REGULATION
To amend ONTARIO REGULATION 213/91
Made under the
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT
22. (1) Protective headwear shall be readily available
for the personal use of each worker on a project.
(2) Every worker who may be exposed to a hazard to his
or her head while on a project shall wear protective headwear.
(3) Protective headwear shall meet the requirements
for Class E protective headwear under the standard, CAN/CSA-Z94.1-92
(R1998) Industrial Protective Headwear,
or it shall meet the requirements of another standard that affords at least
equal protection for the health and safety of workers
4. Section 23 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
23. (1) Protective footwear shall be readily available
for the personal use of each worker on a project
(2) Every worker who may be exposed to foot injury
while on a project shall wear protective footwear.
(3) Protective footwear shall consist of safety shoes
or safety boots and shall meet the requirements of Grade 1 Protective Footwear
under CAN/CSA-Z195-M92 Protective Footwear.
(4) On and after [specific date one year later], the safety
shoes or safety boots referred to in subsection (3) shall be equipped with an
electric shock resistant sole.
5. Section 24 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
24.(1) Eye protectors shall be readily available for
the personal use of each worker on a project.
(2) Every worker who may be exposed to eye injury
while on a project shall wear eye protectors.
(3) On and after [specific date one year later], eye
protectors shall meet the requirements under
CAN/CSA-Z94.3-00 Industrial Eye and Face Protectors.
6. Section 25 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
25. A worker while on a project shall use protection
adequate in the circumstances to protect the worker’s skin from contact with,
(a)
a
hazardous substance in the form of gas, fumes, liquid, mist or dust:
(b)
an
object that may puncture, cut or abrade the skin:
(c)
a
hot object, hot liquid or molten metal;
(d)
radiant
heat; or
(e)
ultraviolet
A or ultraviolet B radiation.
7. The Regulation is amended by adding the following sections:
25.1 (1) Hearing protection that is adequate in the
circumstances to protect a worker from hearing loss shall be readily available
for the personal use of each worker on a project.
(2) A worker who may be exposed to a risk of hearing
loss while on a project shall wear hearing protection adequate to protect the
worker and that meets the requirements of CSA Standard Z94.2-94, Hearing
Protectors.
25.2 (1) If it is not reasonably possible to provide
natural or mechanical ventilation in circumstances where a worker may be
exposed to a hazardous substance by inhalation or from a lack of oxygen,
respiratory equipment shall be provided to and used by a worker on a project
and shall be adequate in the circumstances to protect the worker.
(2) Respiratory equipment shall be certified by the
United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
(3) A worker who uses respiratory equipment shall be
adequately trained in the care, use and maintenance of the equipment in
accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer.
(4) The respiratory equipment shall be cared for, used
and maintained in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer or, if
instructions are not available, in accordance with CSA Standard Z94.4-93
(R1999), Selection, Use and Care of Respirators.