Safety Training Requirements from
Part II of the Canada Labour Code

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Canada Occupational Safety and Health Regulations
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INTRODUCTION

Many Canada Occupational Safety and Health Regulations (COSHRs) explicitly require employers to train employees in the safety and health aspects of their job. Other COSHRs make it the employer's responsibility to limit certain job assignments to employees who are competent, or qualified - meaning that they have had special previous training, in or out of the workplace.

This material was excerpted from the full text of the Canada Occupational Safety and Health Regulations in the Canada Labour Code, Part II as published on the Human Resources Development Canada website.  Our focus was to extract all references to employer training requirements along with any other regulations that they reference.  Our aim is to provide our customers with a concise documentation of government mandated training that is referenced to Mastery products which help our customers meet those requirements.

Readers with questions concerning worker safety and health training should contact Canada Federal Labour Legislation.

INDEX OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Canada Labour Code, Part II

	Topical Area	Regulation
	Confined Spaces	11.11
	Electrical Safety; Emergency procedures, safety watcher	8.8(2)(b)
	Electrical Safety; Insulated protection equipment use	8.4(2)(b)
	Electrical Safety; Poles and elevated structures, tests and inspections	8.10(1)
	Emergency procedures and equipment	17.6(1)
	Emergency wardens	17.8
	Food handling practices	9.34(1)
	Life-saving first aid provision	16.3
	Hazardous substances; General training requirements	10.34(2)(b) and 10.14(2)(d)
	Lift or carry loads	14.48
	Machinery and tools, maintenance and use	13.11
	Materials handling equipment operators	14.23
	Personal protective equipment	12.15
	Temporary structure, use of	3.5(b)

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SOR/92-544 17 September, 1992
SOR/95-286 13 June, 1995

PART XI

CONFINED SPACES

Training

11.11 (1) The employer shall provide every employee who is likely to enter a confined space with instruction and training in

• (a) the procedures established pursuant to paragraphs 11.3(a) and 11.5(1)(a); and
• (b) the use of the protection equipment referred to in paragraphs 11.3(b), (c) and (d).

(2) The employer shall ensure that no person enters a confined space unless the person is instructed in

• (a) the procedures to be followed in accordance with paragraphs 11.3(a) and 11.5(1)(a); and
• (b) the use of the protection equipment referred to in paragraphs 11.3(b), (c) and (d).

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Entry Procedures

11.3 Every employer shall, after considering the report made pursuant to subsection 11.2(2),

• (a) in consultation with the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, if either exists, establish procedures, with the date on which they are established specified therein, that are to be followed by a person entering, exiting or occupying a confined space assessed pursuant to subsection 11.2(1), or a confined space that belongs to a class of confined spaces assessed pursuant to that subsection, and establish, where reasonably practicable, an entry permit system that provides for
  • (i) specifying, in each case, the length of time for which an entry permit is valid, and
  • (ii) recording
    • (A) the name of the person entering the confined space, and
    • (B) the date and time of entry and the anticipated time of exit;
• (b) specify the protection equipment referred to in Part XII that is to be used by every person who is granted access to the confined space by the employer;
• (c) specify any insulated protection equipment and tools referred to in Part VIII that a person may need in the confined space; and
• (d) specify the protection equipment and emergency equipment to be used by a person who takes part in the rescue of a person from the confined space or in responding to other emergency situations in the confined space.

Emergency Procedures and Equipment

11.5 (1) Where conditions in a confined space or the nature of the work to be performed in a confined space is such that the specifications set out in paragraph 11.4(1)(a) cannot be complied with during all times that a person is in the confined space, the employer shall

• (a) in consultation with the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, if either exists, establish emergency procedures to be followed in the event of an accident or other emergency in or near the confined space, which procedures shall specify the date on which they are established and provide for the immediate evacuation of the confined space when
  • (i) an alarm is activated, or
  • (ii) there is any significant change in a concentration or percentage referred to in paragraph 11.4(1)(a) that would adversely affect the safety or health of a person in the confined space.

