Occupational Health and Safety Directive Table of Contents Part I - General Preamble General Collective Agreement Grievance Procedure Jurisdiction Effective Date Application Definitions Resolving "Qualified Person" Disputes Part II - Permanent Structures and Safe Occupancy of the Workplace (Use and Occupancy of Buildings) Scope 2.1 Workplace Occupancy 2.2 Environmental Conditions 2.3 Hot surfaces 2.4 Open Top Bins, Hoppers, Vats and Pits 2.5 Ladders, Stairways and Ramps 2.6 Housekeeping and Maintenance Appendix A PART III - Elevated Work Structures Scope Application Definitions 3.1 Inspections 3.2 Mobile Elevated Work Structures 3.3 Scaffolds 3.4 Excavation PART IV - Elevating Devices Scope Definitions Requirements 4.1 Installation and Alteration 4.2 Inspection and Testing PART V - Boilers and Pressure Vessels Scope Definitions 5.1 Inspection and Certification of New Installations and Major Repairs 5.2 Operation 5.3 Inspections – General 5.4 Inspection and Testing - Halon Systems [http://www.ec.gc.ca/ozone/docs/sands/halons/en/cop/p3.cfm] 5.5 Records PART VI PART VII - Noise Control (Levels of Sound) Scope Appendix A PART VIII - Electrical Safety Scope Exceptions Definitions 8.1 Design, Construction, Installation, Operation, Use, Repair, Maintenance and Alteration 8.2 General Precautions 8.3 Consent to Work on High-voltage Electrical Equipment 8.4 Protective Clothing and Equipment 8.5 Safety Watcher 8.6 Poles and Elevated Structures 8.7 Capacitors 8.8 Battery Rooms 8.9 Switches and Control Devices 8.10 Conductive Equipment 8.11 Lightning Protection 8.12 Guarantees of Isolation for Electrical Equipment 8.13 Live Test 8.14 Termination of Guarantee of Isolation PART IX - Sanitation Scope Definitions 9.1 General Responsibilities 9.2 Care of Premises 9.3 Toilet Facilities 9.4 Ventilation 9.5 Water Quality 9.6 Clothing Storage 9.7 Lunchrooms 9.8 Field Accommodation 9.9 Food Preparation, Storage and Serving of Food PART X - Hazardous Substances Scope 10.1 Records of Hazardous Substances 10.2 Hazard Investigation 10.3 Medical Examinations 10.4 Ventilation 10.5 Control of Hazards 10.6 Asbestos Management 10.7 Assembly of Pipes 10.8 Ionizing and Non-ionizing radiation PART XI - Confined Spaces Scope Definitions Requirements 11.1 Hazard Assessment 11.2 Confined-space Entry Procedures 11.3 Repair of Ships and Vessels PART XII - Personal and Protective Equipment and Clothing Scope Definitions Requirements 12.1 General Responsibilities of Departments 12.2 General Responsibilities of Employees 12.3 Protective Clothing 12.4 Insulated Clothing 12.5 Quantities 12.6 Pool Clothing Personal Protective Equipment 12.7 Head Protection 12.8 Eye and Face Protection 12.9 Foot and Leg Protection 12.10 Protective Footwear 12.11 Purchasing Protective Footwear 12.12 Purpose-Designed Footwear 12.13 Replacement 12.14 Skin Protection 12.15 Respiratory Protection 12.16 Drowning Hazards Appendix Employment Hazards Safety hazard sources Health hazard sources PART XIII - Tools and Machinery Scope Definitions 13.1 Design, Construction, Operation and Use 13.2 Operation and Use 13.3 Inspection and Maintenance 13.4 Robot Systems PART XIV - Materials Handling Scope 14.1 General Responsibilities of Employees 14.2 General Design and Construction 14.3 Protection from Elements 14.4 Lighting 14.5 Slow Moving Vehicles 14.6 Control Systems 14.7 Inspection, Testing and Maintenance 14.8 Radio-transmitting Equipment 14.9 Positioning and Securing the Load 14.10 Parking 14.11 Hazard Areas MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM LIVE POWER LINE 14.12 Manual Handling 14.13 Storage of Materials 14.14 Instruction and Training 14.15 Signals Part XV - Hazardous Occurrence Investigation, Recording and Reporting (HOIRR) Purpose 15.1 Scope 15.2 Objectives 15.3 Timely and Effective Hazardous Occurrence Investigations PART XVI - First Aid Scope 16.1 Employer Responsibilities 16.2 First-aid Treatment and Reporting 16.3 First-aid Attendants 16.4 Specialized First-aid Training 16.5 First-aid Supplies and Equipment 16.6 First-aid Rooms 16.7 Emergency Communications 16.8 Identification of First-aid Facilities 16.9 Field Operations 16.10 Other First-aid Matters PART XVII - Refusal to Work PART XVIII - Occupational Health and Safety Committees and Representatives 18.1 National Health and Safety Policy Committees 18.2 Size of Committee 18.3 Vacancy of Office 18.4 Quorum 18.5 Alternates 18.6 Committee Powers 18.7 Rules of Procedure 18.8 Meetings 18.9 Minutes 18.10 Regional Policy Health and Safety Committees 18.11 Workplace Health and Safety Committees 18.12 Size of Committee 18.13 Committee Powers 18.14 Rules of Procedure 18.15 Meetings 18.16 Minutes Health and Safety Representatives 18.17 Representatives Health and Safety Training 18.18 Training 18.19 Information Next Related Links Print Full Directive
