitably isolated from combustible materials,
(c) procedures are implemented to ensure continuous safe performance of the hot work,
and
(d) testing shows that the atmosphere does not contain
(i) a flammable substance, in a mixture with air, in an amount exceeding 20 percent
of that substance’s lower explosive limit for gas or vapours, or
(ii) the minimum ignitable concentration for dust.
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169(3) An employer must ensure that the tests referred to in subsection (2)(d) are repeated at
regular intervals appropriate to the hazard associated with the work being performed.
Hot taps
170(1) An employer must develop procedures in a hot tap plan specific to the type or class
of hot tap work being performed before hot tap work begins.
170(2) The employer must ensure that the plan includes
(a) a site hazard analysis,
(b) a description of the sequence of events,
(c) safety precautions to address the hazards, and
(d) an emergency response plan.
170(3) The employer must ensure that
(a) only competent workers are permitted to carry out a hot tap operation,
(b) the point in the pressure-containing barrier to be hot tapped is checked and strong
enough for the hot tap to be done safely,
(c) adequate working space is available at the location of the hot tap,
(d) exit routes are available and their locations known by workers involved in the work,
(e) workers wear appropriate personal protective equipment when a hot tap is
performed on equipment containing hydrocarbons, combustible fluids, superheated
steam or any other hazardous material,
(f) material being supplied to the equipment being hot tapped can be shut off
immediately in an emergency,
(g) the hot tap machine and fittings are of adequate design and capability for the process,
conditions, pressure and temperature, and
(h) the pressure in the equipment being hot tapped is as low as practical during the hot
tap operation.
170(4) An employer must ensure, where reasonably practicable, that a hot tap is not
undertaken if at the proposed hot tap location
(a) the equipment contains a harmful substance,
(b) the equipment is in hydrogen service, or
(c) the equipment contains an explosive mixture.
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Spray operations
170.1(1) An employer must ensure that a spray booth used to apply flammable substances is
provided with ventilation in accordance with Part 26 and that the ventilation is
(a) adequate to remove flammable vapours, mists, or powders to a safe location, and
(b) interlocked with the spraying equipment so that the spraying equipment is made
inoperable when the ventilation system is not in operation.
170.1(2) An employer must ensure that a spray booth will not ignite a flammable substance.
170.1(3) When spray application of a flammable substance is carried out other than in a
spray booth, an employer must ensure that the application is carried out in accordance with
the Alberta Fire Code (1997), and is
(a) carried out at least 6 metres away from anything that might obstruct ventilation, and
(b) effectively isolated from all machinery and equipment that is, or may become, a
source of ignition and that is within 2 metres measured vertically above and 6 metres
measured in other directions from the place at which the spray painting substance is
being applied.
170.1(4) If it is not reasonably practicable to ensure that the application is carried out as
required by subsection (3)(a), an employer must ensure that the work area where the
application is carried out is adequately ventilated to remove flammable vapours, mists or
powders to a safe location.
170.1(5) An employer must provide a nozzle guard for use with airless spray machinery.
170.1(6) The worker operating airless spray machinery must ensure that the nozzle guard of
airless spray machinery is in place at all times when the machinery is being operated.
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(e) oxygen cylinders or valves, regulators or other fittings of the oxygen-using apparatus
or oxygen distributing system are kept free of oil and grease.
171(2) An employer must ensure that a compressed or liquefied gas system is not exposed to
heat sources that generate temperatures that may
(a) result in the failure or explosion of the contents or the system, or
(b) exceed the maximum exposure temperatures specified by the manufacturer.
171(3) An employer must ensure that a compressed or liquefied gas system is kept clean and
free from oil, grease and other contaminants that may
(a) cause the system to fail, or
(b) burn or explode if they come in contact with the contents of the system.
171(4) An employer must ensure that on each hose of an oxygen-fuel system,
(a) a flashback device is installed at either the torch end or the regulator end, and
(b) a back-flow prevention device is installed at the torch end.
171(5) An employer must ensure that compressed or liquefied gas cylinders are secured,
preferably upright, and cannot fall or roll, unless a professional engineer certifies another
method that protects against the hazards caused by dislodgment.
171(6) Despite subsection (5), an employer must ensure that a cylinder containing acetylene
is secured and stored upright.
171(7) Moved to section 170.1(5).
171(8) A worker must ensure that
(a) compressed gas equipment designed to be used with a specific gas is only used with
that gas,
(b) the cylinder valve is shut off and pressure in the hose is released when cutting or
welding is not in progress,
(c) sparks, flames or other sources of ignition are not allowed to come in contact with the
cylinders, regulators or hoses of a compressed or liquefied gas system, and
(d) compressed air is not used to blow dust or other substances from clothing.
Welding — general
171.1(1) An employer must comply with the requirements of CSA Standard W117.2-06,
Safety in welding, cutting and allied processes.
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171.1(2) An employer must ensure that welding or allied process equipment is erected,
installed, assembled, started, operated, used, handled, stored, stopped, inspected, serviced,
tested, cleaned, adjusted, carried, maintained, repaired and dismantled in accordance with
the manufacturer’s specifications.
171.1(3) An employer must ensure that, before a welding or allied process is commenced,
the area surrounding the operation is inspected and
(a) all combustible, flammable or explosive material, dust, gas or vapour is removed, or
(b) alternate methods of rendering the area safe are implemented.
171.1(4) If a welding or allied process is performed above an area where a worker may be
present, an employer must ensure that adequate means are taken to protect a worker below
the operation from sparks, debris and other falling hazards.
171.1(5) An operator of an electric welding machine must not leave the machine unattended
without removing the electrode.
171.1(6) An employer must ensure that appropriate welding and ground leads are used to
fasten the electric supply cable securely.
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(a) that have a minimum of 0.18 square metres of free area for every 0.42 cubic metres of
P P
compartment volume,
(b) that have the free area split evenly between the top surface and the bottom surface of
the storage compartment, and
(c) that are unobstructed under all conditions.
172(3) An employer must ensure that solid-walled storage compartments in which
compressed gas cylinders are stored are built so that gases or vapours cannot flow into
adjoining compartments.
172(4) An employer must ensure that solid-walled compartments in which compressed gas
cylinders are stored use
(a) latching and locking hardware made of non-sparking materials, and
(b) electrical components appropriate for use in an explosive atmosphere, if electrical
components are located within the compartment.
172(5) Subsections (1) to (4) apply whether the compressed gas cylinder is stored vertically,
horizontally or at an angle.
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Handling cylinders
174(1) A worker must not insert or remove a compressed gas cylinder from a storage
compartment by holding the valve or valve protection cap.
174(2) A worker must put on and secure to the valve outlet the valve protection cap or plug
provided by the manufacturer of a compressed gas cylinder if the cylinder is not secured and
not connected to dispensing equipment.
174(3) If a welding service vehicle is not in service for any reason, a worker must
(a) close the compressed gas cylinder valves,
(b) remove the regulators if they are not integral to the cylinders, and
(c) put on and secure the valve protection caps or plugs.
174(4) A worker must shut off the cylinder valve and release the pressure in the hose if a
compressed gas cylinder on a welding service vehicle is not in use or if the vehicle is left
unattended.
Pigging
176 Moved to section 215.5.
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Emergency transportation
180(1) Before workers are sent to a work site, the employer must ensure that arrangements
are in place to transport injured or ill workers from the work site to the nearest health care
facility.
180(2) An employer must ensure that an ambulance service licensed in accordance with the
Ambulance Services Act is readily available to the work site when travel conditions are normal.
180(3) If an ambulance service licensed in accordance with the Ambulance Services Act is not
readily available to the work site, or if travel conditions are not normal, an employer must
ensure that other transportation is available that
(a) is suitable, considering the distance to be travelled and the types of acute illnesses or
injuries that may occur at the work site,
(b) protects occupants from the weather,
(c) has systems that allow the occupants to communicate with the health care facility to
which the injured or ill worker is being taken, and
(d) can accommodate a stretcher and an accompanying person if required to.
180(4) An employer must provide a means of communication at the work site to summon an
ambulance service licensed in accordance with the Ambulance Services Act or transportation
described in subsection (3).
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Lighting
186(1) An employer must ensure that lighting at a work site is sufficient to enable work to
be done safely.
186(2) An employer must ensure that a light source above a working or walking surface is
protected against damage.
186(3) An employer must ensure that there is emergency lighting at a work site if workers
are in danger if the normal lighting system fails.
186(4) Emergency lighting must generate enough light so that workers can
(a) leave the work site safely,
(b) start the necessary emergency shut-down procedures, and
(c) restore normal lighting.
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187.1(2) An employer must ensure that the weight of supplies and roofing materials
referred to in subsection (1) is uniformly distributed.
Skeleton structures
190(1) An employer must ensure that the erection drawings and procedures for a project
that includes connecting the structural parts of a skeleton structure are prepared and
certified by a professional engineer.
190(2) The erection drawings and procedures referred to in subsection (1) must
(a) show the sequence in which the structure is to be erected,
(b) show the horizontal and vertical placement of base structures and footings, and
(c) ensure that the structure is stable during assembly.
190(3) If the erection procedures referred to in subsection (1) must be changed because of
site conditions or unanticipated loads on the skeleton structure, the employer must ensure
that the changed, additional or alternative procedures are prepared and certified by a
professional engineer before they are implemented.
190(4) An employer must ensure that a competent worker at a work site where a skeleton
structure is being erected
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(a) coordinates the operation until the structure is permanently stabilized, and
(b) directs the removal of the temporary supporting structures.
Signallers
191(1) If this Code requires signals to be given by a designated signaller, an employer must
designate a competent worker to give the signals.
191(2) An employer must ensure that, if the designated signaller uses hand signals, the
signaller wears a highly visible vest, armlet or other piece of clothing that clearly identifies
the worker as a designated signaller.
191(3) A designated signaller using hand signals must wear the vest, armlet or other piece of
clothing required by the employer under subsection (2).
191(4) Before giving a signal to proceed, a designated signaller must ensure that there are no
hazards in the vicinity.
191(5) If a signaller is designated, an equipment operator must take signals only from the
designated signaller.
191(6) An employer must ensure that only one designated signaller at a time gives signals to
an equipment operator.
191(7) Despite subsections (5) and (6), an equipment operator must take a “STOP” signal
from a worker who is not a designated signaller.
191(8) Despite subsections (5) and (6), if signals cannot be transmitted properly between a
designated signaller and an equipment operator, an employer must ensure that
(a) additional designated signallers are available to transmit signals, or
(b) a means of ensuring clear and complete communication other than using designated
signallers is provided.
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Tire servicing
193(1) An employer must ensure that a competent worker services, inspects, disassembles
and reassembles a tire or tire and wheel assembly in accordance with the manufacturer’s
specifications.
193(2) An employer must ensure that the manufacturer’s service manuals for tires and
wheels serviced by the employer are readily available to workers.
193(3) An employer must ensure that a competent worker inflates a tire mounted on a
split-rim or locking ring wheel only if
(a) the wheel assembly is in a tire cage or is similarly restrained, and
(b) flying parts from split-rim or locking ring failure or tire rupture can be contained.
193(4) An employer must ensure that a worker uses a clamp-on type of connector to inflate
split rim and locking ring wheels.
193(5) If a clamp-on type of connector is used to inflate a tire, the employer must ensure that
the worker
(a) uses an in-line pressure gauge and positive pressure control, and
(b) inflates the tire from a safe position out of the immediate danger area.
193(6) A person must not inflate a tire with a clamp-on type of connector unless the person
is in a safe position and out of the immediate danger area.
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194(7) If traffic on a public highway is dangerous to workers, an employer must protect the
workers from the traffic using
(a) warning signs,
(b) barriers,
(c) lane control devices,
(d) flashing lights,
(e) flares,
(f) conspicuously identified pilot vehicles,
(g) automatic or remote-controlled traffic control systems,
(h) designated persons directing traffic, or
(i) methods described in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (1998),
and its updates, published up to and including June 30, 2009 by the Transportation
Association of Canada.
Working on ice
195(1) If a worker is to work on ice and the water beneath the ice is more than 1 metre deep
at any point, an employer must ensure the ice will support the load to be placed on it.
195(2) The employer must test the ice for the purposes of subsection (1)
(a) before work begins, and
(b) as often during the work as necessary to ensure the safety of the workers.
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Terms of reference
197 Each joint work site health and safety committee must establish terms of reference
(a) that ensure, to the extent practicable and subject to section 22(1) of the Act, that the
committee’s membership provides appropriate representation of all relevant
occupational health and safety concerns at the work sites that the committee relates
to,
(b) that establish a process for replacing a member of the committee during the
member’s term of office,
(c) that establish a dispute resolution process to be used in cases where the committee
has failed to reach consensus about making a recommendation under section 19(f) of
the Act, and
(d) that establish a process for coordinating with other joint work site health and safety
committees established by the same employer or prime contractor, if there is one.
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(a) consult and cooperate with all joint work site health and safety committees and all
health and safety representatives for their work sites to develop policies, procedures
and codes of practice required by the Act, regulations and this Code,
(b) provide members of all joint work site health and safety committees and all health
and safety representatives for their work sites with reasonable opportunity to inform
workers on matters affecting occupational health and safety,
(c) ensure that members of all joint work site health and safety committees and all health
and safety representatives for their work sites are allowed to examine records,
policies, plans, procedures, codes of practice, reports or manufacturer specifications
that must be maintained under the Act, regulations and this Code, and
(d) distribute to all joint work site health and safety committees and all health and safety
representatives for their work sites any information or documents addressed to the
committee or representative as soon as reasonably practicable after the information or
document is received by the employer, contractor or prime contractor, if there is one.
200(2) Subsection (1)(d) does not apply to a report referred to in section 36 of the Act.
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Training standards
201 For the purposes of providing training to co-chairs and members of a joint work site
health and safety committee and to health and safety representatives under section 29(1) and
(2) of the Act, the employer or prime contractor, if there is one, must use an organization
designated by the Minister under section 83 of the Act to provide the required training.
AR 56/2018 s17
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Patient/client/resident handling
209.2(1) An employer must develop and implement a safe patient/client/resident handling
program if workers are required to lift, transfer or reposition patients/clients/residents.
209.2(2) The program required by subsection (1) must include an annual evaluation of its
effectiveness at preventing worker injuries.
209.2(3) An employer must ensure that workers follow the safe handling program required
by subsection (1).
209.2(4) Workers must follow the safe handling program required by subsection (1).
Musculoskeletal injuries
211 If a worker reports to the employer what the worker believes to be work related
symptoms of a musculoskeletal injury, the employer must promptly
(a) review the activities of that worker, and of other workers doing similar tasks, to
identify work-related causes of the symptoms, if any, and
(b) take corrective measures to avoid further injuries if the causes of the symptoms are
work related.
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Verifying isolation
213 A worker must not perform work on machinery, equipment or powered mobile
equipment to be serviced, repaired, tested, adjusted or inspected until
(a) the actions required by subsection 212(1) are completed,
(b) the machinery, equipment, or powered mobile equipment is tested to verify that it is
inoperative, and
(c) the worker is satisfied that it is inoperative.
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Securing Isolation
Securing by individual workers
214(1) Once all energy-isolating devices have been activated to control hazardous energy in
accordance with section 212(1), an employer must ensure that a worker involved in work at
each location requiring control of hazardous energy secures each energy-isolating device
with a personal lock.
214(2) Once each energy-isolating device is secured as required by subsection (1), the
worker must verify that the hazardous energy source has been effectively isolated.
214(3) If more than one worker is working at each location requiring hazardous energy to be
controlled,
(a) each worker must attach a personal lock to each energy-isolating device, and
(b) the first worker applying a lock must verify that the hazardous energy source has
been effectively isolated.
214(4) If a worker who has placed a personal lock is reassigned before the work is
completed, or the work is extended from one shift to another, an employer must ensure that
(a) another worker, authorized by the employer to do so, attaches a personal lock to the
energy-isolating device prior to removal of the reassigned or departing worker’s lock,
or
(b) there is an effective and orderly transfer of control of the reassigned or departing
worker’s lock.
214(5) An employer must ensure that each personal lock used has a unique mark or
identification tag on it to identify it as belonging to the worker to whom it is assigned.
214(6) An employer must ensure that the name of the worker to whom a personal lock or
identification tag is assigned is readily available during the time a hazardous energy source
is isolated.
214(7) Upon completing the work requiring isolation of hazardous energy, an employer
must ensure that the machinery, equipment or powered mobile equipment is returned to
operation in accordance with section 215.3.
Securing by a group
215(1) If a large number of workers is working on machinery, equipment or powered mobile
equipment, or a number of energy-isolating devices must be secured, an employer may use a
group procedure in accordance with subsections (2) through (6).
215(2) An employer must ensure that the group procedure referred to in subsection (1) is
readily available to workers at the work site where the group procedure is used.
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215(3) Once all required energy-isolating devices have been activated in accordance with
section 212(1) by a worker designated by the employer, an employer must ensure that a
designated worker has
(a) secured all energy-isolating devices,
(b) secured any keys for the devices used under clause (a) to a key securing system such
as a lock box,
(c) completed, signed and posted a checklist that identifies the machinery or equipment
covered by the hazardous energy control procedure, and
(d) verified and documented that all sources of hazardous energy are effectively isolated.
215(4) Each worker working at each location requiring control of hazardous energy must
apply a personal lock to the key securing system referred to in subsection (3)(b) before
working on the machinery, equipment or powered mobile equipment.
215(5) If a worker who has placed a personal lock is reassigned before the work is
completed, or the work is extended from one shift to another, an employer must ensure that
there is an effective and orderly transfer of control of the reassigned or departing worker’s
personal lock.
215(6) Upon completing the work requiring isolation of hazardous energy, a worker
referred to in subsection (4) must remove his or her personal lock from the key securing
system.
215(7) Upon completing the work requiring isolation of hazardous energy, an employer
must ensure that the machinery, equipment, or powered mobile equipment is returned to
operation in accordance with section 215.3.
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Returning to operation
215.3(1) A person must not remove a personal lock or other securing device unless
(a) the person is the worker who installed it,
(b) the person is the designated worker under section 215(3) or section 215.1(3)(c), or
(c) the person is acting in accordance with the procedures required under section 215.2
215.3(2) Despite subsection (1), in an emergency or if the worker who installed a lock or
other securing device is not available, a worker designated by the employer may remove the
lock or other securing device in accordance with a procedure that includes verifying that no
worker will be in danger due to the removal.
215.3(3) An employer must ensure that securing devices are not removed until
(a) each involved worker is accounted for,
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(b) any personal locks placed by workers under sections 214, 215(4) or 215.1(4) are
removed,
(c) procedures are implemented to verify that no worker is in danger before a worker
under section 214(1), designated under section 215(3), designated under section
215.1(3)(c), or in accordance with procedures under section 215.2 removes the
securing devices and the machinery, equipment, powered mobile equipment, piping,
pipeline or process system is returned to operation.
215.3(4) An employer must ensure that each involved worker follows the procedures under
subsection (3)(c).
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the noise exposure limits in Schedule 3, Table 1, an employer must do a noise exposure
assessment under section 7.
219(2) A person who assesses noise exposure at a work site must measure the noise in
accordance with CSA Standard Z107.56-06, Procedures for the Measurement of Occupational
Noise Exposure.
219(3) A person who measures noise exposure at a work site must use
(a) a sound level meter meeting the requirements for a Type 2 instrument as specified by
ANSI Standard S1.4-1983 (R2006), Specification for Sound Level Meters,
(b) a noise dosimeter meeting the requirements for a Type 2 instrument as specified by
ANSI Standard S1.25-1991 (R1997), Specification for Personal Noise Dosimeters, and set
at
(i) a criterion level of 85 dBA with a 3 dB exchange rate,
(ii) a threshold level at or below 80 dBA or “off”, and
(iii) slow response, or
(c) an integrating sound level meter meeting the requirements as specified by ANSI
Standard S1.43-1997, Specifications for Integrating-Averaging Sound Level Meters, or IEC
Standard 61672-1 (2002), Electroacoustics – Sound Level Meters – Part 1: Specifications
and IEC Standard 61672-2 (2003), Electroacoustics – Sound Level Meters – Part 2: Pattern
evaluation tests.
(d) repealed AR 56/2018 s19.
219(4) An employer must ensure that a noise exposure assessment is
(a) conducted and interpreted by a competent person, and
(b) updated if a change in equipment or process affects the noise level or the length of
time a worker is exposed to noise.
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Results recorded
220(1) An employer must ensure that results of noise exposure measurements are recorded
and include
(a) the dates of measurements,
(b) the workers or occupations evaluated,
(c) the type of measuring equipment used,
(d) the sound level readings measured, and
(e) the work location evaluated.
220(2) An employer must ensure that
(a) a copy of the results of the noise exposure assessment is available on request to an
affected worker or an officer, and
(b) the record of the noise exposure assessment is retained for as long as the employer
operates in Alberta.
Hearing protection
222(1) An employer must ensure that hearing protection equipment provided to workers
exposed to excess noise
(a) meets the requirements of CSA Standard Z94.2-02, Hearing Protection Devices —
Performance, Selection, Care, and Use, and
(b) is of the appropriate class and grade as described in Schedule 3, Table 2.
222(2) An employer must
(a) provide workers with training in the selection, use and maintenance of hearing
protection equipment required to be used at a work site in accordance with the
manufacturer’s specifications, and
(b) ensure that affected workers wear the required hearing protection equipment.
222(3) Workers who are provided with hearing protection equipment must wear and use
the equipment in accordance with the training provided by the employer.
Audiometric testing
223(1) An employer must provide, at the employer’s expense, the following audiometric
tests for a worker exposed to excess noise:
(a) an initial baseline test as soon as is practicable, but not later than six months after the
worker is employed or within six months after a worker is exposed to excess noise
because of a change in the worker’s duties or process conditions,
(b) not more than 12 months after the initial baseline test, and
(c) at least every second year after the test under clause (b).
223(2) An employer must ensure that audiometric tests are administered by an audiometric
technician who must
(a) work in consultation with a physician, audiologist or occupational health nurse
designated by the employer,
(b) maintain a log book for each audiometer being used that
(i) contains the audiometer’s written calibration records, and
(ii) remains with the audiometer throughout its useful lifetime,
(c) conduct the tests in a location where background noise levels do not exceed those
specified in Schedule 3, Table 3,
(d) record the results of the audiometric tests,
(e) provide a copy of the test results to the worker,
(f) retain the records of the audiometric tests for a period of not less than 10 years, and
(g) ensure that the medical history information is under the sole control of the person
designated under subsection (2)(a).
223(3) If the results of an audiometric test indicate an abnormal audiogram or show an
abnormal shift, the audiometric technician must
(a) advise the worker of the test results,
(b) request the worker to provide, and the worker must provide, relevant medical
history, and
(c) forward the results that indicate an abnormal audiogram or an abnormal shift, the
medical history and the baseline audiogram to a physician or audiologist designated
by the employer to receive this information.
223(4) If the physician or audiologist designated by the employer confirms the audiogram as
abnormal or the occurrence of the abnormal shift, the physician or audiologist must
(a) advise the worker to that effect within 30 days,
(b) with the written consent of the worker, provide results of the audiometric tests to the
worker’s physician,
(c) advise the employer as to the effectiveness of the noise management program in
place at the work site, and
(d) retain the records of the audiometric test for a period of not less than 10 years.
223(5) A person must not release records of audiometric tests conducted on a worker or
medical history received from a worker as required by this section to any person without the
worker’s written permission except in accordance with this section.
Credit of time
224 If it is not reasonably practicable for a worker to undergo audiometric testing during
the worker’s normal working hours, the employer must
(a) credit the time the worker spends to get the test done as time at work, and
(b) ensure that the worker does not lose any pay or other benefits because the worker
was tested.
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Eye Protection
Compliance with standards
229(1) If a worker’s eyes may be injured or irritated at a work site, an employer must ensure
that the worker wears properly fitting eye protection equipment that
(a) is approved to
(i) CSA Standard Z94.3-07, Eye and Face Protectors,
(ii) CSA Standard Z94.3-02, Eye and Face Protectors, or
(iii) CSA Standard Z94.3-99, Industrial Eye and Face Protectors, and
(b) is appropriate to the work being done and the hazard involved.
229(2) Prescription eyewear may be worn if it
(a) is safety eyewear,
(b) meets the requirements of
Contact lenses
230 An employer must ensure that, if wearing contact lenses poses a hazard to the worker’s
eyes during work, the worker is advised of the hazards and the alternatives to wearing
contact lenses.
Foot Protection
Footwear
233(1) An employer must ensure that a worker uses footwear that is appropriate to the
hazards associated with the work being performed and the work site.
233(1.1) An employer must not require a worker to wear footwear that may pose a health or
safety risk to the worker.
233(2) If the hazard assessment identifies that protective footwear needs to have toe
protection, a puncture resistant sole, metatarsal protection, electrical protection, chainsaw
protection or any combination of these, the employer must ensure that the worker wears
protective footwear that is approved to
(a) CSA Standard Z195-02, Protective Footwear, or
(b) ASTM Standard F2413-05, Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective
Footwear,
if the protective footwear was manufactured on or after July 1, 2009.
233(3) Despite subsection (2), if a worker is likely to be exposed to a hazard other than those
referred to in subsection (2), the employer must ensure that the worker uses footwear
appropriate to the hazard.
233(4) If a worker is unable, for medical reasons, to wear protective footwear that complies
with subsection (2), the worker may substitute external safety toecaps if the employer
ensures that
(a) the safety toecaps meet the impact force requirements of
Head Protection
Industrial headwear
234(1) Subject to sections 235, 236 and 237, if there is a foreseeable danger of injury to a
worker’s head at a work site and there is a significant possibility of lateral impact to the head,
an employer must ensure that the worker wears industrial protective headwear that is
appropriate to the hazards and meets the requirements of
(a) CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z94.1-05, Industrial Protective Headwear, or
(b) ANSI Standard Z89.1-2003, American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection,
for Type II head protection,
if the protective headwear was manufactured on or after July 1, 2009.
234(2) Subject to sections 235, 236 and 237, if there is a foreseeable danger of injury to a
worker’s head at a work site and the possibility of lateral impact to the head is unlikely, an
employer must ensure that the worker wears industrial protective headwear that is
appropriate to the hazard and meets the requirements of
(a) CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z94.1-05, Industrial Protective Headwear, or
(b) ANSI Standard Z89.1-2003, American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection,
if the protective headwear was manufactured on or after July 1, 2009
236(1.1) Subsection (1) does not apply to small utility vehicles equipped with seat belts and
rollover protection.
236(2) Protective headwear in good condition that meets the requirements of an earlier
version of a standard listed in subsection (1) may be used unless it is damaged.
236(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the vehicle is equipped with rollover protective
structures that comply with section 270 and seat belts or restraining devices that comply with
section 271.
236(4) A worker who wears protective headwear under subsection (1) and who uses an
all-terrain vehicle, snow vehicle, motorized trail bike or motorcycle to travel to a remote
work site may continue to wear that protective headwear while working at the work site if
(a) the work does not subject the worker to potential contact with exposed energized
electrical sources, and
(b) the work is done for a short period of time.
Fire fighters
237 Despite section 234, an employer may permit a fire fighter to wear protective headwear
that meets the requirements of the following standards considering the nature of the hazard:
(a) NFPA Standard 1971, Protective Ensemble for Structural Fire Fighting, 2007 Edition, or
(b) NFPA Standard 1977, Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting, 2005
Edition,
if the protective headwear was manufactured on or after July 1, 2009.
Bump hat
238 Despite section 234, an employer may permit a worker to wear a bump hat at the work
site if the danger of injury is limited to the worker’s head striking a stationary object.
239(2) A worker must wear industrial protective headwear if the foreseeable danger of
injury to the worker’s head persists immediately after completing the work process referred
to in subsection (1).
Skin protection
243 An employer must ensure that a worker’s skin is protected from a harmful substance
that may injure the skin on contact or may adversely affect a worker’s health if it is absorbed
through the skin.
Code of practice
245(1) If respiratory protective equipment is used at a work site, an employer must prepare
a code of practice governing the selection, maintenance and use of respiratory protective
equipment.
245(2) In the case of a health care worker who may be exposed to airborne biohazardous
material, an employer must ensure that the code of practice required under subsection (1)
includes training on at least an annual basis.
Approval of equipment
246 An employer must ensure that respiratory protective equipment required at a work site
is approved
(a) by NIOSH, or
(b) by another standards setting and equipment testing organization, or combination of
organizations, approved by a Director of Occupational Hygiene.
Selection of equipment
247 An employer must ensure that respiratory protective equipment used at a work site is
selected in accordance with CSA Standard Z94.4-02, Selection, Use and Care of Respirators.
249(2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to substances listed in Table 1 of CSA Standard
Z180.1-00 (R2005), Compressed Breathing Air and Systems.
(ii) the concentration of airborne contaminants exceeds or may exceed that specified
by the manufacturer for air purifying respiratory equipment, and
(b) the complete equipment required by section 251 is not provided.
Visual inspection
257(1) Before operating powered mobile equipment, the operator must complete a visual
inspection of the equipment and the surrounding area to ensure that the powered mobile
equipment is in safe operating condition and that no worker, including the operator, is
endangered when the equipment is started up.
257(2) While powered mobile equipment is in operation, the operator must complete a
visual inspection of the equipment and surrounding area at the intervals required by the
manufacturer’s specifications or, in the absence of manufacturer’s specifications, the
employer’s operating procedures.
257(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), if the powered mobile equipment is continuously
operated as part of an ongoing work operation, the operator may visually inspect the
equipment during the work shift or work period as required by the employer’s operating
procedures.
257(4) A person must not start powered mobile equipment if the visual inspection under
subsection (1) is not completed.
Dangerous movement
258(1) If the movement of a load or the cab, counterweight or any other part of powered
mobile equipment creates a danger to workers,
(a) an employer must not permit a worker to remain within range of the moving load or
part, and
(b) the operator must not move the load or the equipment if a worker is exposed to the
danger.
258(2) If the movement of a load or the cab, counterweight or any other part of powered
mobile equipment creates a danger to workers, a worker must not remain within range of the
moving load or part.
258(3) If a worker could be caught between a moving part of a unit of powered mobile
equipment and another object, an employer must
(a) restrict entry to the area by workers, or
(b) require workers to maintain a clearance distance of at least 600 millimetres between
the powered mobile equipment and the object.
Pedestrian traffic
259(1) An employer must ensure that, if reasonably practicable,
(a) walkways are designated that separate pedestrian traffic from areas where powered
mobile equipment is operating,
(b) workers use the designated walkways.
259(2) If it is not reasonably practicable to use designated walkways, an employer must
ensure that safe work procedures are used to protect workers who enter areas where
powered mobile equipment is operating.
Starting engines
262(1) Subject to subsection (3), an employer must ensure that a worker does not start the
power unit of powered mobile equipment if the drive mechanisms and clutches of the
equipment are engaged.
262(2) A worker must not start the power unit of powered mobile equipment if the drive
mechanisms and clutches of the equipment are engaged.
262(3) An employer must ensure that no worker, including the operator, can be injured due
to the movement of powered mobile equipment or any part of it, if
(a) its power unit can be started from a location other than the equipment’s control
platform or cab seat, or
(b) it is not reasonably practicable to disengage its drive mechanism or clutches.
Unattended equipment
263(1) A person must not leave the controls of powered mobile equipment unattended
unless the equipment is secured against unintentional movement by an effective method of
immobilizing the equipment.
263(2) A person must not leave the controls of powered mobile equipment unattended
unless a suspended or elevated part of the powered mobile equipment is either landed,
secured in a safe position, or both.
Lights
264(1) An employer must ensure that powered mobile equipment operated during hours of
darkness or when, due to insufficient light or unfavourable atmospheric conditions, workers
and vehicles are not clearly discernible at a distance of at least 150 metres, is equipped with
lights that illuminate
(a) a direction in which the equipment travels,
(b) the working area around the equipment, and
(c) the control panel of the equipment.
264(2) An employer must ensure that the lights on earthmoving construction machinery
installed on or after July 1, 2009 complies with SAE Standard J1029 (2007), Lighting and
Marking of Construction, Earthmoving Machinery.
Warning signal
267(1) An employer must ensure that, if a powered mobile equipment operator’s view of the
equipment’s path of travel is obstructed or cannot be seen directly or indirectly in a direction,
the powered mobile equipment has
(a) an automatic audible warning device that
(i) activates if the equipment controls are positioned to move the equipment in that
direction, and
Bulkheads
268 An employer must install a bulkhead or provide other effective means to protect the
operator of a vehicle transporting equipment or materials that may shift during an
emergency stop.
(b) SAE Information Report J2292 (2006), Combination Pelvic/Upper Torso (Type 2) Operator
Restraint Systems for Off-Road Work Machines.
271(2) Despite subsection (1), if the work process makes wearing the seat belts in the
powered mobile equipment impracticable, the employer may permit workers to wear
shoulder belts or use bars, screens or other restraining devices designed to prevent the
operator or a passenger from being thrown out of the rollover protective structure.
Worker transportation
275(1) An employer must ensure that no part of an operator’s or passenger’s body extends
beyond the side of a vehicle or powered mobile equipment while it is in operation.
275(2) An employer must ensure that equipment or material in a vehicle or unit of powered
mobile equipment is positioned or secured to prevent injury to the operator and passengers,
if any.
275(3) An employer must ensure that sufficient protection against inclement weather is
provided for workers travelling in a vehicle or unit of powered mobile equipment.
275(4) If a vehicle or unit of powered mobile equipment with an enclosed body is used to
transport workers, an employer must ensure that the equipment’s exhaust gases do not enter
the enclosed body.
Riding on loads
276 A person must not ride on top of a load that is being moved.
Hazardous loads
277(1) An employer must ensure that workers are not servicing or maintaining a vehicle
while flammable, combustible or explosive materials are
(a) being loaded into or unloaded from the vehicle, or
(b) in the vehicle, other than in the vehicle’s fuel tank or a portable fuel tank that is
approved to the appropriate ULC standard for that tank.
277(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), servicing and maintaining a vehicle does not
include checking or topping up fluid levels or air pressure.
277(3) A worker must not service or maintain a vehicle in contravention of subsection (1).
Tank trucks
278(1) The operator must ensure that a tank truck containing flammable, combustible or
explosive materials is bonded and grounded while
(a) its loading lines are connected or disconnected, and
(b) the contents of the tank truck are being transferred.
278(1.1) Despite subsection (1), on a farming or ranching operation, the operator is only
required to ensure that a conductive tank truck is bonded if the truck is being used to
transfer flammable, combustible or explosive materials directly to powered mobile
equipment.
278(1.2) For greater certainty, on a farming and ranching operation, the operator must
ensure that a conductive tank truck containing flammable, combustible or explosive
materials is bonded when used to transfer flammable, combustible or explosive materials to a
stationary storage container that is grounded.
278(2) Section 277 does not apply to a commercial tank truck designed to transport
flammable, combustible or explosive materials.
AR 87/2009 s278;152/2018
Refuelling
279(1) An employer must ensure that a worker does not
(a) smoke within 7.5 metres of a vehicle while it is being refuelled,
(b) refuel a vehicle when there is a source of ignition within 7.5 metres of that vehicle, or
(c) dispense flammable fuels into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle or watercraft while its
engine is running.
