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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE 2009

2009, Government of Alberta

Occupational Health and Safety Code 2009

Copyright of the Occupational Health and Safety Code, whether in print or electronic format,belongstotheGovernmentofAlberta.Nopersonmayreproducecopiesofthe OccupationalHealthandSafetyCodeforanypurposewithoutthepriorconsentofAlberta QueensPrinter. OfficialcopiesoftheOccupationalHealthandSafetyCodeareavailableinprintfrom: AlbertaQueensPrinter MainFloor,ParkPlaza 1061198AvenueNW Edmonton,ABT5K2P7 Phone:7804274952 Fax:7804520668 www.qp.alberta.ca

ForthepurposeofretainingthesectionnumbersofthisCode, thosesectionswhicharenolongerrequiredandwhichhave beenremovedareindicatedasrepealed.

Occupational Health and Safety Code 2009

Table of ContentsCore Requirements Applicable to All Industries Part 1T T

Definitions and General Application .............................................................1-1U T T

Part 2T

Hazard Assessment, Elimination and Control ..............................................2-1U T T

Part 3T

Specifications and Certifications...................................................................3-1U T

Requirements Applicable to All IndustriesPart 4U

Chemical Hazards, Biological Hazards and Harmful Substances ................4-1 General Requirements ...........................................................................4-1U

Part 5U

Confined Spaces ..........................................................................................5-1 Cranes, Hoists and Lifting Devices...............................................................6-1 General Requirements ...........................................................................6-1 Cantilever Hoists ....................................................................................6-7 Chimney Hoists ......................................................................................6-7 Hand-Operated Hoists............................................................................6-8 Material Hoists........................................................................................6-8 Mobile Cranes and Boom Trucks .........................................................6-10 Overhead Cranes .................................................................................6-12 Personnel Hoists ..................................................................................6-12 Roofers Hoists .....................................................................................6-13 Tower and Building Shaft Hoists ..........................................................6-14 Tower Cranes .......................................................................................6-14 Underground Shaft Hoists ....................................................................6-17 Vehicle Hoists.......................................................................................6-19 Winching Operations ............................................................................6-19U U U U U U U U U U U U U U

Part 6U

Part 7U

Emergency Preparedness and Response....................................................7-1 Entrances, Walkways, Stairways and Ladders.............................................8-1 Entrances, Walkways, Stairways............................................................8-1 Ladders General ................................................................................8-3 Crawl Board or Roof Ladder...................................................................8-4 Fixed Ladders.........................................................................................8-4 Portable Ladders ....................................................................................8-5U U U U U

Part 8U

Part 9U

Fall Protection ..............................................................................................9-1

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Part 10U

Fire and Explosion Hazards .......................................................................10-1 General Protection and Prevention ......................................................10-1 Welding Services From Vehicles........................................................10-11 Isolating Pipes and Pipelines..............................................................10-13U U U

Part 11U

First Aid ......................................................................................................11-1 General Safety Precautions .......................................................................12-1 Joint Work Site Health and Safety Committee ...........................................13-1 Lifting and Handling Loads .........................................................................14-1 Managing the Control of Hazardous Energy .............................................15-1 Noise Exposure ..........................................................................................16-1 Overhead Power Lines ...............................................................................17-1 Personal Protective Equipment ..................................................................18-1 Eye Protection ......................................................................................18-1 Flame Resistant Clothing .....................................................................18-3 Foot Protection .....................................................................................18-3 Head Protection....................................................................................18-4 Life Jackets and Personal Flotation Devices........................................18-7 Limb and Body Protection ....................................................................18-7 Respiratory Protective Equipment ........................................................18-8U U U U U U U

Part 12U

Part 13U

Part 14U

Part 15U

Part 16U

Part 17U

Part 18U

Part 19U

Powered Mobile Equipment .......................................................................19-1 All-Terrain Vehicles and Snow Vehicles.............................................19-10 Forklift Trucks .....................................................................................19-11 Pile Driving Equipment and Practices ................................................19-11U U U

Part 20U

Radiation Exposure ....................................................................................20-1 Rigging .......................................................................................................21-1 Rejection Criteria ..................................................................................21-5U

Part 21U

Part 22U

Safeguards .................................................................................................22-1 Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms..................................................23-1 Scaffolds 23-1 Elevating Platforms and Aerial Devices..............................................23-13U

Part 23U

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Part 24U

Toilets and Washing Facilities ....................................................................24-1 Tools, Equipment and Machinery ...............................................................25-1 Ventilation Systems ....................................................................................26-1 Violence......................................................................................................27-1 Working Alone ............................................................................................28-1 Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).................29-1

Part 25U

Part 26U

Part 27U

Part 28U

Part 29U

Requirements Applicable to Specific Industries and ActivitiesPart 30U

Demolition ..................................................................................................30-1 Diving Operations .......................................................................................31-1 Excavating and Tunnelling .........................................................................32-1 Explosives ..................................................................................................33-1 Handling Explosives .............................................................................33-2 Drilling ...............................................................................................33-5 Loading ...............................................................................................33-6 Firing ...............................................................................................33-8 Destroying Explosives ........................................................................33-10 Specific Blasting Activities ..................................................................33-12U U U U U U

Part 31U

Part 32U

Part 33U

Part 34U

Forestry ......................................................................................................34-1 Health Care and Industries with Biological Hazards...................................35-1 Mining.........................................................................................................36-1 Division 1: General ...............................................................................36-1 Fire Prevention and Emergency Response .....................................36-5 Electrical Systems..........................................................................36-12 Rubber-Tired, Self-Propelled Machines .........................................36-15 Diesel Power ..................................................................................36-23 Conveyors ......................................................................................36-23 Division 2: Explosives.........................................................................36-26 Transportation ................................................................................36-30 Operational Procedures .................................................................36-32 Undetonated or Abandoned Explosives.........................................36-34U : U U U U U U U U U U

Part 35U

Part 36U

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Blasting Machines and Circuits ......................................................36-35 Surface Mines ................................................................................36-37 Underground Mines and Tunnels...................................................36-41 Division 3: Underground Coal Mines...................................................36-47 Mine Workers .................................................................................36-48 Mine Equipment .............................................................................36-53 Vehicles..........................................................................................36-57 Roof and Side Support...................................................................36-58 Ventilation System .........................................................................36-60 Gas and Dust Control.....................................................................36-67 Explosion Control ...........................................................................36-73U U U U : U U U U U U U

Part 37U

Oil and Gas Wells.......................................................................................37-1 Residential Roofing Expired ..................................................................38-1 Tree Care Operations.................................................................................39-1 Utility Workers Electrical ........................................................................40-1 Work Requiring Rope Access ...................................................................41-1

Part 38U

Part 39U

Part 40U

Part 41U

SchedulesSchedule 1 Chemical Substances Table 1 Substances and processes requiring a code of practice........................... S1-1 Table 2 Occupational exposure limits for chemical substances ............................ S1-2 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 ............................................. S2-1 S2-1 S2-2 S2-4 S2-5 S2-6 S2-7

Schedule 3 Noise Table 1 Occupational exposure limits for noise ..................................................... S3-1 Table 2 Selection of hearing protection devices .................................................... S3-1 Table 3 Permissible background noise conditions during audiometric testing....... S3-2 Schedule 4 Safe Limit of Approach Distances Table 1 Safe limit of approach distances from overhead power lines for persons and equipment S4-1

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Schedule 5 Cable Clips on Wire Rope Table 1 Cable clip requirement for wire rope ......................................................... S5-1 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 ................ Table 4 Heavy duty double-pole scaffolds 6 metres or more in height ................. Table 5 Half-horse scaffolds less than 3 metres in height .................................... Table 6 Half-horse scaffolds 3 metres to 5 metres in height ................................. Table 7 Single-pole scaffolds less than 6 metres in height ................................... Table 8 Single-pole scaffolds 6 metres to 9 metres in height ............................... S6-1 S6-1 S6-1 S6-1 S6-2 S6-2 S6-2 S6-2

Schedule 7 Toilets at a Work Site Table 1 Number of toilets required at a work site .................................................. S7-1 Schedule 8 Saw Blade Crack Limits Table 1 Circular saw blade crack limits.................................................................. S8-1 Table 2 Band saw blade crack limits ..................................................................... S8-1 Schedule 9 Shoring Component Dimensions Table 1 Shoring components used in excavation, trenches, tunnels and underground shafts .S9-1 Schedule 10 Fire Extinguishers and Minimum Separation Distances Table 1 Fire extinguisher required based on quantity of explosive ........................ S10-1 Table 2 Minimum separation distances between explosives and fixed radiofrequency transmitters ............................................................ S10-1 Table 3 Minimum separation distances between explosives and mobile radiofrequency transmitters and cellular telephones...................... S10-2 Schedule 11 Mining Table 1 Minimum separation distances between explosives and fixed radio transmitters ............................................................................. S11-1 Table 2 Minimum separation distances between explosives and mobile radio transmitters .......................................................................... S11-1 Table 3 Application to Director Index ...................................................................................................................... I-1

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Part 1

Occupational Health and Safety Act Occupational Health and Safety CodeCore Requirements Applicable to All IndustriesPart 1Definitions 1 InthisCode,

Definitions and General Application

Aabatemeanstoencapsulate,encloseorremoveasbestoscontainingmaterial; abnormalaudiogrammeansanaudiogramthatindicates (a) thethresholdineitherearismorethan25dBat500,1000or2000Hz, (b) thethresholdineitherearismorethan60dBat3000,4000or6000Hz, or (c) thereisonesidedhearinglosswiththedifferenceinhearingthreshold levelbetweenthebetterandthepoorerearexceedingtheaverageof30 dBat3000,4000and6000Hz; 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 comparedtothebaselinetest; acceptancemeansanacceptanceissuedundersection34oftheAct; ActmeanstheOccupationalHealthandSafetyAct; actively transmitting with respect to radiofrequency transmitters includes beingsettoonorstandbymode; actuated fastening tool means a tool that uses a pneumatic, hydraulic, explosiveorelectricsourceofenergytobringaboutitsaction; acute illness or injury means a physical injury or sudden occurrence of an illnessthatresultsintheneedforimmediatecare;