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SOR/88-62 21 December, 1988
SOR/96-525 5 December, 1996

PART VIII

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

Safety Watcher

8.8 (1) Where an employee is working on or near live electrical equipment and, because of the nature of the work or the condition or location of the work place, it is necessary for the safety of the employee that the work be observed by a person not engaged in the work, the employer shall appoint a safety watcher

• (a) to warn all employees in the work place of the hazard; and
• (b) to ensure that all safety precautions and procedures are complied with.

(2) A safety watcher shall be

• (a) informed of his duties as a safety watcher and of the hazard involved in the work;
• (b) trained and instructed in the procedures to follow in the event of an emergency;
• (c) authorized to stop immediately any part of the work that he considers dangerous; and
• (d) free of any other duties that might interfere with his duties as a safety watcher.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), an employer may appoint himself as a safety watcher.

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Safety Procedures

8.4 (1) All testing or work performed on electrical equipment shall be performed by a qualified person or an employee under the direct supervision of a qualified person.

(2) Where the electrical equipment has a voltage in excess of 5,200 V between any two conductors or in excess of 3,000 V between any conductor and ground,

• (a) the qualified person or the employee referred to in subsection (1) shall use such insulated protection equipment and tools as will protect him from injury during the performance of the work; and
• (b) the employee referred to in subsection (1) shall be instructed and trained in the use of the insulated protection equipment and tools.

Poles and Elevated Structures

8.10 (1) Before an employee climbs a pole or elevated structure that is used to support electrical equipment, the employer shall give instructions and training to the employee respecting inspections and tests of the pole or structure to be carried out before the pole or structure is climbed.

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PART XVII

SAFE OCCUPANCY OF THE WORK PLACE

Instructions and Training

17.6 (1) Every employee shall be instructed and trained in

• (a) the procedures to be followed by him in the event of an emergency; and
• (b) the location, use and operation of fire protection equipment and emergency equipment provided by the employer.

(2) Notices that set out the details of the evacuation plans and procedures referred to in paragraphs 17.4(2)(c) and 17.5(2)(a) and (b) shall be posted at locations accessible to every employee at the work place.

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Emergency Evacuation Plan

17.4 (1) Where more than 50 employees are working in a building at any time, the employer or employers of those employees shall prepare an emergency evacuation plan for all employees, including those who require special assistance, after consultation with

• (a) the safety and health committee or safety and health representative of the employees, if either exists; and
• (b) the employers of any persons working in the building to whom the Act does not apply.

(2) An emergency evacuation plan referred to in subsection (1) shall contain

• (a) a plan of the building, showing
  • (i) the name, if any, and the address of the building,
  • (ii) the name and address of the owner of the building,
  • (iii) the names and locations of the tenants of the building,
  • (iv) the date of preparation of the plan,
  • (v) the scale of the plan,
  • (vi) the location of the building in relation to nearby streets and in relation to all buildings and other structures located within 30 m of the building,
  • (vii) the maximum number of persons normally occupying the building at any time,
  • (viii) a horizontal projection of the building, showing thereon its principal dimensions, and
  • (ix) the number of floors above and below ground level;
• (b) a plan of each floor of the building, showing
  • (i) the name, if any, and the address of the building,
  • (ii) the date of preparation of the plan,
  • (iii) the scale of the plan,
  • (iv) a horizontal projection of the floor, showing thereon its principal dimensions,
  • (v) the number of the floor to which the plan applies,
  • (vi) the maximum number of persons normally occupying the floor at any time,
  • (vii) the location of all fire escapes, fire exits, stairways, elevating devices, main corridors and other means of exit,
  • (viii) the location of all fire protection equipment, and
  • (ix) the location of the main electric power switches for the lighting system, elevating devices, principal heating, ventilation and air­conditioning equipment and other electrical equipment;
• (c) a full description of the evacuation procedures to be followed in evacuating the building, with the time required to complete the evacuation, including
  • (i) activating the fire alarm,
  • (ii) notifying the fire department, and
  • (iii) evacuating employees who require special assistance; and
• (d) the names, room numbers and telephone numbers of the chief emergency warden and the deputy chief emergency warden of the building appointed by the employer or employers under section 17.7.