279(2) A person must not
(a) smoke within 7.5 metres of a vehicle while it is being refuelled,
(b) refuel a vehicle when there is a source of ignition within 7.5 metres of that vehicle, or
(c) dispense flammable fuels into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle or watercraft while its
engine is running.
279(3) An employer must ensure that a worker dispensing flammable fuel
(a) takes precautions to prevent the fuel from overflowing or spilling,
(b) does not knowingly overfill the fuel system, and
(c) does not use an object or device that is not an integral part of the hose nozzle valve
assembly to maintain the flow of fuel.
279(4) Subsections (1)(c) and (2)(c) do not apply to the fuelling system of the motor vehicle
or watercraft if its manufacturer or a professional engineer certifies
(a) it is safe to refuel while the engine is running, and
(b) the safe work practices to be used during the refuelling.
Operator’s manual
281 An employer must ensure that the operator’s manual for an all-terrain vehicle or snow
vehicle is kept in a secure place with the vehicle or at another location readily accessible to
the operator.
Forklift Trucks
Load chart
283 An employer must ensure that a forklift truck has a durable and legible load rating
chart that is readily available to the operator.
Seat belt
284 If a forklift truck is equipped with a seat belt by the original equipment manufacturer
or a seat belt is added to the equipment at some later date, an employer must ensure that the
seat belt is present and in useable condition.
Pile hoisting
286(1) The operator of pile driving equipment must ensure that pilings are not hoisted in the
leads if workers who are not directly involved in the pile hoisting are on the superstructure
or within range of a falling pile.
286(2) A worker must not
(a) remain or ride on a load or part of a load being moved, raised or lowered by pile
driving equipment, or
(b) be on the superstructure of pile driving equipment or within range of a falling pile if
the worker is not directly involved in the pile hoisting.
Timber piles
289 The employer must ensure that
(a) workers in the area of a timber pile being struck by a pile driver are protected from
any danger that may result from the pile shattering, and
(b) before piles are placed in position for driving, pile heads are cut square and timber
piles are free of debris, bark and splintered wood.
engineer in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications at 12-month intervals from the
date of the concrete pump truck’s most recent certification.
290.2(2) An employer must ensure that the operator of a concrete pump truck visually
inspects all load bearing components and safety and control devices of the concrete pump
truck before each use.
290.2(3) Before using a concrete pump truck at a work site, an employer must ensure that
the outriggers of the equipment are extended in accordance with the manufacturer’s
specifications.
290.2(4) While a concrete pump truck is in use at a work site, an employer must ensure that
no worker or other person is positioned under a distribution boom or mast connected to the
concrete pump truck.
290.2(5) An employer must ensure that a concrete pump truck is not moved when its
distribution boom or mast is partially or full extended, unless the truck is designed to be
moved with its distribution boom or mast partially or fully extended.
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Section 292 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Part 21 Rigging
Breaking strength
292(1) An employer must ensure that rigging is not subjected to a load of more than
(a) 10 percent of the breaking strength of the weakest part of the rigging, if a worker is
being raised or lowered,
(b) subject to section 292.1, 20 percent of the ultimate breaking strength of the weakest
part of the rigging in all other situations unless the manufacturer has fatigue rated the
rigging in accordance with CEN Standard EN 1677-1: 2000, Components for slings –
Part 1: Forged steel components grade 8, and
(c) subject to section 292.1, if the rigging is fatigue rated in accordance with CEN
Standard EN 1677-1: 2000 and a worker is not being raised or lowered, the maximum
load must not exceed 25 percent of the ultimate breaking strength.
292(2) Despite subsection (1), an employer may use a dedicated rigging assembly designed
and certified for a particular lift or project by a professional engineer, but the dedicated
rigging assembly must be re-rated to comply with subsection (1) before it is used for another
lift or project.
Safety factors
292.1(1) Subject to section 292, an employer must ensure that rigging components are rated
relative to their ultimate breaking strength in accordance with the following safety factors:
(a) running lines 3.5 to 1;
(b) non-rotating hoist lines 5 to 1;
(c) tugger lines/blocks for pulling 3 to 1;
(d) pendant lines/guy lines 3 to 1; and
(e) winch lines 2 to 1.
292.1(2) An employer must ensure that rigging components or hoisting lines that are used in
any towing operation are not used for any hoisting operation.
Load ratings
293(1) An employer must ensure that the maximum load rating of the rigging, as
determined by the rigging manufacturer or a professional engineer, is legibly and
conspicuously marked on the rigging.
293(2) Despite subsection (1), if it is not practicable to mark the rigging, the employer must
ensure the maximum load rating of the rigging is available to the workers at the work site.
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Section 294 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Inspection
294 An employer must ensure that rigging to be used during a work shift is inspected
thoroughly prior to each period of continuous use during the shift to ensure that the rigging
is functional and safe.
Prohibition
295 A worker must not use rigging that does not comply with this Part.
Rigging protection
296 An employer must ensure that sharp edges on loads to be hoisted are guarded to
prevent damage to the slings or straps of the rigging.
Standards
297(1) An employer must ensure that wire rope, alloy steel chain, synthetic fibre rope, metal
mesh slings and synthetic fibre slings manufactured on or after July 1, 2009 meet the
requirements of ASME Standard B30.9-2006, Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks,
Hoists, Hooks, Jacks and Slings.
297(2) An employer must ensure that below-the-hook lifting devices, other than slings, meet
the requirements of ASME Standard B30.20-2006, Below the Hook Lifting Devices.
297(3) Despite subsection (2), an employer may use a capacity data sheet to label a spreader
bar with its rated capacity.
297(4) Where a capacity data sheet is used in accordance with subsection (3), an employer
must ensure that the data sheet and corresponding spreader bar are identified by a unique
numbering system.
Slings
298(1) An employer must ensure that synthetic fibre slings are permanently and legibly
marked or appropriately tagged with the following:
(a) the manufacturer’s name or trade mark;
(b) the manufacturer’s code or stock number;
(c) the safe working load for the types of hitches permitted; and
(d) where appropriate, the type and material of construction.
298(2) An employer must ensure that slings at a worksite are not subjected to pull tests
beyond 100 percent of their rated load capacity.
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Section 299 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Cable clips
300(1) An employer must ensure that U-bolt type clips used for fastening wire rope are
installed
(a) so that the U-bolt section of the clip bears on the short or “dead” side of the rope,
(b) so that the saddle of a clip bears on the long or “live” side of the rope, and
(c) using the number and with the spacing that complies with the specifications in
Schedule 5.
300(2) An employer must ensure that cable clips used for fastening wire rope are installed,
and torqued to the manufacturer’s specifications or, in the absence of manufacturer’s
specifications, to the values specified in Schedule 5.
300(3) An employer must ensure that double-saddle clips (fist clips) used for fastening wire
rope are installed using the number and the spacing and torque that complies with the
specifications in Schedule 5.
300(4) An employer must ensure that double base clips used for fastening wire rope are
installed with a spacing that is not less than 6 times the diameter of the rope.
Ferrules
301(1) If a ferrule is used to form an eye loop in a wire rope and
(a) the ends of the splice are visible beneath the ferrule, or
(b) the ferrule is identified as covering a “Flemish eye” splice,
the employer must ensure that the ferrule is commercially manufactured of steel and
properly swaged onto the splice.
301(2) Despite subsection (1), if an aluminum alloy ferrule must be used, an employer must
ensure that the ferrule is
(a) commercially manufactured,
(b) identified as being made of aluminum alloy, and
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Section 302 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Matching components
302(1) An employer must ensure that the wire ropes, sheaves, spools and drums used in
rigging have a diameter of not less than the diameter specified by the manufacturer for use in
that circumstance.
302(2) An employer must ensure that the rope used in rigging is of the correct size for the
sheave, spool or drum over which the rope passes.
302(3) An employer must ensure that the grooving of wire rope sheaves is of the correct size
for the wire rope used.
302(4) An employer must ensure that end fittings and connectors used on a wire rope
conform to the manufacturer’s specifications as to number, size and method of installation.
302(5) An employer must ensure that rigging blocks are constructed and installed so that the
ropes cannot jump off the sheaves.
Safety latches
303(1) An employer must ensure that a hook has a safety latch, mousing or shackle if the
hook could cause injury if it is dislodged while in use.
303(2) Despite subsection (1), if a competent worker disconnecting the hook would be in
danger if the hook has a safety latch, mousing or shackle, the employer may use another type
of hook.
303(3) Despite subsection (1), an employer may use a sorting hook for hoisting a skeleton
steel structure or for performing similar operations if a sorting hook is safer to use than a
hook with a safety latch, mousing or shackle.
303(4) During a hoisting operation in a caisson, an employer
(a) must not use a spring-loaded safety latch hook, and
(b) must use a shackle assembly consisting of a pin fully shouldered into the eyes of the
shackle and secured by a nut that is prevented from rotating by a cotter pin.
Rejection Criteria
Synthetic fibre slings
305(1) An employer must ensure that a synthetic fibre web sling is permanently removed
from service if it is damaged or worn as follows:
(a) the length of the edge cut exceeds the web thickness;
(b) the depth of an abrasion is more than 15 percent of the webbing thickness, taken as a
proportion of all plies;
(c) the total depth of the abrasion on both sides of the webbing is more than 15 percent of
the webbing thickness, taken as a proportion of all plies;
(d) the depth of the warp thread damage is up to 50 percent of the webbing thickness
and the damage
(i) is within 25 percent of the sling width of the edge, or
(ii) covers 25 percent of the sling width,
(e) the warp thread damage is as deep as the sling is thick
(i) in an area that is within 25 percent of the sling width of the edge, or
(ii) over an area that is more than 12.5 percent of the width of the sling;
(f) weft thread damage allows warp threads to separate over an area that is wider than
25 percent of the sling width and longer than twice the sling width.
305(2) An employer must ensure that a synthetic fibre web sling is permanently removed
from service if
(a) part of the sling is melted, charred or damaged by chemicals,
(b) stitches in load bearing splices are broken or worn, or
(c) end fittings are excessively pitted or corroded, cracked, distorted or broken.
305(3) An employer must ensure that a synthetic fibre web sling is permanently removed
from service if it is damaged in such a way that the total effect of the damage on the sling is
approximately the same as the effect of any one of the types of damage referred to in
subsections (1) or (2).
305(4) An employer must ensure that a synthetic fibre web sling that is permanently
removed from service under this section is physically altered to prevent its further use as a
sling.
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Section 306 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Wire rope
306(1) An employer must ensure that wire rope is permanently removed from service if
(a) wear or corrosion affects individual wires over more than one third of the original
diameter of the rope,
(b) there is evidence that the rope structure is distorted because of bulging, kinking,
bird-caging or any other form of damage,
(c) there is evidence of heat or arc damage, or
(d) the normal rope diameter is reduced, from any cause, by more than
(i) 0.4 millimetres if the normal rope diameter is 8 millimetres or less,
(ii) 1 millimetre if the normal rope diameter is more than 8 millimetres and less than
20 millimetres,
(iii) 2 millimetres if the normal rope diameter is 20 millimetres or more and less than
30 millimetres, and
(iv) 3 millimetres if the normal rope diameter is 30 millimetres or more.
306(2) An employer must ensure that a running wire rope is permanently removed from
service
(a) if six or more randomly distributed wires are broken in one rope lay, or
(b) if three or more wires are broken in one strand in one rope lay.
306(3) An employer must ensure that a stationary wire rope such as a guy line is
permanently removed from service
(a) if three or more wires are broken in one rope lay in sections between end connections,
or
(b) if more than one wire is broken within one rope lay of an end connection.
306(4) An employer must ensure that wire rope that does not rotate because of its
construction is permanently removed from service
(a) if there is evidence of the damage referred to in subsection (1),
(b) if two randomly distributed wires are broken in six rope diameters, or
(c) if four randomly distributed wires are broken in 30 rope diameters.
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Section 308 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Damaged hooks
309 An employer must ensure that a worn, damaged or deformed hook is permanently
removed from service if the wear or damage exceeds the specifications allowed by the
manufacturer.
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Part 22
Section 310 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Part 22 Safeguards
Safeguards
310(1) Repealed
310(2) An employer must provide safeguards if a worker may accidentally, or through the
work process, come into contact with
(a) moving parts of machinery or equipment,
(b) points of machinery or equipment at which material is cut, shaped or bored,
(c) surfaces with temperatures that may cause skin to freeze, burn or blister,
(d) energized electrical cables,
(e) debris, material or objects thrown from machinery or equipment,
(f) material being fed into or removed from process machinery or equipment,
(g) machinery or equipment that may be hazardous due to its operation, or
(h) any other hazard.
310(2.1) Repealed
310(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to machinery that already has a safeguard that
(a) automatically stops the machinery if a worker comes into contact with a moving part
or a point at which material is cut, shaped or bored,
(b) prevents a worker from coming into contact with a hazard referred to in subsection
(2), or
(c) eliminates the hazards referred to in subsection (2) before a worker can be injured.
310(4) If an employer determines that an effective safeguard cannot be provided in the
circumstances, the employer must ensure that an alternative mechanism or system or a
change in work procedure is put into place to protect workers from being exposed to hazards
that exist if there is no safeguard.
310(5) An alternative mechanism or system or a change in work procedure put into place
under subsection (4) must offer protection to workers that is equal to or greater than the
protection from a safeguard referred to in subsection (3).
310(6) An employer must place warning signs on machinery that starts automatically
(a) on a clearly visible location at a point of access to the machinery, and
(b) that give clear instructions to workers on the nature of the hazard.
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Section 311 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
No safeguards
312(1) Despite other sections in this Part, an employer may allow the machinery to be
operated without the safeguards if
(a) safeguards are normally required by this Code for machinery, and
(b) the machinery cannot accommodate or operate with these safeguards.
312(2) If machinery in subsection (1) is operated without safeguards, the employer must
ensure workers operating or in the vicinity of the machine wear personal protective
equipment that
(a) is appropriate to the hazard, and
(b) offers protection equal to or greater than that offered by the safeguards.
Building shafts
313(1) An employer must ensure that if a work platform is necessary to ensure the safety of
workers in a building shaft, there is
(a) a main work platform that is completely decked and designed to support any
anticipated load, and
(b) a second platform not more than 4 metres below the main work platform.
313(2) An employer must ensure that if there is no work platform at a doorway or opening
to a building shaft
(a) the doorway or opening is enclosed,
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Section 314 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Covering openings
314(1) An employer must ensure that an opening or hole through which a worker can fall is
protected by
(a) a securely attached cover designed to support an anticipated load, or
(b) guardrails and toe boards.
314(2) If a person removes a cover, guardrail or toe board, or any part thereof, protecting an
opening or hole for any reason, an employer must ensure a temporary cover or other means
of protection replaces it immediately.
314(3) If a temporary cover is used to protect an opening or hole, an employer must ensure a
warning sign or marking clearly indicating the nature of the hazard
(a) is posted near or fixed on the cover, and
(b) is not removed unless another effective means of protection is immediately provided.
Guardrails
315(1) An employer must ensure that a guardrail required by this Code
(a) has a horizontal top member installed between 920 millimetres and 1070 millimetres
above the base of the guardrail,
(b) has a horizontal, intermediate member spaced mid-way between the top member and
the base,
(c) has vertical members at both ends of the horizontal members with intermediate
vertical supports that are not more than 3 metres apart at their centres, and
(d) is constructed of lumber that is 38 millimetres by 89 millimetres or of material with
properties the same as or better than those of lumber.
315(2) Despite subsection (1), a temporary guardrail does not require a horizontal
intermediate member if it has a substantial barrier positioned within the space bounded by
the horizontal top member, toe board and vertical members, that prevents a worker from
falling through the space.
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Section 316 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
315(3) An employer must ensure that a guardrail is secured so that it cannot move in any
direction if it is struck or if any point on it comes into contact with a worker, materials or
equipment.
Machine failure
317 If a worker may be injured if a machine fails, an employer must install safeguards on
the machine strong enough to contain or deflect flying particles of material, broken parts of
machinery and a shock wave.
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Section 319 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
318(6) An employer must ensure that a safeguard around the surface opening of an
underground shaft serving a tunnel
(a) is made of wire mesh or an enclosure material that is equally or more effective at
containing equipment and materials, and
(b) is not less than 1 metre high from the surface.
318(7) An employer must ensure that a safeguard is installed on all sides of
(a) the cage of a building shaft hoist or a tower hoist, or
(b) a hoist cage in an underground shaft serving a tunnel.
318(8) An employer must ensure that a safeguard used on a cage under subsection (7) is
made of
(a) wire mesh, or
(b) an enclosure material that is equally or more effective at containing equipment and
materials and at protecting workers from hazards associated with the movement of a
cage in a shaft.
Safety nets
320(1) An employer must ensure that a safety net
(a) meets the requirements of ANSI Standard A10.11-1989 (R1998), Construction and
Demolition Operations – Personnel and Debris Nets,
(b) has safety hooks or shackles of drawn, rolled or forged steel with an ultimate tensile
strength of not less than 22.2 kilonewtons,
(c) has joints between net panels capable of developing the full strength of the web,
(d) extends not less than 2.4 metres beyond the work area,
(e) extends not more than 6 metres below the work area, and
(f) is installed and maintained so that the maximum deflection under impact load does
not allow any part of the net to touch another surface.
320(2) An employer must ensure that the supporting structure to which a personnel safety
net is attached is certified by a professional engineer as being capable of withstanding any
load the net is likely to impose on the structure.
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Section 321 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
320(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to properly maintained rescue nets used by fire fighters
and other emergency services personnel.
Toe boards
321(1) An employer must ensure that
(a) a toe board required by this Code is not less than 140 millimetres in height above the
surface of the work area, and
(b) the space between the bottom of the toe board and the surface of the work area is not
more than 6 millimetres high.
321(2) An employer must ensure that toe boards are installed at the outer edge above the
work area if a worker may be under a permanent floor, platform, mezzanine, walkway,
ramp, runway or other permanent surface where
(a) guardrails are installed, or
(b) materials can fall more than 1.8 metres.
321(3) An employer must ensure that toe boards are installed at the outer edge above the
work area of temporary scaffolding or a temporary work platform if materials can fall more
than 3.5 metres.
321(4) An employer must ensure that toe boards are installed around the top of a pit
containing a machine with exposed rotating parts if workers may be working in the pit.
321(5) Subsection (1) does not apply to
(a) the entrance of a loading or unloading area if the employer takes other precautions to
ensure that materials do not fall from the permanent surface, or
(b) the entrance to a ladder.
Wire mesh
322 An employer must ensure that wire mesh used in a safeguard required by this Code is
(a) fabricated of wire at least 1.6 millimetres in diameter, and
(b) spaced to reject a ball 40 millimetres in diameter.
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Design
324(1) An employer must ensure that a single pole or double pole scaffold is
(a) supported against lateral movement by adequate bracing,
(b) anchored by one tie-in for each 4.6 metre vertical interval and one tie-in for each 6.4
metre horizontal interval,
(c) anchored by one tie-in for each 3 metre vertical interval and one tie-in for each 3
metre horizontal interval if the scaffold is hoarded, and
(d) set plumb on a base plate, jackscrew or other load dispersing device on a stable
surface.
324(2) An employer must ensure that ropes or wire ropes used in scaffolding are
(a) protected against fraying or other damage, and
(b) made of heat or chemical resistant material if there is a possibility of exposure to heat
or chemicals.
324(3) An employer must ensure that wooden scaffolds are constructed of unpainted
dressed lumber.
324(4) Despite subsection (1)(c), an employer must ensure that hoarded masonry
walk-through scaffold frames are
(a) anchored by not less than one tie-in for each 9 square metres of hoarding surface area,
and
(b) have vertical tie-ins spaced at least 2 metres apart but not more than 3 metres apart.
324(5) If scaffolding or a temporary work platform can be damaged by powered mobile
equipment or a vehicle contacting it, an employer must take reasonable measures to protect
the scaffolding or temporary work platform from being contacted.
AR 87/2009 s324;56/2018
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Load
325(1) An employer must ensure that a scaffold is designed and constructed to support at
least 4 times the load that may be imposed on it.
325(2) An employer must ensure that the load to which a scaffold is subjected never exceeds
the equivalent of one-quarter of the load for which it is designed.
325(3) An employer must ensure that a scaffold used to carry the equivalent of an evenly
distributed load of more than 367 kilograms per square metre is
(a) designed and certified by a professional engineer, and
(b) constructed, maintained and used in accordance with the certified specifications.
325(4) Subsection (3) applies to a type of scaffold that is not otherwise specifically referred to
in this Code.
325(5) An employer must ensure that all workers on a scaffold are informed of the
maximum load that the scaffold is permitted to carry.
Tagging requirements
326(1) An employer must ensure that a scaffold is colour coded using tags at each point of
entry indicating its status and condition as follows:
(a) a green tag with “Safe for Use”, or similar wording, to indicate it is safe for use;
(b) a yellow tag with “Caution: Potential or Unusual Hazard”, or similar wording, to
indicate the presence of a potential or unusual hazard;
(c) a red tag with “Unsafe for Use”, or similar wording, to indicate it is not safe to use.
326(2) An employer must ensure that a bracket scaffold, double-pole scaffold, needle-beam
scaffold, outrigger scaffold, single-pole scaffold, suspended scaffold or swingstage scaffold
erected but not immediately put into service, or not used for more than 21 consecutive
calendar days, has a red tag at each point of entry until it is inspected and tagged by a
competent worker for use.
326(3) An employer must ensure that a bracket scaffold, double-pole scaffold, needle-beam
scaffold, outrigger scaffold, single-pole scaffold, suspended scaffold or swingstage scaffold is
inspected and tagged by a competent worker before it is used for the first time and at
intervals of not more than 21 calendar days while workers work from the scaffold or
materials are stored on it.
326(4) A tag attached to a scaffold under this section expires 21 calendar days after the date
of the inspection it records.
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(f) is equipped with a ladder cage that begins within 2.4 metres of the ground or
working level if the ladder is more than 6.1 metres in height.
327(4) The employer must ensure that the ladder cage required by subsection (3)(f) is
(a) circular with an inside diameter that measures no more than 760 millimetres, or
(b) square with inside dimensions that measure no more than 760 millimetres by
760 millimetres.
327(5) Despite subsections (3)(e) and (3)(f), the ladder may have a maximum unbroken
length of more than 9.1 metres and does not require a ladder cage if a fall protection system
complying with Part 9 is used.
Scaffold planks
329(1) An employer must ensure that a commercially manufactured scaffold plank is used,
stored, inspected and maintained according to the manufacturer’s specifications.
329(2) An employer must ensure that a solid sawn lumber scaffold plank is
(a) graded as scaffold grade or better, and
(b) sized 51 millimetres by 254 millimetres.
329(3) An employer must ensure that a solid sawn lumber scaffold plank
(a) is used, stored, inspected and maintained according to the manufacturer’s
specifications, or
(b) if there are no manufacturer’s specifications, is made of at least number one grade
lumber that is 51 millimetres by 254 millimetres with a wane limited to 20 percent of
the width of the wide face of the plank and the warp limited to ensure a flat surface.
329(4) An employer must ensure that a scaffold plank
(a) is visually inspected by a competent worker before it is installed in a scaffold,
(b) is subjected to and passes a load test before it is installed in a scaffold if a visual
inspection reveals damage that could affect its strength or function,
(c) extends not less than 150 millimetres and not more than 300 millimetres beyond a
ledger, and
(d) is secured to prevent movement in any direction that may create a danger to a
worker.
329(5) Despite subsection (4)(c), an employer must ensure that an overlapping scaffold
plank extends not less than 300 millimetres beyond a ledger.
Scaffold platform
330(1) An employer must ensure that the platform of a scaffold
(a) is a minimum width of 500 millimetres, except that a nominal 300 millimetre wide
platform may be used with ladderjacks, pump jacks or similar systems,
(b) does not have an open space between the platform and a structure that is greater than
250 millimetres in width,
(c) if not level, is designed to ensure adequate footing for workers using the platform,
and
(d) is continuous around obstructions that would create openings into or through which
a worker might step or fall through.
330(2) Repealed
Metal scaffolding
331 An employer must ensure that
(a) metal scaffolding is erected, used, inspected, maintained and dismantled in
accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications or specifications certified by a
professional engineer, and
(b) the structural parts of metal scaffolding are securely fastened together as required by
the manufacturer.
Bracket scaffolds
332(1) An employer must ensure that a bracket scaffold
(a) is constructed, installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s
specifications or specifications certified by a professional engineer,
(b) is securely attached to the support wall in a manner that prevents the bracket from
dislodging, and
(c) is used only as a light duty scaffold.
332(2) An employer must ensure that the brackets on a bracket scaffold are spaced at
intervals of not more than 3 metres.
Double-pole scaffolds
333(1) An employer must ensure that uprights and ledgers
(a) of light duty double-pole scaffolds are spaced not more than 3 metres apart, and
(b) of heavy duty double-pole scaffolds are spaced not more than 2.3 metres apart.
333(2) An employer must ensure that the dimensions of parts of wooden double-pole
scaffolds are not less than those specified in Schedule 6, Tables 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Half-horse scaffolds
335(1) An employer must ensure that
(a) a half-horse scaffold is used only as a light duty scaffold,
(b) half-horse scaffold ledgers are not more than 3 metres apart, and
(c) half-horse scaffold legs are not spliced or more than 5 metres high.
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335(2) An employer must ensure that the parts of a half-horse scaffold are not less than the
lumber sizes specified in Schedule 6, Tables 5 or 6.
335(3) If a part of a half-horse scaffold is not made of lumber, an employer must ensure that
the part is made of a material that has properties equal to or greater than those of lumber.
Ladderjack scaffolds
336(1) An employer must ensure that ladders used for ladderjack scaffolds are
(a) erected in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications, or
(b) if there are no manufacturer’s specifications, are not more than 3 metres apart.
336(2) An employer must ensure that brackets in a ladderjack scaffold are designed to
(a) be supported by the side rails of the ladder, or
(b) have at least 90 millimetres of width resting on the ladder rung.
336(3) An employer must ensure that a ladderjack scaffold is not more than 5 metres high.
336(4) An employer must ensure that there are not more than two workers at a time on a
ladderjack scaffold.
336(5) Despite sections 329 and 330, an employer may use a single commercially
manufactured extendable painter’s plank or a commercially manufactured aluminum or
laminated plank on a ladderjack scaffold.
Needle-beam scaffolds
337(1) An employer must ensure that beams supporting a needle-beam scaffold
(a) are constructed of lumber, or a material that has properties equal to or greater than
those of lumber,
(b) are not less than 89 millimetres by 140 millimetres, and
(c) are placed on their edge.
337(2) An employer must ensure that planks forming the working platform of a
needle-beam scaffold are pinned to prevent shifting.
337(3) An employer must ensure that ropes supporting a needle-beam scaffold have
(a) a breaking strength of at least 39 kilonewtons, and
(b) a diameter of not less than 16 millimetres.
337(4) An employer must ensure that beam ends of a needle-beam scaffold are provided
with stops to prevent the ropes from slipping off the beam.
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Outrigger scaffolds
338(1) This section applies to outrigger scaffolds, including suspended outrigger scaffolds.
338(2) If a reference in this section is made to lumber, a material that has properties equal to
or greater than those of lumber may be used in its place.
338(3) An employer must ensure that
(a) thrustouts are constructed of lumber that is 89 millimetres by 140 millimetres and
placed on their edge,
(b) thrustouts do not extend more than 2 metres beyond the edge of the bearing surface,
(c) thrustouts are securely braced at the fulcrum point against movement or upset,
(d) the inboard ends of thrustouts are securely anchored against horizontal or vertical
movement or upset,
(e) the inboard portion from the fulcrum point to the point of anchorage is not less than
1.5 times the length of the outboard portion,
(f) the maximum distance between thrustouts is 2.3 metres,
(g) if a working platform is suspended or thrust out, the platform is
(i) supported by vertical lumber hangers that are 38 millimetres by 140 millimetres
or larger and not more than 3 metres long secured to the side of each thrustout
and extending at least 300 millimetres above the top of each thrustout, and
(ii) secured to a block that rests on the top edge of each thrustout as an additional
support,
(h) a suspended platform is supported by lumber beams that are 38 millimetres by 140
millimetres and that are
(i) secured to the vertical hangers at least 300 millimetres above the bottom of the
hangers, and
(ii) resting on blocks that are secured to the side of the hangers below each beam as
an additional support,
(i) working platforms are completely planked between the hangers, and
(j) a suspended platform is braced to prevent swaying.
338(4) An employer must ensure that
(a) counterweights are not used,
(b) stops to prevent lateral movement of the hangers are fixed to
(i) the thrustout and block referred to in subsection 3(g)(ii),
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(ii) the ledgers and the blocks referred to in subsection (3)(h), and
(c) materials are not stored on outrigger scaffolds.
Roofing brackets
339 An employer must ensure that a roofing bracket is
(a) constructed to support the loads that may be put on it,
(b) provided with effective non-slip devices, and
(c) secured to the roof with nails.
Single-pole scaffolds
340 An employer must ensure that
(a) a wooden single-pole scaffold is used only as a light duty scaffold and is not more
than 9 metres in height,
(b) the uprights on a wooden single-pole scaffold are spaced not more than 3 metres
apart, and
(c) the dimensions and/or strength of members of single-pole scaffolds are not less than
those specified in Schedule 6, Tables 7 and 8.
Suspended scaffolds
341(1) This section applies to suspended scaffolds other than suspended outrigger scaffolds
or suspended swingstage scaffolds.
341(2) An employer must ensure that
(a) a commercially manufactured suspended scaffold is erected, used, operated and
maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications or specifications
certified by a professional engineer, and
(b) a suspended scaffold that is not commercially manufactured is designed and certified
by a professional engineer.
341(3) An employer must ensure that
(a) the upper end of the suspension rope terminates in a spliced loop in which a steel
thimble or eye is securely inserted,
(b) the suspension rope is secured to a thrustout by a bolt passing through the shackle,
the steel thimble or the eye and the bolt is drawn up tightly to the end plate of the
shackle by a securing nut,
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(c) the planks of the platform are laid tightly together and overlap the supporting
ledgers at each end of the scaffold by at least 300 millimetres, and
(d) working platforms are not less than 1 metre wide.
341(4) An employer must ensure that all parts of a suspended scaffold are inspected daily.
341(5) An employer must ensure that
(a) thrustouts are securely anchored to the building,
(b) counterweights are not used for anchoring a thrustout, and
(c) a stop bolt is placed at the outer end of each thrustout.
341(6) An employer must ensure that the working parts of a hoisting mechanism are left
exposed so that
(a) defective parts of the mechanism can be easily detected, and
(b) an irregularity in the operation of the mechanism can be easily detected.
341(7) An employer must ensure that a suspended scaffold platform has an enclosure that
(a) is on the three sides of the platform that are not adjacent to the building,
(b) is made of wire mesh that complies with section 322 or another material that is at
least as effective at containing materials or equipment, and
(c) extends not less than 1 metre above the platform.
Swingstage scaffolds
342(1) An employer must ensure that
(a) a commercially manufactured swingstage scaffold is erected, used, operated and
maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications or specifications
certified by a professional engineer,
(b) a swingstage scaffold that is not commercially manufactured is designed and certified
by a professional engineer, and
(c) operating procedures are developed for a swingstage scaffold referred to in clause
(b).
342(2) If it is necessary for the safe operation of a swingstage scaffold with a platform, an
employer must ensure that the platform is designed to prevent the swingstage scaffold from
swinging or swaying away from the building or structure.
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(a) the hoisting mechanism is securely locked in a positive drive position, and
(b) the scaffold has a secondary anti-fall device that connects the scaffold to the
suspension rope at a point above the hoisting mechanism.
344(3) An employer must ensure that a powered swingstage scaffold has a manually
operated secondary mechanism or an escape device, other than the vertical lifeline used for
fall protection, if workers cannot reach a safe exit when there is a mechanical failure or
power failure.
344(4) An employer must ensure that a worker on the stage of a swingstage scaffold can use
the manually operated secondary mechanism or escape device referred to in subsection (3) to
move the scaffold to a point at which the worker can exit safely.
344(5) An employer must ensure that a suspension rope is long enough to reach the next
working surface below the scaffold.
344(6) An employer must ensure that the end of a suspension rope is doubled back and held
securely by a cable clamp so that the hoisting machine cannot run off the end of the rope.
344(7) An employer must ensure that two or more swingstage scaffolds are not linked
together by bridging the distance between them.
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345(4) An employer must ensure that if a worker may fall 3 metres or more while working
from a suspended swingstage scaffold, the worker’s personal fall arrest system is connected
to a vertical lifeline.
345(5) Despite subsection (4), an employer may allow a worker using a swingstage scaffold
to connect a personal fall arrest system to a horizontal lifeline or anchorage on the
swingstage scaffold if the failure of one suspension line will not substantially alter the
position of the swingstage scaffold.
Standards
347(1) An employer must ensure that a self-propelled work platform manufactured on or
after July 1, 2009 with a boom-supported elevating platform that telescopes, articulates,
rotates or extends beyond the base dimensions of the platform meets the requirements of
(a) CSA Standard CAN/CSA-B354.4-02, Self-Propelled Boom-Supported Elevating Work
Platforms, or
(b) ANSI Standard ANSI/SIA A92.5-2006, Boom-Supported Elevating Work Platforms.
347(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a work platform mounted on a motor vehicle.
347(3) An employer must ensure that a self-propelled integral chassis elevating work
platform manufactured on or after July 1, 2009 with a platform that cannot be positioned
laterally completely beyond the base and with its primary functions controlled from the
platform meets the requirements of
(a) CSA Standard CAN/CSA-B354.2-01 (R2006), Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms, or
(b) ANSI Standard ANSI/SIA A92.6-2006, Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms.
347(4) An employer must ensure that a manually propelled, integral chassis elevating work
platform manufactured on or after July 1, 2009 with a platform that cannot be positioned
laterally completely beyond the base, that may be adjusted manually or using power and
that must not be occupied when moved horizontally meets the requirements of
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equipment, so that the cage or platform cannot accidentally move laterally or vertically and
so that the powered mobile equipment cannot tip.
349(2) An employer must ensure that a work platform mounted on the forks of powered
mobile equipment and intended to support a worker
(a) is commercially manufactured or, if not commercially manufactured, is designed and
certified by a professional engineer,
(b) has guardrails and toe boards, and
(c) has a screen or similar barrier that prevents a worker from touching any drive
mechanism.
349(3) An employer must ensure that the operator of the powered mobile equipment
remains at the controls while a worker is on the elevated fork-mounted work platform.
349(4) A person must not be on a fork-mounted work platform while the powered mobile
equipment to which the platform is attached is moving horizontally.
Boatswain’s chairs
351(1) An employer must ensure that
(a) a commercially manufactured boatswain’s chair is assembled, used and maintained
in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications or specifications certified by a
professional engineer, or
(b) a boatswain’s chair that is not commercially manufactured is designed and certified
by a professional engineer.