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advanced first aider means an Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technician, nurse or other person who holds a certificate in advanced firstaidfromanapprovedtrainingagency; aerial device means a telescoping or articulating unit used for positioning a personnelbasket,bucket,platformorotherdeviceatanelevatedworklocation; allterrain 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 constructionmachinery; anchor means an engineered component for coupling a fall arrest or travel restraintsystemtoananchorage; anchorage means a structure, or part of a structure, that is capable of safely withstandinganypotentialforcesappliedbyafallprotectionsystem; ANSImeansAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute; APImeansAmericanPetroleumInstitute; approvedtomeansthattheproductbearstheapprovalorcertificationmarkof a nationally accredited thirdparty testing organization, certifying that the productcomplieswiththereferencedstandard; approved trainingagencymeans a person or organization that entersintoan agreementwiththeDirectorofMedicalServicesundersection177; asbestoswastemeansmaterialthatisdiscardedbecausethereisareasonable chance that asbestos might be released from it and become airborne, including protectiveclothingthatiscontaminatedwithasbestos; ASMEmeansAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers; ASSEmeansAmericanSocietyofSafetyEngineers; ASTMmeansAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials; audiometer means a device meeting the specifications of an audiometer describedinANSIStandardS3.62004,SpecificationforAudiometers;

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audiometric technician means a person who has passed an audiometric technician course approved by the Director of Medical Services, or has been approved by the Director of Medical Services as having the equivalent of an approved audiometric technician course and who, in either case, has passed a requalificationexaminationwhenrequestedtodosobytheDirectorofMedical Services; authorized worker in sections 562 to 569 means a competent worker authorizedbytheemployertoinstall,changeorrepairelectricalequipment; biohazardousmaterialmeansapathogenicorganism,includingabloodborne pathogen, that, because of its known or reasonably believed ability to cause diseaseinhumans,wouldbeclassifiedasRiskGroup2,3or4asdefinedbythe Public Health Agency of Canada, or any material contaminated with such an organism; blaster means a worker who holds a valid blasters permit issued under the OccupationalHealthandSafetyRegulation; blastingareameansthelocationatwhichexplosivesarebeingprepared,fired or destroyed or in which armed charges are known or believed to exist, and, exceptataminesite,extendsatleast50metresinalldirectionsfromthelocation; blastingmachinemeansaportabledeviceusedtoinitiatedetonation; blasting matmeans a heavymatmade of woven rope, steelwire or chain, or improvisedfromothermaterial,placedoverloadedholestopreventearth,rock anddebrisfrombeingthrownintheairbythedetonatedexplosive; boatswainschairmeansaseatthatissuspendedfromropes,fromwhichone personworksonthesideofabuilding; body belt means a body support consisting of a strap with a means for securingitaboutthewaistandattachingittoothercomponents; boommeansthepartofastructurethatisattachedtoacraneorliftingdevice superstructureandusedtosupporttheupperendofthehoistingtackle; AWGmeans,withrespecttoelectricalconductors,AmericanWireGauge;

B

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boom truck means a truck that is equipped with a hydraulically driven structureordevicethat (a) ismountedonaturretthatissecuredtoatruck, (b) issupportedtoprovidestability,and (c) isequippedwithaboomthat (i) istelescopingorarticulating,and (ii) canswingorhoistorraiseandloweritsload; bootlegmeansthatportionofadrillholeorboreholethat (a) isnotdestroyedafteranexplosivechargeisdetonatedinit,and (b) mayormaynotcontainexplosives; BSImeansBritishStandardsInstitute; 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,astairwelloraserviceshaft; bulk shipment with respect to a controlled product means a shipment of the controlledproductthatiscontained,withoutintermediatepackaging,in (a) avesselwithawatervolumeofmorethan454litres, (b) afreightcontainer,aroadvehicle,arailwayvehicle,aportabletank,a freightcontainercarriedonaroadorrailwayvehicle,shiporaircraftor a portable tank carried on a road vehicle or railway vehicle, ship or aircraft, (c) theholdofaship,or (d) apipeline; buried facility means anything buried or constructed below ground level respecting electricity, communications, water, sewage, oil, gas or other substancesincluding,butnotlimitedto,thepipes,conduits,ducts,cables,wires, valves,manholes,catchbasinsandattachmentstothem;

C Canadian Electrical Code means CSA Standard C22.106, Canadian Electrical Code,Part1,SafetyStandardforElectricalInstallations; CANMETmeanstheCanadianExplosivesAtmospheresLaboratory,Canadian CentreforMineralandEnergyTechnology,NaturalResourcesCanada; cantileverhoistmeansahoistinwhichthecartravelsonrailsthatmaybean integralpartofaverticalmastandonaverticalplaneoutboardfromthemast;

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carabinermeansaconnectingcomponentthat (a) generallyconsistsofatrapezoidalorovalbodywithaselflockinggate that requires at least two consecutive, deliberate actions to open to permit the body to receive an object and that, when released, automaticallyclosesandlockstopreventunintentionalopening,and (b) hasanultimatetensilestrengthofatleast22.2kilonewtons; CENmeansEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization; certified by a professional engineer means stamped and signed by a professionalengineerasdescribedinsection14;

CGSBmeansCanadianGeneralStandardsBoard; chimney hoist means a hoist used to lift workers, materials or equipment duringtheconstructionofachimney;

claimfordisclosureexemptionmeansaclaimfiledundersection408; climbable structure means an engineered or architectural work where the primarymethodofaccessingthestructureisbyclimbingthestructurewiththe principlemeansofsupportbeingtheclimbershandsandfeet;

closeworksitemeansaworksitethatisnotmorethan20minutestraveltime fromahealthcarefacility,undernormaltravelconditionsusingavailablemeans oftransportation; combustibledustmeansadustthatcancreateanexplosiveatmospherewhen itissuspendedinairinignitableconcentrations; combustibleliquidmeansaliquidthathasaflashpointatorabove37.8OC,as determinedbyusingthemethodsdescribedintheAlbertaFireCode(1997); combined operation in Part 36 means surface and underground mining activityatthesameminesite,whetherornottheminematerialisbeingextracted fromoneormoreconnectedorunconnectedseams; combinedventilationsysteminPart36meansacombinationofanexhausting andaforcingventilationsystemusedinheadingstomaximizeturbulenceatthe face;

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competentinrelationtoaperson,meansadequatelyqualified,suitablytrained and with sufficient experience to safely perform work without supervision or withonlyaminimaldegreeofsupervision; concrete pump truck in Part 19 means powered mobile equipment that is comprisedofaconcretepump,adistributionboomormast,deliverypipesand theequipmentonwhichtheyaremounted; confined space means a restricted space which may become hazardous to a workerenteringitbecauseof (a) an atmosphere that is or may be injurious by reason of oxygen deficiencyorenrichment,flammability,explosivity,ortoxicity, (b) a condition or changing set of circumstances within the space that presentsapotentialforinjuryorillness,or (c) the potential or inherent characteristics of an activity which can produceadverseorharmfulconsequenceswithinthespace; consultationmeansdirectandmeaningfulinvolvement; containermeansabag,barrel,bottle,box,can,cylinder,drum,storagetankor similarpackageorreceptacle; contaminant means a chemical, biological or radiological material in a concentration thatwilllikelyendangerthehealthandsafety ofa worker if itis inhaled,ingestedorabsorbed; contaminated means affected by the presence of a harmful substance on workersorattheworksiteinaquantitysufficienttoposearisktohealth; contaminated environment means a work site that contains or may contain a contaminant; control system isolating device means a device that physically prevents activationofasystemusedforremotelycontrollingtheoperationofequipment; controlzonemeanstheareawithin2metresofanunguardededgeofalevel, elevatedworksurfacethathasaslopeofnomorethan4degrees; controlled product means a product, material or substance specified by the regulations made under paragraph 15(1)(a) of the Hazardous Products Act (Canada) as being included in any of the classes listed in Schedule II to the HazardousProductsAct(Canada);

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cows tail in Part 41 means a short strap, lanyard or sling connected to the mainattachmentpointofaharness; CPSCmeansConsumerProductsSafetyCommission; crane means equipment that is designed to lift loads, lower loads, and move loadshorizontallywhentheyarelifted; CSAmeansCanadianStandardsAssociation;

D3 decibel exchange rate means that when the sound energy doubles, the decibellevelincreasesbythree; dBA means a measure of sound level in decibels using a reference sound pressure of 20 micropascals when measured on the Aweighting network of a soundlevelmeter; demolitionmeansthetearingdown,destruction,breakinguporrazingofthe wholeorpartofabuildingorstructure; designatedsignallermeansapersondesignatedtogivesignalsinaccordance withsection191; detonator means a blasting detonator, an electric blasting detonator or a similardeviceusedtodetonateexplosives; detonatorlegwiremeansanelectricwireattachedtoadetonator; detonating cord means a cord containing explosives of sufficient strength to detonateotherexplosives; Director in Part 36 means the Director of Inspection whose duties include mines; directsupervisionmeansthatacompetentworker (a) is personally and visually supervising the worker who is not competent,and (b) isabletocommunicatereadilyandclearlywiththeworkerwhoisnot competent;