Emergency Procedures

17.5 (1) Every employer shall, after consultation with the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative of the employees, if either exists, and with the employers of any persons working in the building to whom the Act does not apply, prepare emergency procedures

• (a) to be implemented if any person commits or threatens to commit an act that is likely to be hazardous to the safety and health of the employer or any of his employees;
• (b) where there is a possibility of an accumulation, spill or leak of a hazardous substance in a work place controlled by him, to be implemented in the event of such an accumulation, spill or leak;
• (c) where more than 50 employees are working in a building at any time, to be implemented where evacuation is not an appropriate means of ensuring the safety and health of employees;
• (d) to be implemented in the event of a failure of the lighting system; and
• (e) to be implemented in the event of a fire.

(2) The emergency procedures referred to in subsection (1) shall contain

• (a) an emergency evacuation plan, where applicable, or a plan for evacuating employees who require special assistance to be implemented in the event of a fire;
• (b) a full description of the procedures to be followed;
• (c) the location of the emergency equipment provided by the employer; and
• (d) a plan of the building, showing
  • (i) the name, if any, and the address of the building, and
  • (ii) the name and address of the owner of the building.

(3) The plan for the evacuation of employees who require special assistance shall be established in consultation with those employees.

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Emergency Wardens

17.8 (1) Every emergency warden, deputy emergency warden and monitor appointed under section 17.7 shall be instructed and trained in

• (a) his responsibilities under the emergency evacuation plan and the emergency procedures referred to in paragraph 17.5(1)(c); and
• (b) the use of fire protection equipment.

(2) A record of all instruction and training provided in accordance with subsection (1) shall be kept by the employer in the work place to which it applies for a period of two years from the date on which the instruction or training is provided.

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17.7 (1) Where an employer or employers have prepared an emergency evacuation plan for a building, the employer or employers shall appoint

• (a) a chief emergency warden and a deputy chief emergency warden for that building;
• (b) an emergency warden and a deputy emergency warden for each floor of the building that is occupied by employees of the employer or employers; and
• (c) monitors for any employee who require special assistance in evacuating the building.

(2) The chief emergency warden and deputy chief emergency warden appointed for a building shall be employees who are normally employed in the building.

(3) The emergency warden and the deputy emergency warden appointed for a floor in a building shall be employees who are normally employed on that floor and monitors for an employee who requires special assistance shall be employees who are normally employed on the same floor as the employee requiring special assistance.

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SOR/88-632 7 December, 1988

PART IX

SANITATION

Preparation, Handling, Storage and Serving of Food

9.34 (1) Each food handler shall be instructed and trained in food handling practices that prevent the contamination of food.

(2) No person who is suffering from a communicable disease shall work as a food handler.

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SOR/88-68 31 December, 1987
SOR/96-525 5 December, 1996

PART XVI

FIRST AID

First Aid Attendants

16.3 (1) Subject to subsection (3), at least one employee shall be trained and capable of providing artificial resuscitation, controlling a haemorrhage and rendering such other life­saving first aid as may be indicated by the nature of the work being done

• (a) at a work place at which at least four and not more than 14 employees are working at any time; and
• (b) at an isolated work place at which fewer than four employees are working at any time.

(2) At a work place at which 15 or more employees are working at any time, at least one of the employees shall be a first aid attendant.

(3) At a work place at which an employee is working on live high voltage electrical equipment,

• (a) a first aid attendant shall be readily available; or
• (b) at least one of the employees shall have the training necessary to provide resuscitation
  • (i) by mouth to mouth resuscitation, cardio­pulmonary resuscitation or other direct method, and
  • (ii) by the Holger­Nielsen Method or the Sylvester Method.