351(2) An employer must ensure that a boatswain’s chair provides stable support for the
user.
351(3) An employer must ensure that a rope used to suspend a boatswain’s chair is
(a) made of synthetic fibre with a breaking strength of at least 27 kilonewtons, and
(b) is compatible for use with the rigging hardware in the suspension system.
351(4) An employer must ensure that a wire rope used to suspend a boatswain’s chair is
(a) of a type recommended for suspending boatswain’s chairs by the rope manufacturer,
and
(b) is suitable for the hoist being used.
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353(4) The erection drawings and procedures referred to in subsection (3) must include
(a) a plan view, longitudinal section and cross section of the panel,
(b) the calculated position of the panel’s centre of gravity,
(c) step-by-step procedures for all phases of assembly, flying, use, dismantling, repair
and reuse of the panel,
(d) procedures for installing the panel on non-typical floors, and
(e) any supplementary specifications for using the panels that are prepared by the
manufacturer, a professional engineer or the employer.
353(5) An employer must ensure that no person is on a fly form deck panel while it is being
flown.
353(6) A person must not be on a fly form deck panel while it is being flown.
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Drinking fluids
355(1) An employer must ensure that an adequate supply of drinking fluids is available to
workers at a work site.
355(2) The drinking fluids available at a work site must include potable water.
355(3) Unless water is provided by a drinking fountain, the employer must ensure that an
adequate supply of single-use drinking cups is provided in a sanitary container located by
the water supply.
355(4) If there are outlets at a work site for both potable water and non-potable fluid, the
employer must ensure that the outlet for potable water has a prominent label that clearly
indicates drinking water.
Exception
356 Sections 357 to 361 do not apply to
(a) a food establishment or other work site for which there are specific regulations under
the Public Health Act, or
(b) a mobile or temporary work site at which work is being performed for a period of not
more than five working days if the employer has arranged for workers to use local
toilet facilities during that period.
Toilet facilities
357(1) Subject to subsection (2), an employer must ensure that a work site has the number of
toilets for each sex that are required by Schedule 7, in separate toilet facilities.
357(2) A work site may have only one toilet facility for the use of both sexes if
(a) the total number of workers at the work site is never more than 10, and
(b) the door to the toilet facility can be locked from the inside.
357(3) If three or more toilets are required for men, an employer may substitute not more
than two thirds of the toilets with urinals.
357(4) If two toilets are required for men, an employer may substitute one of them with a
urinal.
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357(5) An employer must ensure that a toilet facility is located so that it is readily accessible
to the workers who may use it.
357(6) A farming and ranching operation employer is exempt from subsections (1) to (5).
357(7) Despite subsection (6), a farming and ranching operation employer must provide
workers with
(a) sanitary and hygiene supplies, and
(b) access to a toilet if one is available at a work site.
AR 87/2009 s357;152/2018
Condition of facilities
361(1) An employer must ensure that a lunch room, change room, toilet, urinal, wash basin,
hand cleaning facility, circular wash fountain or shower at a work site is clean and sanitary,
and operational.
361(2) An employer must ensure that changing rooms, lunch rooms, toilet facilities and
rooms in which a wash basin or shower are located are not used as storage areas for
materials unless the storage facilities are properly constructed for those materials.
Moving workers
364 An employer must ensure that machinery or equipment used to move, raise or lower
workers is designed by the manufacturer or certified by a professional engineer as being
appropriate for that purpose.
(d) the machinery or equipment to which the bucket is attached remains stationary on
the ground.
AR 152/2018 s20
Starting machinery
365(1) An employer must ensure that an alarm system is installed if
(a) a machine operator does not have a clear view of the machine or parts of it from the
control panel or operator’s station, and
(b) moving machine parts may endanger workers.
365(2) The alarm system must effectively warn workers that the machine is about to start.
Operator responsibilities
367(1) Before starting machinery, an operator must ensure that starting the machinery will
not endanger the operator or another worker.
367(2) While operating machinery, an operator must ensure that its operation will not
endanger the operator or another worker.
Controls
368 An employer must ensure that an operational control on equipment
(a) is designed, located or protected to prevent unintentional activation, and
(b) if appropriate, is suitably identified to indicate the nature or function of the control.
Immobilizing machinery
369 A worker must not leave a machine, or a part of or extension to a machine, unattended
or in a suspended position unless the machine is immobilized and secured against accidental
movement.
Drive belts
370(1) A worker must not shift a drive belt on a machine manually while the machine or
motor is energized.
370(2) An employer must ensure that a permanent drive belt shifter
(a) is provided for all loose pulleys on a machine, and
(b) is constructed so that the drive belt cannot creep back onto the driving pulley.
Continuous-feed machinery
371 An employer must ensure that the drive mechanism of a powered, continuously-fed
feeder device permits the feeder mechanism to be stopped independently of the processing
mechanism.
Grinders
375(1) An employer must ensure that
(a) a grinder is operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications, and
subject to subsection (2), equipped with a grinder guard,
(b) the maximum safe operating speed of the grinder accessory in revolutions per minute
is equal to or greater than the maximum speed of the grinder shaft in revolutions per
minute, and
(c) if a hand-held grinder is used, the object being ground cannot move.
375(2) An employer must ensure that the guard of a hand-held grinder covers the area of the
grinder accessory contained within an arc of at least 120 degrees of the accessory’s
circumference.
375(3) An employer must ensure that if a tool rest is installed on a fixed grinder, the
manufacturer’s specifications are followed if they exist, or the tool rest is
(a) installed in a manner compatible with the work process,
(b) securely attached to the grinder,
(c) set at or within 3 millimetres of the face of the wheel, and
(d) set at or above the centre line of the wheel.
375(4) A worker must not
(a) grind material using the side of an abrasive wheel unless the wheel has been
designated for that purpose, or
(b) adjust a tool rest while a grinder accessory is in motion.
Chainsaws
376(1) An employer must ensure that a chain saw
(a) is operated, adjusted and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s
specifications, and
(b) is designed or equipped with a mechanism that minimizes the risk of injury from
kickback when the saw is in use.
376(2) A worker must not adjust the chain of a chain saw while the saw’s motor is idling.
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(b) of 16 millimetres for wheels more than 1.8 metres in diameter and up to and
including 2.75 metres in diameter, and
(c) of 17.5 millimetres for wheels more than 2.75 metres in diameter.
379(2) An employer must ensure that a band saw wheel that is more than 1.2 metres in
diameter is tested for cracks at least once every 12 calendar months by a competent worker.
379(3) An employer must ensure that a band saw wheel that has been exposed to excessive
heat is removed from service until the wheel manufacturer or a professional engineer
certifies it is safe for continued use.
Cut-off saws
381(1) An employer must ensure that a hand-operated cut-off saw, other than a radial arm
saw, is equipped with a device that returns the saw automatically to the back of the table
when the saw is released at any point in its travel.
381(2) An employer must ensure that a limit device is used to prevent a swing or sliding
cut-off saw from travelling past the outside edge of the cutting table.
Robots
384(1) An employer must ensure that the design, construction, installation, testing, start-up,
operation and maintenance of an industrial robot system comply with CSA Standard Z434-03
(R2008), Industrial Robots and Robot Systems – General Safety Requirements.
384(2) to 384(8) Repealed
Teaching a robot
385 If a worker is teaching a robot, an employer must ensure that
(a) only the worker teaching the robot is allowed to enter the restricted work envelope,
(b) the robot system is under the sole control of the worker teaching the robot,
(c) if the robot is under drive power, it operates at slow speed only or at a speed that is
deliberately selected and maintained by the worker teaching the robot,
(d) the robot cannot respond to a remote interlock or signal that would activate the robot,
and
(e) the worker is outside the restricted work envelope before the robot is returned to
automatic operation.
Design
387(1) An employer must ensure that a ventilation system is
(a) designed, installed and maintained in accordance with established engineering
principles, and
(b) maintained and operated according to the manufacturer’s specifications.
387(2) An employer must ensure that
(a) externally exhausted air from a ventilation system is, if reasonably practicable,
prevented from entering a work site,
(b) make up air of a volume that does not compromise the effectiveness of the ventilation
system and other ventilation systems is provided, and
(c) if it is a recirculating air system, the concentration of a contaminant controlled by the
ventilation system and discharged within the work site from the system, if reasonably
practicable, does not exceed 10 percent of the contaminant’s occupational exposure
limit.
Safety
388(1) An employer must ensure that provision is made to warn workers immediately if a
ventilation system fails, and to provide for their protection.
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(d) a statement that the employer will disclose only the minimum amount of personal
information under clause (c)(ii) that is necessary to inform workers of a specific or
general threat of violence or potential violence;
(e) a statement that the violence prevention policy is not intended to discourage a
worker from exercising the worker’s rights pursuant to any other law.
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Domestic violence
390.3 When an employer is aware that a worker is or is likely to be exposed to domestic
violence at a work site, the employer must take reasonable precautions to protect the worker
and any other persons at the work site likely to be affected.
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(b) the procedure to be followed by the employer when documenting, investigating and
preventing harassment;
(c) the procedure to be followed by the employer when informing the parties involved in
an incident of harassment of
(i) the results of an investigation of the incident, and
(ii) any corrective action to be taken to address the incident.
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Review of plans
390.7(1) An employer must review the violence prevention plan and the harassment
prevention plan, and revise the plans, if necessary.
390.7(2) The employer must carry out the review required by subsection (1) in consultation
with
(a) the joint work site health and safety committee or the health and safety
representative, if the employer is required to establish a committee or designate a
representative, or
(b) affected workers, if the employer is not required to establish a committee or designate
a representative.
390.7(3) With respect to the violence prevention plan, the review required by subsection (1)
must take place on the earliest of the following:
(a) when an incident of violence occurs;
(b) if the joint work site health and safety committee or the health and safety
representative, if applicable, recommends a review of the plan;
(c) every 3 years.
390.7(4) With respect to the harassment prevention plan, the review required by subsection
(1) must take place on the earliest of the following:
(a) when an incident of harassment occurs;
(b) if the joint work site health and safety committee or the health and safety
representative, if applicable, recommends a review of the plan;
(c) every 3 years.
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Training of workers
391 An employer must ensure that workers are trained in
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Treatment or referral
391.2 An employer must ensure that a worker reporting an injury or adverse symptom
resulting from an incident of violence or harassment is advised to consult a health
professional of the worker’s choice for treatment or referral.
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Entitlement to pay
392 When a worker is treated or referred by a physician under section 391.2 and if the
treatment sessions occur during regular work hours, the employer at the work site where the
incident occurred shall not make a deduction from the worker's pay or benefits for the time
during which a worker attends the session.
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(a) safe cash-handling procedures, including procedures that minimize the amount of
money readily accessible to a worker at the work site;
(b) where the work site is open to the public between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00
a.m.,
(i) a time lock safe at the work site that cannot be opened by a worker between, at
minimum, those hours;
(ii) limiting the quantities of high-value items, including cash and lottery tickets,
accessible at the work site between, at minimum, those hours;
(iii) storing remaining high-value items in the time lock safe referred to in subclause
(i) or securely elsewhere;
(c) maintaining good visibility into and out of the work site;
(d) limiting access by the public to the interior of any buildings at the work site;
(e) monitoring the work site by video surveillance;
(f) signs at the work site visible to the public indicating that
(i) where the work site is open to the public between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and
5:00 a.m.,
(A) the safe at the work site is a time lock safe that cannot be opened;
(B) the quantity of high-value items such as cash and lottery tickets at the work
site is limited;
(ii) the work site is monitored by video surveillance;
(g) each worker working alone is provided with a personal emergency transmitter that is
monitored by the employer or the employer’s designate.
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Precautions required
394(1) An employer must, for any worker working alone, provide an effective
communication system consisting of
(a) radio communication,
(b) landline or cellular telephone communication, or
(c) some other effective means of electronic communication
that includes regular contact by the employer or designate at intervals appropriate to the
nature of the hazard associated with the worker’s work.
394(1.1) Despite subsection (1), if effective electronic communication is not practicable at the
work site, the employer must ensure that
(a) the employer or designate visits the worker, or
(b) the worker contacts the employer or designate at intervals appropriate to the nature
of the hazard associated with the worker’s work.
394(2) and 394(3) Repealed
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“supplier label” means the label provided by the supplier of a hazardous product
that meets the requirements set out in the regulations made under subsection 15(1) of
the Hazardous Products Act (Canada);
“work site label” with respect to a hazardous product means a label that contains
(a) a product identifier that is identical to that found on the safety data sheet for the
hazardous product,
(b) information for the safe handling of the hazardous product, and
(c) reference to the safety data sheet for the hazardous product.
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Application
395(1) Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (5), this Part applies to hazardous products at a
work site.
395(2) An employer must ensure that a hazardous product is used, stored, handled or
manufactured at a work site in accordance with this Part.
395(3) This Part does not apply if the hazardous product is
(a) wood or a product made of wood,
(b) tobacco or a tobacco product governed by the Tobacco Act (Canada),
(c) a hazardous waste, or
(d) a manufactured article.
395(4) Except for section 407, this Part does not apply if the hazardous product is a
dangerous good, under the Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act, to the extent
that its handling, offering for transport or transport is subject to that Act.
395(5) Sections 398, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407 and 408 do not apply if the hazardous product is
(a) an explosive governed by the Explosives Act (Canada),
(b) a cosmetic, device, drug or food governed by the Food and Drugs Act (Canada),
(c) a product governed by the Pest Control Products Act (Canada),
(d) a nuclear substance that is radioactive governed by the Nuclear Safety and Control Act
(Canada), or
(e) a product, material or substance packaged as a consumer product as defined in
section 2 of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (Canada).
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Hazardous waste
396 If a hazardous product is a hazardous waste generated at the work site, an employer
must ensure that it is stored and handled safely using a combination of
(a) an appropriate means of identification, and
(b) instruction of workers on the safe handling of the hazardous waste.
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Training
397(1) An employer must ensure that a worker who works with or near a hazardous
product or performs work involving the manufacture of a hazardous product is trained in
(a) the content required to be on a supplier label and a work site label and the purpose
and significance of the information on the label,
(b) the content required to be on a safety data sheet and the purpose and significance of
the information on the safety data sheet,
(c) procedures for safely storing, using and handling the hazardous product,
(d) if applicable, the procedures for safely manufacturing the hazardous product,
(e) if applicable, the methods of identification referred to in section 402,
(f) the procedures to be followed if there are fugitive emissions, and
(g) the procedures to be followed in case of an emergency involving the hazardous
product.
397(2) An employer must develop and implement the procedures referred to in subsection
(1) in consultation with the joint work site health and safety committee or health and safety
representative, if there is one.
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Label required
398(1) Subject to subsection (5), an employer must ensure that a hazardous product or its
container at a work site has a supplier label or a work site label on it.
398(2) Subject to any labelling exemptions in the Hazardous Products Regulations (Canada), an
employer must not remove, modify or alter a supplier label on a container in which a
hazardous product is received from a supplier if any amount of the hazardous product
remains in the container.
398(3) If significant new data is provided to the employer from the supplier regarding the
label content, the employer must update the supplier label or work site label as soon as this
information is received.
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398(4) Subject to any labelling exemptions in the Hazardous Products Regulations (Canada), if
the supplier label on a hazardous product or its container is illegible or is removed or
detached, an employer must immediately replace the label with another supplier label or a
work site label.
398(5) An employer may store a hazardous product that does not have a supplier label or a
work site label on it for not more than 120 days if the employer
(a) is actively seeking the supplier label or the information required for a work site label,
(b) posts a placard that complies with section 401, and
(c) ensures that a worker who works with or in proximity to the stored hazardous
product
(i) knows the purpose of the placard and the significance of the information on it,
(ii) is trained in the procedures to be followed if there are fugitive emissions, and
(iii) is trained in the procedures to be followed in case of an emergency involving the
hazardous product.
398(6) If a hazardous product is imported and received at a work site without a supplier
label, the employer must apply a work site label.
398(7) An employer who receives an unpackaged hazardous product or a hazardous
product transported as a bulk shipment must apply a label containing the information
required on a supplier label or a work site label to the container of the hazardous product or
to the hazardous product at the work site.
AR 87/2009 s398;56/2018
Production or manufacture
399 If an employer produces or manufactures a hazardous product for use at a work site,
the employer must ensure that the hazardous product or its container has, at a minimum, a
work site label on it.
AR 87/2009 s399;56/2018
Decanted products
400(1) If a hazardous product is decanted at a work site into a container other than the
container in which it was received from a supplier, the employer must ensure that a work
site label is applied to the container.
400(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a portable container that is filled directly from a
container that has a supplier label or a work site label if all of the hazardous product is
required for immediate use and the hazardous product is
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(a) under the control of and used exclusively by the worker who filled the portable
container,
(b) used only during the shift during which the portable container is filled, and
(c) the contents of the portable container are clearly identified on the container.
AR 87/2009 s400;56/2018
Placards
401(1) Sections 398, 399 and 400 do not apply if an employer posts a placard respecting a
hazardous product that
(a) is not in a container,
(b) is in a container or in a form intended for export from Canada, or
(c) is in a container that
(i) is intended to contain the hazardous product for sale or other disposition, and
(ii) is labelled, or is about to be labelled, in an appropriate manner having regard to
the intended disposition.
401(2) A placard referred to in subsection (1) must
(a) have the information required to be on a work site label printed large enough to be
read by workers,
(b) be big enough to be conspicuous, and
(c) be located in a conspicuous place at the work area where the hazardous product is
stored.
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Laboratory samples
403(1) Section 398 does not apply to a hazardous product in a laboratory sample if
(a) the hazardous product is the subject of an exemption under subsection 5(4), 5(5) or
5(6) of the Hazardous Products Regulations (Canada), and
(b) the container of the laboratory sample is labelled with the information listed in
subsection (2)(a) to (c) of this section in place of the information required by
paragraph 3(1)(c) or 3(1)(d) of the Hazardous Products Regulations (Canada).
403(2) With respect to laboratory samples that are the subject of an exemption under
subsection 5(4), 5(5) or 5(6) of the Hazardous Products Regulations (Canada), an employer must
ensure that when such a laboratory sample is brought into the laboratory, it is packaged in a
container that has a label with the following information printed on it:
(a) the chemical name or generic chemical name of any material or substance in the
hazardous product that is classified in a category or subcategory of a health hazard
class and is present above the relevant concentration limit or is present at a
concentration that results or would result in the mixture being classified in a category
or subcategory of any health hazard class, if the health hazard class is known to the
supplier or the employer;
(b) the emergency telephone number that will enable the caller to obtain hazard
information on the hazardous product;
(c) the statement “Hazardous Laboratory Sample. For hazard information or in an
emergency call”, followed by the emergency telephone number referred to in clause
(b).
403(3) Where a hazardous product is in a container other than the container in which it was
received from the supplier or the hazardous product is manufactured and used in a
laboratory, the employer is exempt from section 400 if
(a) the hazardous product
(i) is a laboratory sample,
(ii) is intended solely for the use of analysis, testing or evaluation in a laboratory,
and
(iii) is clearly identified,
and
(b) the provisions of section 397 are complied with.
403(4) Where a hazardous product is produced at a work site and is in a container for the
sole purpose of use, analysis, testing or evaluation in a laboratory, the employer is exempt
from section 400 if
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Information current
406(1) The employer must ensure that the safety data sheet for a hazardous product
received at the time of purchase from the supplier is the most current version.
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406(2) If significant new data are provided to the employer from the supplier regarding the
safety data sheet content, the employer must update the safety data sheet referred to in
subsection (1)
(a) as soon as reasonably practicable, and, in any case,
(b) not more than 90 days after significant new data are provided to the employer.
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(d) the product identifier of a hazardous product, being its chemical name, common
name, generic name, trade name or brand name;
(e) information about a hazardous product, other than the product identifier, that
constitutes a means of identification;
(f) information that could be used to identify a supplier of a hazardous product.
AR 87/2009 s408;56/2018
Interim non-disclosure
409(1) Subject to subsection (2), an employer who claims an exemption referred to in section
408 in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act (Canada) may
(a) delete the information that is the subject of the claim for exemption from the safety
data sheet for the hazardous product, and
(b) remove a supplier label and replace it with a work site label that complies with this
Part.
409(2) An employer may delete the confidential business information in respect of which a
claim has been made under section 408 from the safety data sheet from the date the employer
files the claim for exemption until the final disposition by Health Canada of the proceedings
in relation to the claim, if the employer discloses on the safety data sheet and, where
applicable, on the label of the product or its container
(a) a statement that the claim for exemption was filed,
(b) the date on which the claim was filed, and
(c) the registry number assigned to the claim for exemption under the Hazardous
Materials Information Review Act (Canada).
409(3) An exemption is valid for 3 years after the date of determination by Health Canada
that the information is confidential business information.
AR 87/2009 s409;56/2018
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Information — confidential
412(1) If an officer or other official working under the authority of the Hazardous Products
Act (Canada) obtains information under paragraph 46(2)(e) of the Hazardous Materials
Information Review Act (Canada), the officer or other official
(a) must keep the information confidential, and
(b) must not disclose it to any person except in accordance with this Part and for the
purposes of the administration or enforcement of the Hazardous Products Act (Canada)
or the Act.
412(2) A person to whom information is disclosed under subsection (1)(b)
(a) must keep the information confidential, and
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(b) must not disclose it to any person except in accordance with this Part and for the
purposes of the administration or enforcement of the Hazardous Products Act (Canada)
or the Act.
AR 87/2009 s412;56/2018
Limits on disclosure
414(1) A person must not use or disclose confidential business information exempted from
disclosure under this Part except in accordance with sections 412 and 413.
414(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who makes a claim for exemption or to a
person acting with that person’s consent.
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Location of equipment
416 An employer must ensure that temporary offices and tool boxes are outside of the
range of falling materials.
Hazardous substances
417 Before demolition begins and while demolition work continues, an employer must
ensure that
(a) all chemical and biological substances that may be hazardous to workers during
demolition are removed from the structure or the part of the structure that is being
demolished, and
(b) existing concrete at the work site is not disturbed or removed until any embedded
facilities have been isolated or their location marked in accordance with section 447.
Use of explosives
418 If a structure is to be demolished using explosives, an employer must ensure that a
competent person develops a demolition procedure to protect the health and safety of
workers.
Disconnecting services
419 An employer must ensure that
(a) all utilities are disconnected before demolition begins, and
(b) written confirmation of the disconnection by the person who disconnects the utilities
is available at the work site.
Materials chute
420(1) An employer must ensure that a materials chute that is at an angle of more than 45
degrees from the horizontal is totally enclosed.
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Dismantling buildings
421(1) An employer must ensure that if a building or structure is being demolished,
(a) all glass and windows on the exterior walls of the building or structure and adjacent
to a public walkway are removed before demolition begins,
(b) if the demolition may affect the stability of an adjoining building or structure, the
demolition is carried out in accordance with procedures certified by a professional
engineer that safeguard the stability of the adjoining structure,
(c) if tensioned steel cables or bars are known to be in the building or structure,
demolition procedures are certified and supervised by a professional engineer,
(d) if there are workers in the building or structure during the demolition, the demolition
is performed floor by floor from the top down,
(e) steel structures are dismantled column length by column length and tier by tier,
(f) a structural member that is being removed
(i) is not under stress, other than its own weight, and
(ii) is secured or supported to prevent unintentional movement, and
(g) unless it is being demolished at the time, a wall or other part of the building or
structure is not left unstable or in danger of collapsing unintentionally.
421(2) A person must not allow materials or debris to accumulate in a building or structure
being demolished if the accumulation could result in the collapse of a part of the building or
structure.
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Employer responsibilities
424 An employer must ensure that diving operations meet the requirements of
(a) CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z275.1-05, Hyperbaric Facilities,
(b) CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z275.2-04, Occupational Safety Code for Diving Operations,
and
(c) CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z275.4-02, Competency Standard for Diving Operations.
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442(3) For the purposes of this Part, soil is classified as “soft, sandy or loose” if it closely
exhibits most of the following characteristics:
(a) it is firm to very soft in consistency, loose to very loose;
(b) it is easy to excavate with hand tools;
(c) it is solid in appearance but flows or becomes unstable when disturbed;
(d) it runs easily into a well-defined conical pile when dry;
(e) it appears to be wet;
(f) it is granular below the water table, unless water has been removed from it;
(g) it exerts substantial hydraulic pressure when a support system is used.
442(4) If an excavation contains soil of more than one soil type, for the purposes of this Part
an employer must operate as if all of it is the soil type with the least stability.
Soil stabilization
443(1) Subject to subsection (2), an employer must stabilize the soil in
(a) an excavation by shoring or cutting back, or
(b) a tunnel, underground shaft or open pit mine by shoring.
443(2) An employer may stabilize the soil in an excavation, tunnel, underground shaft or
open pit mine using an artificial soil stabilization technique, including freezing soil by
artificial means or grouting if the process used is
(a) designed by a professional engineer to control soil conditions, and
(b) performed in accordance with the professional engineer’s specifications.
443(3) A person must not use natural freezing of the soil as an alternative or partial
alternative to a temporary protective structure, or to stabilize the soil in an excavation, tunnel
or underground shaft.
Marking an excavation
444 If there is a danger of a worker or equipment falling into an excavation, an employer
must ensure that workers are made aware of the excavation through flagging, marking,
safeguards or other appropriate and effective means.
Water hazard
445 An employer must ensure that an excavation that a worker may be required or
permitted to enter is kept free of an accumulation of water that may pose a hazard to the
worker.
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Worker access
446(1) An employer must provide workers with a safe means of entering and leaving an
excavation, tunnel or underground shaft.
446(2) An employer must ensure that a worker does not enter an excavation, tunnel or
underground shaft that does not comply with this Part.
446(3) A worker must not enter an excavation, tunnel or underground shaft that does not
comply with this Part.
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(5) The as-built record drawings referred to in subsection (4) must be certified by the owner
of the buried or concrete-embedded facility as the most current drawings of record that
indicate the constructed location of the buried or concrete-embedded facility.
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448(5) An employer must not allow the use of mechanical excavation equipment within 600
millimetres of a buried pipeline unless the use of the equipment is under the direct
supervision of a representative of the owner of the buried pipeline.
448(5.1) If an employer, on behalf of an electric utility, undertakes emergency work that
(a) involves ground disturbance to a depth of no more than 500 millimetres below the
ground surface,
(b) is on the horizontal alignment or right-of-way of an electric utility structure, and
(c) is determined by the employer to be in a location where no buried facilities are
present in the area affected by the work,
the employer is exempt from the requirements of subsections (1) through (5).
448(6) An employer must ensure that any exposed buried facilities are protected and
supported so that workers are not injured.
448(7) If a pipeline is exposed during a work operation, an employer must notify the
pipeline operator or licensee before backfilling the excavation.
Exemption
449 Sections 450 to 459 and sections 461 to 464 do not apply to an excavation if a
professional engineer certifies that the ground formation is and will remain stable, free from
cave-ins, sliding or rolling materials and other hazards associated with the workings that
may compromise worker safety.
Methods of protection
450(1) Before a worker begins working in an excavation that is more than 1.5 metres deep
and closer to the wall or bank than the depth of the excavation, an employer must ensure
that the worker is protected from cave-ins or sliding or rolling materials by
(a) cutting back the walls of the excavation to reduce the height of the remaining vertical
walls, if any, to no more than 1.5 metres for “hard and compact soil” and “likely to
crack or crumble soil”,
(b) installing temporary protective structures, or
(c) using a combination of the methods in clauses (a) and (b).
450(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if a trench is constructed in solid rock throughout the
entire trench.
(a) if the soil is classified as “hard and compact soil”, the walls are sloped to within 1.5
metres of the bottom of the excavation at an angle of not less than 30 degrees
measured from the vertical,
(b) if the soil is classified as “likely to crack or crumble soil” the walls are sloped to
within 1.5 metres of the bottom of the excavation at an angle of not less than 45
degrees measured from the vertical, and
(c) if the soil is classified as “soft, sandy or loose soil” the walls are sloped from the
bottom of the excavation at an angle of not less than 45 degrees measured from the
vertical.
Loose materials
452 An employer must ensure that loose materials are scaled and trimmed from the sides of
an excavation if workers may be on or near the sides.
Spoil piles
453 An employer must ensure that a spoil pile is piled so that
(a) the leading edge of the pile is at least 1 metre away from the edge of the excavation,
(b) the slope of a spoil pile adjacent to the excavation is at an angle of not more than 45
degrees from the horizontal, and
(c) loose materials are scaled and trimmed from the spoil pile.
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457(3) Despite subsection (1)(a) if the trench is less than 2.4 metres deep and in soil classified
as “hard and compact” an employer does not have to use stringers.
457(4) Despite section 456, an employer may install additional protection certified by a
professional engineer in trenches to compensate for passing vehicular traffic, working
machinery or a heavy object placed within a distance equal to the depth of the trench,
measured from the near edge of the bottom of the trench to the traffic, machinery or heavy
object.
457(5) Despite section 456, an employer may install additional protection certified by a
professional engineer in a trench to compensate for the stress created because the trench is
adjacent to or abuts a building or other structure.
Dumping block
460 An employer must ensure that if powered mobile equipment may go over a bank or
enter a dump opening while it is discharging its load, the equipment is effectively stopped or
controlled by
(a) an anchored block,
(b) a ridge of material acting as a backstop, or
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Underground shafts
461(1) An employer must ensure that, during the excavation of an underground shaft that is
between 1.5 metres and 6 metres deep, the walls of the shaft from the top down are retained
by temporary protective structures strong enough to prevent the walls from collapsing or
caving in.
461(2) An employer must ensure that, during the excavation of an underground shaft 6
metres or more deep, the walls of the shaft from the top down are retained by temporary
protective structures certified by a professional engineer as strong enough to prevent the
walls from collapsing or caving in.
461(3) An employer must ensure that
(a) a solid fence or equally effective means of preventing workers, materials and
equipment from falling into the shaft is provided around an underground shaft
opening, and
(b) gates not less than 1 metre high are installed at each entrance of an underground
shaft and are kept closed when they are not being used.
461(4) Workers must keep a gate to the entrance of an underground shaft closed when it is
not being used.
461(5) An employer must ensure that an underground shaft is provided with suitable and
efficient machinery or another device for keeping the shaft free of accumulations of water.
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462(4) If a worker referred to in subsection (3) cannot precede each load to the surface, an
employer must ensure that
(a) the worker accompanies each load if the equipment is designed to safely transport
both the worker and the excavated material simultaneously, and
(b) safe work procedures are prepared that include the procedures to be followed when
the worker and the excavated material are moved simultaneously.
Prohibition
463 A worker must not enter a belled area of a drilled or bored underground shaft if the
worker is not protected by temporary protective structures.
Tunnel
464(1) An employer must ensure that, during the excavation of a tunnel, the walls of the
tunnel from the top down are retained by temporary protective structures certified by a
professional engineer as strong enough to prevent the walls from collapsing or caving in.
464(2) An employer must ensure that a tunnel is provided with suitable and efficient
machinery or another device for keeping the tunnel free from accumulations of water.
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Part 33 Explosives
Application
465(1) This Part applies to the use of explosives at a work site other than a mine site.
465(2) This Part applies to the industrial use of explosives for the high energy welding of
materials, including pipe and power transmission lines.
465(3) This Part does not apply to the use of explosive actuated fastening tools at a work
site.
Burning material
466(1) An employer must ensure that no person smokes tobacco or burns material with 15
metres of an explosive.
466(2) A person must not smoke tobacco or burn material within 15 metres of an explosive.
Blasters
468(1) An employer must ensure that a worker who handles, prepares, loads, fires, burns or
destroys an explosive is
(a) a blaster, or
(b) under the direct supervision of a blaster.
468(2) An employer must ensure that a blasting area and all supplies and equipment in the
blasting area are under the direction and control of a blaster before blasting operations are
allowed to begin and during blasting operations.
468(3) If there are 2 or more blasters working at a blasting area, the employer must
designate the responsibility under subsection (2) to one of them.
468(4) A blaster in charge of a blasting operation must
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(a) ensure that the blasting operation is carried out in accordance with the employer’s
safe work procedures and this Code, and
(b) exercise direct control of the blasting area.
Handling Explosives
Canadian guidelines
470(1) An employer must ensure that a blaster complies with, and a blaster must comply
with, Blasting Explosives and Detonators Storage, Possession, Transportation, Destruction and Sale
(M82-8/1983), Revised 1993, published by Natural Resources Canada.
470(2) An employer must ensure that a magazine is constructed in accordance with Storage
Standards for Industrial Explosives (M81-7/2001E) published by Natural Resources Canada.
Intermittent storage
471 An employer and a blaster must ensure that explosives are returned to the appropriate
magazine between periods of work.
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Transporting explosives
473(1) An employer must ensure workers comply with the Dangerous Goods Transportation
and Handling Act and the Explosives Act (Canada) when transporting explosives.
473(2) An employer must ensure that only the person authorized by the employer drives or
is a passenger in a vehicle that is transporting explosives or detonators.
473(3) An employer and a blaster must ensure that the leg wires of electric detonators are
shunted and folded while they are being transported.
473(4) An employer must ensure that vehicles transporting explosives have fire
extinguishers that are
(a) in good working order,
(b) located and attached to the vehicle in such a manner as to be readily available for use
at all times, and
(c) in the quantity and with the rating set out in Schedule 10, Table 1.
Unused explosives
476 An employer must ensure that unused explosives, fuse assemblies or detonators are
(a) stored in accordance with this Code, or
(b) destroyed or disposed of safely by a blaster.
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Appropriate quantities
477(1) An employer must ensure that explosives are brought to a work site in charge
strengths appropriate to the blasting operation at the work site.
477(2) A blaster must not remove from the magazine more explosives than are required to
complete each task.
477(3) A blaster must ensure that a charge is sectioned or cut only if there is no reasonable
alternative available.
Cutting or piercing
478 An employer and a blaster must ensure that an explosive is sectioned, cut or pierced
only
(a) with tools made of non-sparking material, and
(b) on a clean, wooden surface free from grit or other foreign matter.
Cartridge explosives
479(1) An employer must ensure that cartridge explosives are not removed from their
original outer cover.
479(2) A person must not remove a cartridge explosive from its original outer cover.
Tools
480 An employer must provide workers with standard crimping tools and a safe location
for
(a) crimping detonators to detonating cord, and
(b) cutting fuses.
Priming
481(1) A blaster must ensure that
(a) a charge is primed only at the blasting site, and
(b) all explosives, other than the total charge to be loaded, are kept in a magazine.
481(2) A blaster must ensure that a charge is not primed in a magazine or a place where
other explosives are stored.
481(3) An employer and a blaster must ensure that workers do not assemble primed charges
before the hole drilling operation is complete.
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481(4) An employer and a blaster must ensure that workers prepare and load one charge at
a time, and then only for the drill hole or bore hole at which they are working.
Detonators
483 A blaster must ensure that detonators made by different manufacturers are not used
together in a single blasting circuit.
Storms
484 An employer and a blaster must ensure that a blasting operation using electric
detonators is not performed during or on the approach of an electrical storm or a severe dust
storm.