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discard means solid or liquid material that is removed or rejected during miningorprocessingoperationsbecauseithasnocurrentuse,butthatmaybeof futureuse; distantworksitemeansaworksitethatismorethan20minutesbutlessthan 40minutestraveltimefromahealthcarefacility,undernormaltravelconditions usingavailablemeansoftransportation;

E electric blasting detonator means a shell containing a charge of detonating compounddesignedtobefiredbyanelectriccurrent; electricutilityhasthemeaningassignedtoitbytheElectricUtilitiesAct; electromagneticradiationincludesradiationusedorfoundinassociationwith (a) broadcasting, (b) mobilecommunicationssystems, (c) remotecontrolsignalstations, (d) televisionandradiotransmitters, (e) industrialradiofrequencyheaters, (f) equipmentusedforgeophysicalsurveys, (g) radar, (h) atmosphericelectricalstorms,and (i) cellulartelephonesystems; emergency first aider means a person who holds a certificate in emergency firstaidfromanapprovedtrainingagency; Emergency Medical Responder means an Emergency Medical Responder undertheEmergencyMedicalTechniciansRegulation(AR48/93); Emergency Medical Technician means an Emergency Medical Technician undertheEmergencyMedicalTechniciansRegulation(AR48/93); Emergency Medical TechnicianParamedic (EMTP) means an Emergency Medical TechnicianParamedic under the Emergency Medical Technicians Regulation(AR48/93); emergencyresponseplanmeanstheemergencyresponseplanrequiredunder Part7;

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employer member means a person appointed to a joint work site health and safetycommitteeundersection197; equipment means a thing used to equip workers at a work site and includes tools,supplies,machinery,instrumentsandsanitaryfacilities; excavationinPart32meansadugoutareaofgroundbutdoesnotincludea tunnel,undergroundshaftoropenpitmine; excessnoisemeansnoisethatexceedsthelimitsspecifiedinsection218; explosivemeansachemicalcompoundormixturethatbyfire,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 injuringaperson; explosiveatmospheremeansanatmospherethat (a) containsasubstanceinamixturewithair,underatmospheric conditionsandataconcentrationbetweenthesubstanceslower explosivelimitandupperexplosivelimit,and (b) iscapableofproducingdestructiveeffectstoadjacentobjectsorof killingorinjuringaperson; exposedworkermeansaworkerwhomayreasonablybeexpectedtoworkina restrictedareaatleast30workdaysina12monthperiod:

F fallarrestingdevicemeansapartofaworkerspersonalprotectiveequipment thatstopstheworkersfallanddoesnotallowtheworkertofallfarther; fallprotectionsystemmeans (a) apersonalfallarrestsystem, (b) atravelrestraintsystem, (c) fabricornettingpanelsintendedforleadingedgeprotection, (d) asafetynet, (e) acontrolzone, (f) useofproceduresinplaceoffallprotectionequipment,or (g) anothersystemapprovedbyaDirectorofInspection;

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fallrestrictequipmentmeansacomponentofafallrestrictsystemthat,when combinedwithothersubcomponentsandelements,allowstheclimberofawood pole to remain at his or her work position with both hands free, and that performsalimitedfallarrestfunctionwhentheclimberlosescontactbetweenhis orherspursandthepole; fallrestrictsystemmeansacombinationofaworkpositioningsystemandfall restrictequipment; fibremeansaparticulatematerialwith (a) adiameterequaltoorlessthan3micrometres, (b) alengthequaltoorgreaterthan5micrometres,and (c) alengthtodiameterratioequaltoorgreaterthan3to1; first aid means the immediate and temporary care given to an injured or ill person at a work site using available equipment, supplies, facilities or services, includingtreatmenttosustainlife,topreventaconditionfrombecomingworse ortopromoterecovery; first aider means an emergency first aider, standard first aider or advanced first aider designated by an employer to provide first aid to workers at a work site; fixed ladder means a ladder that is permanently fixed to a supporting structure in a verticalposition or at anangleofnot more than15degreesfrom verticalandthatdoesnotleanback; flammableliquidmeansaliquidwith (a) aflashpointbelow37.8OC,and (b) a vapour pressure of not more than 275.8 kilopascals (absolute), as determined by ASTM Standard D32306, Standard Test Method for VapourPressureofPetroleumProducts(ReidMethod); flammablesubstancemeans (a) aflammablegasorliquid, (b) thevapourofaflammableorcombustibleliquid, (c) dustthatcancreateanexplosiveatmospherewhensuspendedinairin ignitableconcentrations,or (d) ignitablefibres;

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flashpointmeansthe minimum temperatureatwhicha liquid in a container givesoffvapourinsufficientconcentrationtoformanignitablemixturewithair nearthesurfaceoftheliquid,asdeterminedbyusingthemethodsdescribedin theAlbertaFireCode(1997); fly form deck panel means a temporary supporting structure used as a modular falsework that is intended to be, and capable of being, moved from floortofloorandreusedduringaconstructionproject; freefalldistancemeans theverticaldistancebetweenthe point fromwhich a workerfallstothepointatwhichdecelerationbeginsbecauseoftheactionofa personalfallarrestsystem; fugitive emission means a substance that leaks or escapes from process equipment,acontainer,emissioncontrolequipmentoraproduct; full body harness means a body support consisting of connected straps designed to distribute force over at least the thighs, shoulders and pelvis, to whichalanyardorlifelineorconnectingcomponentcanbeattached;

G gobmeansanareaofaminefromwhichcoalhasbeenextractedandtheroof allowedtocavein; grinder accessory means an abrasive wheel, cutting disc, wire wheel, buffing orpolishingdisc,orothersimilarproduct; GVWmeansthemanufacturersratedgrossvehicleweight;

Hhandexposezonemeansthestripofland (a) 1metrewideoneachsideofthelocatemarksforaburiedfacilityother thanahighpressurepipeline,or (b) 5 metres wide on each side of the locate marks for a high pressure pipeline; hand tool means handheld equipment that depends on the energy of the workerforitsdirecteffectanddoesnothaveapneumatic,hydraulic,electricalor chemicalenergysourceforitsoperation;

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handling with respect to explosives includes preparing, loading, firing, burningordestroyingexplosivesordetonators; harmful substance means a substance that, because of its properties, applicationorpresence,createsorcouldcreateadanger,includingachemicalor biologicalhazard,tothehealthandsafetyofaworkerexposedtoit; hazard means a situation, condition or thing that may be dangerous to the safetyorhealthofworkers; hazard assessment means an assessment made in accordance with sections 7 or21; hazard information means information on the correct and safe use, storage, handling and manufacture of a controlled product, including information relatingtoitstoxicologicalproperties; hazardous energy in Part 15 means electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic,chemical,nuclear,thermal,gravitational,oranyotherformofenergy that could cause injury due to the unintended motion, energizing, startup or release of such stored or residual energy in machinery, equipment, piping, pipelinesorprocesssystems; hazardous location in Part 10 means a place where fire or explosion hazards mayexistduetoflammablegasesorvapours,flammableorcombustibleliquids, combustible dust or ignitable fibres or flyings, as described in the Canadian ElectricalCode; hazardouswastemeansacontrolledproductthatisintendedfordisposal,oris soldforrecyclingorrecovery; health care facility means a hospital, medical clinic or physicians office that can dispense emergency medical treatment during the time the workers are at theworksite; heavydutyscaffoldmeansascaffoldthat (a) is designed to support the equivalent of an evenly distributed load of more than 122 kilograms per square metre but not more than 367kilogramspersquaremetre,and (b) hasplankswithaspanofnotmorethan2.3metres; highhazardworkmeansworkdescribedinSchedule2,Table2;

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high pressure pipeline means a pipeline operating at a pressure of 700kilopascalsorgreater; hoistmeansequipmentthatisdesignedtoliftandlowerloads; horizontal lifeline system means a system composed of a synthetic or wire rope,securedhorizontallybetween2ormoreanchorpoints,towhichaworker attachesapersonalfallarrestsystemortravelrestraintsystem; hottapmeansaprocessofpenetratingthroughthepressurecontainingbarrier ofapipeline,line,pipingsystem,tank,vessel,pumpcasing,compressorcasing or similar facility that has not been totally isolated, depressurized, purged and cleaned; hot work means work in which a flame is used or sparksor other sources of ignitionmaybeproduced,including (a) cutting, welding, burning, air gouging, riveting, drilling, grinding and chipping, (b) usingelectricalequipmentnotclassifiedforuseinahazardouslocation, and (c) introducingacombustionenginetoaworkprocess; hoursofdarknessmeanstheperiodfrom30minutesaftersunsetto30minutes before sunrise, or any time when, because of insufficient light or unfavourable atmospheric conditions, persons or vehicles cannot be seen at a distance of 150metres;

I IECmeansInternationalElectrotechnicalCommission; immediately dangerous to life or health means circumstances in which the atmosphereisdeficientinoxygenortheconcentrationofaharmfulsubstancein theatmosphere (a) isanimmediatethreattolife, (b) mayaffecthealthirreversibly, (c) mayhavefutureadverseeffectsonhealth,or (d) may interfere with a workers ability to escape from a dangerous atmosphere;

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incombustibledustmeansapulverizedinertminematerialoflightcolour, (a) 100percentofwhichpassesthrougha20meshsieve, (b) notlessthan70percentbyweightofwhichpasses,whendry,througha 200meshsieve,and (c) that does not contain more than 5 percent combustible matter or 4percentfreeandcombinedsilica; industrialpowerproducerinPart40meansanemployerauthorizedinAlberta togenerateelectricalenergyasanindependentpowerproducerorsolelyforits ownuseinmanufacturingorinthehandlingofmaterial; industrial rope access work in Part 41 means work activities at height which incorporateaworkingline,safetylineandfullbodyharnessincombinationwith otherdevicesthatallowaworkertoascend,descendandtraversetoandfroma workareaunderhisorherowncontrol;

inerting means to intentionally flood the atmosphere inside a confined space withaninertgastoeliminatethehazardofignitingflammablevapours; ionizingradiationinsection288meanshighenergyelectromagneticradiation thatiscapableofdisruptingthestructureofatomsormolecules; ISOmeansInternationalOrganizationforStandardization; isolated means to have separated, disconnected, deenergized or depressurized; isolated work site means a work site that is 40 minutes or more travel time fromtheworksitetoahealthcarefacilityundernormaltravelconditionsusing availablemeansoftransportation;