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SOR/88-68 31 December, 1987
SOR/88-632 7 December, 1988
SOR/90-180 15 March, 1990
SOR/96-294 13 June, 1996
SOR/96-525 5 December, 1996

PART X

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

Availability of Material Safety Data Sheets

10.34 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every employer, other than an employer referred to in subsection 10.32(4), shall keep readily available for examination by employees and by the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, if either exists, in any work place in which an employee may handle or be exposed to a controlled product, a copy in English and in French of

• (a) in the case of an employer who is an employer referred to in subsection 10.33(1) or (2), the work place material safety data sheet; and
• (b) in any other case, the supplier material safety data sheet.

(2) In place of keeping a material safety data sheet in the manner required by subsection (1), an employer may keep a computerized version of the material safety data sheet available in English and in French for examination by employees and by the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, if either exists, by means of a computer terminal if the employer

• (a) takes all reasonable steps to maintain the terminal in working order;
• (b) provides the instruction and training referred to in paragraph 10.14(2)(d) to one or more employees on each shift and to all members of the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, if either exists; and
• (c) on the request of an employee, the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, makes the material safety data sheet readily available to the employee, the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative.

Employee Education

10.14 (1) Every employer shall, in consultation with the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, if either exists, develop and implement an employee education program with respect to hazard prevention and control at the work place.

(2) The employee education program referred to in subsection (1) shall include

• (a) the instruction of each employee who is likely to handle or be exposed to a hazardous substance with respect to
  • (i) the product identifier of the hazardous substance,
  • (ii) all hazard information disclosed by the supplier or by the employer on a material safety data sheet or label,
  • (iii) all hazard information of which the employer is aware or ought reasonably to be aware,
  • (iv) the observations referred to in subparagraph 10.5(a)(i),
  • (v) the information disclosed on a material safety data sheet referred to in section 10.28 and the purpose and significance of that information, and
  • (vi) in respect of controlled products in the work place, the information required to be disclosed on a material safety data sheet and on a label under Division III and the purpose and significance of that information;
• (b) the instruction and training of each employee who installs, operates, maintains or repairs an assembly of pipes or any other equipment referred to in section 10.24, with respect to
  • (i) every valve and other control and safety device connected to the assembly of pipes, and
  • (ii) the procedures to follow for the proper and safe use of the assembly of pipes;
• (c) the instruction and training of each employee referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) with respect to
  • (i) the procedures to follow to implement sections 10.8, 10.9 and 10.12, and
  • (ii) the procedures to follow for the safe storage, handling, use and disposal of hazardous substances, including procedures to be followed in an emergency involving a hazardous substance; and
• (d) where the employer keeps a computerized version of a material safety data sheet available in accordance with subsection 10.34(2), the instruction and training referred to in paragraph 10.34(2)(b) in accessing that material safety data sheet.

(3) Every employer shall, in consultation with the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, if either exists, review the employee education program referred to in subsection (1) and if necessary, revise it

• (a) at least once a year;
• (b) whenever there is a change in conditions in respect of the hazardous substances in the work place; and
• (c) whenever new hazard information in respect of a hazardous substance in the work place becomes available to the employer.

10.15 The employer shall keep a written or computerized record of the instruction and training given to every employee and

• (a) make it readily available for examination by the employee; and
• (b) keep it for a period of two years after the employee ceases
  • (i) to handle or be exposed to the hazardous substance, or
  • (ii) to install, operate, maintain or repair the assembly of pipes.

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DIVISION I

GENERAL

Hazard Investigation

10.4 (1) Where there is a likelihood that the safety or health of an employee in a work place is or may be endangered by exposure to a hazardous substance, the employer shall, without delay,

• (a) appoint a qualified person to carry out an investigation in that regard; and
• (b) for the purposes of providing for the participation of the safety and health committee or safety and health representative, if either exists, in the investigation, notify either of the proposed investigation and of the name of the qualified person appointed to carry out that investigation.