Drilling
Drilling location
485 An employer and a blaster must ensure that a worker does not drill in or adjacent to a
drill hole or bore hole that contains, or may contain, an explosive that could be detonated by
the drilling operation.
Bootleg
486(1) An employer and a blaster must ensure that a worker examines a bootleg and, if
possible, it is washed out or blown out before a worker drills in that area.
486(2) If a worker finds an explosive in a bootleg, the employer and blaster must ensure that
a charge is promptly inserted and detonated to destroy the explosive in the bootleg.
Prohibition
488(1) A person must not look directly into a drill hole during a blasting operation.
488(2) An employer and a blaster must ensure that a worker does not look directly into a
drill hole during a blasting operation.
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Loading
Unwinding detonator leg wires
489(1) An employer and a blaster must ensure that a worker unravels or unwinds detonator
leg wires slowly when a charge is lowered into a drill hole or borehole.
489(2) A worker must not unravel or unwind detonator leg wires by
(a) throwing them on the ground, or
(b) dragging them along the ground.
Static electricity
490 An employer and a blaster must ensure that the build-up of static electricity is
minimized at a work site where workers are handling explosives.
Tamping explosives
491(1) An employer must ensure that loading poles, tamping poles and pole extension
fittings are made of non-sparking, anti-static material.
491(2) A blaster must ensure that a worker does not use excessive force when tamping
explosives.
Sequential firing
492 A blaster must ensure that detonating connectors used to provide sequential firing are
delayed to minimize misfires resulting from cutting off holes.
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494(2) The employer must ensure that the position of the drill hole or bore hole is marked by
setting the base of the wooden or plastic lath or wire pin flag in the drill hole or bore hole.
Firing
Community protection
498 If an employer or a blaster is conducting blasting operations in the vicinity of a city,
town, village, hamlet, inhabited campsite, other inhabited area, building, railway or road, the
employer and the blaster must take adequate precautions against possible injury to persons
and damage to property by
(a) limiting the explosive charge to the minimum required to do the job,
(b) using a blasting mat or other suitable protective device over the drill hole, bore hole
or blasting area,
(c) closing roads, trails, paths and other approaches to the blasting area during blasting
operations, and
(d) placing warning signs or barricades or using flag persons to ensure that no
unauthorized person enters or remains in the area that is potentially dangerous.
Safe distance
499(1) When the blasting is being done, a blaster must ensure that
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(a) all workers at the work site are protected from falling rocks, flying debris, mud and
anything else that is disturbed, agitated or displaced by the blast, and
(b) no worker fires a charge until all workers are protected by suitable cover or are at a
safe distance from the blast.
499(2) For seismic blasting operations, the minimum safe distance referred to in subsection
(1)(b) is 30 metres.
499(3) For the purposes of operations involving pyrotechnic and special effects devices and
explosives, the minimum blasting distances are those in
(a) NFPA Standard 1123, Code for Fireworks Display (2006 Edition), and
(b) NFPA Standard 1126, Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience
(2006 Edition).
Above-ground charge
502 An employer and a blaster must ensure that if a detonator discharges above the surface
of the ground, the detonator is covered by a blasting mat or other protective device that
confines fragments of debris created by the discharge.
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Radiofrequency transmitters
503(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (4), a worker must not load, prime or fire a charge
using electric detonators in the vicinity of an actively transmitting radiofrequency transmitter
unless the distance from the drill hole or b`orehole closest to the base of the nearest
transmitter antenna is at least the distance required by Schedule 10, Table 2 or Table 3 as is
applicable.
503(2) An employer and a blaster must ensure that detonator leg wires are shunted directly
or through a blasting machine if a radiofrequency transmitter is used within the minimum
separation distance limits specified by Schedule 10, Table 2 or Table 3 as is applicable.
503(3) A person who brings a cellular telephone within 50 metres of an electric detonator
must
(a) turn the cellular telephone off before advising the blaster of the presence of the
telephone, and
(b) follow the blaster’s instructions respecting the use of cellular telephones.
503(4) An employer and a blaster must ensure that detonator leg wires are shunted directly
or through a blasting machine if there is an actively transmitting cellular telephone within
the minimum separation distance limits specified by Schedule 10, Table 3.
Blasting machine
505(1) An employer and blaster must ensure that workers use blasting machines designed
for use with explosives in all electrically controlled blasting operations.
505(2) A worker must not use a battery system for electric blasting.
505(3) Repealed
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Loaded hole
507 If a loaded hole cannot be immediately detonated safely within a reasonable time after
it is loaded, an employer and a blaster must ensure that clearly visible signs are posted in the
location of the loaded hole warning of the presence of the loaded hole.
Destroying Explosives
Standards
508 An employer must ensure that explosives are destroyed in accordance with the
recognized safe practices set out in the guideline Blasting Explosives and Detonators – Storage,
Possession, Transportation, Destruction and Sale (M82-8/1983), Revised 1993, published by
Natural Resources Canada.
Withdrawing a misfire
510(1) If a blaster fires a charge and there is a misfire, the blaster must ensure that no worker
attempts to withdraw the charge.
510(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a misfire that occurs during oil well blasting and
perforating operations.
Destroying a misfire
511(1) Subject to section 512, an employer and a blaster must ensure that the blaster inserts a
charge on top of or beside a misfire and detonates it.
511(2) If a misfire cannot be detonated immediately, an employer and a blaster must
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(a) ensure that clearly visible signs are posted in the location of the misfire warning of
the presence of the misfire, and
(b) detonate it in accordance with subsection (1) as soon as reasonably practicable.
Abandoned charge
512(1) An employer must ensure that a misfire or misfired charge is abandoned only if it
cannot be detonated safely.
512(2) If a blaster cannot safely detonate a misfire or an unfired charge in a drill hole, the
employer and the blaster may abandon it if
(a) the blaster cuts its detonator lead wires and places them in the drill hole beneath the
surface,
(b) the drill hole is covered with surface cuttings,
(c) the drill hole’s location is marked, and
(d) a permanent record of the misfire and its location is kept by the employer.
Removal of waste
513 Before abandoning a blasting area, an employer and a blaster must ensure that the
following are destroyed or removed for destruction:
(a) all pieces of charges that have blown from the shot hole;
(b) all wrappings or boxes used in the handling of explosives;
(c) all other waste from the blasting operations.
Loss or theft
514 An employer must ensure that the loss or theft of explosives from a work site is
immediately reported to the nearest Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment and the
Chief Inspector of Explosives, Natural Resources Canada.
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515(3) An employer must ensure that charges are primed by a blaster during avalanche
control activities
(a) as close to the control route as possible, and
(b) in a safe, sheltered location from which the public are excluded.
515(4) An employer and a blaster must ensure that a worker does not carry primed charges
and their pull-wire fuse lighters in the same container.
515(5) A blaster must ensure that the pull-wire fuse lighter is not connected to the safety
fuse assembly of a primed charge until immediately before the charge is placed.
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Part 34 Forestry
Felling and bucking
518(1) Before a tree is felled, a faller must ensure that there is a clear path of retreat and
sufficient space to work for the faller and the faller’s trainee, if any.
518(2) An employer must ensure that workers, except a hand faller and the hand faller’s
trainee, if any, remain a distance of not less than twice the height of the tallest tree away from
the immediate area in which the felling is taking place.
518(3) If a self-propelled mechanized feller is operating, an employer must ensure that
workers remain at least the minimum distance prescribed by the manufacturer of the feller
away from the immediate area in which felling is taking place.
518(4) A worker cutting timber must
(a) fall or remove snags and trees that create a danger to workers as the cutting
progresses,
(b) when felling a tree, make a correct notch not less than one-quarter and not more than
one-third of the diameter of the tree at the butt,
(c) ensure that the undercut is complete and cleaned out,
(d) leave sufficient uncut wood in the felling cut to control the direction in which the tree
falls,
(e) not work on hillsides immediately below another worker if skidding, sliding or
rolling trees or logs may be dangerous,
(f) carry and use wedges for hand felling, and
(g) closely trim logs before they are put onto a truck, log deck or rollway.
518(5) A worker who is bucking must
(a) take measures to protect other workers from the movement of trees during bucking,
(b) clear away all brush and other objects that may catch the saw before starting the
bucking, and
(c) work on the upper side of logs lying on inclines.
518(6) An employer must ensure that a worker complies with subsections (4) and (5).
Hand felling
519 An employer must ensure that workers do not do hand felling during environmental
conditions that may be hazardous to workers.
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Road warnings
522 A worker must not fell a tree within the range of a road travelled by other workers or
the public unless
(a) a designated signaller is on the road to warn those approaching and to stop traffic
until the tree is down and it is safe to continue, or
(b) there are two flags or warning signs at the side of the road at a distance of 30 metres
to 90 metres from each approach to the place where the tree is to be felled.
Logging trucks
524(1) Repealed
524(2) Repealed
524(3) An employer may operate a logging truck with a load that exceeds the
manufacturer’s specifications for the maximum weight of the load if the employer
(a) prepares a written assessment of the hazards relating to the operation of the logging
truck, and
(b) implements controls that ensure the safe operation of the truck.
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Traffic safety
525(1) An employer must ensure that bridges, elevated platforms and other structures used
by vehicles transporting workers, logs or other forest products in forestry operations are
constructed and maintained to permit safe transit.
525(2) If two or more vehicles may simultaneously use a section of road that is too narrow to
permit them to pass each other, an employer must ensure that a traffic control system is
installed on the road.
525(3) A traffic control system under subsection (2) must use
(a) turnouts if they are necessary for safety,
(b) warning signs at locations where they are needed, and
(c) instructional signs giving
(i) the kilometre markings,
(ii) the road names or number markings, and
(iii) the radio frequency, if any, used for traffic control.
525(4) The traffic control system under subsection (2) must require vehicles to operate with
their headlights turned on at all times.
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Medical sharps
525.2(1) Subsections (2) and (3) come into effect on July 1, 2010.
525.2(2) An employer must provide and ensure that any medical sharp is a
safety-engineered medical sharp.
525.2(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if
(a) use of the required safety-engineered medical sharp is not clinically appropriate in
the particular circumstances, or
(b) the required safety-engineered sharp is not available in commercial markets.
525.2(4) An employer must develop and implement safe work procedures for the use and
disposal of medical sharps if a worker is required to use or dispose of a medical sharp.
525.2(5) An employer must ensure that a worker who is required to use and dispose of a
medical sharp is trained in the safe work procedures required by subsection (4) and such
training must include
(a) the hazards associated with the use and disposal of medical sharps,
(b) the proper use and limitations of safety-engineered medical sharps,
(c) procedures to eliminate accidental contact with medical sharps, and
(d) any other relevant information.
525.2(6) A worker must use and dispose of a medical sharp in accordance with the training
provided by the employer.
Sharps containers
526(1) An employer must provide sharps containers and ensure that they are located as
close as is reasonably practicable to where sharps are used.
526(2) A worker must use the sharps container provided.
526(3) An employer must ensure that a sharps container has a clearly defined fill line and is
sturdy enough to resist puncture under normal conditions of use and handling.
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Recapping needles
527 A person must not recap waste needles.
Limited exposure
529 An employer must ensure that worker exposure to biohazardous materials is kept as
low as reasonably practicable.
Post-exposure management
530 An employer must establish policies and procedures for the post-exposure
management of workers exposed to biohazardous material.
Part 36 Mining
Division 1 General
Application
531 This Part applies to mines and mine sites.
Building safety
532 An employer must ensure that a processing plant, other facility or building at a mine is
(a) kept as free as is reasonably practicable of dust, and
(b) cleaned often enough to prevent any dust from becoming a health or safety hazard.
Mine plans
533 An employer at a mine site must keep mine plans that include
(a) the workings surveyed, current to within three months of the previous survey,
(b) extensions to the workings sketched in, current to within one month of the previous
survey,
(c) the general direction and inclination of the strata and thickness of the bed or strata
being worked,
(d) the legal description of the land making up the mine operating property,
(e) a right of way on the land for a pipeline or other utility corridor, and
(f) exploration drill holes drilled for any purpose.
Record retention
534 An employer must keep the records of an inspection required under this Part for not
less than 12 months after the inspection unless a section requires them to be kept for a longer
period.
Excavation
535(1) An employer at a surface mine must ensure that there is no excavation within
(a) 10 metres of a boundary of a mine operating property,
(b) 20 metres of a right of way for a highway or a thoroughfare,
(c) 30 metres of an oil or gas well, or
(d) 30 metres of a right of way for a pipeline or other utility corridor.
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535(2) An employer at a surface mine must ensure that the walls of excavations are designed
to ensure the distances prescribed in subsection (1) are maintained.
Open stockpiles
536 An employer must ensure that stockpiles of mine materials that are open to the
atmosphere or accessible to workers are constructed and marked in such a way that workers
are not endangered by any surface or sub-surface instability of the stockpiles.
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Mine walls
541(1) An employer must establish and put in place specifications and procedures, certified
by a professional engineer, for the safe control of mine walls, including the overall slope of
walls.
541(2) An employer must ensure that
(a) undermining is not carried out in unconsolidated or blasted mine material,
(b) the working face is less than 1.5 metres above the maximum height that the
excavation equipment can reach,
(c) unconsolidated mine material lying within 2 metres of the crest of a working face is
removed,
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(d) unconsolidated mine material lying more than 2 metres from the crest of a working
face is stabilized so that it does not create a hazard to workers working near the
working face, and
(e) safety berms are constructed and maintained so that accumulations of loose rock or
other mine material do not create a hazard to workers on working benches.
Dumping block
542 An employer must ensure that if powered mobile equipment may go over a bank or
enter a dump opening while it is discharging its load, the equipment is effectively stopped or
controlled by
(a) an anchored block,
(b) a ridge of material acting as a backstop, or
(c) a designated signaller with a stop signal.
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(e) workers are withdrawn from a hazardous location under emergency conditions;
(f) electrical equipment failures or incidents that cause, or threaten to cause, injury to
workers or damage to equipment or facilities;
(g) any other unusual incident or unexpected event that could have caused serious injury
to a worker;
(h) outbursts and inrushes; or
(i) an incident involving a hoist, sheave, hoisting rope, shaft conveyance, shaft, shaft
timbering or headframe structure.
544(2) An employer must notify the Director as soon as possible if any of the following
occur and the integrity of a dam or dike is affected:
(a) cracking or evidence of weakening or subsidence of a dam or impoundment dike;
(b) unexpected seepage or the appearance of springs on the outer face of a dam or dike;
(c) the freeboard of a dam or dike is less than adequate; or
(d) there is a washout or significant erosion to a dam or dike.
546(3) An employer must ensure that the designated members of the emergency response
team
(a) practice at least every two months, and
(b) make periodic tours of all of the workings so that they are familiar with the complete
mine layout and the location of entrances and exits to work areas.
546(4) At an underground coal mine, the underground coal mine manager must establish
and maintain appropriately trained and equipped rescue teams as follows:
(a) if the number of workers underground at one time is less than 50, but greater than 10,
a minimum of one team;
(b) if the number of workers underground at one time is greater than 50, a minimum of
two teams;
(c) if the number of workers underground at one time is less than 10,
(i) maintain on site appropriately trained and equipped personnel to provide a first
response and assessment capability, and
(ii) establish mutual aid agreements with external agencies to provide additional
appropriately trained and equipped personnel.
Fire precautions
548(1) An employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that
(a) not more than 700 litres of flammable liquid is stored in the mine unless the
flammable liquid is stored in a fireproof receptacle or chamber,
(b) mine material likely to cause a fire does not accumulate in any working part of the
mine,
(c) mine material likely to cause a fire is kept in fireproof containers that are removed
and disposed of at regular intervals,
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(d) flammable construction material is not used in an area of the mine in which
stationary compressors or other stationary equipment capable of producing more
than 400 kilowatts is installed,
(e) tarred or other building paper is not used in the mine, and
(f) propane is not used in the mine except in mine heaters in portal structures.
548(2) An employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that the following are
constructed of non-flammable material or treated to make them fire resistant:
(a) underground portals;
(b) main fan installations;
(c) booster fan installations;
(d) ventilation air crossings;
(e) stoppings, regulators and doors.
548(3) An employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that workers use
dust-suppression devices if concentrations of dust may be hazardous.
548(4) An employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that unattended conveyor
belt transfer points have automatic fire warning devices that sound an alarm in the manned
surface control room.
548(5) An employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that equipment brought into
the mine by workers uses fire resistant hydraulic fluids that meet the requirements of CSA
Standard CAN/CSA-M423-M87 (R2007), Fire-Resistant Hydraulic Fluids.
548(6) Subsection (5) does not apply to the following vehicle components:
(a) axles;
(b) fluid couplings;
(c) braking systems that employ totally enclosed friction elements immersed in a cooling
liquid; or
(d) braking systems whose hydraulics are independent of any other hydraulic system.
548(7) Despite subsections (5) and (6), a vehicle that uses an automatic fire suppression
system and associated automatic engine shutdown may be approved by the Director if the
mine uses a continuous fire detection and gas monitoring system.
AR 87/2009 s548;56/2018
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Fireproofing of roadways
549(1) An employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that, from not less than 5
metres on the air intake side to not less than 10 metres on the return air side, the roadway
support and lining of a conveyor transfer or loading point installed in the mine is constructed
(a) of fire resistant materials, or
(b) subject to subsection (2), with the minimum amount possible of combustible
materials.
549(2) If reasonably practicable, an employer must ensure that combustible materials in a
mine are treated with a fire resistant coating.
Conveyor clearance
550 An employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that
(a) a clearance is maintained between the bottom rollers of conveyor belt systems and
the floor of the roadway that permits workers to remove combustible material, and
(b) if the clearance is obtained by mounting the conveyor belt system on pillars, the
pillars are of non-flammable material.
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Evacuation
553 An employer at an underground mine must
(a) prepare procedures for safe evacuation of the mine,
(b) post copies of the procedures at conspicuous places on the surface and underground,
(c) ensure that all workers
(i) are instructed in the procedures,
(ii) recognize the emergency warning, and
(iii) are familiar with the emergency escape routes,
(d) ensure that a mock exercise for evacuation of the mine is conducted with all workers
annually,
(e) prepare a report of the exercise identifying remedial actions to address any
deficiencies, and
(f) ensure that a copy of the report is kept at the mine and is available to an Officer upon
request.
Fire extinguishers
555 An employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that there are at least two
suitable fire extinguishers
(a) at each stationary electric or diesel motor or transformer in the mine, and
(b) at each switchgear in use in the mine.
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Location of equipment
556(1) An employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that there is a mine plan that
shows the location of all fire fighting pipelines, water control valves, fire stations and fire
cabinets in the mine.
556(2) The employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that the mine plan is
(a) reviewed at intervals of not more than three months and updated as required, and
(b) readily available to workers in a work area during an emergency.
Water supply
557 An employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that the water supply meets the
following:
(a) the supply of available water intended for fire fighting is not less than 100 cubic
metres;
(b) the system can supply water to any part of the mine at the pressure and volume
necessary for fire fighting;
(c) if electric pumps are used to maintain the water supply, there is a standby pumping
system whose power supply is not dependent on the main electrical system for the
mine; and
(d) if the main fire fighting water supply is located in a return air roadway, then supply
control valves must be located at appropriate intervals in the intake air roadway(s).
Refuge stations
559(1) An employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that there are refuge stations
located at strategic places in the mine.
559(2) A refuge station must
(a) be big enough to accommodate all workers working in the vicinity during one shift,
(b) have water, air and a system that communicates effectively with the surface, and
(c) be separated from adjoining workings by closeable fireproof doors arranged and
equipped to prevent gases from entering the refuge station.
559(3) An employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that the number of workers
that can be accommodated in a refuge station is posted outside of the entrance to the station.
559(4) Repealed AR 56/2018 s31.
AR 87/2009 s559;56/2018
Electrical Systems
Electrical standards
560 Subject to sections 561 to 572, an employer must ensure that the installation,
maintenance and operation of electrical equipment meets the requirements of CSA Standard
CAN/CSA-M421-00 (R2007), Use of Electricity in Mines.
Notice to Director
561(1) An employer must notify the Director before
(a) electrical energy is installed and used at a mine,
(b) Repealed
(c) electrical equipment is placed, installed or modified in an underground coal mine or
a hazardous location, or
(d) an electrical distribution system is disconnected from the power source when a mine
is to be abandoned or left unattended.
561(2) An employer must ensure that a system referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (c) is not
energized unless approved by the Director.
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561(3) A notification under subsection (1) must show the parts of the mine where the
electrical energy is to be transmitted and used.
AR 87/2009 s561;56/2018
Electrical installations
562(1) An employer must ensure that electrical installations, repairs and modifications are
made by an authorized worker.
562(2) An employer must ensure that records of the installation of and repairs and
modifications to electrical equipment are
(a) kept at the mine for two years following the activity, and
(b) available for inspection at the mine by an officer.
Surface facilities
563(1) An employer must ensure that all electrical equipment in a hazardous location on the
surface is approved by the manufacturer or a professional engineer for use in the presence of
the specific gas, vapour or dust that is or may be in the location.
563(2) An employer must ensure that electrical equipment is repaired, adjusted or replaced
in a hazardous location at a surface mine only
(a) after the equipment is disconnected from the power supply and is confirmed as
disengaged, and
(b) if the electrician performing the work is satisfied that no dangerous concentration of
flammable gas is present.
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Batteries
566(1) An employer must ensure that battery charging stations in an underground mine are
(a) ventilated by intake air to ensure gases are diffused and the contaminated air is
discharged directly into the return airway, and
(b) approved by the Director.
566(2) An employer must ensure that workers do not repair batteries in an underground
coal mine or other hazardous location.
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Switchgear
569(1) An employer must ensure that
(a) the surface of an underground mine has electrical distribution switchgear for
isolating all underground electrical circuits, and
(b) an authorized worker is available to operate the switchgear whenever the circuits are
energized.
569(2) An employer must ensure that electrical distribution switchgear is not located nearer
to the working face in an underground coal mine than the last ventilated cross-cut.
Grounding
570(1) An employer must ensure that the ground electrodes at a surface mine and at the
surface of an underground mine are inspected and tested every 12 months.
570(2) An employer must ensure that a record of the tests required under subsection (1) is
(a) kept at the mine for two years following the activity, and
(b) available for inspection at the mine by an officer.
Electric welding
571 An employer must ensure that a worker who uses a welding unit in a mine uses a
current return wire from the welding unit to the work area that has the same cross-sectional
area as the power lead wire.
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Standards
574(1) An employer must ensure that rubber-tired, self-propelled machines used in an
underground mine meet the requirements of CSA Standard CAN/CSA M424.3-M90 (R2007),
Braking Performance — Rubber-Tired, Self-Propelled Underground Mining Machines.
574(2) Repealed AR 56/2018 s35.
AR 87/2009 s574;56/2018
Prototype machine
575(1) This section applies to a prototype machine that is
(a) a new or used, rubber-tired, self-propelled, machine unit referred to in ISO Standard
6165: 2006, Earth-moving machinery — Basic types — Vocabulary,
(b) intended for use at surface mines or at surface operations related to underground
mines, and
(c) brought into Alberta for the first time.
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575(2) An employer must ensure that a prototype machine meets the requirements of the
braking performance set by ISO Standard 3450: 1996, Earth-moving machinery — Braking
systems of rubber-tyred machines — Systems and performance requirements and test procedures.
575(3) Repealed
575(4) Repealed
575(5) An employer must ensure that the manufacturer of a prototype self-propelled
machine or a professional engineer certifies that the prototype self-propelled machine meets
or exceeds the requirements of this section.
575(6) An employer must ensure that a copy of the “Test Report” referred to in clause 8 of
ISO Standard 3450: 1996, on the prototype machine is given to the Director.
Representative machines
576(1) This section applies to a type of rubber-tired, self-propelled machine that
(a) is not included in ISO Standard 6165: 2006, Earth-moving machinery — Basic types —
Vocabulary,
(b) has a GVW of more than 32,000 kilograms, and
(c) is proposed by an employer for use in surface mines or at surface operations related
to underground mines.
576(2) An employer must ensure that a machine is not used in Alberta unless
(a) the braking systems of a representative unit of each type of machine are tested,
(b) the machine manufacturer or a professional engineer certifies that the machine meets
or exceeds the stopping performance specified in section 7.6 of ISO Standard 3450:
1996, and
(c) a copy of the “Test Report” referred to in clause 8 of ISO Standard 3450: 1996 on the
representative machine is given to the Director.
Emergency energy
577 An employer must ensure that a rubber-tired, self-propelled machine fitted with an air
or air-over-hydraulic braking system has an emergency source of energy that can
(a) apply the service brake, and
(b) safely stop and hold the machine on all grades over which it operates.
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Hydraulic brakes
578 An employer must ensure that a rubber-tired, self-propelled machine with
hydraulically activated service brakes
(a) has a hydraulic system divided into two or more separate circuits that are
independently activated, and
(b) meets the requirements of ISO Standard 3450: 1996.
Emergency brakes
580 If the emergency braking system of a rubber-tired, self-propelled machine is arranged
to cause an automatic application of the service brakes when there is an accidental loss of air
pressure in the main brake actuating system, an employer must ensure that the available
brake application pressure does not fall below 415 kilopascals.
Air brakes
581 An employer must ensure that if air or air-over-hydraulic brake systems are fitted to a
rubber-tired, self-propelled machine,
(a) all non-braking secondary air circuits are supplied through check valves that isolate
the secondary circuit involved if there is a sudden pressure drop in the main circuit,
(b) the total volume of air available in the main circuit for normal service brake
application is not less than 12 times the total displacement volume of all brake
actuators at full travel,
(c) a wet reservoir with an automatic water ejection valve or an air-drying system is
fitted between the compressor and the first brake service reservoir,
(d) the machine has gauges that
(i) meet the requirements of
(A) SAE Standard J209 (2003), Instrument Face Design and Location for Construction
and Industrial Equipment, or
(B) SAE Standard J209 JAN87, Instrument Face Design and Location for Construction
and Industrial Equipment,
(ii) are visible to the operator, and
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(iii) show the air pressure in the main and emergency air circuits and the brake
application pressure,
(e) the machine has a visible or audible warning device that effectively alerts the
operator when the air pressure in the main service brake circuit falls below a
predetermined pressure, and
(f) check valves protect air reservoirs from loss of pressure if the supply side leaks.
Parking brakes
584(1) An employer must ensure that a rubber-tired, self-propelled machine used in a
surface mine or a surface operation related to underground mines has a mechanically
activated parking brake that can hold the machine on a 15 percent grade when the machine is
loaded to the machine’s GVW.
584(2) An employer must ensure that the performance of a parking brake system is not
affected
(a) if any of the air pressure in the system is lost, or
(b) if there is a dimensional change in the brake’s components.
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585(2) If the Director requests the testing, an employer must ensure that service brakes are
tested at regular intervals on a rubber-tired, self-propelled machine that is not referred to in
subsection (1).
585(3) An employer must ensure that the service brakes of at least 30 percent of the
machines referred to in subsections (1) and (2) in the employer’s fleet are tested in each year.
585(4) An employer must ensure that the service brakes of all machines referred to in
subsections (1) and (2) in the employer’s fleet are tested within a three year period.
585(5) If a rubber-tired, self-propelled machine does not meet the minimum brake
performance requirements as determined by the employer or an officer, the employer must
remove it from service until it meets the requirements.
585(6) Despite subsections (3) and (4), an officer may request, at any time, that the service
brakes of a vehicle be tested.
Tests
586(1) An employer must ensure that the service brakes of a machine referred to in section
585 are tested under the supervision of a competent worker.
586(2) An employer must ensure that the service brakes of a machine referred to in section
585 are tested
(a) at the machine’s normal operation speed,
(b) with the machine loaded to approximately the manufacturer’s specified maximum
load weight, and
(c) on a straight, level road with a hard, dry surface.
586(3) An employer must ensure that the following are measured and recorded when
service brakes are tested:
(a) the distance travelled by the machine after the service brakes are applied to the
maximum extent possible;
(b) the forward speed of the machine at the time the service brakes are applied.
Maintenance records
587(1) An employer must ensure that a maintenance record is kept on each rubber-tired,
self-propelled machine that includes
(a) all unsafe conditions of the machine,
(b) repairs to the machine, and
(c) copies of the machine’s periodic service brake tests if required by section 585.
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Auxiliary steering
588(1) An employer must ensure that a rubber-tired, self-propelled machine has an
auxiliary power source that enables the operator to steer the machine to a safe stop if
(a) the machine depends on hydraulic power for steering, and
(b) the loss of hydraulic power might prevent the machine from being steered.
588(2) Despite subsection (1), a rubber-tired, self-propelled machine does not require
auxiliary steering if
(a) it is restricted to underground use, and
(b) it has a maximum speed of 20 kilometres per hour.
Auxiliary pump
589 An employer must ensure that the hydraulic fluid supply to an auxiliary hydraulic
pump used to provide the emergency steering capability on a rubber-tired, self-propelled
machine comes from a separate reservoir or from an isolated section of the main reservoir.
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(c) an interlock system that prevents the engine from starting when the transmission is
engaged.
591(2) An employer must ensure that all haulage trucks fitted with rear dump boxes
(a) have a calculated centre of gravity, and
(b) will maintain all wheels in contact with the ground during normal operation when
loaded to the manufacturer’s specified maximum load weight.
591(3) If the load characteristics cause the front wheels of a rubber-tired, self-propelled
machine to lift off the ground, an employer must develop procedures to protect workers
from the related hazards.
Clearance lights
592(1) An employer must ensure that a rubber-tired, self-propelled machine has clearance
lights that
(a) indicate clearly from both the front and rear of the machine the overall width of the
machine, and
(b) meet the requirements of
(i) SAE Standard J2042 July2006, Clearance, Sidemarker, and Identification Lamps for Use
on Motor Vehicles 2032 mm or More in Overall Width, or
(ii) SAE Standard J2042 (2003), Clearance, Sidemarker, and Identification Lamps for Use
on Motor Vehicles 2032 mm or More in Overall Width.
592(2) An employer must ensure that the clearance lights of a rubber-tired, self-propelled
machine are on when the machine’s engine is on.
592(3) For the purpose of subsection (1), the overall width does not include
(a) blades on motor graders or rubber-tired dozers, or
(b) buckets on front-end loaders.
Clear view
593 An employer must ensure that means are provided to enhance or improve the
operator’s line of sight if a rubber-tired, self-propelled machine restricts the operator’s ability
to safely operate the machine.
Lights
594(1) An employer must ensure that a rubber-tired, self-propelled machine has headlights,
reversing lights, tail lights, retarder lights and brake lights, where applicable.
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Clearances
595(1) An employer must ensure that, in an underground coal mine
(a) the sum of the horizontal clearances on each side of a rubber-tired, self-propelled
machine is not less than 2 metres, and
(b) the vertical clearance between the highest point of a rubber-tired, self-propelled
machine or its load and the lowest overhead obstruction is not less than 0.3 metres.
595(2) Repealed AR 56/2018 s36.
AR 87/2009 s595;56/2018
Unattended machines
596(1) A worker must not leave a rubber-tired, self-propelled machine unattended
underground unless the engine is turned off.
596(2) A worker must not leave a rubber-tired, self-propelled machine unattended
underground unless it is parked
(a) on level ground,
(b) with its downhill end turned into the rib, or
(c) with its wheels turned towards the rib and blocked.
Diesel Power
Diesel powered machine
597(1) An employer must ensure that a diesel powered machine used in an underground
coal mine meets the requirements of CSA Standard CAN/CSA-M424.1-88 (R2007), Flameproof
Non-Rail-Bound, Diesel-Powered Machines for Use in Gassy Underground Coal Mines.
597(2) An employer must ensure that a diesel powered machine used in an underground
mine, other than a coal mine, meets the requirements of CSA Standard
CAN/CSA-M424.2-M90 (R2007), Non-Rail-Bound Diesel-Powered Machines for Use in Non-Gassy
Underground Mines.
AR 87/2009 s597;56/2018
Conveyors
Fire resistance
598 An employer must ensure that, in a hazardous location,
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(a) all conveyor belting meets the requirements of CSA Standard CAN/CSA-M422-M87
(R2007), Fire Performance and Anti-static Requirements for Conveyor Belting, and
(b) the conveyor belt stabgle ystem is fitted with a fire suppression system approved by
the Director.
AR 87/2009 s598;56/2018
Stopping
599(1) An employer must ensure that a section of a conveyor belt system that is accessible to
workers has
(a) a pull cord to stop the conveyor belt system in an emergency, and
(b) controls that must be reset manually before the conveyor belt system can be restarted
after an emergency stop.
599(2) An employer must ensure that a switch is installed on each conveyor belt that
(a) is sensitive to belt travel, and
(b) stops the drive motor if the belt or transfer chute or both are blocked or slip.
Travelling room
600 An employer must ensure that each part of an underground mine over which coal or
another mineral is moved by a conveyor belt system has travelling room of at least 1 metre
between a side of the conveyor belt and the edge of the roadway on the same side.
Combustible dust
601(1) An employer must ensure that, in hazardous locations, no combustible dust
accumulates at or near the conveyor belt, the belt support rollers, the conveyor belt drive and
tail or the belt take-up drums.
601(2) An employer must ensure that, if dust may be a hazard, a belt conveyor discharge is
constructed so that the amount of dust spilled or dispersed into the air is minimized or
eliminated.
Clearances
602(1) An employer must ensure the following clearances are maintained along a conveyor
belt:
(a) on the travelling side, if rubber-tired vehicles are used, at least 2 metres more than the
maximum width of the vehicle;
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(b) on the travelling side, if track-guided vehicles are used, not less than 0.3 metres
between the vehicle and the conveyor belt;
(c) on the blind side, not less than 0.3 metres.
602(2) An employer must ensure that there is a clearance of not less than 0.3 metres between
the roof supports and the top of the load carried by a conveyor belt.
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(j) it has automatic brakes that apply when the belt is stopping; and
(k) it has a safety device that automatically stops the belt if a tear or split in the belt is
detected.
603(3) An employer must develop safe operating procedures for workers who are required
to travel on a riding conveyor belt.
603(4) An employer must post the safe operating procedures for a riding conveyor belt in
conspicuous and appropriate locations.
Examination
604 In an underground coal mine, the employer must ensure that a belt line is examined by
a worker
(a) at least once during every work shift, and
(b) following the last work shift if there is an interruption in the work.
Conveyor roadways
606(1) An employer must ensure that conveyor roadways are kept clear of obstructions.
606(2) An employer must ensure that conveyor roadways in an underground mine are at
least 1.5 metres high.
606(3) A worker must travel only in the clear space on the conveyor roadway.
Division 2 Explosives
Theft of explosives
607(1) A mine blaster must immediately report to the employer
(a) the suspected, attempted or known unlawful entry into a magazine, or
(b) the unlawful removal of explosives or detonators from a mine site.
607(2) An employer must immediately report to the Director
(a) the suspected, attempted or known unlawful entry into a magazine, or
(b) the unlawful removal of explosives or detonators from a mine site.
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Non-sparking tools
608(1) An employer must provide workers with tools made of non-sparking material for
(a) opening containers or packages of explosives,
(b) preparing explosives, and
(c) loading holes with explosives.