J jibmeansanextensiontoaboom that is attached to theboom tipto provide additionalboomlength; Joint First Aid Training Standards Board means the Joint First Aid Training StandardsBoardestablishedundertheOccupationalHealthandSafetyRegulation; jointworksitehealthandsafetycommitteemeansajointworksitehealthand safety committee, if any, established at a work site pursuant to an order under section31oftheAct;

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L LexmeansthelevelofaworkerstotalexposuretonoiseindBA,averagedover theentireworkdayandadjustedtoanequivalent8hourexposuremeasuredin accordancewithsection216andbasedona3decibelexchangerate; labelincludesamark,sign,device,stamp,seal,sticker,ticket,tagorwrapper; laboratory sample means a sample of a controlled product that is intended solely to be tested in a laboratory, but does not include a sample that is to be used (a) bythelaboratoryfortestingotherproducts,materialsorsubstances,or (b) foreducationalordemonstrationpurposes; ladderjackscaffoldmeansascaffolderectedbyattachingabrackettoaladder tosupportthescaffoldplanks; lanyardmeansaflexiblelineofwebbingorsyntheticorwireropethatisused tosecureafullbodyharnessorsafetybelttoalifelineoranchorpoint; leadingedgemeanstheedgeofafloor,roof,orformworkforafloororother walking/working surface which changes location as additional floor, roof, decking,orformworksectionsareplaced,formedorconstructed; life jacket means personal protective equipment capable of supporting a personwiththeheadabovewaterinafaceuppositionwithoutthedirecteffort ofthepersonwearingtheequipment; lifelinemeansasyntheticorwirerope,riggedfromoneormoreanchorpoints, to which a workers lanyard or other part of a personal fall arrest system is attached; lightdutyscaffoldmeansascaffoldthat (a) is designed to support the equivalent of an evenly distributed load of notmorethan122kilogramspersquaremetre,and (b) hasplankswithaspanofnotmorethan3metres; lowerexplosivelimitmeansthelowervalueoftherangeofconcentrationsofa substance,inamixturewithair,atwhichthesubstancemayignite; lowhazardworkmeansworkdescribedinSchedule2,Table1;

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lumber means wood that is sprucepinefir (SPF) or better, of Number 2 gradeorbetterand,ifreferredtobydimensions,meetstherequirementsofCSA StandardCAN/CSAO14105,SoftwoodLumber,ortherequirementsoftheNLGA Standard,StandardGradingRulesforCanadianLumber(2003);

M machinery means a combination of mechanical parts that transmits from one parttoanother,orotherwisemodifies,force,motionorenergythatcomesfrom hydraulic,pneumatic,chemicalorelectricalreactionsorfromothersources,and includesvehicles; magazinewithrespecttoexplosivesmeansabuilding,storehouse,structureor placeinwhichanexplosiveiskeptorstored,butdoesnotinclude (a) a vehicle in which an explosive is kept for the purpose of moving the explosivefromplacetoplace,or, (b) a place at which the blending or assembling of the nonexplosive componentpartsofanexplosiveisallowed; manufacturers rated capacity means the maximum capacity, speed, load, depth of operation or working pressure, as the case may be, recommended by thespecificationsofthemanufactureroftheequipmentfortheoperationofthe equipmentunderthecircumstancesprevailingatthetimeitisoperated; manufacturersspecificationsmeansthewrittenspecifications,instructionsor recommendations, if any, of the manufacturer of equipment or supplies, that describeshowtheequipmentorsuppliesaretobeerected,installed,assembled, started, operated, handled, stored, stopped, calibrated, adjusted, maintained, repaired or dismantled, including a manufacturers instructions, operating or maintenancemanualordrawingsfortheequipment; materialhoistmeansahoistthatisnotdesignedtoliftpeople; material safety data sheet means a document disclosing the information referredtoinparagraph13(a)oftheHazardousProductsAct(Canada); medical sharp in Part 35 means a needle device, scalpel, lancet, or any other medical device that can reasonably be expected to penetrate the skin or other partofthebody; medium hazard work means work that is neither low hazard work nor high hazardwork;

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meets the requirements of means a manufacturers selfdeclaration that the productcomplieswiththereferencedstandardisacceptable; mine means a working, other than a drill hole, made while exploring for a mineral, from which coal, precious or semiprecious minerals, industrial minerals,oilsandsoranyothermaterialisbeingextracted; mineblastermeansasurfacemineblasteroranundergroundmineblaster; 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 beenreclaimed; minelevelinPart36meansahorizontalexcavationinthegroundorinstrata ofanundergroundminethatisusable (a) fordrainageorventilation,or (b) asanentranceorexitforworkersorminematerialstoorfromamine orpartofamine; mine material means material that may be taken into or out of a mine includingnaturallyoccurringmaterials,equipmentandsupplies; mineofficialmeansanundergroundcoalminemanagerorundergroundcoal mineforeman; mineplanmeansamap,includingaprofileorsection,ofamineorpartofa mine,certifiedascorrectbytheminesurveyor; mineshaftinPart36meansanexcavationatanangleof45degreesorgreater fromthehorizontalthatisusable (a) fordrainageorventilation,or (b) asanentranceorexitforworkersorminematerialstoorfromamine orpartofamine; mine site means a location at which a facility for extracting a mineral by underground, strip, open pit or quarry operations exists or is to be developed, andincludes (a) a mineral processing plant, storage facility or discard disposal facility thatexistsoristobedevelopedinconnectionwithamine,and (b) allconnectedaccessroads;

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minetunnelinPart36meansanexcavationatanangleoflessthan45degrees fromthehorizontal,includinginclinesanddeclines,thatisusable (a) fordrainageorventilation,or (b) asanentranceorexitforworkersorminematerialstoorfromamine orpartofamine; mine wall means the exposed face of an excavation in a surface mine from groundleveltotheworkinglevel; misfire means a drill hole, borehole or device containing an explosive charge thatdidnotexplodewhendetonationwasattempted; mobilecranemeansacrane,otherthanaboomtruck,that (a) incorporates a power driven drum and cable or rope to lift, lower or moveloads, (b) isequippedwithalatticeortelescopingboomcapableofmovinginthe verticalplane,and (c) is mounted on a base or chassis, either crawler or wheelmounted, to providemobility; mobileequipmentmeansequipmentthatis (a) capable of moving under its own power or of being pulled or carried, and (b) notintendedtobesecuredtolandorastructure; musculoskeletal injury means an injury to a worker of the muscles, tendons, ligaments,joints, nerves, blood vessels or related softtissues thatare caused or aggravatedbywork,includingoverexertioninjuriesandoveruseinjuries;

N NFPAmeansNationalFireProtectionAssociation; NIOSHmeansNationalInstituteforOccupationalSafetyandHealth; NLGAmeansNationalLumberGradesAuthority; noisemeanssoundenergyataworksite;

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nonindustrial rope access work in Part 41 means work activities performed within a recreational or sport context that incorporate a working line and a sit harnessorfullbodyharnessincombinationwithotherdevicesduring (a) mountaineering, caving and canyoning activities requiring the use of ropeaccesstechniques,or (b) climbing on artificial structures designed and built for the purpose of sportclimbing; nurse means a registered nurse who is a member of the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta established under the Health ProfessionsActandwhoisanadvancedfirstaider;

O occupational exposure limit (OEL) with respect to a substance, means the occupationalexposurelimitestablishedinSchedule1,Table2forthatsubstance; occupationalropeaccessinPart41isatermthatincludesbothindustrialand nonindustrialropeaccesswork; operate with respect to machinery or equipment includes using or handling themachineryorequipment; OSHAmeansOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration; outlet in Part 36 means a shaft, slope, incline, decline, adit, tunnel, level or othermeansofentrytoorexitfromanundergroundmine; outrigger scaffold means a supported scaffold that consists of a platform restingonoutriggerbeams(thrustouts)projectingbeyondthewallorfaceofthe buildingorstructure,withinboardendssecuredinsidethebuildingorstructure;

P parenteralcontactmeanspiercingmucousmembranesortheskin; particulate not otherwise regulated means insoluble particulate composed of substancesthatdonothaveanoccupationalexposurelimit; permanent when referring to a structure, process or action, means that it is intendedtolastindefinitely;

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permanentsuspensionpowered work platform means a suspension powered workplatformthatisapermanentpartofabuildingorstructure; permitted explosive means an explosive that is listed as such by the Chief InspectorofExplosives,NaturalResourcesCanada; personalfallarrestsystemmeanspersonalprotectiveequipmentthatwillstop aworkersfallbeforetheworkerhitsasurfacebelowtheworker; personal flotation device means personal protective equipment capable of supportingapersonwiththeheadabovewater,withoutthedirecteffortofthe personwearingtheequipment; personalprotectiveequipmentmeansequipmentorclothingwornbyaperson forprotectionfromhealthorsafetyhazardsassociatedwithconditionsatawork site; PIPmeansProcessIndustryPractices; pipelinehasthemeaningassignedtoitbythePipelineAct; portableladdermeansanyladderthatisnotafixedladder; portablepowercablesinPart36meansportabletrailingcablesasspecifiedin the applicable sections of CSA Standard CAN/CSAM42100 (R2007), Use of ElectricityinMines; portal means a structure at the entrance to an underground mine, including anyatthesurfaceandanyforadistanceundergroundof30metres, (a) thatisusedtosupportthegroundandprotectworkers,or (b) whereoutlets,otherthanverticalshafts,reachthesurface; poweredmobileequipmentmeansaselfpropelledmachineorcombinationof machines,includingaprimemoveror amotor vehicle,designedtomanipulate ormovematerialortoprovideapoweredaerialdeviceforworkers; prime with respect to explosives means to attach a safety fuse assembly or detonator; processingplant insection532meansa facility where coal, mineralsorother productsofaminearecleaned,sizedorpreparedforsaleoruse;