(2) In an investigation referred to in subsection (1), the following criteria shall be taken into consideration:

• (a) the chemical, biological and physical properties of the hazardous substance;
• (b) the routes of exposure to the hazardous substance;
• (c) the acute and chronic effects on health of exposure to the hazardous substance;
• (d) the quantity of the hazardous substance to be handled;
• (e) the manner in which the hazardous substance is stored, used, handled and disposed of;
• (f) the control methods used to eliminate or reduce exposure of employees to the hazardous substance;
• (g) the concentration or level of the hazardous substance to which an employee is likely to be exposed;
• (h) whether the concentration of an airborne chemical agent or the level of ionizing or non-ionizing radiation is likely to exceed 50 per cent of the values referred to in subsection 10.19(1) or the levels referred to in subsections 10.26(3) and (4); and
  • (i) whether the level referred to in paragraph (g) is likely to exceed or be less than that prescribed in Part VI.

10.5 On completion of an investigation referred to in subsection 10.4(1) and after consultation with the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, if either exists,

• (a) the qualified person shall set out in a written report signed by the qualified person
  • (i) the qualified person's observations respecting the criteria considered in accordance with subsection 10.4(2), and
  • (ii) the qualified person's recommendations respecting the manner of compliance with sections 10.7 to 10.26, including recommendations respecting sampling and testing methods; and
• (b) the employer shall develop and maintain a written procedure for the control of the concentration or level of the hazardous substance in the work place.

Storage, Handling and Use

10.8 Every hazardous substance stored, handled or used in a work place shall be stored, handled or used in a manner whereby the hazard related to that substance is reduced to a minimum.

10.9 Where a hazardous substance is stored, handled or used in a work place, any hazard resulting from that storage, handling or use shall be confined to as small an area as is practicable.

10.12 (1) Where, in a work place, a hazardous substance is capable of combining with another substance to form an ignitable combination and there exists a hazard of ignition of the combination by static electricity, the employer shall implement the standards set out in the United States National Fire Protection Association, Inc. publication NFPA 77, Recommended Practice on Static Electricity, dated 1988, as amended from time to time.

(2) For the purpose of interpreting the standards referred to in subsection (1), "acceptable" means "appropriate".

Assembly of Pipes

10.24 Every assembly of pipes, pipe fittings, valves, safety devices, pumps, compressors and other fixed equipment that is used for transferring a hazardous substance from one location to another shall be

• (a) labelled to identify the hazardous substance transferred therein and, where appropriate, the direction of the flow; and
• (b) fitted with valves and other control and safety devices to ensure its safe operation, maintenance and repair.

DIVISION II

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OTHER THAN CONTROLLED PRODUCTS

Identification

10.28 Where a material safety data sheet in respect of a hazardous substance, other than a controlled product, that is stored, handled or used in the work place may be obtained from the supplier of the hazardous substance, the employer shall

• (a) obtain a copy of the material safety data sheet; and
• (b) keep a copy of the material safety data sheet readily available in the work place for examination by employees.

DIVISION III

CONTROLLED PRODUCTS

Supplier Material Safety Data Sheets

10.32 (1) Where a controlled product, other than a controlled product referred to in paragraph 10.31(1)(c), is received in the work place by an employer, the employer shall, without delay, obtain from the supplier of the controlled product a supplier material safety data sheet in respect of the controlled product, unless the employer is in possession of a supplier material safety data sheet that

• (a) is for a controlled product that has the same product identifier;
• (b) discloses information that is current at the time that the controlled product is received; and
• (c) was prepared and dated not more than three years before the date that the controlled product is received.

(2) Where there is a controlled product in a work place and the supplier material safety data sheet in respect of the controlled product is three years old or more, the employer shall, where possible, obtain from the supplier an up-to-date supplier material safety data sheet.

(3) Where it is not practicable for an employer to obtain an up-to-date supplier material safety data sheet, the employer shall update the hazard information on the most recent supplier material safety data sheet that the employer has received on the basis of the ingredients disclosed on that supplier material safety data sheet.