608(2) A worker must use tools made of non-sparking material for
(a) opening containers or packages of explosives,
(b) preparing explosives, and
(c) loading holes with explosives.
Magazines
611 An employer must ensure that magazines in an underground mine are
(a) located and certified by a professional engineer, and
(b) approved by the Director.
Illumination of magazines
612 An employer must ensure that
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Stored explosives
613 An employer must ensure that
(a) stored explosives are examined often enough to ensure that no hazardous conditions
arise because an explosive has deteriorated,
(b) all deteriorated or damaged explosives are removed from storage, and
(c) all deteriorated or damaged explosives are destroyed in accordance with the
manufacturer’s specifications.
Electric detonators
614 An employer must ensure that electric detonators are stored and transported with the
leg wires coiled and shunted in the manner in which they are supplied by the manufacturer.
Access to explosives
615(1) An employer must ensure that only a mine blaster designated by the employer, or a
worker working under the direct supervision of the designated mine blaster, has access to
magazines.
615(2) An employer must ensure that no worker, except a mine blaster or a worker working
under the direct supervision of the designated mine blaster, has
(a) blasting apparatus at a mine site, or
(b) a key to a case, canister, storage box or magazine at a mine site.
616(3) An employer must ensure that the explosives in a container are arranged and
protected to ensure that they do not contact anything that may cause premature detonation.
616(4) A mine blaster must ensure that the leg wires of electric detonators that are removed
from a magazine are shunted until immediately before the detonator is connected to the
blasting circuit.
Priority of use
617 An employer and a mine blaster must ensure that the oldest explosives in a magazine
are removed for use first and are used first.
Magazine record
618(1) An employer must ensure that a magazine record is kept at each magazine in which
the mine blaster records
(a) immediately all explosives placed into or removed from a magazine,
(b) the number of failures of explosive charges at the end of each shift, and
(c) immediately all cartridges that are destroyed.
618(2) An employer must retain the magazine record for at least three years from the date of
the last entry.
Explosive location
619(1) A worker must not take explosives into a building at a mine site other than a
magazine.
619(2) A worker must get a mine blaster to remove explosives that are in a building other
than a magazine.
619(3) If workers have explosives in their possession at the end of the work shift, the
workers must return the explosives to a magazine.
Transportation
Removal and transfer
620(1) An employer must ensure that explosives are removed from a magazine and
transported to a work area by a worker authorized by the mine manager.
620(2) An employer must ensure that explosives are removed from a magazine and
transported to a work area without undue delay.
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Vehicle requirements
622(1) An employer must ensure that a vehicle used to transport explosives complies with
the following:
(a) it is not loaded until the vehicle is fully serviced, including fuelling;
(b) it has separate compartments for the explosives and detonators that prevent them
from coming into contact with any metals or with each other;
(c) it is constructed so that the explosives cannot fall from the vehicle;
(d) is maintained in good working order.
622(2) An employer must ensure that a vehicle used to transport explosives is operated by a
mine blaster or by a worker authorized by the mine blaster.
622(3) An employer must ensure that a vehicle used to transport explosives is equipped
with at least two 9 kilogram ABC type fire extinguishers.
622(4) An employer must ensure that a vehicle that is transporting more than 25 kilograms
of explosives shows placards clearly marked “Explosives” in letters that are not less than 150
millimetres high.
Original packaging
624 An employer must ensure that explosives are transported in their original packaging.
Detonators
625(1) An employer must ensure that detonators transported in a vehicle are separated from
other explosives by a solid partition of wood or its equivalent that
(a) provides a distance of not less than 150 millimetres between the detonators and other
explosives, and
(b) extends at least 150 millimetres above the highest level to which explosives are
packed in the vehicle.
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625(2) An employer must ensure that a radio transmitter in a vehicle transporting electric
detonators is switched off while the detonators are being placed into or removed from the
containment areas.
Vehicle breakdown
626(1) If a vehicle transporting explosives breaks down, repairs may be made to the vehicle
without unloading the explosives if, in the opinion of the operator of the vehicle,
(a) the repairs are minor, and
(b) the repairs can be made without creating a hazard.
626(2) If a vehicle transporting explosives breaks down, the explosives must be transferred
to another vehicle or be removed from the vehicle if, in the opinion of the operator of the
vehicle,
(a) the repairs are major, or
(b) the repairs cannot be made without creating a hazard.
626(3) An employer must ensure that explosives removed from a vehicle that has broken
down are placed under proper security
(a) at a safe distance from the track, road or highway, and
(b) not less than 300 metres from an inhabited building or a work area.
Operational Procedures
Manufacturer’s specifications
627(1) An employer must ensure that explosives are handled, stored, used and destroyed in
accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
627(2) A worker must handle, store, use and destroy explosives in accordance with the
manufacturer’s specifications.
Unsafe explosives
628 A mine blaster must not use, or permit another worker to use, an explosive that, in the
mine blaster’s opinion, is deteriorated, damaged or otherwise unsafe to use.
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629(2) If there are two or more mine blasters at a blast area, an employer must designate one
mine blaster to be the blaster-in-charge of all blasting operations at the blast area.
General duties
631(1) An employer and a mine blaster must ensure that
(a) the blasting operation and related activities are performed safely,
(b) all primers are made up at the blast area,
(c) only sufficient primers for the number of shots to be fired are made up prior to the
loading,
(d) no explosive is forcibly pressed into a hole of insufficient size,
(e) before a charge is fired, explosives not required for the blast are removed from the
blast area,
(f) workers who are not required for loading operations are outside the blast area during
loading operations, and
(g) the firing lines and lead-in lines required for electric detonation are in good
condition.
631(2) A mine blaster must supervise, where applicable, the connection of
(a) the detonator to the detonating cord,
(b) the blasting cable to the detonator wires, and
(c) the non-electric lead-in line detonator to the blast pattern.
631(3) A mine blaster must, before the blast is fired, ensure that all workers are out of
danger from the effects of the blast.
631(4) A mine blaster must, before blasting, ensure that
(a) entrances and approaches to the blast area are effectively guarded to prevent
unauthorized workers entering or remaining in the blast area, and
(b) the guards or equipment guarding the blast area remain in position until the blast
area is cleared and work can resume safely.
631(5) A mine blaster must give due warning of a blast.
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Secondary blasting
632 A mine blaster must ensure that if secondary blasting is practised,
(a) blockholes are used whenever reasonably practicable,
(b) the blockholes are deep enough to accommodate both the charge of explosive and
sufficient stemming to confine the charge, and
(c) two or more charges are not used on the same boulder unless the charges are
detonated simultaneously.
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Misfire procedures
637(1) A mine blaster must not abandon a misfire unless it cannot be safely detonated or
removed from its hole.
637(2) An employer must ensure that safe work procedures are developed for handling of
misfires.
Abandoned explosive
638(1) A worker who finds an abandoned explosive must
(a) take all reasonable action to ensure that other workers who may be exposed to it are
made aware of it, and
(b) report the find to the employer or to a mine blaster.
638(2) An employer or mine blaster to whom an abandoned explosive is reported must
(a) take immediate steps to ensure that workers are protected from the hazards
associated with the abandoned explosive, and
(b) notify the Director of the abandoned explosive.
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(b) explosive initiating and testing devices approved by CANMET or by the Director in a
location where an explosion or fire hazard exists or may exist.
Blasting apparatus
640(1) An employer must ensure that a blasting machine is clearly marked with its capacity.
640(2) A mine blaster must ensure that a blasting machine is tested before it is used for a
blast that may require the machine’s maximum capacity.
Circuit testing
641(1) A mine blaster must ensure that
(a) all workers are outside the blast area before an electrical blasting circuit is tested, and
(b) an electrical blasting circuit is tested before firing to confirm that the circuit is
complete.
641(2) If electric blasting is performed with delayed-action detonators, a worker must not
return to the scene of the blasting operation until at least 10 minutes after the blasting circuit
is closed.
Circuit requirement
642(1) A mine blaster must ensure that
(a) power circuits used for blasting meet the requirements of clause 3.7 of CSA Standard
CAN/CSA-M421-00 (R2007), Use of Electricity in Mines,
(b) the blasting machine or power source has adequate capacity for the number of
detonators involved, and
(c) circuits supplying electricity for blasting are fed from
(i) a blasting machine,
(ii) an isolating transformer, or
(iii) a power source that does not supply any other equipment.
642(2) A mine blaster must ensure that lead wires between the blasting machine and the
zone of blasting operations
(a) are not less than No. 16 AWG in size,
(b) are readily identifiable as being for blasting use,
(c) are waterproof,
(d) consist of two insulated conductors,
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Surface Mines
Application
643 Sections 644 to 657 apply to explosives used at surface mines.
Signs
644(1) An employer must ensure that the blast area is clearly identified by posted signs or
flagging.
644(2) An employer must ensure that unauthorized mobile equipment, vehicles and
workers do not inadvertently enter a blast area.
AR 87/2009 s644;56/2018
Blast holes
645(1) A surface mine blaster must ensure that holes are stemmed.
645(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to controlled blasting holes.
Electrical storm
646 If an electrical storm is approaching the blast area, a surface mine blaster must ensure
that
(a) no attempt is made to connect or fire a blast,
(b) all loading operations are stopped and workers are withdrawn to a safe distance from
the blast area, and
(c) if charges are loaded and connected, workers are posted to prevent access to the blast
area until the storm passes.
Detonating cord
647(1) A surface mine blaster must ensure that, if drill holes are being primed, detonating
cord
(a) is cut from the reel and the reel moved away before other explosives are loaded,
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(b) extends at least 1 metre from the hole in the case of holes that are 3 metres or more
deep, and
(c) is drawn taut and made secure at the top of the hole.
647(2) A surface mine blaster must ensure that inserting detonating cords, loading the hole
and stemming is as continuous an operation as is practically possible.
647(3) A surface mine blaster must ensure that
(a) no splices in the detonating cord are inserted within a blast hole,
(b) detonating cords are not coupled to a trunk line, charged hole or delay or relay until
final blast preparation,
(c) the main or trunk line splices
(i) are tight square knots, or
(ii) are spliced by another method acceptable to the manufacturer,
(d) the trunk lines are free from kinks or coils when laid out,
(e) main or trunk lines are not laid out from a moving vehicle unless
(i) the surface mine blaster is in attendance at the rear of the vehicle, or
(ii) the vehicle is moving at idle speed,
(f) all connections in the line, other than splices, are tight and at right angles,
(g) detonators are not attached to the detonating cord until everything else is ready for
blast initiation, and
(h) the detonator is attached to the detonating cord by a method acceptable to the
manufacturer.
Ignition precautions
648(1) An employer must ensure that only machinery directly involved in loading an
explosive is operated within 8 metres of a hole being loaded with explosive.
648(2) A worker must not load a hole or prime an explosive charge if machinery other than
that directly involved in the loading is operating within 8 metres of the hole or the explosive
charge.
648(3) A worker must not smoke tobacco or allow an open flame or other possible means of
ignition within 8 metres of a blast area.
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Safety fuses
649 A surface mine blaster must ensure that safety fuses protrude at least 1.5 metres from
the drill hole.
Electric blasting
651(1) This section applies to electric blasting in the presence of electromagnetic radiation.
651(2) If blasting is within 60 metres of an overhead power line, a surface mine blaster must
ensure that precautions are taken to prevent
(a) an electrical charge build-up in the blasting circuit, and
(b) damage or short-circuiting of the overhead power line.
651(3) An employer must ensure that electric detonators are not used at a blast area if
radiofrequency transmitters or other radiofrequency fields are closer than the distances listed
in Schedule 11, Tables 1 and 2.
651(4) A surface mine blaster must ensure that lead wires laid out from the connecting wires
are not within 1 metre of any trailing cables.
Burning explosives
652 If a surface mine blaster is of the opinion that explosives are burning in a drill hole, the
surface mine blaster must not allow a worker to return to the area of the hole until the
surface mine blaster is of the opinion that it is safe to return.
Misfires
653(1) An employer must ensure that a misfire identified by a worker is not dug out by an
excavator except under the direction of a surface mine blaster or a competent worker
appointed by the employer.
653(2) An employer must ensure that a hole drilled in order to blast or disperse a misfired
charge is drilled under the direction of a surface mine blaster or a competent worker
appointed by the employer.
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Storage
655(1) An employer must ensure that only sufficient explosives are taken to a mine to
provide a 24-hour supply.
655(2) A surface mine blaster must ensure that explosives and detonators, including
detonating relays, are stored in separate operation storage boxes that are kept not less than 8
metres apart.
655(3) An employer must ensure that the operation storage boxes are a type 6 magazine, as
defined in the Storage Standards for Industrial Explosives (M81-7/2001E), published by Natural
Resources Canada.
655(4) An employer must ensure that operation storage boxes are
(a) locked at all times when not in use,
(b) placed not less than 60 metres from a blasting area or an operating unit of equipment,
(c) placed not less than 8 metres from a track, roadway, travel way or power cable, and
(d) identified by a luminous or reflecting sign reading “Danger Explosives”.
Blasting warnings
656(1) Before an electric blasting system is connected, a surface mine blaster must ensure
that signs are posted around the blast area warning that mobile radio transmitters must be
turned off within 20 metres of the blast area.
656(2) If electric blasting is being conducted near a public road, an employer must ensure
that an approach sign is posted on the road that reads as follows:
BLASTING
DRIVERS MUST TURN OFF MOBILE TRANSMITTERS UNTIL
FURTHER POSTED NOTICE
WATCH FOR IT ON THE RIGHT SIDE
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656(3) If electric blasting is being conducted near a public road, an employer must ensure
that a departure sign is posted on the road that reads as follows:
YOU MAY RESUME TRANSMITTING
THANK YOU
Charged holes
657 A surface mine blaster must ensure that a charged hole is not left unattended unless
(a) if an electric detonator is being used, the ends of the electric detonator wires are
shorted, and
(b) a warning sign is posted that reads as follows:
DANGER: CHARGED SHOT HOLES
Permitted explosives
659(1) An employer must ensure that a worker in an underground coal mine uses explosives
or detonators that are classed as “permitted explosives” by an accredited laboratory.
659(2) Despite subsection (1), the Director may issue an acceptance to use explosives that are
not classed as “permitted explosives” if
(a) the proposed blasting is to be performed in solid rock,
(b) an application is made to the Director using the form in Schedule 11, Table 3, and
(c) the employer puts in place safety measures certified by a professional engineer.
659(3) An employer must ensure that a worker does not take into an underground coal mine
explosives that the worker cannot use under subsection (1) or (2).
AR 87/2009 s659;56/2018
Electric conveyance
660 An employer must ensure that explosives are not transported on an electric locomotive,
on a conveyance moved by an electric locomotive or wire rope, on a conveyor or in a shuttle
car unless the explosives
(a) are in special closed containers, and
(b) the Director gives permission in writing.
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Transport underground
662(1) An employer must ensure that explosives taken underground are
(a) in a secure case or canister with detonators kept separately from the explosives, and
(b) in a quantity sufficient for a working shift.
662(2) Repealed AR 56/2018 s41.
662(3) An underground mine blaster must ensure that a case or canister
(a) is kept closed until immediately before the shot hole is charged, and
(b) is closed immediately after the shot hole is charged.
662(4) Repealed
662(5) If there are two or more cases or canisters containing explosives at a working face
because two or more workers are working together, the underground mine blaster must
ensure the cases or canisters are kept as far apart as is reasonably practicable.
662(6) A worker carrying electric detonators must not enter a room where lamps or batteries
are charged.
AR 87/2009 s662;56/2018
Drilling distances
663 An employer must ensure that a worker does not drill a hole within 300 millimetres of a
hole that has contained explosives.
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Blasting cable
665(1) An underground mine blaster must use a blasting cable
(a) designed for that purpose, and
(b) with a resistance of less than 2 ohms.
665(2) An underground mine blaster must ensure that a cable used in blasting
(a) is not less than 75 metres long, and
(b) reaches from the blast area to a suitable refuge for the underground mine blaster.
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Use of detonators
666 A worker charging the shot hole must insert the detonator in the primer cartridge and
insert the primer cartridge first with the detonator at the back of the hole.
Same manufacturer
667 An underground mine blaster must ensure that all the electric detonators used in the
same round are made by a single manufacturer.
Series connection
668 An underground mine blaster must ensure that all the charges to be fired in the same
round are connected in series, except in shaft excavation work.
Water
669 An underground mine blaster must ensure that only a water-resistant explosive, or an
explosive sheathed to make it waterproof, is used if water may enter the hole before it is
fired.
Stemming
670(1) An underground mine blaster must ensure that
(a) all blast holes are stemmed,
(b) stemming is to the collar in shot holes, and
(c) a non-flammable substance or material is used for stemming.
670(2) If water stemming is used, the underground mine blaster must ensure that
(a) a layer of clay at least 100 millimetres thick is tamped into the hole between the
charge and the stemming, or
(b) the water is in at least two separate packings.
Misfires
672(1) A mine manager must ensure that a misfire is handled under the direct supervision
of an underground mine blaster.
672(2) If a misfire occurs, the underground mine blaster must ensure that
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(a) no worker returns to the working face until the expiration of a waiting period of at
least 10 minutes, and
(b) the blasting cable is disconnected from the blasting apparatus and the cable ends
short-circuited before a worker examines the misfire to determine the cause of the
misfire.
672(3) An underground mine blaster must ensure that a worker removes an explosive from
a loaded blast hole only by using a jet of water.
672(4) A worker must not pull a detonator lead wire from a charged blast hole.
Misfire detonation
673(1) An attempt to detonate a misfire must be done as a single hole blast.
673(2) If the attempt to detonate a misfire is unsuccessful, an underground mine blaster
must ensure that the worker deactivating the misfire
(a) removes the minimum amount of stemming material from the misfired hole required
to establish the true direction of the hole,
(b) fires a separate charge parallel to the misfired charge and no closer to it than 300
millimetres,
(c) after detonating the parallel hole, exercises extra caution while the rock broken by the
blast is loaded out of the working face, and
(d) searches for cartridges, their parts or detonators during and after the rock loading is
complete.
673(3) If there is a faulty electric detonator, an underground mine blaster must ensure that a
worker short-circuits the leg wires.
Leaving a misfire
674(1) If a misfire is not deactivated in the same work shift as the one in which it occurred,
the underground mine blaster must erect a warning board or fence bearing a sign “DO NOT
ENTER – MISFIRE” across the whole width of the tunnel or location of the blast area before
leaving the misfire unattended.
674(2) An underground mine blaster must report to the blaster’s supervisor the location of a
misfire that is not deactivated.
Compressed air
675 If compressed air is used to break coal, an employer must ensure that a professional
engineer prepares a detailed procedure to be used and certifies it as safe.
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Shock blasting
676(1) If an area of an underground mine is subject to sudden outbursts of gas or coal, the
Director, on written application by the employer, may allow shock blasting.
676(2) An application to the Director to allow shock blasting under subsection (1) must be
prepared by a professional engineer and must include
(a) the location in the underground mine where the shock blasting will take place,
(b) detailed reasons for shock blasting, and
(c) the proposed safety procedures.
Surface shots
677 An employer must ensure that no worker remains in an underground mine at the time
an underground blast is fired from the surface.
Secondary blasting
679(1) If charges are placed directly on top of the material being blasted in an underground
mine, an underground mine blaster must ensure that
(a) the charges weigh not more than 0.5 kilograms,
(b) not more than two charges are fired at any one time,
(c) only instantaneous detonators are used,
(d) the surrounding area within a radius of 10 metres is clear of coal dust and dusted
with incombustible dust, and
(e) each charge is covered with stemming material and not less than 10 kilograms of
incombustible dust.
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679(2) An underground mine blaster must ensure that, if charges are placed directly on top
of the material being blasted in an underground mine, the charges are not fired if the
methane content in the surrounding area is more than 0.3 percent (6 percent of the lower
explosive limit).
679(3) An underground mine blaster must ensure that if charges are placed directly on top
of the material being blasted in an underground mine, a refuge or shelter for the blaster is
located not less than 150 metres away from the charges.
Annual plan
681 An employer must ensure that the following mine plans, certified by a professional
engineer, are submitted to the Director before the last day in September in each year for
review:
(a) a proposed underground operations working plan for the next year’s operation;
(b) a ventilation plan for operations in the next year of operation.
Mine Workers
Supervision
683 An employer at an underground coal mine must ensure that a worker employed
underground is under the supervision of the holder of an underground coal mine manager’s
certificate or an underground coal mine foreman’s certificate.
Required qualifications
684(1) An employer must not appoint a worker as an underground coal mine manager or
acting underground coal mine manager unless the worker holds an underground coal mine
manager’s certificate issued under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
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684(2) An employer must not appoint a worker as an underground coal mine foreman or
acting underground coal mine foreman unless the worker holds an underground coal mine
foreman’s certificate issued under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
684(3) An employer must not appoint a worker as underground coal mine electrical
superintendent or acting underground coal mine electrical superintendent unless the worker
holds an underground coal mine electrical superintendent’s certificate issued under the
Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
Mine manager
685(1) An employer must
(a) appoint an underground coal mine manager to supervise daily activities at an
underground coal mine, and
(b) notify the Director of the appointment without undue delay.
(c) Repealed
685(2) An employer may appoint an underground coal mine foreman as a temporary
underground coal mine manager if
(a) the foreman holds an underground coal mine foreman’s certificate,
(b) not more than 30 workers in total are working underground at any one time, and
(c) the appointment is for a period that does not exceed seven calendar days.
685(3) An employer must ensure that whenever the underground coal mine manager is
absent from the mine site for a period not exceeding seven calendar days, the underground
coal mine manager maintains, as far as is reasonably practicable, constant communication
with the mine site.
685(4) An employer must appoint an acting underground coal mine manager for any
absence of the underground coal mine manager that exceeds seven calendar days but is less
than 90 calendar days.
685(5) An employer must
(a) appoint a new underground coal mine manager for any absence of the underground
coal mine manager that exceeds 90 calendar days, and
(b) inform the Director of the appointment as soon as possible.
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Combined operations
686(1) If surface mining operations and underground coal mining operations with the same
owner take place simultaneously and are in such proximity that mining in one may affect the
safety of workers in the other, they must be declared a “combined operation” by
(a) the owner,
(b) an employer of the surface mine or an employer of the underground coal mine, or
(c) the Director.
686(2) If surface mining operations and underground coal mining operations are declared to
be a combined operation, overall control of the mining activities must be coordinated under
the direction of a single mine manager, who may be the underground coal mine manager or
the manager of the surface mine, without either being relieved of the responsibility for their
separate mines.
686(3) Nothing in subsection (2) shall be construed to mean that only one mine manager is
required under this Code for two or more mining operations.
Working alone
687(1) Only a worker who is sampling, testing or inspecting at a working face may work
alone at a working face.
687(2) Subject to subsection (1), an underground coal mine manager must ensure that no
worker works at producing coal while alone at a working face.
Unsafe conditions
688(1) A worker in a mine must immediately notify the workers and a mine official if the
workers are exposed to a hazard if the worker discovers the following:
(a) the ventilation is interrupted;
(b) an air crossing, door, stopping, brattice or duct is damaged;
(c) an air flow in an air course is reduced by a disruption;
(d) a weakness in a roof or rib;
(e) a deficiency of a roof or rib;
(f) evidence of movement in a roof or rib;
(g) smoke or fire;
(h) an accumulation of gas or water;
(i) any other hazard to workers.
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688(2) If a worker at the surface of a mine discovers a hazard to workers in the mine, the
worker must immediately notify a mine official.
688(3) A mine official to whom a hazard to workers is reported under subsection (1) or (2)
must
(a) take immediate steps to withdraw workers exposed to a hazard until the defect is
remedied, and
(b) assess the hazard and remedy it if possible.
688(4) The mine official must record an incident reported under subsection (1) or (2) and the
record must be available for workers at the mine.
Shift change
689 An underground coal mine foreman must ensure that entrances to any place found
unsafe during a work shift are fenced, cordoned or taped off and signed at sufficient
distances to prevent workers from entering the unsafe place.
Shift report
690(1) An employer must ensure that a shift report is completed by an underground coal
mine foreman at a mine.
690(2) At the beginning of a work shift, an underground coal mine foreman must read and
initial the reports of the underground coal mine foreman of the immediately preceding shift
and note whether a hazard has been reported.
690(3) Before work begins, an underground coal mine foreman must inspect that section of
the mine assigned to the underground coal mine foreman unless an inspection was carried
out by an underground coal mine foreman within the immediately preceding four hours.
690(4) Immediately at the end of a work shift, an underground coal mine foreman must post
an inspection report that includes the names of workers remaining in the foreman’s section
of the mine at the end of the work shift.
690(5) The report posted under subsection (4) must be in the designated place and accessible
to anyone who might need to determine the location and number of workers who are still
underground.
Record of workers
691 An employer must ensure a daily report is kept in the shift report of
(a) the times at which each worker checked in and out of the mine, and
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(b) the name of each worker who remains in the mine beyond the end of the regular
shift.
Self rescuers
692 An employer must
(a) provide or make available to each worker who goes underground, an approved
self-contained self rescuer device, rated at a minimum of one hour,
(b) require that each worker be in possession of a self rescuer at all times when
underground,
(c) ensure that each worker receives training in
(i) the proper procedures for use, donning and switch-over of the self rescuer during
an emergency, and
(ii) the location of underground caches of additional self rescuers,
(d) ensure that each worker receives refresher training every three months in the subjects
referred to in (c),
(e) ensure that a record of the training is maintained at the mine for at least three years
and is available to an officer upon request, and
(f) store and strategically locate as many additional units as may be required by workers
walking from the most distant working face to the defined emergency exit during a
mine emergency.
Means of ignition
693(1) An employer must
(a) ensure that workers entering a mine do not take smoking materials, matches or other
means of ignition into the mine,
(b) direct all workers who enter a mine, or such number of workers as may be selected
by the employer, to be searched to confirm that they are not carrying any prohibited
means of ignition, and
(c) ensure that any worker who refuses to be searched is refused entry into the mine.
693(2) Workers must not have in their possession, or otherwise transport, smoking
materials, matches or other means of ignition when they enter a mine.
693(3) A worker must not use smoking materials, matches or other means of ignition in a
mine.
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693(4) Subsections (1) to (3) do not prohibit a worker from taking an approved explosive
initiating apparatus or cutting equipment specifically permitted by this Code into a mine, or
from using it.
AR 87/2009 s693;56/2018
No smoking warnings
694 An employer must ensure that areas at the surface in which tobacco or matches or other
means of ignition are not allowed are clearly marked as no smoking areas.
Mine equipment
Recognizing international standards
694.1 Equipment for use in underground coal mines that is approved to a current, relevant
standard in another country can be used subject to the approval of the Director.
Propane installations
695(1) An employer must ensure that propane installations in proximity to underground
workings are installed and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications
and the Safety Codes Act.
695(2) An employer must ensure that precautions are taken to prevent
(a) moving vehicles from contacting propane installations, and
(b) propane from collecting in low areas.
695(3) An employer must ensure that propane installations are inspected once each week by
a competent worker to ensure the propane does not leak into an underground working or
ventilation system of the mine or a building or other structure.
695(4) An employer must ensure that, as part of the mine maintenance scheme, a competent
worker examines the burners, relighters, vapourizers, storage tanks and all associated
protective devices every three months to ensure the equipment is functioning and there is no
leakage of propane.
695(5) An employer must ensure that a detection system operates at all times that
(a) will detect propane from leaking into the ventilation system of a mine, and
(b) visibly or audibly warns workers of the leak.
695(6) An employer must ensure that no furnace or device for heating mine air is installed
unless approved by the Director.
AR 87/2009 s695;56/2018
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Voice communication
697(1) An employer must ensure that a mine has a voice communication system between the
surface and underground that consists of interconnected voice communication stations.
697(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to exploration drivages from the surface that are not
more than 60 metres long.
697(3) An employer must ensure that a voice communication system has a separate back-up
power supply that operates if there is a power failure.
Location
698(1) An employer must ensure that interconnected voice communication stations in a
mine are located at the following:
(a) the top and bottom of mine shafts and mine tunnel outlets and main hoisting and
haulage engines;
(b) main electrical distribution centres, both at the surface and underground;
(c) main pumping stations;
(d) refuge stations;
(e) at the drive of a conveyor belt and, if the conveyor belt is more than 60 metres long, at
the tail end of the conveyor belt;
(f) booster fans;
(g) underground garages and repair shops;
(h) a mining section as close as is practicable to the working face and, in the case of a
longwall face, to each end of the working face;
(i) permanently attended surface stations.
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698(2) The Director may require an employer to locate interconnected voice communication
stations in a mine at a place not referred to in subsection (1).
Portal
700(1) An employer must ensure that all parts of a portal are constructed of non-flammable
materials.
700(2) An employer must ensure, before a portal is constructed, that a professional engineer
prepares and certifies a portal construction plan that
(a) includes drawings, diagrams and instructions detailing the design of the portal, and
(b) specifies how the portal is to be safely constructed and positioned while protecting
workers from falling or collapsing ground.
Mine outlets
701(1) An employer must ensure that there are at least two separate and independent mine
openings or outlets by which workers can leave a mine.
701(2) An employer must ensure that the mine openings
(a) Repealed
(b) are connected to the mine voice communication system.
701(2.1) An employer must ensure that the mine openings or outlets are certified by a
professional engineer so that in the event of any reasonably foreseeable incident, at least one
opening will allow egress of workers.
701(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following:
(a) a new mine where mine openings are being constructed;
(b) a location where the mine voice communication system is in the process of being
constructed between mine openings;
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(c) a location where ground is being excavated for the purposes of searching for or
proving mineral deposits.
701(4) If there is only a single means of exit in an underground working, an employer must
ensure that the number of workers in the working is never greater than nine in total, unless
others are needed to secure the health and safety of those nine workers in an emergency.
Escape ways
702(1) The underground coal mine manager must ensure that shafts, tunnels, levels, ladders,
stairs and similar installations used as escape ways
(a) are kept free from accumulations of ice and obstructions of every kind, and
(b) have signs posted where necessary to show the direction to the surface outlet, and
(c) are provided with continuous directional guide lines or equivalent devices that are
(i) installed and maintained throughout the entire length of each escapeway,
(ii) made of durable material,
(iii) marked with reflective material every 8 metres,
(iv) located in a manner that allows effective escape,
(v) equipped with directional indicators, signifying the route of escape, and placed at
intervals not exceeding 30 metres, and
(vi) securely attached to, and marked to show the location of, any self-contained, self
rescuer storage locations in the escapeways.
702(2) An underground coal mine manager must ensure that all water is conducted away
from stairways.
702(3) An employer must ensure that shafts, tunnels and slopes used as escape ways and
inclined at more than 30 degrees from horizontal have ladders, walkways or other apparatus
that
(a) are designed to allow workers to leave the mine safely,
(b) are kept in good repair, and
(c) lead to the mine opening.
702(4) An employer must ensure that the airway and travelling road of an escapeway are
not less than 2 metres high and 2 metres wide.
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Manholes
703(1) An employer must ensure that a haulage mine level or tunnel in which workers
normally travel has manholes or places of refuge at intervals of not more than 20 metres.
703(2) Despite subsection (1), manholes or places of refuge are not required if
(a) the speed of haulage does not exceed 8 kilometres per hour, and
(b) there is clear standing room of at least 1 metre between the side of the equipment and
the side of the road.
703(3) An employer must ensure that a manhole or place of refuge is
(a) at least 1 metre wide, 1.3 metres deep and 1.8 metres high,
(b) kept clear at all times,
(c) clearly identified as a manhole or place of refuge, and
(d) numbered.
Vehicles
Underground fuel stations
704(1) An underground coal mine manager must ensure that diesel fuel tanks of vehicles
filled underground are filled at designated fuel stations certified by a professional engineer.
704(2) An employer must ensure that an underground fuel station
(a) has a smooth concrete floor,
(b) is constructed of non-flammable material,
(c) has fireproof doors with the door nearest the fueling point opening outwards, and
(d) has a sump in the floor, or collecting pans, at possible spillage points.
704(3) An employer must ensure that an underground fuel station has appropriate fire
fighting equipment.
Diesel fuel
705(1) An employer must ensure that diesel fuel supplied at a fuel station
(a) at least meets the requirements of CGSB Standard CAN/CGSB 3.16-99 AMEND,
Mining Diesel Fuel, and
(b) is not stored underground in quantities greater than the quantity required for 24
hour’s work unless permission to store more is given by the Director.
705(2) An employer must ensure that workers take precautions to prevent the diesel fuel
from spilling while the fuel tanks are filled.
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705(3) An employer must ensure that all empty diesel fuel containers are removed from the
mine daily.
705(4) An underground coal mine manager must ensure that spilled oil and diesel fuel is
immediately taken up with a non-flammable absorbent material that is
(a) deposited in a fireproof receptacle, and
(b) removed from the mine at intervals of not more than every three days.
705(5) An employer must ensure that a copy of subsections (1) to (4) is posted in a
conspicuous place at an underground fuel station.
Control of equipment
706(1) An employer must ensure that the control levers of storage battery locomotives,
trolley locomotives and vehicles are designed so that the levers
(a) can only be removed when the lever is in the neutral position, and
(b) are spring-loaded or biased to return to the neutral position.
706(2) If remote controlled equipment is used at a mine site, the employer must ensure it is
used in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
Extractions
708(1) If solid mineral pillars or blocks are to be extracted from a mine, an employer must
ensure that a systematic method and sequence of extraction is prepared in which
(a) workers are not required to work beneath an unsupported roof, and
(b) workers are not subjected to the hazard of the collapse of a side or rib.
708(2) The method and sequence of extraction must be certified by a professional engineer.
Operating procedures
709(1) An employer must prepare a code of practice for installing and maintaining or
removing ground supports that prescribes the procedures to be followed by workers.
709(2) A mine official must post a copy of the code of practice prepared under subsection (1)
in a conspicuous location at the mine.
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710(3) Despite subsection (2), other supports must not be used to protect workers from
falling ground if
(a) supports are withdrawn from the gob, or
(b) supports are withdrawn under a roof that appears to the mine official to be insecure.
710(4) A professional engineer must certify the means to be used to protect workers from
falling ground if
(a) supports are withdrawn from the gob, or
(b) supports are withdrawn under a roof that appears to the mine official to be insecure.
Ventilation System
Ventilation system
711(1) An employer must ensure that a mine has a mechanical ventilation system, certified
by a professional engineer, that
(a) dilutes, displaces, eliminates or otherwise renders harmless all noxious or flammable
gases and harmful substances,
(b) keeps work areas and accessible roads fit for workers to work or travel in,
(c) ensures that the air contains at least 19.5 percent oxygen by volume and not more
than 0.5 percent carbon dioxide by volume, and
(d) ensures that a minimum volume of 1.9 cubic metres per second of air passes active
working headings.
711(2) An employer must develop safe operating procedures for the ventilation system that
are certified by a professional engineer.
711(3) An employer must ensure that
(a) the ventilation system is designed to prevent the raising of dust, and
(b) compressed air is not used for ventilation.
Air velocity
712(1) An employer must ensure that a ventilation system in a mine maintains a minimum
air velocity at working faces of 0.3 metres per second.