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productidentifierwithrespecttoacontrolledproduct,meansthebrandname, code name or code number specified by a supplier or the products chemical name,commonname,genericnameortradename; professional engineer means a professional engineer under the Engineering, GeologicalandGeophysicalProfessionsAct; pulmonaryfunctiontechnicianmeansapersonwho (a) haspassed,orhasbeenapprovedbyaDirectorofMedicalServicesas having done the equivalent of passing, a pulmonary function techniciancourseapprovedbyaDirectorofMedicalServices,and (b) if so required by a Director of Medical Services, has passed a re qualificationexaminationapprovedbysuchaDirector; quarrymeansanoperationinvolvedintheminingoflimestone,sandstoneor anotherindustrialmineral; purgemeanstoremoveasubstancebydisplacingitwithanothersubstance;

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R radiofrequency transmitters means transmitters that include radio towers, television towers, portable twoway radio base stations and repeaters, portable twowayradiosandcellulartelephones; respirableparticulatemeansairborneparticulatecollectedandanalyzedusing NIOSHMethod0600(ParticulatesNotOtherwiseRegulated,Respirable); restrictedareameansanareaofaworksitewherethereisareasonablechance that the airborne concentration of asbestos, silica, coal dust or lead exceeds or mayexceedtheoccupationalexposurelimitforoneormoreofthesubstances; restrictedspacemeansanenclosedorpartiallyenclosedspace,notdesignedor intended for continuous human occupancy, that has a restricted, limited or impededmeansofentryorexitbecauseofitsconstruction; ruralelectrificationassociationinPart40meansanassociationundertheRural UtilitiesActwhosepurposeistosupplyelectricitytoitsmembers;

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S SAEmeansSocietyofAutomotiveEngineers; safeguard means a guard, shield, guardrail, fence, gate, barrier, toe board, protective enclosure, safety net, handrail or other device designed to protect workers operating equipment or machinery, but does not include personal protectiveequipment; safe patient/client/resident handling in Part 14 means lifting, transferring, or repositioning by the use of engineering controls, lifting and transfer aids, or assistive devices, by lift teams or other trained staff rather than by sole use of workerbodystrength; safetyengineered medical sharp in Part 35 means a medical sharp that is designedto,orhasabuiltinsafetyfeatureormechanismthatwill,eliminateor minimizetheriskofaccidentalparenteralcontactwhileorafterthesharpisused; safetyfusemeansatrainofblackpowderthat (a) is tightly wrapped and enclosed in a series of textiles and waterproof materials,and (b) canbeconnectedtoadetonator,and (c) burnsinternallyatacontinuousanduniformratewhenignited; safetyfuseassemblymeansasafetyfusetowhichadetonatorisattached; scaffold meansatemporarywork platform and itssupportingstructure used for supporting workers or materials or both, but does not include suspended cages, permanent suspension powered work platforms, boatswains chairs, elevating platforms, aerial devices, forkmounted work platforms, temporary supportingstructuresandflyformdeckpanels; secure in Part 15 means ensuring that an energyisolating device cannot be releasedoractivated; sharps means needles, knives, scalpels, blades, scissors and other items that can cut or puncture a person, that may also be contaminated with a biohazardousmaterial; shockabsorbermeansadeviceintendedtoreducetheforceonaworkerwhen apersonalfallarrestsystemisoperating;

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small utility vehicle in Part 18 means a small vehicle designated for offroad use, equipped with a benchtype seat and a steering wheel, and designed to transportmorethanoneperson; snow vehicle means a motor vehicle designated or intended to be driven exclusivelyorchieflyonsnoworice; snubbinginPart37meanstheactofmovingtubularsintooroutofawellbore whenpressureiscontainedinthewellthroughtheuseofstrippingcomponents orclosedblowoutpreventers(BOPs),andmechanicalforceisrequiredtomove thetubinginordertoovercomethehydraulicforceexertedonthetubularinthe wellbore; specifications other than manufacturers specifications, includes the written instructions,procedures,drawingsorotherdocumentsofaprofessionalengineer oremployerrelatingtoequipment,suppliesandaworkprocessoroperation; splitinPart36meansaseparatefreshairventilationcircuitinwhichtheintake aircomesdirectlyfromthemainintakeairwayandthereturnairgoesdirectlyto themainreturnairway; spoil pile means waste material excavated from an excavation, tunnel or undergroundshaft; standardfirstaidermeansafirstaiderwhoholdsacertificateinstandardfirst aidfromanapprovedtrainingagency; supplierwithrespecttoacontrolledproduct,meansamanufacturer,processor orpackagerofthecontrolledproductorapersonwho,inthecourseofbusiness, importsorsellscontrolledproducts; supplierlabelmeansthelabelprovidedbythesupplierofacontrolledproduct undertheHazardousProductsAct(Canada); suppliers material safety data sheet means the material safety data sheet provided by the supplier of a controlled product under the Hazardous Products Act(Canada); surfaceminemeansamineworkedbystripmining,openpitminingorother surfacemethod,includingaugermining; surfacemineblastermeansaworkerwhoholdsavalidsurfacemineblasters certificateissuedundertheOccupationalHealthandSafetyRegulation;

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suspendedscaffoldmeansaworkplatformsuspendedfromabovebywiresor ropes; swingdropdistancemeans,inafallarrestingaction,theverticaldropfromthe onsetoftheswingingmotiontothepointofinitialcontactwithastructure;

T temporary with respect to a structure, process or action, means that it is not intendedtolastindefinitely; 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,plankingorcages; temporary supporting structures means falsework, forms, fly form deck panels,shoring,bracesorcablesthatareusedtosupportastructuretemporarily or to stabilize materials or earthworks until they are selfsupporting or their instability is otherwise overcome, and includes a thrustout materials landing platform; totalfalldistancemeanstheverticaldistancefromthepointatwhichaworker falls to the point where the fall stops after all personal fall arrest system componentshaveextended; total particulate means airborne particulate collected and analyzed using NIOSHMethod0500(ParticulatesNotOtherwiseRegulated,Total); towercranemeansacranethat (a) isdesignedtoincorporateapowerdrivendrumandcable,aropeanda verticalmastoratowerandjib, (b) isofthetravelling,fixedorclimbingtype,and (c) isnotusedtoliftpeople; towerhoistmeansahoist (a) withatowerthatisanintegralpartofitorsupportsit, (b) thattravelsbetweenfixedguides,and (c) thatisnotusedtoliftpeople;

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travel restraint system means a type of fall protection system, including guardrailsorsimilarbarriers,thatpreventsaworkerfromtravellingtotheedge ofastructureortoaworkpositionfromwhichtheworkercouldfall; trench means a long narrow dug out area of ground that is deeper than its widthatthebottom; tunnelinPart36meansanundergroundpassagewithaninclineoflessthan 45degreesfromthehorizontal;

U UIAAmeansUnionInternationaledesAssociationsdAlpinisme; ULCmeansUnderwritersLaboratoriesofCanada; undergroundcoalmineelectricalsuperintendentmeansaworkerwhoholdsa validundergroundcoalmineelectricalsuperintendentscertificateissuedunder theOccupationalHealthandSafetyRegulation; underground coal mine foreman means a worker who holds a valid undergroundcoalmineforemanscertificateissuedundertheOccupationalHealth andSafetyRegulation; underground coal mine manager means a worker who holds a valid underground coal mine managers certificate issued under the Occupational HealthandSafetyRegulation; undergroundminemeansamineotherthanasurfacemine; underground mine blaster means a worker who holds a valid underground mine blasters 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,thatisusedprimarilyforthetransportationofworkersormaterials; underground shafthoist means a hoist usedin anundergroundshafttogain entrytoandexitfromatunnelorundergroundspace,andincludesadevicefor conveyingminematerial;

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utilityemployeeinPart40meansaworkerengagedintheworkofanelectric utility,industrialpowerproducerorruralelectrificationassociation;

V vehicle means a device in, on or by which a person or thing may be transportedordrawn,andincludesacombinationofvehicles; ventilation stopping in Part 36 means a structure that directs air flow or separatesintakeandreturnairsystems; violence whether at a work site or work related, means the threatened, attemptedoractualconductofapersonthatcausesorislikelytocausephysical injury;

W weldingoralliedprocessinPart10meansanyspecifictypeofelectricoroxy fuel gas welding or cutting process, including those processes referred to in Appendix A of CSA Standard W117.206, Safety in welding, cutting and allied processes; workareameansaplaceataworksitewhereaworkeris,ormaybe,during workorduringaworkbreak; worksitelabelwithrespecttoacontrolledproductmeansalabelthatdiscloses (a) aproductidentifierthatisidenticaltothatfoundonthematerialsafety datasheetfortheproduct, (b) informationforthesafehandlingofthecontrolledproduct,and (c) referencetothematerialsafetydatasheetforthecontrolledproduct; workpositioningsystemmeansasystemofcomponentsattachedtoavertical safetylineandincludingafullbodyharness,descentcontrollersandpositioning lanyardsusedtosupportorsuspendaworkerintensionataworkposition; workermembermeansapersonelectedtoajointworksitehealthandsafety committeeundersection199; workingfacemeansthesurfacefromwhichmineablematerial,overburdenor wastematerialisbeingremoved; workingsmeanstheareawhereexcavationisoccurringinamine.

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Extended application of Code 2(1) IfarequirementofthisCodeimposesadutyonanemployerwithrespect to the design, construction, erection or installation of equipment, and the equipmentiserectedorinstalledbyoronbehalfofaprimecontractor,theprime contractormustcomplywiththerequirementasiftherequirementweredirectly imposedontheprimecontractor. (2) Subsection (1) does not relieve the employer or prime contractor from fulfillingotherresponsibilitiesunderthisCode.

Availability of legislation2.1 Anemployermustensurethatacurrentpaperorelectroniccopyofeachof the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and the Occupational Health and Safety Code is readily available forreferencebyworkers.

Designated person to prepare plan2.2 IfarequirementofthisCodeimposesadutyonanemployerwithrespect to the development or preparation of a plan, the employer must ensure that the plan is developed or prepared by a designated person who is competentintheprinciplesandpracticesoftheworkdescribedintheplan.

Adoption of standards 3 ThefollowingareadoptedforthepurposesofthisCode: AlbertaEnergy ElectricUtilitiesAct(2003) AlbertaHealthandWellness AmbulanceServicesAct(2000) AlbertaMunicipalAffairs CodeforElectricalInstallationsatOilandGasFacilities(2006) AlbertaElectricalandCommunicationUtilityCode(2002) AlbertaFireCode(1997)

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ANSIStandards A10.111989(R1998),ConstructionandDemolitionOperationsPersonnel andDebrisNets A10.322004,FallProtectionSystemsAmericanNationalStandardfor ConstructionandDemolitionOperations A14.12007, American National Standard for Ladders Wood Safety Requirements A14.22007,AmericanNationalStandardforLaddersPortableMetal SafetyRequirements A14.52007,AmericanNationalStandardforLaddersPortableReinforced PlasticSafetyRequirements A92.32006,ManuallyPropelledElevatingAerialPlatforms A92.52006,BoomSupportedElevatingWorkPlatforms A92.62006,SelfPropelledElevatingWorkPlatforms A92.81993 (R1998), VehicleMounted Bridge Inspection and Maintenance Devices A92.91993,MastClimbingWorkPlatforms ALCTV2006, American National Standard for Automotive Lifts Safety RequirementsforConstruction,TestingandValidation ALOIM2000, Automotive Lifts Safety Requirements for Operation, InspectionandMaintenance B1.20.11983(R2006),PipeThreads,GeneralPurpose(Inch) S1.251991(R2002),SpecificationforPersonalNoiseDosimeters S1.41983(R2006),SpecificationforSoundLevelMeters S1.431997 (R2002), Specifications for IntegratingAveraging Sound Level Meters S3.62004,SpecificationforAudiometers Z26.1(1996),SafetyGlazingMaterialforGlazingMotorVehiclesandMotor VehicleEquipmentOperatingonLandHighwaysSafetyStandard Z87.12003,OccupationalandEducationalPersonalEyeandFaceProtection Devices Z87.11989,PracticeforOccupationalandEducationalEyeandFaceProtection Z89.12003,AmericanNationalStandardforIndustrialHeadProtection Z359.12007, Safety requirements for personal fall arrest systems, subsystems andcomponents APIRecommendedPractice RP 4G, Recommended Practice for Maintenance and Use of Drilling and Well ServicingStructures(2004)

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ASMEStandard B30.92006,SafetyStandardforCableways,Cranes,Derricks,Hoists,Hooks, JacksandSlings B30.202006,BelowtheHookLiftingDevices B56.12000,SafetyStandardforLowLiftandHighLiftTrucks AssociationofCanadianMountainGuides ClimbingGymInstructorTechnicalManual(2003) TechnicalHandbookforProfessionalMountainGuides(1999) ASTMStandards C47807,StandardSpecificationforReinforcedConcreteManholeSections D32306,StandardTestMethodforVapourPressureofPetroleumProducts (ReidMethod) D286506,StandardPracticeforCalibrationofStandardsandEquipmentfor ElectricalInsulatingMaterialsTesting F144706StandardSpecificationforHelmetsUsedinRecreationalBicyclingor RollerSkating F241305,SpecificationsforPerformanceRequirementsforProtectiveFootwear AustralianRopeAccessAssociation IndustrialRopeAccessTechnique(2000) BritishColumbiaCaveRescue BritishColumbiaCaveRescueCompanionRescueWorkshop(2005) BSIStandards BS6658:05,SpecificationforProtectiveHelmetsforVehicleUsers CanadianCaveConservancy CaveGuidingStandardsforBritishColumbiaandAlberta(2003) CENStandards EN 341: 1997, Personal protective equipment against falls from height Descenderdevices EN3532:2002,PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightPart 2:Guidedtypefallarrestersincludingaflexibleanchorline EN 354: 2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Lanyards EN 355: 2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Energyabsorbers

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EN 358: 2000, Personal protective equipment for work positioning and preventionoffallsfromaheightBeltsforworkpositioningandrestraintand workpositioninglanyards EN361:2007,PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightFull bodyharnesses EN 362: 2004, Personal protective equipment against falls from height Connectors EN397:2006,Specificationforindustrialsafetyhelmets EN 567: 1997, Mountaineering equipment Rope clamps Safety requirementsandtestmethods EN 813: 1997, Personal protective equipment for prevention of falls from a heightSitharnesses EN 892: 2004, Mountaineering equipment Dynamic mountaineering ropes Safetyrequirementsandtestmethods EN1891:1998,Personalprotectiveequipmentforthepreventionoffallsfroma heightLowstretchkernmantelropes EN 12275: 1998, Mountaineering equipment Connectors Safety requirementsandtestmethods EN12277:1998,MountaineeringequipmentHarnessesSafetyrequirements andtestmethods EN 12492: 2000, Mountaineering equipment Helmets for mountaineers Safetyrequirementsandtestmethods EN 16771: 2000, Components for slings Part 1: Forged steel components grade8 CGSBStandards CAN/CGSB3.1699AMEND,MiningDieselFuel CAN/CGSB65.7M88AMEND,Lifejackets,InherentlyBuoyantType CAN/CGSB65.11M88AMEND,PersonalFlotationDevices CSAStandards CAN/CSAB16796(R2007),SafetyStandardforMaintenanceandInspection ofOverheadCranes,GantryCranes,Monorails,HoistsandTrolleys B352.095 (R2006), Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) for Agricultural, Construction,Earthmoving,Forestry,IndustrialandMiningMachinesPart 1:GeneralRequirements B352.195 (R2006), Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) for Agricultural, Construction,Earthmoving,Forestry,IndustrialandMiningMachinesPart 2:TestingRequirementsforROPSonAgriculturalTractors B352.295 (R2006), Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) for Agricultural, Construction,Earthmoving,Forestry,IndustrialandMiningMachinesPart 3: Testing Requirements for ROPS on Construction, Earthmoving, Forestry, IndustrialandMiningMachines

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CAN/CSAB354.104,Portableelevatingworkplatforms CAN/CSAB354.201(R2006),SelfPropelledElevatingWorkPlatforms CAN/CSAB354.402, SelfPropelled BoomSupported Elevating Work Platforms B376M1980 (R2008), Portable Containers for Gasoline and Other Petroleum Fuels C22.106,CanadianElectricalCode,Part1,SafetyStandardforElectrical Installations C22.2 No. 33M1984 (R2004), Construction and Test of Electric Cranes and Hoists CAN/CSAC22500(R2005),VehicleMountedAerialDevices CAN/CSAD113.2M89(R2004),CyclingHelmets CAN/CSAM42100(R2007),UseofElectricityinMines CAN/CSAM422M87(R2007),FirePerformanceandAntistaticRequirements forVentilationMaterials CAN/CSAM423M87(R2007),FireResistantHydraulicFluids CAN/CSAM424.188(R2007),FlameproofNonRailBound,DieselPowered MachinesforUseinGassyUndergroundCoalMines CAN/CSAM424.2M90(R2007),NonRailBoundDieselPoweredMachines forUseinNonGassyUndergroundMines CAN/CSAM424.3M90(R2007),BrakingPerformanceRubberTired,Self PropelledUndergroundMiningMachines O12108,DouglasFirPlywood CAN/CSAO14105,SoftwoodLumber O15104,CanadianSoftwoodPlywood S269.11975(R2003),FalseworkforConstructionPurposes CAN/CSAS269.2M87(R2003),AccessScaffoldingforConstructionPurposes W117.206,Safetyinwelding,cuttingandalliedprocesses CAN3Z11M81(R2005),PortableLadders CAN/CSAZ94.105,IndustrialProtectiveHeadwear Z94.202,HearingProtectionDevicesPerformance,Selection,Care,andUse Z94.307,EyeandFaceProtectors Z94.302,EyeandFaceProtectors Z94.399,IndustrialEyeandFaceProtectors Z94.402,Selection,UseandCareofRespirators Z107.5606,ProceduresfortheMeasurementofOccupationalNoiseExposure CAN/CSAZ15098(R2004),SafetyCodeonMobileCranes Z180.100(R2005),CompressedBreathingAirandSystems CAN/CSAZ185M87(R2006),SafetyCodeforPersonnelHoists Z19502,ProtectiveFootwear Z24804,CodeforTowerCranes CAN/CSAZ256M87(R2006),SafetyCodeforMaterialHoists