712(2) An employer must ensure that a ventilation system maintains a minimum air velocity
in roadways, other than working headings, of 0.3 metres per second unless methane layering
is occurring, in which case the air velocity must be increased to prevent the methane
layering.
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712(3) An employer must ensure that the velocity of the air in a ventilation system is not
more than
(a) Repealed
(b) 5 metres per second in a coal conveyor road, and
(c) 8 metres per second in other roadways.
712(4) The Director may grant an acceptance changing the requirements of subsections (2) or
(3) only after reviewing a proposal certified by a professional engineer.
Return airway
713 An employer must ensure that underground oil transformers rated at more than
1000 kilovoltamperes, garages, bulk oil storage areas and fuel stations are ventilated by air
that flows directly to the return airway.
Doors
714(1) An employer must ensure that airlock doors
(a) remain open no longer than is necessary for workers or vehicles to pass through,
(b) are designed to be self-closing, and
(c) operate in such a way that if one door of the airlock system is open, the other door
remains closed.
714(2) A worker must not, without the authority of the employer,
(a) leave a ventilation door open that the worker found shut, or
(b) leave a ventilation door closed that the worker found open.
714(3) An employer must ensure that an airlock located in major connections between the
main air intake and the air return has a door system in which at least one door remains
closed if there is an air reversal.
Stoppings
715 An employer must ensure that
(a) ventilation stoppings between intake and return airways prevent air leaks,
(b) the space between the faces of ventilation stoppings and roadways is kept free of
obstructions, and
(c) ventilation stoppings are constructed at crosscuts on each side of the conveyor system
up to the last crosscut before the tail end of the last conveyor in order to minimize the
potential contamination of those airways.
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Seals
716(1) An employer must ensure that worked out or inaccessible parts of a mine are sealed
off.
716(1.1) The seals referred to in subsection (1) must withstand an overpressure of at least
345 kilopascals.
716(2) An employer must ensure that a worked out district is sealed off within three months
after mining stops in the district.
716(3) An employer must ensure that workers monitor conditions at a seal to ensure that a
hazardous condition does not develop.
716(4) An employer must ensure that a seal constructed to contain fire, spontaneous heating
or another similar hazard is
(a) certified by a professional engineer,
(b) constructed to withstand the force of an explosion in the sealed off area, and
(c) has a method of sampling the atmosphere and draining water from behind the seal.
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Chutes
717 An employer must ensure that, in a system with chutes passing from an upper to a
lower mine level, mineral or rock is kept in the chutes above the bulkhead to prevent any
passage of air.
Splits
718(1) An employer must ensure that a coal mine is divided into splits.
718(2) An employer must ensure that each split and each working face in a split is supplied
with a separate current of fresh air.
718(3) An employer must ensure that the return air from a working split goes directly to the
return airway.
Fans
719(1) An employer must ensure that
(a) all main fans in a mine have an automatic ventilating pressure recording device that
is always operating and monitored daily,
(b) a mine has a standby main fan, and
(c) a mine has an emergency power supply capable of running the main fan if the
principle source of power fails.
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719(2) An employer must keep a record of the ventilating pressures taken and the dates on
which they were taken.
Reverse flows
720(1) Repealed
720(2) A worker must not reverse the air flow of a main fan without the underground coal
mine manager’s authorization.
Surface fans
721(1) An employer must ensure that the main surface ventilating fans
(a) are offset by not less than 5 metres from the nearest side of the mine opening, and
(b) have non-combustible air ducts and housing.
721(2) An employer must ensure that the mine opening referred to in subsection (1) is
protected by one or more weak walls or explosion doors, or a combination of weak walls and
explosion doors, located in direct line with possible explosive forces.
721(3) Despite subsection (1), the main surface ventilating fan may be located directly in
front of or over a mine opening if
(a) the opening is not in a direct line with possible air blasts coming out of the mine, and
(b) there is another opening not less than 5 metres and not more than 30 metres from the
fan opening that
(i) is in a direct line with possible air blasts coming out of the mine, and
(ii) has explosion doors.
Booster fans
722 An employer must ensure that a booster fan
(a) does not restrict the free passage of air delivered by a main fan if the booster fans
stops,
(b) stops if a main fan stops, and
(c) is continuously monitored by a system that alarms at a permanently attended
monitoring station if the fan stops or its performance falls below an established
efficiency level.
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Auxiliary fans
723(1) An employer must ensure that an auxiliary fan used in a mine is electrically
grounded.
723(2) An employer must ensure that a heading that is advanced more than 10 metres from
the main ventilation circuit and a raise or sub-drift that is more than 10 metres from the main
ventilation circuit has an auxiliary ventilation system, or a system of line brattices, to direct
ventilation so that the face of the heading is swept by the ventilating air supply.
723(3) The distance referred to in subsection (2) must be measured from the nearest rib.
723(4) If a heading to be ventilated is less than 200 metres long, the auxiliary fan interlock
requirement of Clause 6.2.3 of CSA Standard M421-00 (R2007), Use of Electricity in Mines,
does not apply.
Stopping fan
726(1) A worker must not stop a fan that provides ventilation for a mine without the consent
of the mine official in charge.
726(2) If workers withdraw because a fan stops or there is a decrease in ventilation, an
employer must ensure that no worker is re-admitted to the mine, to part of the mine or to a
split until
(a) the fan is in operation and ventilation is restored,
(b) the work areas are examined by a mine official,
(c) a report that the workings are safe is made by a mine official in a book that is kept at
the mine for that purpose, and
(d) a copy of the report is posted in a conspicuous location.
726(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the mine official examining the work area.
Ventilation monitoring
727(1) An employer must appoint a competent worker who must measure the barometric
pressure outside the mine and the velocity and quantity of air in all airways and old
workings of the mine that are accessible to workers.
727(2) An employer must ensure that measurements under subsection (1) are, at a
minimum, taken
(a) at the main airway as near as is reasonably practicable to the point at which the air
enters or leaves the mine,
(b) within each split or part of the mine
(i) as near as reasonably practicable to the points at which air enters and leaves the
split or part of the mine, and
(ii) in longwall workings, within 10 metres of the working face in the intake and
return airways,
(c) in other mining methods, as near as is reasonably practicable to the last open cross
cut,
(d) as near as is reasonably practicable to the working face of each active heading, and
(e) at seals along intake air courses where intake air passes by a seal to ventilate active
working sections.
727(3) The appointed worker must notify the mine manager of any abnormalities in the
barometric pressure or the velocity and quantity of air.
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727(4) An employer must ensure that the measurements under subsection (1) are taken at
least once a week.
727(5) If the quality or quantity of air passing a place where the measurements are taken
may be substantially affected because the ventilation system of a mine is altered, an
employer must ensure that the appointed worker repeats the measurements as soon as the
effect of the alteration would be apparent.
727(6) An underground coal mine manager must ensure that before the commencement of
each work shift, the appointed worker takes temperature and barometric pressure readings
outside the mine.
727(7) An appointed worker must
(a) record the results of the measurements taken under this section in the log book
provided by the employer for that purpose,
(b) sign each entry, and
(c) post a copy of the results at the portal.
Cross cuts
728(1) Repealed
728(2) An employer must ensure that all cross-cuts except the one nearest to the working
face are securely stopped off.
728(3) Repealed AR 56/2018 s45.
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Operating in split
729 An employer must ensure that not more than one coal mining machine operates in one
split.
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730(2) A mine official must inspect for gas at the working face of every work area, at the
edge of the gob, in roof cavities and anywhere else that gas may accumulate.
730(3) A mine official who makes the inspection must
(a) report to the mine manager on the conditions of the part of the mine, the roadways
and the explosion barriers inspected for gas and ventilation, and
(b) enter and sign a detailed report of the inspection in a book kept at the mine for that
purpose.
730(4) An underground coal mine manager must ensure that a copy of the report is
immediately posted at a conspicuous location at the mine or the entrance to the inspected
part of the mine, or at a place designated by the underground coal mine manager.
730(5) The report referred to in subsection (3)(b) must be examined and countersigned by
the underground coal mine manager or designate at least once every day.
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732(3) An underground coal mine manager must ensure that a worker takes the
measurements required under subsection (1)
(a) at least once each week, and
(b) whenever an alteration is made in the quantity of air circulating.
732(4) If the percentage of flammable gas measured under subsection (1) exceeds 15 percent
of the lower explosive limit, the underground coal mine manager must appoint a competent
worker who must
(a) take further measurements under subsection (1), and
(b) immediately submit a written report of the results to the mine manager.
732(5) If the percentage of flammable gas measured under subsection (1) exceeds 15 percent
of the lower explosive limit continuously over a 24-hour period, the employer must install a
system of continuous methane monitoring.
732(6) The measurements required by subsection (4) must continue to be taken until
(a) the percentage of flammable gas measured is less than 15 percent of the lower
explosive limit, or
(b) a system of continuous methane monitoring is installed.
Degassing procedures
733(1) An employer must ensure that procedures for degassing headings are prepared and
certified by a professional engineer.
733(2) An employer must ensure that a copy of the procedures for degassing headings is
posted at a conspicuous location at the mine.
Gas removal
734 An employer must ensure that workers remove standing gas in a mine under the direct
supervision of a mine official.
Unused areas
735(1) An employer must ensure that parts of a mine that are not being worked are, so far as
is reasonably practicable, kept free of dangerous gases.
735(2) Repealed
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(c) automatically cuts off power to the cutting head if the level of flammable gas reaches
25 percent of the lower explosive limit.
738(6) If power to the cutting head is cut off, the operator must back the coal cutting
machine out of the face and turn off the power to the machine.
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Portable detector
739(1) A worker must not use a portable combustible gas detector unless an underground
coal mine manager authorizes its use.
739(2) An underground coal mine manager may authorize a competent worker to use a
portable combustible gas detector.
739(3) A portable combustible gas detector must comply with section 737.
739(4) An employer must ensure that before each shift, a portable combustible gas detector
to be used underground is tested for accuracy and calibrated according to the manufacturer’s
specifications.
Breakdown of detector
740(1) A worker may continue to operate a coal cutting machine that has a broken
combustible gas detector if
(a) there is a continual monitoring by another combustible gas detector operated by a
worker authorized under section 739, and
(b) the flammable gas reading at the operator’s cab does not exceed 15 percent of the
lower explosive limit.
740(2) A worker must not operate a coal cutting machine that has a broken combustible gas
detector after the end of the work shift in which it broke down.
Roof bolting
741(1) An employer must ensure that a worker operating a roof bolter
(a) is competent to use a combustible gas detector,
(b) carries a combustible gas detector, and
(c) takes flammable gas readings at roof level.
741(2) An employer must ensure that workers do not drill or install bolts at a location where
methane readings exceed 25 percent of the lower explosive limit.
741(3) Subsections (1)(a) and (b) do not apply if a working flammable gas monitor is
installed on the bolter at roof level.
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Airborne dust
742(1) An employer must ensure that there is a water supply designed to suppress airborne
dust
(a) at a location where mineral is transferred from one conveyor to another conveyor, a
chute or a vehicle, and
(b) at the cutting teeth or picks of a coal cutting machine.
742(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a location where mineral is conveyed from the
conveyor of a mobile unit.
742(3) An employer must ensure that a roadway used by rubber-tired vehicles is treated or
wetted to minimize the creation of airborne dust.
742(4) An employer must ensure that there is an ongoing program for monitoring the
concentration of respirable dust to which workers are exposed.
742(5) The Director may require an employer to install dust collection devices on exhaust
fans if the Director considers that conditions warrant doing so.
Incombustible dust
743(1) This section does not apply to the part of a roadway within 10 metres of the working
face while coal cutting is in progress.
743(1.1) If reasonably practicable, an employer must ensure that every area in an
underground coal mine is kept free of accumulations of coal dust.
743(1.2) An employer must file with the Director a copy of a stone dusting program for the
mine, including the method and frequency of testing.
743(2) An employer must ensure that the floor, roof and sides of a roadway that is accessible
to workers are treated with incombustible dust.
743(3) An employer must ensure that the dust on the floor, roof and sides consists of at least
80 percent of incombustible matter.
743(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply if the dust mixture on the floor, sides, timbers
and roof of the roadway consists of at least 30 percent by weight of water.
743(5) An employer must ensure that the minimum amount of incombustible matter
prescribed by subsection (3) is increased by 1 percent for each 0.1 percent of flammable gas in
the atmosphere if there is flammable gas in the ventilating current.
743(6) Repealed
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743(7) An underground coal mine manager must ensure that a part of a roadway is cleaned
as thoroughly as is possible of all combustible dust before it is dusted for the first time with
incombustible dust.
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Explosion Control
Explosion barriers
745(1) An employer must develop an explosion prevention plan acceptable to the Director
and certified by a professional engineer for the design, erection, location and maintenance of
any explosion barriers included in it.
745(2) An employer must ensure that the position of any explosion barrier is shown on the
mine ventilation and emergency response plans.
Pillars
747(1) The owners or prime contractors, if prime contractors are designated, of adjoining
underground properties must ensure that a pillar is left in each seam along the boundary line
common to the adjoining properties.
747(2) The owners or prime contractors, if prime contractors are designated, of adjoining
underground properties must ensure that together the pillars are a sufficient barrier to
ensure the safety of workers in each mine.
747(3) A professional engineer must determine the width of the pillar required to be left
under subsection (1).
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747(4) An employer must not conduct mining operations within 100 metres of the boundary
line of an underground mine referred to in subsection (1) until the determination is made
under subsection (3).
747(5) An employer must ensure that no mining is performed in the barrier pillar.
747(6) The underground coal mine surveyor of one mine may enter an adjoining mine to
survey the working face of that mine along the barrier pillar.
747(7) An employer must
(a) ensure that an underground coal mine surveyor prepares plans of the survey of the
working faces along the barrier pillar within 60 days of the extraction of coal
adjoining the barrier pillar, and
(b) file the plans with the Director immediately after they are prepared.
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Drill holes
748 An employer must ensure that workers do not mine coal within 100 metres of a drill
hole drilled or being drilled for oil or gas, unless approved by the Director.
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Water or gas
749 The employer must ensure that the working face is not advanced to within 50 metres of
the surface or to within 100 metres horizontally of
(a) a projection onto the working face of a place that is likely to contain a dangerous
accumulation of water or gas,
(b) inactive workings that have not been examined and found free from accumulations of
water or gas, or
(c) the seam outcrop or subcrop.
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Competent supervisor
751(1) An employer must appoint a supervisor to supervise an exploration, drilling,
servicing, snubbing, testing or production operation.
751(2) An employer must ensure the supervisor is competent in each of the following that is
within the supervisor’s area of responsibility:
(a) safe work practices, including the safe operation of a plant at the work site;
(b) the safe handling, use and storage of hazardous substances;
(c) well control and blow out prevention;
(d) detecting and controlling worker exposure to hydrogen sulphide;
(e) handling, using, maintaining and storing personal protective equipment;
(f) appropriate responses to emergencies at the work site;
(g) the duties and responsibilities of all workers supervised by the supervisor;
(h) training workers supervised by the supervisor in safe work practices and procedures;
(i) health and safety programs.
Breathing equipment
752(1) If a worker is undertaking emergency response activities at a well site and the worker
may be exposed to a harmful substance in excess of its occupational exposure limit, an
employer must ensure that sufficient self-contained breathing apparatus units that comply
with section 251 are provided, based on the hazard assessment required by Part 2 and the
emergency response plan required by Part 7.
752(2) Despite subsection (1), if there is only one worker at the well site, an employer may
use alternate means to protect the worker to ensure that the worker is not exposed to a
harmful substance in excess of its occupational exposure limit.
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Log book
755(1) An employer must ensure that inspections and repairs on a derrick or mast are
recorded in a log book issued by the Canadian Association of Oil Well Drilling Contractors
or its equivalent.
755(2) An employer must ensure that the log book is available at the work site for review by
an officer.
Drillers
756(1) An employer must ensure that the driller’s position on a drilling or service rig is
protected or guarded from hazards created by the cathead or tong lines.
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756(2) An employer must ensure that workers do not slide down a pipe, kelly hose, cable or
rope on a derrick or mast unless the line is part of a means of escape and there is an
emergency.
756(3) A worker must not slide down a pipe, kelly hose, cable or rope on a derrick or mast
unless the line is part of a means of escape and there is an emergency.
Geophysical operations
757 An employer must ensure that, during operations involving shot hole drilling,
(a) Repealed
(b) the mast of the seismic drill is lowered if the equipment being moved is in danger of
contacting an overhead power line or losing its stability, and
(c) the seismic drill has an emergency stopping device at the driller’s console.
758(2) The competent worker must prepare a report of the inspection and the employer
must keep a copy of the report
(a) at the work site where the drilling rig, service rig or snubbing unit is in service, and
(b) at the employer’s principal place of business in Alberta for at least one year from the
date of the inspection.
Safety check
760 An employer must ensure that no worker services or works on a drilling rig, service rig
or snubbing unit until a competent worker ensures that
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(b) kept at the principal working platform when not in use, and
(c) easily accessible to workers in an emergency.
Guy lines
763(1) An employer must ensure that derrick, mast or self-contained snubbing unit guy lines
are installed in accordance with
(a) the manufacturer’s specifications, or
(b) API Recommended Practice RP 4G, Recommended Practice for Maintenance and Use of
Drilling and Well Servicing Structures (2004).
763(2) An employer must ensure that the specifications applied under subsection (1) for the
correct number and proper spacing of guy lines are on a plate attached to the derrick, mast or
self-contained snubbing unit.
Ground anchors
764(1) An employer must ensure that ground anchors are pull-tested annually in accordance
with
(a) API Recommended Practice RP 4G, Recommended Practice for Maintenance and Use of
Drilling and Well Servicing Structures (2004), or
(b) the manufacturer’s specifications, or
(c) specifications certified by a professional engineer.
764(2) An employer must ensure that the pull-test charts for temporary and permanent
ground anchors are readily available for inspection by an officer.
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Drawworks
766(1) An employer must ensure that the function or action of each operating control on a
drilling rig, service rig or self-contained snubbing unit is clearly marked on or near the
control.
766(2) A worker in charge of the drawworks must ensure that all other workers are clear of
the machinery and lines before the drawworks is put into motion.
Brakes
767(1) An employer must ensure that a mechanism used to hold the drawworks brakes of a
drilling or service rig in the “on” position is designed so that the brakes cannot be
accidentally disengaged.
767(2) An employer must ensure that the drawworks brakes of a drilling or service rig are
tested at the beginning of each crew shift and examined at least weekly to ensure they are in
good working order.
767(3) Unless drawworks have an automatic feed control, an employer must ensure that
drawworks brakes are not left unattended without first being secured in the “on” position.
767(4) An employer must ensure that, except during drilling, drawworks controls are not
left unattended while the hoisting drum is in motion.
Weight indicators
768 An employer must ensure that the hoist mechanism of a drilling or service rig has a
reliable weight indicator that
(a) is secured against falling by a secondary cable or chain if it is hung above the derrick
or mast floor, and
(b) is calibrated in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications or at least annually
if a minimum interval between calibrations is not stated by the manufacturer.
Travelling blocks
769(1) An employer must ensure that each hook of a travelling block has a safety latch,
mousing, shackle or equivalent positive locking device.
769(2) An employer must ensure that the travelling block and each hook, elevator, elevator
link and unit of travelling equipment is free from projecting bolts, nuts, pins or other parts.
769(3) An employer must ensure that an upward travel limiting device
(a) is installed on every drilling or service rig and is tested at least once during each shift,
and
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(b) prevents the travelling block from contacting the crown structure by disengaging the
power to the hoisting drum and applying brakes.
Catheads
771(1) An employer must ensure that workers do not use a rope-operated friction cathead
on a drilling or service rig.
771(2) A worker must not use a rope-operated friction cathead on a drilling or service rig.
771(3) An employer must ensure that each automatic cathead has a separate control unless
(a) the cathead has dual purpose controls, and
(b) a locking device is installed to prevent one cathead from being engaged accidentally
while another cathead is in operation.
771(4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), a worker may use a rope-operated friction cathead for
hoisting before January 1, 2005 if
(a) a cathead on which a rope is manually operated has a blunt, smooth-edged rope
divider,
(b) the clearance between a rope divider and the friction surface of a cathead is not more
than 7 millimetres,
(c) every key seat and projecting key on a cathead is covered with a smooth thimble or
plate,
(d) the clearance between the outer flange of a cathead and any substructure, guardrail
or wall is at least 500 millimetres,
(e) a competent worker handles the drawworks control while a cathead is in use,
(f) the operating area of a manually operated cathead is kept clear at all times, and
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(g) the portion of a rope or line that is not being used is coiled or spooled.
771(5) A worker who operates a rope-operated friction cathead must not
(a) leave a rope or line wrapped around or in contact with an unattended cathead, or
(b) allow a splice to come in contact with the friction surface of the cathead.
Racking pipes
772(1) An employer must ensure that provision is made for completely draining fluids from
standing drill pipes, drill collars and tubing racked in a derrick.
772(2) An employer must ensure that drill pipes, drill collars, tubing, casing and rods racked
in a derrick or mast are secured and cannot fall out of or across the derrick or mast.
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Tong safety
774 An employer must ensure that a rotary tong has
(a) a primary device that prevents uncontrolled movement of the tong, and
(b) a safety device that prevents uncontrolled movement of the tong if the primary
device fails.
Counterweights
775 An employer must ensure that a counterweight above a derrick or mast floor cannot
come within 2.3 metres of the floor if the counterweight is not
(a) fully encased, or
(b) running in permanent guides.
Drilling fluid
776(1) An employer must ensure that, when workers are pumping drilling fluid,
(a) a positive displacement pump and its attachments have valves, pipes and fittings
rated equal to or greater than the pump’s maximum working pressure,
(b) a positive displacement pump is protected against freezing,
(c) a pressure relief device is installed on the discharge side of a positive displacement
pump,
(d) a valve is not installed between a pressure relief device and a positive displacement
pump,
(e) piping on the discharge side of a pressure relief device does not have a valve,
(f) a pressure relief device is set to discharge at a pressure that is not more than the
maximum working pressure recommended by the manufacturer for the drilling fluid
pump, connecting pipes and fittings,
(g) shear pins used in a pressure relief device are of the design and strength specified in
the manufacturer’s specifications,
(h) the fluids or materials discharged through a pressure relief device are piped to a
place where they will not endanger workers,
(i) piping connected to the pressure side and discharge side of a pressure relief device is
not smaller than the normal pipe size openings of the device,
(j) piping on the discharge side of the pressure relief device is secured,
(k) piping from the discharge side of the pressure relief device is continuously sloped to
drain liquids, and
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(l) piping going vertically on a relief line is heated or installed in a heated environment.
776(2) An employer must ensure that the manufacturer’s specifications and
recommendations are followed under subsection (1) unless a professional engineer certifies
otherwise.
776(3) An employer must ensure that a mud gun used for jetting is secured to prevent
movement.
776(4) An employer must ensure that a worker does not use a “quick closing” type of valve
on the discharge line of a positive displacement pump.
776(5) A worker must not use a “quick closing” type of valve on the discharge line of a
positive displacement pump.
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Well swabbing
780(1) This section applies to well swabbing operations.
780(2) An employer must ensure that during swabbing operations,
(a) workers anchor auxiliary swabbing units securely against movement,
(b) fluids are piped directly to a battery, skid tank, mobile trailer or tank truck, and
(c) the battery, skid tank, mobile trailer or tank truck is at least 50 metres from the well
bore.
780(3) An employer must ensure that if fluids are piped to a tank truck during swabbing
operations,
(a) the engine of the truck is shut off, and
(b) the driver is not in the cab of the truck while fluids are transferred.
780(4) A person must not be in the cab of a truck while fluids are transferred to the truck
during swabbing operations.
780(5) Repealed
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780(6) If workers are well swabbing during darkness, an employer must ensure that
(a) there is auxiliary lighting providing a minimum illumination level of 54 lux
measured 500 millimetres above the travel surface,
(b) rig lighting is turned off if it is not designed for use in an explosive atmosphere,
(c) sandline flags are illuminated and acid resistant,
(d) wind direction indicators are illuminated and appropriately located around the site,
and
(e) workers use atmospheric monitoring equipment.
Well servicing
781(1) This section applies to well servicing operations.
781(2) An employer must ensure that
(a) when circulating hydrocarbons, the air intake and exhaust of the pump motor are
located at least 6 metres away from the rig tank,
(b) if a tank truck is being loaded or unloaded, it is at least 6 metres away from the rig
tank in a direction away from the well bore, and
(c) carbon dioxide suction lines are secured to the supply vehicle and pumping unit.
781(3) An employer must ensure that, before pressurization begins, warning signs
prohibiting the presence of workers in the area and complying with CSA Standard
CAN/CSA-Z321-96 (R2006), Signs and Symbols for the Workplace, are positioned along the
discharge pipelines.
781(4) An employer must ensure that, before fluids are unloaded into the well-head,
workers hydraulically pressure test the lines between the pump and the well-head for
10 minutes
(a) to at least 10 percent above the maximum pressure anticipated during service, but
(b) not above the working pressure rating of the line.
781(5) An employer must ensure that the controls on oil savers can be readily operated by a
worker on the rig floor.
781(6) An employer must ensure that when a snubbing unit conducts gas-assisted sand
clean-out, it is done only by a competent worker, during daylight hours, and using
equipment intended for that activity.
Well stimulation
782(1) This section applies to well stimulation or a similar operation.
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782(2) An employer must ensure that if a working pressure of 2000 kilopascals or more is
applied to the piping system,
(a) workers establish the area between a pump or sand concentrator and the well-head as
a potential danger area,
(b) workers control equipment located between a pump or sand concentrator and the
well-head outside the potential danger area, and
(c) subject to subsection (3), workers do not enter that potential danger area when the
system is pressurized.
782(3) Subject to section 188, an employer may permit a worker to enter the potential danger
area to operate the bleed-off valve or squeeze manifold if the pump is disengaged before that
worker enters the potential danger area.
782(4) An employer must ensure that
(a) while workers are using liquid carbon dioxide or liquid nitrogen, the pumping unit is
positioned so that the valve controls are on the side opposite to the pipe supplying
the well,
(b) a check valve is installed as close as is practical to the well-head except while
cementing or selective acidizing is occurring,
(c) if flammable fluids are being pumped during fracturing and acidizing treatment, fire
protection equipment capable of extinguishing a fire that may occur is provided on
pumping units, including blenders and coiled tubing units,
(d) a worker does not use the mud line from the cement truck in place of the circulating
line, and
(e) a bleed-off valve is installed between a check valve and the well-head.
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783(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to low pressure water, steam, fuel, lubrication,
pneumatic or conduit lines if the low pressure lines are clearly distinguishable from high
pressure lines.
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Harness standards
795(1) An employer must ensure that a harness manufactured on or after July 1, 2009 and
used as part of a work positioning system is approved to
(a) NFPA Standard 1983, Standard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope and System Components,
2006 Edition, as a Class II or Class III life safety harness,
(b) CEN Standard EN 813: 1997, Personal protective equipment for prevention of falls from a
height — Sit harnesses,
(c) CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z259.10-06, Full Body Harnesses,
(d) ANSI/ASSE Standard Z359.1-2007, Safety requirements for personal fall arrest systems,
subsystems and components, or
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(e) CEN Standard EN 361: 2007, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height —
Full body harnesses.
795(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to harnesses in use before April 30, 2004.
Knot exemption
796 Section 150.3 does not apply to arboriculture activities to which this Part applies.
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Application
798 If a term is defined in both this Code and the Alberta Electrical and Communication Utility
Code, published by the Safety Codes Council, Second Edition, 2002, the definition appearing
in the Alberta Electrical and Communication Utility Code prevails.
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Section 800 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Safe work practices for electric utilities and rural electrification associations
800(1) An electric utility and a rural electrification association must ensure that all work
performed by utility employees is in accordance with the requirements of section 4 of the
Alberta Electrical and Communication Utility Code, published by the Safety Codes Council,
Second Edition, 2002.
800(2) Despite subsection (1), rules 4-040(1)(a) and (b), 4-044(a), 4-048, 4-126, 4-160, 4-162,
4-164 and 4-176 of the Alberta Electrical and Communication Utility Code do not apply.
Coordinated work
802 If utility employees
(a) perform work on or near a power system, and
(b) their work activities may affect or be affected by a utility employee of another electric
utility, industrial power producer or rural electrification association,
the involved electric utilities, industrial power producers or rural electrification associations
must jointly develop and follow one agreed-upon set of safe work procedures for isolating
electrical equipment and lines or blocking reclosing devices.
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(d) the work method is acceptable to the operator of the electric utility system.
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Exemptions
806 Workers involved in emergency rescue services or training for the purpose of
emergency rescue may use equipment and practices other than those specified in this Part.
Exemptions
807 This Part does not apply to workers using fall protection systems specified in Part 9.
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Instruction of workers
812 An employer must ensure that a worker is trained in the rope access safe work plan, the
safe work practices and the safe use of the rope access system before allowing the worker to
work in an area where a rope access system is to be used.
Equipment compatibility
814 An employer must ensure that all components of an occupational rope access system
are compatible with one another and with the environment in which they are used.
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Cow’s tail
819(1) If a cow’s tail is made of dynamic rope, an employer must ensure that the rope is
approved to
(a) CEN Standard EN 892: 2004, Mountaineering equipment — Dynamic mountaineering
ropes — Safety requirements and test methods, or
(b) UIAA Standard 101: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Dynamic Ropes.
819(2) If a cow’s tail is not made of dynamic rope, an employer must ensure that the cow’s
tail is approved to CEN Standard EN 354: 2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from
a height — Lanyards.
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Worker rescue
821 An employer must ensure that a worker can be promptly rescued in case of equipment
malfunction, fall or injury.
Worker rescue
822 An employer must ensure that a worker is trained to perform self-rescue on the
equipment.
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Worker competency
826 An employer must ensure that the training required to comply with section 812
includes the applicable skills and practical experience hours described in
(a) Clauses 15.3, 16.3 or 17.3 as appropriate, of General requirements for certification of
personnel engaged in industrial rope access methods, 2005, published by the Industrial
Rope Access Trade Association,
(b) Clause 7 of Certification Requirements for Rope Access Work, January 2005, published by
the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians, or
(c) Appendix D of Industrial Rope Access Technique, ARAA Industry Code, September
2000, published by the Australian Rope Access Association.
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Safety line
830(1) An employer must ensure that a safety, secondary, belay or backup line is used when
the working line is the primary means of support.
830(2) An employer must ensure that the safety line and the working line are each provided
with a separate anchorage connection and are separately fixed to the worker’s harness.
830(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not prohibit both the working line and safety line from
being attached to single harness attachment point.
830(4) An employer may allow a worker to connect the safety line to the sternal or frontal
attachment point of the worker’s full body harness in accordance with the harness
manufacturer’s specifications.
Head protection
831(1) Despite section 234, if there is a foreseeable danger of injury to a worker’s head while
the worker is performing industrial rope access work, and there is a significant possibility of
lateral impact to the worker’s head, an employer must ensure that the worker wears
protective headwear that is appropriate to the hazards and meets the requirements of
(a) CSA Standard Z94.1-05, Industrial Protective Headwear,
(b) ANSI Standard Z89.1-2003, American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection,
for Type II helmets,
(c) CEN Standard EN 12492: 2000, Mountaineering equipment – Helmets for mountaineers –
Safety requirements and test methods, if the manufacturer’s specifications allow the
helmet to be used for industrial work at height, or
(d) UIAA Standard 106: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Helmets, if the
manufacturer’s specifications allow the helmet to be used for industrial work at
height,
if the protective headwear was manufactured on or after July 1, 2009.
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831(2) Despite section 234, if there is a foreseeable danger of injury to a worker’s head while
the worker is performing industrial rope access work, and the possibility of lateral impact to
the worker’s head is unlikely, an employer must ensure that the worker wears protective
headwear that is appropriate to the hazards and meets the requirements of
(a) CSA Standard Z94.1-05, Industrial Protective Headwear,
(b) ANSI Standard Z89.1-2003, American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection,
for Type I or Type II helmets,
(c) CEN Standard EN 397: 2006, Specification for industrial safety helmets,
(d) CEN Standard EN 12492: 2000, Mountaineering equipment – Helmets for mountaineers –
Safety requirements and test methods, if the manufacturer’s specifications allow the
helmet to be used for industrial work at height, or
(e) UIAA Standard 106: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Helmets, if the
manufacturer’s specifications allow the helmet to be used for industrial work at
height,
if the protective headwear was manufactured on or after July 1, 2009.
Head protection
832 An employer must ensure that the protective headwear required by section 831 is
equipped with a retention system having at least three separate points of attachment to the
helmet shell, and includes a chin strap.
Head protection
833 An employer must ensure that a worker secures the protective headwear according to
the manufacturer’s specifications.
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Connecting components
835 An employer must ensure that connecting components manufactured on or after July 1,
2009 used in industrial rope access work consist of carabiners, D-rings, O-rings, oval rings
and self-locking connectors approved to
(a) CEN Standard EN 362: 2004, Personal protective equipment against falls from height.
Connectors,
(b) CEN Standard EN 12275: 1998, Mountaineering equipment — Connector — Safety
requirements and test methods,
(c) UIAA Standard 121: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Connectors,
(d) CSA Standard Z259.12-01 (R2006), Connecting Components for Personal Fall-Arrest
Systems, or
(e) NFPA Standard 1983, Standard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope, Harness, and Hardware,
2006 Edition.
Connecting components
836 An employer must ensure that carabiners used as part of an industrial rope access
system are
(a) a screw-gate type, or
(b) self-locking and self-closing, requiring at least two consecutive, deliberate actions to
open.
Ascenders
837 An employer must ensure that an ascender manufactured on or after July 1, 2009 used
in an industrial rope access system is approved to
(a) CEN Standard EN 567: 1997, Mountaineering equipment — Rope clamps — Safety
requirements and test methods,
(b) UIAA Standard 126: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Rope Clamps, or
(c) NFPA Standard 1983, Standard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope, Harness, and Hardware,
2006 Edition.
Back-up devices
838 An employer must ensure that a back-up device manufactured on or after July 1, 2009
used in an industrial rope access system is approved to
(a) CEN Standard EN 353-2: 2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height –
Part 2: Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line,
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(b) CEN Standard EN 567: 1997, Mountaineering equipment — Rope clamps — Safety
requirements and test methods,
(c) UIAA Standard 126: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Rope Clamps, or
(d) ANSI Standard Z359.1-2007, Safety requirements for personal fall arrest systems,
subsystems and components.
Descenders
839 An employer must ensure that a descender manufactured on or after July 1, 2009 used
in an industrial rope access system is approved to
(a) CEN Standard EN 341: 1997, Personal protective equipment against falls from height –
Descender devices, as a Class A device, or
(b) NFPA Standard 1983, Standard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope, Harness and Hardware,
2006 Edition.
Worker competency
841 An employer must ensure that the training required to comply with section 812
includes the applicable skills described in
(a) Technical Handbook for Professional Mountain Guides (July 1999), published by the
Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG), if the work involves guiding
activities within the scope of the publication,
(b) Climbing Gym Instructor Technical Manual (July2003), published by the Association of
Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG), if the work involves climbing activities within
the scope of the publication, or
(c) if this work involves caving activities within the scope of these publications,
(i) Cave Guiding Standards for British Columbia and Alberta (March 2003), published by
the Canadian Cave Conservancy, and
(ii) British Columbia Cave Rescue Companion Rescue Workshop (2005), published by
British Columbia Cave Rescue.