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CAN/CSA Z259.105, Body belts and saddles for work positioning and travel restraint CAN/CSAZ259.2.198(R2004),FallArresters,VerticalLifelines,andRails CAN/CSAZ259.2.298 (R2004), SelfRetracting Devices for Personal Fall ArrestSystems CAN/CSAZ259.2.399(R2004),DescentControlDevices Z259.3M1978(R2004),LinemansBodyBeltandLinemansSafetyStrap CAN/CSAZ259.1006,FullBodyHarnesses Z259.1105,Energyabsorbersandlanyards Z259.1201(R2006),ConnectingComponentsforPersonalFallArrestSystems (PFAS) Z259.1304,FlexibleHorizontalLifelineSystems Z259.1401,FallRestrictEquipmentforWoodPoleClimbing Z259.1604,DesignofActiveFallProtectionSystems CAN/CSAZ27198(R2004),SafetyCodeforSuspendedElevatingPlatforms CAN/CSAZ275.105,HyperbaricFacilities CAN/CSAZ275.204,OccupationalSafetyCodeforDivingOperations CAN/CSAZ275.402,CompetencyStandardforDivingOperations CAN/CSAZ32196(R2006),SignsandSymbolsfortheWorkplace Z43403 (R2008), Industrial Robots and Robot Systems General Safety Requirements CPSCStandard Title 16 Code of U.S. Federal Regulations Part 1203, Safety Standard for BicycleHelmets IECStandards 616721(2002),ElectroacousticsSoundLevelMetersPart1:Specifications 616722(2003),ElectroacousticsSoundLevelMetersPart2:Pattern evaluationtests InternationalRopeAccessTradeAssociation Generalrequirementsforcertificationofpersonnelengagedinindustrialrope accessmethods(2005) Internationalguidelinesontheuseofropeaccessmethodsforindustrialpurposes (2001) ISOStandards 3450:1996,EarthmovingmachineryBrakingsystemsofrubbertyred machinesSystemsandperformancerequirementsandtestprocedures 3471:2000,EarthmovingmachineryRollover,protectivestructures Laboratorytestsandperformancerequirements 6165:2006,EarthmovingmachineryBasictypesVocabulary

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NLGAStandard StandardGradingRulesforCanadianLumber(2003) NaturalResourcesCanada Blasting Explosives and Detonators Storage, Possession, Transportation, DestructionandSale(M828/1983),Revised1993 StorageStandardsforIndustrialExplosives(M817/2001E) NFPAStandards 30,FlammableandCombustibleLiquidsCode,2008Edition 1123,CodeforFireworksDisplay,2006Edition 1126,Standardforthe UseofPyrotechnicsBeforeaProximateAudience,2006 Edition 1971,ProtectiveEnsembleforStructuralFireFighting,2007Edition 1977, Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting, 2005 Edition 1983,StandardonFireServiceLifeSafetyRopeandSystemComponents,2006 Edition OSHAStandard 1928.52, Protective Frames for Wheeltype Agricultural Tractors Tests, ProceduresandPerformanceRequirements PIPStandard STF05501 (February 2002), Fixed Ladders and Cages, published by the ConstructionIndustryInstitute SAEStandards,RecommendedPracticesandReports J167 (2002), Overhead Protection for Agricultural Tractors Test Procedures andPerformanceRequirements J209(2003),InstrumentFaceDesignandLocationforConstructionand IndustrialEquipment J209JAN87,InstrumentFaceDesignandLocationforConstructionand IndustrialEquipment J386(2006),OperatorRestraintSystemforOffRoadWorkMachines, J1029(2007),LightingandMarkingofConstruction,EarthmovingMachinery J1042(2003),OperatorProtectionforGeneralPurposeIndustrialMachines J1084APR80 (R2002), OperatorProtective Structure Performance Criteria for CertainForestryEquipment J1194(1999), Rollover ProtectiveStructures(ROPS) for Wheeled Agricultural Tractors J1511FEB94/ISO5010,SteeringforOffRoad,RubberTiredMachines

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J2042(2003),Clearance,Sidemarker,andIdentificationLampsforUseonMotor Vehicles2032mmorMoreinOverallWidth J2042 July1996, Clearance, Sidemarker, and Identification Lamps for Use on MotorVehicles2032mmorMoreinOverallWidth J2292 (2006), Combination Pelvic/Upper Torso (Type 2) Operator Restraint SystemsforOffRoadWorkMachines J/ISO 3449 (2005), Earthmoving Machinery FallingObject Protective StructuresLaboratoryTestsandPerformanceRequirements SnellMemorialFoundation B90A,1998StandardforProtectiveHeadgearforUsewithBicycles B95A,1998StandardforProtectiveHeadgearforUsewithBicycles M2005,2005HelmetStandardforUseinMotorcycling N94,1994StandardforProtectiveHeadgearForUseinNonMotorizedSports SocietyofProfessionalRopeAccessTechnicians CertificationRequirementsforRopeAccessWork(2005) SafePracticesforRopeAccessWork(2003) TransportationAssociationofCanada ManualofUniformTrafficControlDevicesforCanada(1998) UIAAStandards 101:2004,MountaineeringandClimbingEquipmentDynamicRopes 105:2004,MountaineeringandClimbingEquipmentHarnesses 106:2004,MountaineeringandClimbingEquipmentHelmets 107:2004,MountaineeringandClimbingEquipmentLowStretchRopes 121:2004,MountaineeringandClimbingEquipmentConnectors 126:2004,MountaineeringandClimbingEquipmentRopeClamps ULCStandards C301995,Containers,Safety CAN/ULC6083299, Installing Poles (Insulating Sticks) and Universal Tool Attachment(Fittings)forLiveWorking CAN/ULCD6085500,LiveWorkingInsulatingFoamFilledTubesandSolid RodsforLiveWorking CAN/ULC6089504,LiveWorkingConductiveClothingforUseatNominal VoltageUpto800kVA.C.and+/600kVD.C. CAN/ULC6090099,HandToolsforLiveWorkingupto1000Va.c.and1500 Vd.c. CAN/ULC6090304,LiveWorkingGlovesofInsulatingMaterials CAN/ULCD6098400,SleevesofInsulatingMaterialforLiveWorking CAN/ULCD6111201,BlanketsofInsulatingMaterialforElectricalPurposes

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CAN/ULCD6122900, Rigid Protective Covers for Live Working on a.c. Installations CAN/ULC6123699,Saddles,PoleClamps(StickClamps)andAccessoriesfor LiveWorking U.S.A.FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard FMVSS218MotorcycleHelmets1993OCT

Previous editions of referenced standards3.1 IfastandardreferencedinthisCodeappliestoequipmentmanufacturedor installed on or after a specified effective date, an employer must ensure that equipment manufactured or installed prior to that date was approved to or, as applicable, met the requirements of, the edition of the referenced standard that wasineffectatthetimetheequipmentwasmanufacturedorinstalled.

Transitional4 Repealed

Repeal 5 Repealed

Coming into force 6 ThisCodecomesintoforceonJuly1,2009.

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Part 2

Hazard Assessment, Elimination and Control

Hazard assessment 7(1) Anemployermustassessaworksiteandidentifyexistingandpotential hazardsbeforeworkbeginsattheworksiteorpriortotheconstructionofanew worksite. 7(2) Anemployermustprepareareportoftheresultsofahazardassessment andthemethodsusedtocontroloreliminatethehazardsidentified. 7(3) Anemployermustensurethatthedateonwhichthehazardassessment ispreparedorrevisedisrecordedonit. 7(4) Anemployermustensurethatthehazardassessmentisrepeated (a) at reasonably practicable intervals to prevent the development of unsafeandunhealthyworkingconditions, (b) whenanewworkprocessisintroduced, (c) whenaworkprocessoroperationchanges,or (d) before the construction of significant additions or alterations to a worksite. Aprimecontractormustensurethatanyemployeronaworksiteismade awareofanyexistingorpotentialworksitehazardsthatmayaffectthat employersworkers.

7(5)

Worker participation 8(1) An employer must involve affected workers in the hazard assessment andinthecontroloreliminationofthehazardsidentified. 8(2) Anemployermustensurethatworkersaffectedbythehazardsidentified in a hazard assessment report are informed of the hazards and of the methods usedtocontroloreliminatethehazards.

Hazard elimination and control 9(1) Ifanexistingorpotentialhazardtoworkersisidentifiedduringahazard assessment,anemployermusttakemeasuresinaccordancewiththissectionto (a) eliminatethehazards,or (b) ifeliminationisnotreasonablypracticable,controlthehazard.

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9(2) Ifreasonablypracticable,anemployermusteliminateorcontrolahazard throughtheuseofengineeringcontrols. 9(3) If a hazard cannot be eliminated or controlled under subsection (2), the employer must use administrative controls that control the hazard to a level as lowasreasonablyachievable. 9(4) Ifthehazardcannotbeeliminatedorcontrolledundersubsections(2)or (3), the employer must ensure that the appropriate personal protective equipmentisusedbyworkersaffectedbythehazard. 9(5) Ifthehazardcannotbeeliminatedorcontrolledundersubsections(2),(3) or (4), the employer may use a combination of engineering controls, administrative controls or personal protective equipment if there is a greater levelofworkersafetybecauseacombinationisused.

Emergency control of hazard 10(1) If emergency action is required to control or eliminate a hazard that is dangeroustothesafetyorhealthofworkers, (a) only those workers competent in correcting the condition, and the minimumnumbernecessarytocorrectthecondition,maybeexposed tothehazard,and (b) everyreasonableeffortmustbemadetocontrolthehazardwhilethe conditionisbeingcorrected. 10(2) Sections7(2)and7(3)donotapplytoanemergencyresponseduringthe periodthatemergencyactionisrequired.

Health and safety plan 11 If ordered to do so by a Director, an employer must prepare and implement a health and safety plan that includes the policies, procedures and planstopreventworksiteincidentsandoccupationaldiseasesattheworksite.

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Specifications and Certifications

Following specifications 12 Anemployermustensurethat (a) equipment is of sufficient size, strength and design and made of suitable materials to withstand the stresses imposed on it during its operationandtoperformthefunctionforwhichitisintendedorwas designed, (b) the rated capacity or other limitations on the operation of the equipment, or any part of it, or on the supplies as described in the manufacturers specifications or specifications certified by a professionalengineer,arenotexceeded, (c) modifications to equipment that may affect its structural integrity or stability are performed in accordance with the manufacturers specifications or specifications certified by a professional engineer, and (d) equipment and supplies are erected, installed, assembled, started, operated, handled, stored, serviced, tested, adjusted, calibrated, maintained, repaired and dismantled in accordance with the manufacturers specifications or the specifications certified by a professionalengineer.

Manufacturers and professional engineers specifications13(1) If this Code requires anything to be done in accordance with a manufacturers specifications, an employer may, instead of complying strictly with the manufacturers specifications, comply with modified specifications certifiedbyaprofessionalengineer. 13(2) If this Code requires anything to be done in accordance with manufacturers specifications and they are not available or do not exist, an employermust (a) develop and comply with procedures that are certified by a professionalengineerasdesignedtoensurethethingisdoneinasafe manner,or (b) have the equipment certified as safe to operate by a professional engineeratleastevery12calendarmonths.

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Certification by a professional engineer14(1) If this Code requires that procedures or specifications be certified by a professionalengineer,thecertificationmust (a) beinwriting,and (b) bestampedandsignedbytheprofessionalengineer. 14(2) Unless the document states otherwise, certification by a professional engineerimpliesthattheproceduresorspecificationscertifiedarefitandsafefor theworkersaffectedbythem.

Approved equipment15 IfthisCoderequiresequipmenttobeapprovedbyanamedorganization, anemployermustusebesteffortstoensurethattheseal,stamp,logoorsimilar identifyingmarkofthatorganizationisontheequipmentandlegible.

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Requirements Applicable to All IndustriesPart 4

Chemical Hazards, Biological Hazards and Harmful Substances

General Requirements

Worker exposure to harmful substances16(1) Anemployermustensurethataworkersexposuretoanysubstancelisted inSchedule1,Table2iskeptaslowasreasonablyachievable. 16(2) An employer must ensure that a workers exposure to any substance listed in Schedule 1, Table 2 does not exceed its occupational exposure limits listedinSchedule1,Table2. 16(2.1) The amended occupational exposure limit for coal dust as shown in Schedule1,Table2comesintoeffectonJuly1,2010. 16(3) If no occupational exposure limit is established for a harmful substance presentataworksite,anemployermustensurethataworkersexposuretothat substanceiskeptaslowasreasonablyachievable. 16(3.1) AworkermaynotbeexposedtoasubstancelistedinSchedule1,Table2 ataconcentrationexceedingitsceilinglimitatanytime. 16(4) If no 15minute occupational exposure limit or ceiling occupational exposurelimitislistedforasubstanceinSchedule1,Table2,theemployermust (a) complywiththeeighthouroccupationalexposurelimit,and (b) ensurethataworkersexposuretothatsubstancedoesnotexceed (i) threetimestheeighthouroccupationalexposurelimitformore thanatotalof30minutesduringacontinuous24hourperiod, andfivetimestheeighthouroccupationalexposurelimit,or (ii) theconcentrationthatisimmediatelydangeroustolifeand health, whicheverislower.

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Exposure to multiple substances17 Anemployermusttakeallreasonablypracticablestepstoensurethat,ifa worker is exposed to more than one substance listed in Schedule 1, Table 2 during a single work shift, and the toxicological effects have similar modes of toxicaction,thevalueofDintheformula doesnotexceed1,whereC1,C2,Cnrefertotheairborneconcentrationsduring exposure to contaminants 1, 2,n, and T1, T2,Tn are their respective occupationalexposurelimitvaluesexpressedinthesameunitsasCn.

D=

C C1 C 2 + +K+ n T1 T2 Tn

Exposure during shifts longer than 8 hours18(1) Subjecttosubsection(3),ifaworkerisexposedtoasubstancelistedin Schedule1,Table2duringasingleworkshiftthatislongerthaneighthours,the employermustensurethatequivalentprotectionfromadversehealtheffectsis achievedbyadjustingtheeighthourexposurelimitusingthefollowing formulas: adjustedexposurelimit=eighthouroccupationalexposurelimitxdailyreductionfactor

wherethedailyreductionfactor = x

8 24 h ,and h 16

h=hoursworkedperday. 18(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a substance for which the number 3 appearsintheSubstanceInteractioncolumnofSchedule1,Table2. 18(3) An employer may adjust the eighthour exposure limit by another method that uses recognized scientific principles and that is approved by a DirectorofOccupationalHygiene.

Review of exposure limits 19(2) An application must be in writing and must include reasons for the review,proposedchangesandinformationthatsupportstherequest. 19(1) Aperson mayapplyto aDirector of Occupational Hygiene to request a reviewoftheoccupationalexposurelimitofasubstance.

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19(3) Onreceiptofarequestforareviewofanoccupationalexposurelimit,a DirectorofOccupationalHygienemayreviewtheoccupationalexposurelimit.

Airborne concentration measurements 20(1) If a person measures the airborne concentration of a harmful substance forthepurposesofcomplyingwiththeoccupationalexposurelimitsasrequired by this Code, the person must make the measurement in accordance with any oneof (a) theNIOSHManualofAnalyticalMethods,4thEdition(August1994), published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, as amended up to and including the 2nd supplement (January15,1998), (b) SamplingandAnalyticalMethodspublishedbytheU.S.Occupational SafetyandHealthAdministration, (c) Methods for the Determination of Hazardous Substances guidance publishedbytheHealthandSafetyExecutiveofGreatBritain, (d) EPA Test Methods published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), (e) Workplace Air Contamination Sampling Guide published by the Institut de recherch RobertSauv en sant et en scurit du travail (IRRSST), (f) ISOStandardsandGuidesofAirQualitypublishedbyISOTechnical CommitteeTC146, (g) Analyses of hazardous substances in air/DFG Deutsche ForschngsgemeinschaftCommissionfortheInvestigationofHealth HazardsofChemicalCompoundsintheWorkArea,or (h) methods or procedures that are approved by a Director of OccupationalHygiene. 20(2) If there is no analytical method or procedure that complies with subsection (1), an employer may use a continuous reading directreading instrument to measure airborne concentrations of a harmful substance for the purposesofcomplyingwiththeoccupationalexposurelimitsasrequiredbythis Codeprovidedthattheinstrumentisused,calibratedandmaintainedaccording tothemanufacturersspecifications. 20(2.1) An employer must ensure that the person undertaking airborne measurementsiscompetenttodoso. 20(3) If the person is counting fibres, the person must apply NIOSH Method 7400,andonlytoparticlesthatmeetthesizecriteriaforfibres.

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20(4) Anemployermustrecordtheresultsofthemeasurementsandkeepthem for3yearsfromthedateonwhichthemeasurementsweretaken.

Potential worker exposure 21(1) If a worker may be exposed to a harmful substance at a work site, an employer must identify the health hazards associated with the exposure and assesstheworkersexposure. 21(2) The employer must ensure that a worker who may be exposed to a harmfulsubstanceataworksite (a) is informed of the health hazards associated with exposure to that substance, (b) is informed of measurements made of airborne concentrations of harmfulsubstancesattheworksite,and (c) istrainedin proceduresdeveloped bytheemployer to minimize the workers exposure to harmful substances, and understands the procedures. 21(3) A worker who is provided with training under subsection (2) must use theproceduresappropriatelyandapplythetraining.

Worker overexposure 22(1) If a worker may be exposed to an airborne concentration that is more thantheoccupationalexposurelimitofasubstance,theemployermustconduct measurementsoftheconcentrationsofthatsubstanceattheworksite. 22(2) Ifaworkerisexposedtomorethantheoccupationalexposurelimitofa substance,theemployermustimmediately (a) identifythecauseoftheoverexposure, (b) protecttheworkerfromanyfurtherexposure, (c) control the situation so that no other workers are exposed to the substance at airborne concentrations that are more than the occupationalexposurelimit,and (d) explaintotheworkerthenatureandextentoftheoverexposure. 22(3) As soon as reasonably practicable, an employer must inform the joint worksitehealthand safetycommittee, if thereis one, in writing,thata worker has been exposed to more than the occupational exposure limit of a substance, andofthestepstakentocontroltheoverexposure.

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Worker decontamination23 Ifaworkermaybecontaminatedbyaharmfulsubstanceataworksite, theemployermust (a) providethefacilities,includingshowers,theworkerneedstoremove thecontaminationbeforetheworkerleavestheworksite,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.

Emergency baths, showers, eye wash equipment 24 Ifaworkerispresentataworksitewherechemicalsharmfultotheeyes orskinareused,theemployermustensurethattheworkerhasimmediateaccess at the work site to emergency baths, showers, eye wash equipment or other equipmentappropriateforthepotentiallevelofexposure.

Prohibited activities 25(1) An employer must ensure that workers do not eat, drink or smoke tobaccoinapartofaworksitecontaminatedbyaharmfulsubstance. 25(2) A worker must not eat, drink or smoke tobacco in a part of a work site contaminatedbyaharmfulsubstance.

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 presentataworksite (a) aspuresubstanceinanamountexceeding10kilograms,or (b) in a mixture in which the amount of the substance is more than 10kilogramsandataconcentrationof0.1percentbyweightormore. 26(2) The code of practice must include measures to be used to prevent the uncontrolledreleaseofthesubstanceandtheprocedurestobefollowedifthere isanuncontrolledr