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Head protection
844 Despite section 234, if there is a foreseeable danger of injury to a worker’s head while
performing non-industrial rope access work, an employer must ensure that a worker wears
protective headwear that is appropriate to the hazards and meets the requirements of
(a) CEN Standard EN 12492: 2000, Mountaineering equipment – Helmets for mountaineers –
Safety requirements and test methods,
(b) UIAA Standard 106: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Helmets, or
(c) ANSI Standard Z89.1-2003, American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection,
for Type II helmets,
if the protective headwear was manufactured on or after July 1, 2009.
Head protection
845 An employer must ensure that a worker secures the protective headwear according to
the manufacturer’s specifications.
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Head protection
846 Protective headwear in good condition meeting an earlier edition of a standard listed in
section 844 may remain in service.
Sit harness
847 An employer must ensure that a sit harness used for non-industrial rope access work is
approved to
(a) CEN Standard EN 813: 1997, Personal protective equipment for prevention of falls from a
height — Sit harnesses,
(b) CEN Standard EN 12277: 1998, Mountaineering equipment – Harnesses – Safety
requirements and test methods, or
(c) UIAA Standard 105: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Harnesses.
Connecting components
849 An employer must ensure that connecting components used during non-industrial rope
access work are approved to
(a) CEN Standard EN 12275: 1998, Mountaineering equipment — Connectors — Safety
requirements and test methods, or
(b) UIAA Standard 121: 2004, Mountaineering and Climbing Equipment – Connectors.
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Schedules
Schedule 1 Chemical Substances
Table 1 Substances and processes requiring a code of practice
[See subsection 26(1)]
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“ppm” (parts per million) means parts of a vapour or gas by volume at standard conditions (25ºC and an absolute barometric pressure of 101.3
kilopascals) per parts of contaminated air by volume at ambient work site conditions.
(2) “f/cc” means fibres per cubic centimetre of air; “CAS” means Chemical Abstracts Service.
(3) The numbers 1, 2 and 3 in the “Substance Interaction” column have the following meanings:
1 — substance may be readily absorbed through intact skin;
2 — substance is a simple asphyxiant that may create an atmosphere deficient in oxygen; available oxygen in the range of 19.5 percent to 23 percent by
volume must be present.
3 — occupational exposure limit is based on irritation effects and its adjustment to compensate for unusual work schedules is not required.
(4) A carcinogen is defined as “an agent capable of inducing benign or malignant neoplasms.” Based on the weight of evidence from epidemiologic studies,
“A1” would be a Confirmed Human Carcinogen and means that the agent is carcinogenic to humans. “A2” would be a Suspected Human Carcinogen and
means that human data are accepted as adequate in quality but are conflicting or insufficient to classify the agent as A1 (American Conference of
Governmental Industrial Hygienists).
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(1) If an employer is required to provide a first aid room by Part 11, the employer must ensure
that it is
(a) located near the work area or areas it is to serve,
(b) easily accessible to workers at all times,
(c) able to accommodate a stretcher,
(d) close to bathroom facilities,
(e) of adequate size,
(f) kept clean and sanitary,
(g) provided with adequate lighting, ventilation and heating,
(h) designated as non-smoking,
(i) under the supervision of an advanced first aider or an advanced care paramedic,
(j) clearly identified as a first aid facility and appropriately marked with how and where
to access the first aider,
(k) used only to administer first aid or health related services, and
(l) equipped with:
(i) a communication system;
(ii) a permanently installed sink with hot and cold running water;
(iii) a cot or bed with a moisture-protected mattress and 2 pillows;
(iv) 6 towels and 3 blankets;
(v) eye wash equipment;
(vi) a shower, or is close to a shower facility if it is a work site described in section
24;
(vii) a Number 3 First Aid Kit.
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Number of Close work site Distant work site Isolated work site (more
workers at work
site per shift (up to 20 minutes) (20 – 40 minutes) than 40 minutes)
1 Type P First Aid Kit Type P First Aid Kit Type P First Aid Kit
2–9 No. 1 First Aid Kit 1 Emergency First Aider 1 Standard First Aider
No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit
10 – 49 1 Emergency First Aider 1 Emergency First Aider 1 Standard First Aider
No. 1 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit
50 – 99 1 Emergency First Aider 1 Emergency First Aider
1 Standard First Aider 1 Standard First Aider 2 Standard First Aiders
No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit
100 – 199 1 Emergency First Aider 1 Emergency First Aider 3 Standard First Aiders
2 Standard First Aiders 2 Standard First Aiders No. 3 First Aid Kit
No. 3 First Aid Kit No. 3 First Aid Kit 3 blankets, stretcher,
3 blankets, stretcher, splints
Designated area for splints Designated area for
first aid services Designated area for first aid services
first aid services
200 or more 1 Emergency First Aider 1 Emergency First Aider
2 Standard First Aiders 2 Standard First Aiders 3 Standard First Aiders
Plus Plus Plus
1 Standard First Aider for 1 Standard First Aider for 1 Standard First Aider for
each additional increment each additional increment each additional increment
of 1 to 100 workers of 1 to 100 workers of 1 to 100 workers
No. 3 First Aid Kit No. 3 First Aid Kit No. 3 First Aid Kit
3 blankets, stretcher, 3 blankets, stretcher,
Designated area splints splints
for first aid services Designated area Designated area
for first aid services for first aid services
Note: Number of first aiders indicated is for a shift at all times.
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Number of Close work site Distant work site Isolated work site
workers at work
site per shift (up to 20 minutes) (20 – 40 minutes) (more than 40 minutes)
1 Type P First Aid Kit Type P First Aid Kit Type P First Aid Kit
2–9 1 Emergency First Aider 1 Standard First Aider 1 Standard First Aider
No. 1 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit
3 blankets 3 blankets
10 – 19 1 Emergency First Aider 1 Emergency First Aider
1 Standard First Aider 1 Standard First Aider 2 Standard First Aiders
No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit
3 blankets 3 blankets
20 – 49 1 Emergency First Aider 1 Emergency First Aider
1 Standard First Aider 1 Standard First Aider 2 Standard First Aiders
No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit
3 blankets 3 blankets
50 – 99 2 Emergency First Aiders 2 Emergency First Aiders
1 Standard First Aider 1 Standard First Aider 3 Standard First Aiders
No. 3 First Aid Kit No. 3 First Aid Kit No. 3 First Aid Kit
3 blankets 3 blankets
100 – 199 2 Emergency First Aiders 2 Emergency First Aiders
2 Standard First Aiders 2 Standard First Aiders 3 Standard First Aiders
1 Advanced First Aider
No. 3 First Aid Kit No. 3 First Aid Kit No. 3 First Aid Kit
3 blankets, stretcher, 3 blankets, stretcher,
Designated area for splints splints
first aid services Designated area for Designated area
first aid services for first aid services
200 or more 2 Emergency First Aiders 2 Emergency First Aiders 4 Standard First Aiders
2 Standard First Aiders 2 Standard First Aiders
1 Nurse or 1 ACP 1 Nurse or 1 ACP 1 Nurse or 1 ACP
Plus Plus Plus
1 Standard First Aider for 1 Standard First Aider for 1 Standard First Aider for
each additional increment each additional increment each additional increment
of 1 to 100 workers of 1 to 100 workers of 1 to 100 workers
First Aid Room First Aid Room First Aid Room
Note: Number of first aiders indicated is for a shift at all times.
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Number of Close work site Distant work site Isolated work site
workers at work
site per shift (up to 20 minutes) (20 – 40 minutes) (more than 40 minutes)
1 Type P First Aid Kit Type P First Aid Kit Type P First Aid Kit
2–4 1 Emergency First Aider 1 Standard First Aider 1 Standard First Aider
No. 1 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit
3 blankets 3 blankets
5–9 1 Emergency First Aider
1 Standard First Aider 2 Standard First Aiders 2 Standard First Aiders
No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 2 First Aid Kit
3 blankets 3 blankets
10 – 19 1 Emergency First Aider
1 Standard First Aider 2 Standard First Aiders 2 Standard First Aiders
No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 3 First Aid Kit No. 3 First Aid Kit
3 blankets 3 blankets, stretcher, 3 blankets, stretcher,
splints splints
20 – 49 2 Emergency First Aiders
1 Standard First Aider 3 Standard First Aiders 3 Standard First Aiders
No. 2 First Aid Kit No. 3 First Aid Kit No. 3 First Aid Kit
3 blankets 3 blankets, stretcher, 3 blankets, stretcher,
splints splints
50 – 99 2 Emergency First Aiders 2 Emergency First Aiders
2 Standard First Aiders 3 Standard First Aiders 4 Standard First Aiders
1 Advanced First Aider
No. 3 First Aid Kit No. 3 First Aid Kit No. 3 First Aid Kit
3 blankets 3 blankets, stretcher, 3 blankets, stretcher,
splints splints
100 – 199 2 Emergency First Aiders
2 Standard First Aiders 4 Standard First Aiders 4 Standard First Aiders
1 Advanced First Aider 1 Advanced First Aider 1 Advanced First Aider
First Aid Room First Aid Room First Aid Room
200 or more 2 Emergency First Aiders
2 Standard First Aiders 4 Standard First Aiders 4 Standard First Aiders
1 Advanced First Aider
1 Nurse or 1 ACP 1 Nurse or 1 ACP 1 Nurse or 1 ACP
Plus Plus Plus
1 Standard First Aider for 1 Standard First Aider for 1 Standard First Aider for
each additional increment each additional increment each additional increment
of 1 to 100 workers of 1 to 100 workers of 1 to 100 workers
First Aid Room First Aid Room First Aid Room
Note: Number of first aiders indicated is for a shift at all times.
AR 87/2009 Sched. 2;56/2018
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Schedule 3 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Schedule 3 Noise
Table 1 Occupational exposure limits for noise
[ See sections 218, 219(1) ]
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Schedule 4 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Table 1 Safe limit of approach distances from overhead power lines for
persons and equipment
Notes:
(1) Conductors must be insulated or covered throughout their entire length to comply with this
group.
(2) Conductors must be manufactured to rated and tested insulation levels.
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Schedule 5 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
6 2 38 20
8 2 51 40
10 2 57 65
11 2 64 90
12 3 76 90
16 3 102 135
19 4 114 176
22 4 133 305
25 4 152 305
29 5 178 305
32 5 203 488
38 6 229 488
44 7 267 628
50 8 305 881
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Schedule 6 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Member Dimensions
Member Dimensions
Member Dimensions
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Member Dimension
Member Dimensions
Member Dimensions
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Member Dimensions
Member Dimensions
S6-3
Schedule 7 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
1 — 10 1
11 — 25 2
26 — 50 3
51 — 75 4
76 — 100 5
> 100 6
plus 1 for each additional
30 workers of the sex in
excess of 100
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up — 300 13
301 — 610 25
611 — 915 38
916 — 1220 50
1221 — 1525 64
> 1525 76
126 — 300 13
> 300 19
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Schedule 9 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE S9-1
1.5 to 3.0 38 x 235 1800 89 x 140 1200 89 x 89 140 x 140 1200 1800
Hard
and More than
compact
3.0 to 4.5 38 x 235 1200 89 x 140 1200 89 x 140 140 x 140 1200 1800
More than
4.5 to 6.0 38 x 235 10 140 x 140 1200 140 x 184 140 x 184 1200 1800
Likely 1.5 to 3.0 38 x 235 1200 89 x 140 1200 89 x 140 140 x 140 1200 1800
to crack
or More than
crumble 3.0 to 4.5 38 x 235 900 140 x 140 1200 140 x 140 140 x 184 1200 1800
More than
4.5 to 6.0 38 x 235 10 140 x 184 1200 140 x 184 140 x 184 1200 1800
Soft, 1.5 to 3.0 38 x 235 10 140 x 140 1200 140 x 140 140 x 184 1200 1800
sandy
or More than
loose 3.0 to 4.5 38 x 235 10 140 x 184 1200 140 x 184 184 x 184 1200 1800
More than
4.5 to 6.0 38 x 235 10 184 x 184 1200 140 x 184 184 x 235 1200 1800
Schedule 10 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
25 or less 30
26 – 50 45
51 – 100 65
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Schedule 10 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
5 or less 25 8 5
6 — 10 35 12 8
11 — 30 57 19 12
31 — 50 80 26 17
51 — 100 115 40 24
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Schedule 11 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Schedule 11 Mining
Table 1 Minimum separation distances between explosives and fixed
radio transmitters
[ See subsection 651(3) ]
Transmitter Minimum
power separation distance
(watts) (metres)
5 — 25 30
26— 50 45
51 — 100 65
101— 250 110
251— 500 135
501 — 1000 200
1001 — 2500 300
2501 — 5000 450
5001 — 10,000 675
10,001 — 25,000 1100
25,001— 50,000 1500
50,001 or more 2000
Transmitter Minimum
power separation distance
(watts) (metres)
1 — 10 4
11 — 30 7
31— 60 10
61— 100 20
101 or more 30
Note: The distances specified above are the minimum permissible distances between the nearest part of
the vehicle or portable set and the nearest part of the blasting circuit.
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Schedule 11 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 87/2009
Pursuant to section 659 of the Occupational Health and Safety Code, application is made to
the Director on behalf of Mine Name to use an explosive that is not classified as a
“permitted explosive” for work in rock.
(1) The attached mine plans, sections and notes outline the extent of the proposed work,
including appropriate plans to indicate the location and starting point, inclination, size
of the heading and the location of adjacent coal seams and the nature of the strata to
be penetrated.
(2) A complete description of the proposed ventilation system, giving direction and
volume of air and size and type of fans proposed.
(3) The details and location of proposed explosive storage, if any.
___________________________
Mine Manager’s Signature
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE Index
articulating aerial devices See elevating platforms authorized persons, 29(1), 29(2)(b), 37
and aerial devices decontamination of workers, 29(4)(c)
asbestos, 16–27, 31–38 emergencies, 29(5)
defined harmful substances, 29(2)
abate, 1 no eating, drinking or smoking, 29(2)(c)
asbestos waste, 1 prohibited activities, 29(2)(c)
exposed worker, 1 protection of worker's street clothing, 29(4)
restricted area, 1 protective clothing for workers, 29(4), 30
buildings, 31–36 signs, 29(2)–(3)
air distribution systems, prohibition, 33 signs for restricted area, 29(2)–(3)
crocidolite asbestos, prohibition, 32(1) training of workers, 37
release of asbestos, unsafe condition, 31 waste, 38
removal, encapsulation, or enclosure of labelling containers, 38(2)
asbestos before renovation or alteration, sealed containers, 38(1)
35–36 unnecessary accumulations, 28(b)
removal of asbestos before demolition, 34, 36, ascenders
417 standards for industrial rope access work, 837
spraying asbestos, prohibition, 32(2) See also rope access work
code of practice required, 26, Schedule 1, Table 1 ASME (American Society of Mechanical
decontamination Engineers), 3
methods, 28(c) AS/NZS (Standards Australia/Standards New
of protective clothing, 30 Zealand), 3
Director of Inspection ASSE (American Society of Safety Engineers), 1
projects, notice, 36 Association of Canadian Mountain Guides, 3
documents ASTM (American Society for Testing and
code of practice, 26 Materials), 3
health assessment, 40 atmospheric electrical storms See weather
original certificate of completion of asbestos atmospheric tests in confined spaces, 52
course, 37 See also confined and restricted spaces
health assessment of exposure, 40 ATV See all-terrain vehicles
contents of report, 40(2) audiometric testing, 223–224
costs, 40(11), 40(13) defined
frequency of assessments, 40(6)–(8) abnormal audiogram, 1
information to worker, 40(3) abnormal shift, 1
performed during work hours, 40(12) audiometer, 1
privacy of information, 40(5) audiometric technician, 1
refusal by worker, 40(9)–(10) abnormal audiograms, 1, 223(3)
retention of records, 40(4) audiometric technician role, 223(2)
housekeeping, 28(b) background noise during testing, permissible
OEL, Schedule 1, Table 2 levels, 223(2)(c), Schedule 3, Table 3
OEL measurements (NIOSH), 20(3) baseline tests, 223(1)
release of, 28(a) confidentiality, 223(2)(g), 223(4)–(5)
restricted areas, 29 costs and credit of time, 223(1), 224
asbestos worker course, 37
documents, in noise management programs, for powered mobile equipment in mines, 542(b)
221(2)(f) bags See containers
documents, records of abnormal audiograms or band saws, 378–379
abnormal shifts, 223(3)–(4) band saw wheels, 379
information to workers, 223(3)(a), 223(4)(a) blade crack limits, 378
medical history from worker, 223(3)(b) retensioning, 378(3)
noise management program effectiveness, shake band saw blades, cracked, 378(4)
223(4)(c) barrels See containers
to physician or audiologist, 223(3)(c), 223(4)(b) barriers
retention of records, 223(4)(d) public highway traffic control, 194(7)(b)
documents, records of testing, 223(2) underground coal mine explosion barriers, 745
audiometer calibrations, 223(2)(b) See also safeguards and warnings
confidentiality, 223(2)(g) bars
information to workers, 223(2)(e) in powered mobile equipment with ROPS, 271(2)
retention of, 223(2)(f) baths and showers See toilets and washing
test results, 223(2)(d) facilities
how often to test, 223(1) battery systems
types of tests, 223(1) electric blasting, prohibition, 505
See also noise underground mines
auger mining See surface mines battery charging stations, 566(1), 662(6)
Australian Rope Access Association, 3 battery repairs, 566(2)
authorized worker beards See facial hair
defined, 1 beekeeping
See also mines and mining in definition of ranching and farming operations,
automobiles See vehicles 1.1
Automotive Lifts – Safety Requirements for See also farming and ranching operations
Operation, Inspection and Maintenance Below the Hook Lifting Devices (ASME), 3, 297(1)
(ANSI), 3, 112 belts, conveyor See conveyor belts
auxiliary steering in mine vehicles See vehicles, benzene
use in mining code of practice required, 26, Schedule 1, Table 1
avalanche control, 515 beryllium
priming charges, conditions, 515(3) code of practice required, 26, Schedule 1, Table 1
priming charges away from site, 515(2)(a) bicycle riders
priming more than one charge, 515(2)(b) safety helmets, 235
pull-wire fuse lighters, prohibitions, 515(4)-(5) bins
See also explosives (other than at mine sites) safeguards and warnings, 316
AWG (American Wire Gauge), 1 biohazardous materials, 526–530
defined
back hoes, 270–271 biohazardous material, 1
rollover protective structures, 270–270.1 contaminant, 1
seatbelts and restraint systems, 271 safety-engineered medical sharp, 1
See also powered mobile equipment sharps, 1
backstops farming and ranching operations, 527.1
for powered mobile equipment, 459–460 hazard elimination and control, 525.1
fall protection systems, 154 exhaust fans, dust collection devices, 742(5)
climbing activities housekeeping, 743(1.1)
in definition of non-industrial rope access work, incombustible dust, 743
1 monitoring program, 742(4)
See also rope access work, non-industrial roadway used by rubber-tired vehicles, 742(3)
(mountaineering, caving, canyoning, sport stone dusting program, report, 743(1.2)
climbing) water supply to suppress dust, 742(1)–(2)
Climbing Gym Instructor Technical Manual dust-suppression devices, 548(3)
(Association of Canadian Mountain Guides), electrical equipment for surface mines,
3, 841(b) manufacturer or engineer approval, 563(1)
climbing wood poles See wood pole climbing explosives, 664(2)
clips, cable, 300 health assessment for exposure, 40
close work site costs, 40(11), 40(13)
defined frequency of assessments, 40(6)–(8)
low hazard work, Schedule 2, Table 1 information to worker, 40(3)
close work site, 1 performed during work hours, 40(12)
first aid requirements privacy of information, 40(5)
medium hazard work, Schedule 2, Table 6 refusal by worker, 40(9)–(10)
high hazard work, Schedule 2, Table 7 report contents, 40(2)
See also first aid and first aiders retention of records, 40(4)
clothing See foot protection and footwear; head housekeeping, 28(b)
protection and headwear; personal protective minimization of release, 28(a)
clothing; worker's clothing OEL, Schedule 1, Table 2
coal dust OEL, amended to come into effect May 1, 2010,
defined 16(2.1)
exposed worker, 1 restricted areas
incombustible dust, 1 authorized persons, 29(1), 29(2)(b)
restricted area, 1 decontamination of workers, 29(4)(c)
building safety, 532 emergencies, 29(5)
certification by engineer harmful substances, 29(2)
electrical equipment for surface mines, 563(1) no eating, drinking or smoking, 29(2)(c)
decontamination methods, 28(c) prohibited activities, 29(2)(c)
Director of Inspection protection of worker's street clothing, 29(4)
exhaust fans, dust collection devices, order, protective clothing for workers, 29(4)
742(5) signs, 29(2)–(3)
ignition of dust, report, 544(1)(d) signs for restricted area, 29(2)–(3)
incombustible dust report, 743(1.2) coal mines See underground coal mines
documents coal tar pitch volatiles
dust sampling records, 744 code of practice required, 26, Schedule 1, Table 1
ignition of dust, report, 544(1)(d) coats, lab
stone dusting program, report, 743(1.2) duty to use, 228
dust control in underground coal mines, 742–744 use of, 242–243
airborne dust, 742 See also personal protective clothing
dust sampling, 744
Code for Electrical Installations at Oil and Gas communication lines and cables
Facilities (Alberta Municipal Affairs), 3, near electrical utilities, 803
162.1(1)(b) communication systems
Code for Fireworks Display (NFPA), 3, 467(2)(a), chimney hoists, 77(f)
499(3)(a) confined and restricted spaces, 48(1)(f), 56
Code for Tower Cranes (CSA), 3, 100 designated signaller replacement, 191(8)
code name and code number See Workplace in emergency response plans, 116(g)
Hazardous Materials Information System emergency systems
(WHMIS) to call for first aid services, 179(d)
College and Association of Registered Nurses of to call for transportation of ill or injured
Alberta workers, 180(4)
in definition of nurse, 1 to communicate with health care facilities
colour coding when transporting ill or injured workers,
scaffold tagging, 326 180(3)(c)
transfer of hazardous products (WHMIS), 402 gas and convenience store workers, 392.2(g),
Combination Pelvic/Upper Torso (Type 2) 392.5
Operator Restraint Systems for Off-Road underground coal mines, 697–699
Work Machines (SAE), 3, 271 working alone, 392.2(g), 392.5, 394
combined operation See also buried or concrete-embedded facilities;
defined, 1 cellular telephones; designated signallers;
See also surface mines; underground mines mobile communications systems and
combustible dust explosives
defined community protection from explosives, 498
combustible dust, 1 compact soil See soils and soil types
hazardous location, 1 Competency Standard for Diving Operations
See also coal dust; mines and mining (CSA), 3, 424, 437
combustible gas detectors, 738–740 Components for slings – Part 1: Forged steel
See also underground coal mines components grade 8 (CEN), 3, 292(1)
combustible liquids compounds, lead See lead and lead compounds
defined Compressed Breathing Air and Systems (CSA), 3,
combustible liquid, 1 249
hazardous location, 1 compressed/liquefied gas, 171
See also fire and explosion hazards certification by engineer
coming into force (OHS Code), 6 dislodgment hazards, 171(5)
committee on work site health and safety See gas welding or allied process, 171.2
joint work site health and safety committee precautions
common name acetylene cylinders, storage, 171(6)
in definition of product identifier, 394.1 back-flow prevention devices, 171(4)
See also Workplace Hazardous Materials clean and without contaminants, 171(3)
Information System (WHMIS) compressed gas equipment, 171(8)
common name of hazardous materials See dislodgment hazards, 171(5)
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information flashback devices, 171(4)
System (WHMIS) heat exposure, 171(2)
oxygen, stored away from, 171(1)(b)
Connecting Components for Personal Fall Arrest continuous reading direct reading instruments
Systems (PFAS) (CSA), 3, 143(1), 835(d) OEL measurements by, 20(2)
connectors continuous-feed machinery See feeding materials
standards for fall arrest system, 143(1) into machinery
constructed portable ladders See ladders contractors, prime See prime contractors
Construction and Demolition Operations – contractors on health and safety committee See
Personnel and Debris Nets (ANSI), 3, joint work site health and safety committee
320(1)(a) control devices
Construction and Test of Electric Cranes and defined
Hoists (CSA), 3, 93(b) control system isolating device, 1
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 3 controls on machinery, 368
consumer products control zone, 161
WHMIS not to apply, 395(5)(e) defined, 1
contact lenses, 230 definition in fall protection system, 1
See also eye protection crossing a zone, 161(4)–(5)
containers marking of, 161(6)
for compressed gas cylinders for welding from unauthorized persons, 161(8)
vehicles, 172 unguarded edges, 161(1), 161(3), 161(5)
fire and explosion hazards use of travel restraint system, 161(7)
static electricity, 163(2.1) See also elevating platforms and aerial devices
storage of flammable substances, 163(2) convenience store workers See retail fuel and
for hoisting, 74 convenience store worker safety
for sharps, 526 conveyor belts, 372–373
standards, 163(2) crossing over moving belts, 373
containers for hazardous products (WHMIS), 398– elevated belts, 372
402 transfer of hazardous products, 402
defined workers crossing over or under moving belts,
bulk shipment, 394.1 372(2)–(3)
container, 394.1 conveyors in mines
bulk shipments, 398(7) certification by engineer
decanted products, 400–401 riding conveyor belts for workers, 603(1)
label requirements, 398–403 clearances
laboratory samples, 403 roof supports, 602(2)
placards, 398(5), 401, 402 rubber-tired vehicles, 602(1)
portable containers, 400(2) track-guided vehicles, 602(1)
transfer of hazardous products, 402 combustible dust, 601
See also Workplace Hazardous Materials conveyor roadways, 606
Information System (WHMIS) Director of Inspection
Containers, Safety (ULC), 3, 163(2)(d) approval, fire suppression for conveyor belt
contaminant See biohazardous materials; system, 598(b)
decontamination of workers; fire and documents
explosion hazards; occupational exposure riding conveyor belts procedures, 603(3)–(4)
limit (OEL) explosives on conveyor, prohibition, 660
fire resistance, 598
tests and inspections of emergency equipment, transportation of injured or ill workers to health
48(2) care facilities, 180
designation of workers, 117(1) See also decontamination of workers; first aid and
documents first aiders; mines and mining; oil and gas
emergency response plan, written, 115–116 wells
emergency lighting, 186(3)–(4) emissions See fugitive emissions
emergency response plan, written, 115–116 employers
alarms, 116(g) duty to consider flammable or explosive
communication systems, 116(g) atmospheres as hazards, 161.1
current, 115(3) duty to designate competent person to prepare
designated competent person to prepare, 2.2 plans, 2.2
emergency equipment, 116(c) duty to designate competent person to take OEL
facilities, 116(e) measurements, 20(2.1)
fire protection, 116(f) fall protection systems, 139
first aid, 116(h) hazardous products, 395(2)
identification and procedures, 116(a)–(b) See also Workplace Hazardous Materials
involvement of affected workers, 115(2) Information System (WHMIS)
requirement, 115 employers on health and safety committee See
rescue and evacuation, 116(i)–(j) joint work site health and safety committee
training, 116(d) employers safety data sheets See safety data
emergency washing equipment, 23 sheets (WHMIS)
escape routes from work areas, 119(4)–(5) energy, hazardous See hazardous energy control
evacuation procedures (for service, repair, tests, adjustments,
confined and restricted spaces, 53(4)–(5), 55 inspections)
emergency response plan, written, 116(i)–(j) Energy absorbers and lanyards (CSA), 3, 142.2
personal protective clothing for rescue and (1)(a), 142.3 (1)(a), 148
evacuation workers, 118 engineer certifications See specifications,
underground coal mines, 553 certifications and standards
hazardous products (WHMIS) Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act
confidential business information to medical in definition of professional engineer, 1
professionals, 413–414 engines, internal combustion See internal
laboratory samples, 403(2) combustion engines
training in emergencies, 397(1)(f), 397(1)(g), entrances, walkways, and stairways, 119–123
398(5)(c) doors, 120
hazards, emergency control, 10 good working order, 120(2)(a)
personal protective clothing and equipment, 118 inside opening, 120(2)(b)
Prusik and similar knots, 150.3 opening without effort or obstruction, 120(1)
respiratory protective equipment, 248(2), 254 farming and ranching operations, 121(3), 122(4),
training and simulation exercises, 117(2)–(4) 123(4)
training and simulation exercises, PFAS ramps, 121
exemption, 138 runways, 121
safe entry and exit, 119
secondary escape routes, 119(4)–(5)
stairways, 122, 123
Fall Restrict Equipment for Wood Pole Climbing fall protection systems, not to apply, 159(1.1)
(CSA), 3, 149 fixed ladders, 130(7)
fall restrict system handrails on stairways, 123(4)
defined hazard assessments, 121(3), 122(4), 123(4), 270.1,
fall restrict equipment, 1 364.1
fall restrict system, 1 loader buckets, 364.1
work positioning system, 1 noise, 217(3)
wood pole climbing, 149 powered mobile equipment
work positioning system, 160.1 rollover protective structures, 270.1
falling into holes See openings and holes selt belt use, 256(4)
falling objects visual inspections, 257.1
blasting operations safe distance, 499 worker transportation, 276.1
from demolition, 416, 420 recapping needles, 527–527.1
in drilled or bored underground shafts, 462(3)– scaffolds and temporary work platforms, 326(8)
(4) specifications and certifications, 12.1, 13(3)
from elevated conveyor belts, 372, 373(3) stairways, 122(4)
powered mobile equipment protective tank trucks, 278
structures, 272–273 toilets and washing facilities, 357(6)–(7)
safeguards walkways, runways and ramps, 121(3)
hoists or scaffolds, safeguard specifications, worker transportation on mobile equipment,
318(4) 276.1
overhead safeguard, 318(1)–(3) fastening tools, actuated
toe boards, 321 application of Code, 465(3)
openings and holes, 314 safety precautions, 374
specifications, 321(1), 321(5) f/cc (fibres per cubic centimeter of air) See fibres
when needed, 321(2)–(4) feeding materials into machinery
warning signs and other devices, 318(4) continuous-feed devices, 371
from welding or allied process, 171.1(4) preventing machine activation, 366
See also demolition; forestry; safety nets push stick or block, safeguard, 319
falling objects protective structures (FOPS) See also machinery
for powered mobile equipment, 272–273 feet See foot protection and footwear
See also powered mobile equipment felling and bucking See forestry
falsework See temporary supporting structures females
Falsework for Construction Purposes (CSA), 3, family violence and protection of workers, 390.3
352(1)–(2) feminine hygiene products disposal, 360(c)
family violence toilet requirements, 357, Schedule 7
protection of workers, 390.3 See also violence and harassment
See also violence and harassment fences See safeguards and warnings
fans See ventilation systems ferrules, 301
farming and ranching operations fibres
defined, 1.1 defined
cranes, hoists and lifting devices in definition of flammable substance, 1
rated load capacity, 62(1.1) f/cc (fibres per cubic centimeter of air),
equipment for moving workers, 364.1 Schedule 1, Table 2
no light metal alloys in mines, 538 Fire-Performance and Antistatic Requirements for
no open flames, 162(3.1) Ventilation Materials (CSA), 3, 724(2)
no smoking, 162(3) Fire-Resistant Hydraulic Fluids (CSA), 3, 548(5)
no smoking by explosives, 466 fireworks See explosives (other than at mine sites);
no smoking when refuelling vehicles, 279(1)– pyrotechnic and special effects devices
(2) first aid and first aiders, 177–184
no use near ignition sources, 162(4) defined
no use of flammables in washing and cleaning advanced care paramedic (ACP), 1
operations, 162(5) advanced first aider, 1
refuelling vehicles when running, 279 approved training agency, 1
spray operations, 170.1 close work site, 1
standards distant work site, 1
for classification of hazardous locations, emergency first aider, 1
162.1(1), 166(5)–(7), 168(4)–(5) emergency medical responder, 1
for containers of flammable substances, first aid, 1
163(2)(d) first aider, 1
for spray operations, 170.1(3) health care facility, 1
transporting explosives in vehicles, 473 high hazard work, Schedule 2, Table 2
ventilation system, when needed, 386(d) isolated work site, 1
work sites classification, 162.1 low hazard work, Schedule 2, Table 1
See also compressed/liquefied gas; confined and medium hazard work, 1
restricted spaces; industrial furnaces and nurse, 1
fired heaters; internal combustion engines; primary care paramedic, 1
underground coal mines; ventilation standard first aider, 1
systems; welding or allied process advanced first aider
fire boxes of furnaces See industrial furnaces and as first aid provider, 181(2)–(5)
fired heaters first aid rooms, 178–179, Schedule 2, Table 4
fire extinguishers location near first aid room, 181(3)
seismic blasting and drilling, 517(3)(f) non-first aid duties, 181(4)
underground coal mines, 555 ambulance services
on vehicles transporting explosives at mine sites, availability under normal conditions, 180(1)–
622(3) (2)
on vehicles transporting explosives other than at communication systems to summon, 180(4)
mine sites, 473(4), Schedule 10, Table 1 communication systems with health care
See also emergency response facility, 180(3)(c)
fire fighters and fire fighting licensed services, 180(2)–(4)
protective headwear, standards, 237 when not available, 180(3)
safety footwear, standards, 233(5) availability and location, 178–179, 181(3)
See also emergency response; underground coal clean condition and fitness of first aider, 181(4)–
mines (5)
Fire Performance and Anti-static Requirements for close work sites
Conveyor Belting (CSA), 598(a) low hazard work, Schedule 2, Table 5
fired heaters See industrial furnaces and fired medium hazard work, Schedule 2, Table 6
heaters high hazard work, Schedule 2, Table 7
head protection and headwear, 234–239 retail fuel and convenience store worker safety,
all-terrain vehicles, 236 390
bicycles, 235 training of representative, 201, 397(2)
bump hat, 238 violence and harassment prevention plans, 390,
duty to use, 228 390.4, 390.7
exemptions, 239 worker overexposure (OEL), reports, 22(3)
fire fighters, 237 health assessments for exposure to asbestos, silica
industrial headwear, 234, 235(2) or coal dust, 40
industrial headwear, exemption, 239 contents of report, 40(2)
in-line skates, 235 costs, 40(11), 40(13)
motorcycles, 236 frequency of assessments, 40(6)–(8)
motorized trail bike, 236 information to worker, 40(3)
rope access work, industrial, 831–833 performed during work hours, 40(12)
rope access work, non-industrial, 844–846 privacy of information, 40(5)
skates, 235 refusal by worker, 40(9)–(10)
small utility vehicles, 236 retention of records, 40(4)
snow vehicles, 236 See also asbestos; coal dust; silica-crystalline,
See also decontamination of workers; respiratory respirable
protective equipment health assessments for exposure to lead
health and safety committee See joint work site blood lead level test, 43
health and safety committee See also lead and lead compounds
Health and Safety Executive of Great Britain health care
(HSE) defined
OEL measurements, 20(1)(c) biohazardous material, 1
health and safety plan health care facility, 1
designated competent person to prepare plan, 2.2 load, 208(4)
health and safety representative, 196–202 medical sharp, 1
application of Code, 196 musculoskeletal injuries, 1
disclosure of worker’s personal information, 199 parenteral contact, 1
duties of employers, contractors and prime safe patient/client/resident handling, 1
contractors safety-engineered medical sharp, 1
access to information, 200(c), 407 sharps, 1
consult and cooperate, 200(a) blood lead level test, 43
information to representative, 200(d), 411 documents
information to workers, 200(b) policies and procedures, 528, 530
policies, procedures and codes of practice, lifting and handling loads, 208–211.1
200(a) adapting heavy or awkward loads, 209
hazardous products (WHMIS) appropriate equipment, 209.1
duty to disclose information to representative, handling program, 209.2
411 hazard assessment, 210
safety data sheet availability, 407 prevention of injuries, 210–211.1
training in, 397(2) use of equipment provided, 208
inspections with officer, 202 limited exposure, 529
medical professionals
confidential information disclosure to, 413–414 helmets See head protection and headwear
medical sharps hexachlorobutadiene
coming into effect, 525.2(1) code of practice required, 26, Schedule 1, Table 1
recapping needles, 527–527.1 high hazard work
safe work procedures, 525.2(4)–(6), 528 defined, Schedule 2, Table 2
safety-engineered medical sharps, 525.2(2)–(3) first aid requirements, 178, 181(1), Schedule 2,
sharps containers, 526 Table 7
policies and procedures See also first aid and first aiders
for post-exposure management, 530 high lift trucks See forklift trucks
for safety, 528 high pressure pipeline
transportation to health care facility, 180 defined, 1
availability under normal conditions, 180(1)– See also pipes and pipelines
(2) highways
communication systems to summon, 180(4) blasting warnings, 656
communication systems with health care right of way, safe distances for excavations in
facility, 180(3)(c) surface mines, 535(b)
when not available, 180(3) traffic control to protect workers, 194(7)
See also biohazardous materials; first aid and first See also vehicle traffic control
aiders; health assessments for exposure to hitch knots, 150.3
asbestos, silica or coal dust See also personal fall arrest system (PFAS)
health care facilities hitting See violence and harassment
defined, 1 hoists, 59–87
in definition of defined
close work site, 1 cantilever hoists, 1
distant work site, 1 chimney hoist, 1
isolated work site, 1 hoist, 1
lifting and handling loads material hoists, 1
adapting heavy or awkward loads, 209 tower hoist, 1
appropriate equipment, 209.1 A-frame safe practices, 75
handling program, 209.2 application of Code, 59
work site design, 209.1 cantilever hoists, 76
health care facilities and first aiders See first aid certification by engineer
and first aiders boom on tower hoist, 99
Health Professions Act cantilever hoists, 76(a)
in definition of nurse, 1 not commercially manufactured, 60, 62
hearing See audiometric testing; noise repairs and modifications, 65(3)(f), 73
Hearing Protection Devices – Performance, chimney hoists, 77–79
Selection, Care, and Use (CSA), 3, 222(1) equipment requirements, 77
heaters See industrial furnaces and fired heaters operator responsibilities, 78
heavy duty scaffolds worker in lifting device, 79
defined, 1 collision prevention, 67
See also scaffolds and temporary work platforms containers for hoisting, 74
Helmet Standard for Use in Motorcycling (Snell documents
Memorial Foundation), 3, 236(1) load charts, 64(2)
sliding down hoses on oil and gas wells, Human Pathogens and Toxins Act
prohibition, 756(2)–(3) in definition of biohazardous material, 1
unrestrained hoses, certification by engineer or hydraulic energy
manufacturer's specifications, 188(2)–(3) in definition of hazardous energy, 1
hospital See also hazardous energy control (for service,
in definition of health care facility, 1 repair, tests, adjustments, inspections)
See also health care facilities hydraulic equipment
hot taps, 170 alternatives to temporary protective structures,
defined, 1 457(2)
hot tap plans, 170(1)–(2) hydraulic fluids
precautions, 170(4) in underground coal mines, fire precautions,
procedures, 170(3) 548(5)–(6)
See also fire and explosion hazards hydrazines
hot work, 169 code of practice required, 26, Schedule 1, Table 1
defined, 1 hydrogen sulphide
locations code of practice required, 26, Schedule 1, Table 1
preparation of, 169(2)(b) OEL, Schedule 1, Table 2
underground coal mines, 746 Hyperbaric Facilities (CSA), 3, 424
permits, 169(2)(a) hypodermic needles
safe procedures, 169(2)(c) recapping needles, 527–527.1
testing of atmosphere, 169(2)(d), 169(3)
underground coal mines explosion control, 746 ice, working on, 195
hours of darkness IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission),
defined, 1 3
See also lights and lighting illness or injury
housekeeping defined
asbestos, 28 acute illness or injury, 1
clean work sites, 185 musculoskeletal injury, 1
coal dust, 28 duty to report, 182
condition of facilities, 361 first aid records, 183–184
demolition sites, 421(2) musculoskeletal injuries
lead and lead compounds, 28 prevention, 210–211.1
mines and mining, 532 See also first aid and first aiders; violence and
mould exposure, 43.1 harassment
oil and gas wells, 762(1) immediately dangerous to life or health
pile driving equipment and practices, 289(b) defined, 1
powered mobile equipment, 256(3)(f), 275(2) See also oxygen content in air
safety precautions, general, 185 impoundment dike
silica-crystalline, respirable, 28 Director of Inspection
underground coal mines, 702(1), 703(3), 743(1.1) reports on dangerous occurrences, 544(2)
See also waste inclement weather See weather
HSE (Health and Safety Executive of Great incombustible dust
Britain) defined, 1
OEL measurements, 20(1)(c)
code of practice required, 26, Schedule 1, Table 1 occupational exposure limit, 218, Schedule 3,
costs of blood lead level test, 43(3) Table 1
decontamination methods, 28(c), 41(2)(e) See also noise
decontamination of protective clothing, 30 life jackets, 240–241
documents defined, 1
exposure control plan, 41 duty to use, 228
hazard assessment, 41 standards, 240(1)
exposure control plan, 41 use of devices, 241
contents of plan, 41(2) use with fall protection system, 157
designated competent person to prepare plan, See also personal flotation devices; water dangers
2.2 life safety rope, 147
updating and maintenance of plan, 41(2)(h) one worker per rope, 147(4)
when needed, 41(1) standards, 147(1)
hazard assessment, 41(2)(b) swing drop distance limits, 147(3)
health monitoring, 41(2)(f) use in fall protection system, 147(2)–(4)
housekeeping, 28(b) See also fall protection systems
minimization of release, 28(a) Lifejackets, Inherently Buoyant Type (CGSB), 3,
OEL, Schedule 1, Table 2 240(1)
records, 41(2)(g) lifelines
refusal to take blood lead level test, 43(4)–(5) defined, 1
removal of employee from further exposure, for confined and restricted spaces, 48(1)(a)
43(6) See also horizontal lifeline systems; personal fall
restricted areas arrest system (PFAS)
authorized persons, 29(1), 29(2)(b) lifting and handling loads, 208–211.1
decontamination of workers, 29(4)(c) defined
emergencies, 29(5) load, 208(4)
no eating, drinking or smoking, 29(2)(c) musculoskeletal injuries, 1
protection of worker's street clothing, 29(4) safe patient/client/resident handling, 1
protective clothing for workers, 29(4), 30 adapting heavy or awkward loads, 209
signs, 29(2)–(3) appropriate equipment, 209.1
tests, air monitoring and surface testing, 42 handling program, 209.2
training of workers, 41(2)(c) hazard assessment, 210
waste and unnecessary accumulations, 28(b) prevention of injuries, 210–211.1
leading edge use of equipment provided, 208
defined, 1 lifting devices, 59–75
in definition of fall protection system, 1 A-frame safe practices, 75
fall protection systems, 158 application of Code, 59
See also fall protection systems certification by engineer
leaks See fugitive emissions not commercially manufactured, 60, 62
leg protection repairs and modifications, 65(3)(f), 73
personal protective equipment, 242 collision prevention, 67
Lex containers for hoisting, 74
defined, 1 documents
load charts, 64(2)
warning signs and alarms Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for
for automatic starts, sign, 310(6) Canada, 3, 194(7)(i)
starting machinery, alarm, 365 Manually Propelled Elevating Aerial Platforms
See also robots; saws and sawmills; vehicles (ANSI), 3, 347(4)
magazines manufactured article
defined, 1 defined, 394.1
construction standards, 470(2) WHMIS not to apply, 395(3)(d)
intermittent use of explosives, 471 manufacturers of hazardous products See
light sources, 472 employers; Workplace Hazardous Materials
oldest used first, 474 Information System (WHMIS)
priming of charges, prohibitions, 481 manufacturer’s rated capacity
removal of appropriate quantities, 477 defined, 1
transporting explosives, 473 See also specifications, certifications and
compliance with Acts, 473(1) standards
drivers and passengers, 473(2) mark See labels
fire extinguishers on vehicles, 473(4) masonry walls
leg wires of detonators, 473(3) stabilization, 192
unused explosives stored safely, 476, 481 mast-climbing elevating platforms
See also explosives (at mine sites); explosives standards, 347(6)
(other than at mine sites) See also elevating platforms and aerial devices
magnesium Mast-Climbing Work Platforms (ANSI), 3, 347(6)
in light metal alloys, 538 material hoists, 81–87
See also mines and mining defined, 1
males braking system, 86
facial hair gate interlocks, 83
clean shaven for facial seals, 250(2) location protected, 87
contact with equipment and machinery, safety operator responsibilities, 84
precautions, 362 rider restriction, 82
family violence and protection of workers, 390.3 safety codes, 81
toilet requirements, 357, Schedule 7 signal systems, 85
See also violence and harassment buildings more than 20 metres high, 85(2)
man baskets electrical or mechanical systems, 85(1)(c)
chimney hoists, 77(g), 79 operator and signaller communication, 85(1)(b)
personnel baskets posting of signal descriptions, 85(1)(a)
for chimney hoists, 79 See also hoists
for mobile cranes, standards, 88–88.1 material-lifting aerial devices
manholes on motor vehicle, standards, 347(5)
fixed ladders in, 131 See also elevating platforms and aerial devices
in underground coal mines, 703 materials chute
See also buried or concrete-embedded facilities; at demolition work site, 420
confined and restricted spaces materials information system, hazardous See
manual lifting and handling See lifting and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information
handling loads System (WHMIS)
worker cooperation, 222(2)(b), 222(3) notifiable diseases See asbestos; coal dust; lead
integrating sound level meter, standards, 219(3) and lead compounds; noise; silica-crystalline,
Lex occupational exposure limit, 218 respirable
manufacturer's specifications, hearing protection nozzle guards
equipment, 222(2)(a) for airless spray machinery, 170.1(5)–(6)
noise dosimeter, standards, 219(3) NRCan (Natural Resources Canada), 3
noise exposure assessment, 219 explosive initiating and testing devices
assessor's competency, 219(4)(a) (CANMET), 639(b)
measurement instruments, 219(3) notice of loss or theft of explosives, 514
standards and specifications, 219(2)–(3) nuclear energy
when to assess, 219(1), 219(4) in definition of hazardous energy, 1
noise management program See also hazardous energy control (for service,
contents of program, 221(2) repair, tests, adjustments, inspections)
when required, 221(1) Nuclear Safety and Control Act (Canada)
when to review program, 221(2)(g) WHMIS not to apply to radioactives under,
worker cooperation, 221(3) 395(5)(d)
occupational exposure limits, 218, Schedule 3, nurse (advanced first aider)
Table 1 in definition of advanced first aider, 1
records of audiometric testing in noise See also advanced first aider; first aid and first
management program, 221(2)(f) aiders
records of noise exposure assessment nurseries and greenhouses
contents, 220(1) Code not to apply, 1.1
information to workers, 220(2)(a)
retention of records, 220(2)(b) Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and
signs warning of levels exceeding limits, Face Protection Devices (ANSI), 3, 229
221(2)(c) occupational exposure limit (OEL), 16–22
sound level meters, standards, 219(3) defined
training hazard assessment, 1
hearing protection device use, 222(2)(a) occupational exposure limit, 1
noise management measures, 221(2)(a), ppm (parts per million), Schedule 1, Table 2
221(2)(g) restricted area, 1
when to use noise control design, 217 code of practice
See also audiometric testing; hazard assessment, chemical substances, 26(1)
elimination and control uncontrolled release procedures, 26(2)
non-industrial rope access work decontamination of workers, 23
defined, 1 Director of Occupational Hygiene
in definition of occupational rope access work, 1 8-hour OEL adjustments, approval, 18(3)
See also rope access work, non-industrial measurement methods, approval, 20(1)(b)
(mountaineering, caving, canyoning, sport review of OEL limits, 19
climbing) documents
Non-Rail-Bound Diesel-Powered Machines for Use code of practice for chemical substances, 26(1)
in Non-Gassy Underground Mines (CSA), 3, code of practice for uncontrolled release
597(2) procedures, 26(2)
hazard assessment, 21
measurements of airborne concentrations, 20(4) report to joint work site health and safety
overexposure report, 22 committee, 22(3)
hazard assessment, 21 See also lead and lead compounds; ventilation
list of chemical substances and OELs, Schedule 1, systems
Table 2 Occupational Health and Safety Act
measurements of airborne concentrations definitions
competency of person taking measurements, acceptance, 1
20(2.1) Act, 1
continuous reading direct reading instruments approved by a Director, 1
for, 20(2) Occupational Health and Safety Code, 3
DFG methods, 20(1)(g) coming into force, 6
EPA methods, 20(1)(d) Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
fibres, 20(3) in definitions
HSE methods, 20(1)(c) of blaster, 1
IRSST methods, 20(1)(e) of Joint First Aid Training Standards Board, 1
ISO methods, 20(1)(f) of surface mine blaster, 1
NIOSH methods, 20(1)(a), 20(3) of underground coal mine electrical
OSHA methods, 20(1)(b) superintendent, 1
records, 20(4) of underground coal mine foreman, 1
no eating, drinking or smoking in contaminated of underground coal mine manager, 1
areas, 25 of underground mine blaster, 1
potential exposure, 21 required qualifications for underground coal
review of OEL limits, 19 mine manager or foreman, 684
storage of harmful substances, 27 occupational rope access work
training in overexposure to harmful substances, defined, 1
21(2)(c), 21(3) See also industrial rope access work; non-
ventilation system, when needed, 386 industrial rope access work; rope access
worker exposure work
exceeds 8-hour OEL but less than 15-minute Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OEL, 16(3) Standard (OSHA), 3
informed worker, 21(2), 22(2) OEL measurements, 20(1)(b)
list of chemical substances and OELs, 16(1) Occupational Safety Code for Diving Operations
multiple substances, 17 (CSA), 3, 424
no 15-minute OEL is established, 16(4) OEL See occupational exposure limit (OEL)
no OEL is established, 16(2) oil and gas exploration, 751
not to exceed ceiling limit, 16(3.1) oil and gas wells, 750–784
not to exceed OEL, 16(1) defined
shifts longer than 8 hours, 18 electromagnetic radiation, 1
worker overexposure, 22 hours of darkness, 1
hazard assessment, 22(2) snubbing, 1
measurements, 22(1) application of Part, 750
report to health and safety representative, 22(3) breathing equipment, 752
catheads, 771
certification by engineer
Personal protective equipment against falls from a housekeeping, timber piles, 289(b)
height – Full body harnesses (CEN), 3, 142(1), inspections, maintenance, and certifications
795(1)(e), 834(b), 848(a) brake bands and clutches, 288
Personal protective equipment against falls from a crane booms, 290
height – Lanyards (CEN), 3, 142.2(1), 819(2) pile hoisting, 286
Personal protective equipment against falls from a restraining hoses and connections, 287
height – Part 2: Guided type fall arresters riding on loads, prohibition, 286(2)
including a flexible anchor line (CEN), 3, 144, timber piles, 289
838(a) See also powered mobile equipment
Personal protective equipment for prevention of pilot vehicles
falls from a height. Sit harnesses (CEN), 3, public highway traffic control, 194(7)(f)
795(1)(b), 847(a) PIP (Process Industry Practices) Standard, 3
Personal protective equipment for the prevention pipe racks
of falls from a height – Low stretch on trailers, 765
kernmantle ropes (CEN), 3, 147(1), 817(a) Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch) (ANSI), 3,
Personal protective equipment for work 783(1)
positioning and prevention of falls from a Pipeline Act, 448(3)
height – Belts for work positioning and included in definition of pipeline, 1
restraint and work positioning lanyards pipes and pipelines
(CEN), 3, 142.1 (a), 148 defined
personal vehicles bulk shipment, 394.1
for work purposes, 290.1 buried facility, 1
personnel baskets hand expose zone, 1
chimney hoists, 79 hazardous energy, 1
mobile cranes, standards, 88–88.1 high pressure pipeline, 1
See also man baskets hot tap, 1
personnel hoists pipeline, 1
standards, 96 buried or concrete-embedded facilities,
See also hoists excavating, 447–448
persons, lifting certification by engineer
defined in safe patient/client/resident handling, 1 isolating pipes and pipelines, alternate means,
See also lifting and handling loads 215.4
Pest Control Products Act (Canada) unrestrained pipes, 188(2)–(3)
WHMIS not to apply to products under, 395(5)(c) diving operations, locking out, 437
pet boarding and raising hazardous energy control (for service, repair,
Code not to apply, 1.1 tests, adjustments, inspections), 212–215.5
PFAS See personal fall arrest system (PFAS) complex group control, 215.1
physician's office group control, 215
in definition of health care facility, 1 individual control, 214
See also health care facilities isolating piping or a pipeline, 215.4
pigging, 215.5 isolation procedures, 212
pile driving equipment and practices, 285–290 isolation verification, 213
brake bands and clutches, 288 manufacturer's specifications, 212(2)
chocking, 285 pigging, 215.5
Prusik and similar knots, 150.3 WHMIS not to apply to nuclear substances,
See also personal fall arrest system (PFAS) 395(5)(d)
Public Health Act, 356(a) worker involvement in practices and procedures,
public highway traffic control, 194(7) 291(b)
pull-wire fuse lighters workers informed of practices and procedures,
use in avalanche control blasting, 515(4)–(5) 291(c)
pulmonary function technician radio towers See radiofrequency transmitters and
defined, 1 explosives
in health assessments, 40(2) radio transmitters and explosives
See also health assessments for exposure to defined
asbestos, silica or coal dust electromagnetic radiation, 1
pump jack scaffolds separation distances between explosives and
platforms, 330 fixed radio transmitters, Schedule 11, Table
See also scaffolds and temporary work platforms 1
pump truck, concrete See concrete pump trucks radiofrequency transmitters and explosives
puncture resistant footwear defined
standards, 233(2)–(4) actively transmitting, 1
purge radiofrequency transmitter, 1
defined, 1 blasting operations distances, 503, Schedule 10,
See also confined and restricted spaces Tables 2 and 3
push sticks cellphone blasting operations distances, 503(3)–
for feeding machinery, 319 (4), Schedule 10, Table 3
pyrotechnic and special effects devices railways
safe work procedures, 467(1) in definition of bulk shipment, 394.1
standards, 467(2) ramps, 121
standards for blasting distances, 499(3) farming and ranching operations, 121(3)
See also explosives (other than at mine sites) strength, 121(1)(a)
toe boards and guardrails, 121(1)(d), 321(2)
quarries traction, 121(2)
definition of quarry, 1 width, 121(1)(b)–(c)
first aid high hazard work, Schedule 2, Table 2 See also entrances, walkways, and stairways
See also mines and mining ranching operations
quartz See silica-crystalline, respirable defined, 1.1
See also farming and ranching operations
racking pipes, 772 reaction vessel (WHMIS)
radiation, 291 safety data sheet, exemption, 405(2)
defined transfer of hazardous products, 402
electromagnetic radiation, 1 Recommended Practice for Maintenance and Use
ionizing radiation, 1 of Drilling and Well Servicing Structures
documents (API), 3, 763(1)(b), 764(1)(a)
safe work practices and procedures, 291(a) recreational sports
electric arc welding, 231 defined
safe work practices and procedures, 291(a) non-industrial rope access work, 1
Safety Glazing Material for Glazing Motor Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks
Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment (ASME), 3, 347(8)
Operating on Land Highways – Safety Safety Standard for Maintenance and Inspection of
Standard (ANSI), 3, 265(2)(b) Overhead Cranes, Gantry Cranes, Monorails,
safety hooks on safety nets, 320(1)(b) Hoists and Trolleys (CSA), 3, 94
Safety in Welding, Cutting and Allied processes safety toecaps, 233(2)–(4)
(CSA), 3, 171.1(1), 172(1) See also foot protection and footwear
in definition of welding or allied process, 1 safety-engineered medical sharps
safety latches on hooks, 303 defined, 1
safety nets See also sharps
certification by engineer of supporting structure, samples, laboratory See laboratory samples of
320(2) hazardous products (WHMIS)
in definition of sandstone quarries See mines and mining;
fall protection system, 1 quarries
safeguard, 1 sandy soil See soils and soil types
specifications, 320(1) saws and sawmills, 376–383
water dangers, 157 band saw wheels
safety precautions, general, 185–195 certification by engineer, 379(1), 379(3)
certification by engineer manufacturer's specifications, rim thickness,
skeleton structures, 190 379(1)
unrestrained hoses or piping, 188(2) testing for cracks, 379(2)
designated signallers, 191 band saws
emergency lighting, 186(3)–(4) blade crack limits, 378, Schedule 8, Table 2
housekeeping, 185 retensioning, 378(3)
ice, working on, 195 shake band saw blades, cracked, 378(4)
lighting, 186 chainsaws
manufacturer's specifications chain adjustments, 376(2)
unrestrained hoses or piping, 188(2) footwear protection, 233(2)–(4)
masonry walls stabilization, 192 specifications, 376(1)
pallets, 187 circular saws
securing equipment and materials, 189 blade cracks, 377, Schedule 8, Table 1
storage racks, 187 sawmill head rig, 382
tire servicing, 193 cut-off saws, 381
Safety requirements for personal fall arrest first aid high hazard work, Schedule 2, Table 2
systems, subsystems and components power-fed circular saws, 380
(ANSI/ASSE), 3, 142(1), 142.2(1), 142.3(1), sawmill head rig, 382
143(1), 144, 147(1), 154(1), 795(1)(d), 834(c), sawmill log carriage, 383
838(d), 848(b) ropes, rejection criteria, 383(2)
safety rope, life See life safety rope safety devices, 383(1), 383(4)
Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets (CPSC), 3, 235 sawyer's lever, 383(3)
Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, top saw, sawmill, 382(2)
Hoists, Hooks, Jacks and Slings (ASME), 3, scaffolds and temporary work platforms, 323–345
297(1) defined
heavy duty scaffold, 1
nozzle guards for airless spray machinery, Standard Test Method for Vapour Pressure of
170.1(5)–(6) Petroleum Products (Reid Method) (ASTM), 3
outside of spray booths, standards for, 170.1(3)– in definition of flammable liquid, 1
(4) standards
spraying asbestos, prohibition, 32(2) defined
ventilation systems, 170.1(1), 170.1(4) approved to, 1
spreader bars meets the requirements of, 1
standards, 297(3)–(4) adopted in Code, 3
See also rigging approved equipment, identifying marks, 15
spring-loaded safety latch hooks, 303(4) previous editions of referenced standards, 3.1
spruce-pine-fir (S-P-F) See also specifications, certifications and
defined as lumber, 1 standards
stairways See entrances, walkways, and stairways Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand, 3
stairwells See building shafts stationary wire rope
stamp See labels rejection criteria, 306(3)
standard first aider steel chain
defined, 1 standards, 297(1)
in definition of first aider, 1 steel ferrules, 301(1)
mines, emergency response team, 546 steel-toed boots See foot protection and footwear
See also first aid and first aiders Steering for Off-Road, Rubber-Tired Machines
Standard for Protective Headgear for Use in Non- (SAE), 3, 590(1)
Motorized Sports (Snell Memorial stepladders See ladders
Foundation), 3, 235 sticker See labels
Standard for Protective Headgear for Use with STOP signals
Bicycles (Snell Memorial Foundation), 3, 235 from non-designated signallers, 191(7)
Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a storage See buried or concrete-embedded facilities;
Proximate Audience (NFPA), 3, 467(2)(b), confined and restricted spaces; containers;
499(3)(b) storage racks and pallets
Standard Grading Rules for Canadian Lumber storage battery locomotives in underground coal
(NLGA), 3 mines, 706
in definition of lumber, 1 storage of hazardous products See Workplace
Standard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope and Hazardous Materials Information System
System Components (NFPA), 3, 795(1)(a), (WHMIS)
817(b), 834(a), 835(e), 837(c), 839(b) storage racks and pallets, 187
Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for damage prevention, 187(4)
Emergency Services, 146, 147(1), 148.1 no danger to workers, 187(1)
Standard Practice for Calibration of Standards report of damage to storage rack, 187(3)
and Equipment for Electrical Insulating support for loads, 187(2)
Materials Testing (ASTM), 3, 799(3) Storage Standards for Industrial Explosives
Standard Specification for Helmets Used in (NRCan), 3, 470(2), 655(3)
Recreational Bicycling or Roller Skating storms See weather
(ASTM), 3, 235 street clothing
Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete clothing beneath flame resistant clothing, 232(2)
Manhole Sections (ASTM), 3, 131
communication systems with health care trolley locomotives in underground coal mines,
facility, 180(3)(c) 706
licensed services, 180(2)–(4) trucks See booms and boom trucks; concrete pump
when not available, 180(3) trucks; forklift trucks; logging trucks; service
travel restraint system rig trucks; tank cars and trucks
defined tuggers, oil and gas wells, 770
fall protection system, 1 tunnels See confined and restricted spaces;
guardrails, 1 excavating and tunneling
horizontal lifeline system, 1 turnouts for logging industry vehicles, 525(3)
travel restraint system, 1 two-way radios See radiofrequency transmitters
anchors and explosives
permanent, 152
temporary, 152.1(1) U-bolt clips for wire rope, 300(1)
control zones, 161 See also cable clips
horizontal lifeline systems, 153–153.1 UIAA (Union Internationale des Associations
scissor lift, requirement, 156 d'Alpinisme), 3
water dangers, 157 ULC (Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada), 3
when required, 139, 141 underground mines
See also fall protection systems defined
travelling blocks, drilling or service rigs, 769–770 combined operation, 1
tree care operations, 792–796 portal, 1
application of Code, 792 underground mine, 1
fall protection, 794 underground mine blaster, 1
harness standards, 795 underground shaft, 1
knot exemption, 796 building safety, 532
safe work practices and procedures, 793 certification by engineer
emergency rescue, 793(1)(e) compressed air, 675
hazard assessment, 793(1)(a) shock blasting, 676
tools and equipment, 793(1)(c) walls, 541(1)
training, 793(1)(b) combined operations
work positioning and fall protection, 793(1)(d) declaration, 686(1)
trenchers, 270–271 mine manager, 686(2), 686(2)–(3)
rollover protective structures, 270–270.1 dangerous occurrences to report to Director
seatbelts and restraint systems, 271 dam or dike dangers, 544(2)
See also powered mobile equipment electrical equipment failures, 544(1)(f)
trenches ignition of gas or dust, 544(1)(d)
defined, 1 incidents with hoists, sheaves, shafts or
See also excavating and tunneling headframes, 544(1)(i)
tricyclist out of control vehicles, 544(1)(c)
protective headgear, 235 outbursts and inrushes, 544(1)(h)
See also head protection and headwear subsidence or unexpected ground fall,
tridymite See silica-crystalline, respirable 544(1)(a)
tripoli See silica-crystalline, respirable underground ventilation system stoppages,
544(1)(b)
utility vehicles, small See small utility vehicles excessive weight and loads, approvals, 573
representative vehicles, 576(2)
valves See buried or concrete-embedded facilities vehicle out of control, notice, 544(1)(c)
vapours of flammable liquids documents
in definition of flammable substance, 1 brake tests and records, 586–587
See also fire and explosion hazards excessive weight and loads, 573
vegetable production maintenance records, 587
in definition of farming and ranching operations, prototype vehicles, 575
1.1 representative machines, test report, 576
See also farming and ranching operations engine starting when transmission engaged,
vehicles prevention, 591(1)(c)
defined excessive weight and loads, 573
GVW, 1 explosives, transportation of, 622, 626, 660
machinery, includes vehicles, 1 fire precautions, 548
vehicle, 1 haulage trucks with rear dump boxes, 591(2)
fall protection, 155 hazard assessment
headwear in vehicles with rollover protective excessive weight and loads, 573
structures and restraining devices, 236(3) lights
for moving workers, 364–364.1 clearance lights, 592
personal vehicles for work purposes, 290.1 headlight alignment, 594(2)
refuelling, 279 types required, 594(1)
transporting explosives, 473 locomotives, control of, 706
See also powered mobile equipment; vehicles, use maintenance records, 587
in mining; welding or allied process manufacturer's specifications
vehicles, use in mining representative machines, 576(2)
auxiliary steering, 588–590 prototype machines, 575
braking systems, 577–587 remote controlled equipment, 706
air brakes, 577, 581 representative machines, 576
auxiliary air reservoirs, 582 shock-absorbing seats, 591(1)(a)
dual brakes, 579 standards
emergency brakes, 580, 582 air brakes, 581
front wheel brake control, surface mines, 583 auxiliary steering, 590(1)
hydraulic brakes, 578 clearance lights, 592(1)(b)
parking brakes, surface mines or operations, hydraulic brakes, 578
584 prototype machines, 575
tests and records, 585–587 representative machines, 576
warning devices, 579 underground mine vehicles, 574
certification by engineer unattended machines in underground mines, 596
prototype vehicles, 575(5) unintentional movement prevention, 591(1)(b)
representative machines, 576(2) warning systems
clear view, 593 air brakes system failures, 581(e)
clearances in underground coal mines, 595 auxiliary steering system failures, 590(2)
Director of Inspection dual brake system failures, 579
brake tests by request from Director, 585(1)–(2) wheels in contact with ground, 591(2)–(3)
washing and cleaning operations water for drinking See drinking fluids
fire and explosion hazards, 162(5) water for fire fighting
washrooms See toilets and washing facilities in underground mines, 557–558
waste water for washing See toilets and washing
defined facilities
asbestos waste, 1 water systems, buried See buried or concrete-
discard, 1 embedded facilities
hazardous waste, 394.1 watercraft refuelling, 279
spoil pile, 1 weather
asbestos definition of electromagnetic radiation, 1
unnecessary accumulations, 28(b) explosives
waste containers, 38 electrical or dust storms (not at mine site),
clean work site, 185 prohibition, 484
discard from mines, 540 electrical storms, surface mine blasting, 646
feminine hygiene products disposal, 360(c) transportation at mine site, 623
hazardous waste, 395(3)(c), 396 powered mobile equipment, protections for
removal from blasting area, 513 workers, 275(3)
sharps receptacles, 526 soil stabilization, prohibition on freezing for,
spoil pile, 452–453 443(3)
waste receptacles for toilets and hand washing, tower cranes, wind and temperature limitations,
360 106
WHMIS not to apply to hazardous waste, See also avalanche control
395(3)(c) welding or allied process, 171.1–174
watch, wrist definitions
contact with equipment and machinery, safety welding or allied process, 1
precautions, 362 allied process, 171.2
water dangers application of Code, 465(2)
defined certification by engineer
life jackets, 1 repairs to riggings and fittings, 304(b)
personal flotation devices, 1 storage compartments in vehicles, 173(3)
confined and restricted spaces, 49 compressed/liquefied gas valve shut off when
Director of Inspection not in use, 171(8)(b)
dangerous occurrences with dams or dikes, electric arc welding
report, 544(2) damage to rigging, 308
duty to use personal protective equipment, 228 electric welding machines, 171.1(5)
excavating and tunneling, 445, 464(2) eye and face protection in electric arc welding,
fall protection systems, 157 231
life jackets and flotation devices gas welding, 171.2
with fall protection systems, 157 makeshift rigging and welding, 304
standards, 240 manufacturer's specifications
uses, 241 welding and allied equipment, 171.1(2)
in underground coal mines, 749 in mines
in underground shafts, 461(5) electric welding, 571
working on ice, 195 underground coal mines, 746
work site labels (WHMIS), 398–403 duty to report illness or injury, 182
defined duty to use fall protection system, 139
label, 394.1 duty to use protective equipment, 228, 229(2),
significant new data, 394.1 234, 244(4)
work site label, 394.1 information access and privacy
arrival of product without label, requirement for asbestos, silica or coal dust exposure records,
label, 398(6)–(7) 40(5)
confidential business information, 408–414 audiometric testing records, 223
decanted products, 400–401 first aid records, 184
employer not to remove, modify or alter supplier health information in emergencies, 413–414
labels, 398(2) noise exposure assessment records, 223
laboratory samples, 403 involvement in emergency response plans, 115(2)
manufacturer’s requirement for label, 399 machinery or equipment for moving, 364
placards participation in hazard assessment, 8
conditions for use, 398(5), 401(1) personal vehicles for work purposes, 290.1
content and location, 401 transportation in powered mobile equipment,
transfer of hazardous products, 402 275
replacement of illegible or missing supplier label, transportation on powered mobile equipment,
398(4) 276.1
requirement for labels, 399–403 vehicles, personal, used for work, 290.1
significant new data, updates, 398(3) work break, in definition of work area, 1
storage without label, conditions, 401, 402 working alone, 393–394
training in content and significance, 397(1)(a), See also decontamination of workers; health and
398(5)(c) safety representative; information access
transfer of hazardous products, 402 and privacy for workers; joint work site
See also confidential business information health and safety committee; occupational
(WHMIS); Workplace Hazardous Materials exposure limit (OEL); personal protective
Information System (WHMIS) clothing; violence and harassment; working
work sites, first aid at alone
defined worker's clothing
close work site, 1 clothing beneath flame resistant clothing, 232(2)
distant work site, 1 compressed/liquefied gas, use to blow
isolated work site, 1 substances, 171(8)(d)
first aid requirements for close, distant and contact with equipment and machinery, safety
isolated sites, Schedule 2, Tables 5–7 precautions, 362
See also first aid and first aiders contamination with flammable or combustible
work sites, temporary See temporary work sites liquids, 164
workers designated signaller, 191(2)–(3)
defined in restricted areas, protection of worker's street
direct supervision, 1 clothing, 29(4)
exposed worker, 1 vehicle traffic control clothing
work area, 1 for designated traffic controller, 194(4)–(5)
contact with machinery by clothing, jewellery or for worker on foot, 194(2)–(3)
hair, 362, 773(4)(f) See also decontamination of workers
zinc chromate
code of practice required, 26, Schedule 1, Table 1