(4) Where a controlled product is received in a work place that is a laboratory, the employer is exempted from the requirements of subsection (1) if the controlled product

• (a) originates from a laboratory supply house;
• (b) is intended for use in a laboratory;
• (c) is packaged in a container in a quantity of less than 10 kg; and
• (d) is packaged in a container that has applied to it a supplier label.

Work Place Material Safety Data Sheets

10.33 (1) Subject to section 10.42, where an employer produces a controlled product, other than a fugitive emission, in the work place or imports into Canada a controlled product and brings it into the work place, the employer shall prepare a work place material safety data sheet in respect of the controlled product that discloses the information required to be disclosed by

• (a) paragraph 125.1(e) of the Act; and
• (b) the Controlled Products Regulations.

(2) Subject to section 10.42, where an employer receives a supplier material safety data sheet, the employer may prepare a work place material safety data sheet to be used in the work place in place of the supplier material safety data sheet if

• (a) the work place material safety data sheet discloses at least the information disclosed on the supplier material safety data sheet;
• (b) the information disclosed on the work place material safety data sheet does not disclaim or contradict the information disclosed on the supplier material safety data sheet;
• (c) the supplier material safety data sheet is readily available for examination by employees in the work place; and
• (d) the work place material safety data sheet discloses that the supplier material safety data sheet is available in the work place.

Availability of Material Safety Data Sheets

10.34 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every employer, other than an employer referred to in subsection 10.32(4), shall keep readily available for examination by employees and by the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, if either exists, in any work place in which an employee may handle or be exposed to a controlled product, a copy in English and in French of

• (a) in the case of an employer who is an employer referred to in subsection 10.33(1) or (2), the work place material safety data sheet; and
• (b) in any other case, the supplier material safety data sheet.

(2) In place of keeping a material safety data sheet in the manner required by subsection (1), an employer may keep a computerized version of the material safety data sheet available in English and in French for examination by employees and by the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, if either exists, by means of a computer terminal if the employer

• (a) takes all reasonable steps to maintain the terminal in working order;
• (b) provides the instruction and training referred to in paragraph 10.14(2)(d) to one or more employees on each shift and to all members of the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, if either exists; and
• (c) on the request of an employee, the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative, makes the material safety data sheet readily available to the employee, the safety and health committee or the safety and health representative.

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PART XIV

MATERIALS HANDLING

DIVISION II

MAINTENANCE, USE AND OPERATION

Instruction and Training

14.23 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every employer shall ensure that every operator of motorized materials handling equipment has been instructed and trained in the procedures to be followed for

• (a) its inspection;
• (b) its fuelling; and
• (c) its safe and proper use, in accordance with any instructions provided by the manufacturer and taking into account the conditions of the work place in which the operator will operate the materials handling equipment.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an operator who, under the direct supervision of a qualified person, is being instructed and trained to use motorized materials handling equipment or on the matters referred to in that subsection.

(3) An employer shall ensure that every operator of manual materials handling equipment receives on-the-job training by a qualified person on the procedures to be followed for

• (a) its inspection; and
• (b) its safe and proper use, in accordance with any instructions of the manufacturer and taking into account the conditions of the work place in which the operator will operate the manual materials handling equipment and the operator's physical capabilities.

(4) Every employer shall keep a written record, in respect of an operator, of any instruction or training referred to in subsection (1) for as long as the operator remains in the employer's employment.

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DIVISION III

Manual Handling of Materials

14.48 Where an employee is required manually to lift or carry loads weighing in excess of 10 kg, the employer shall instruct and train the employee

• (a) in a safe method of lifting and carrying the loads that will minimize the stress on the body; and
• (b) in a work procedure appropriate to the employee's physical condition and the conditions of the work place.

14.49 Where an employee is required manually to lift or carry loads weighing in excess of 45 kg, the employer shall give instructions to the employee in accordance with section 14.48 that are

• (a) set out in writing;
• (b) readily available to the employee; and
• (c) kept by the employer for a period of two years after they cease to apply.

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PART XIII

TOOLS AND MACHINERY

Instructions and Training

13.11 Every employee shall be instructed and trained by a qualified person appointed by his employer in the safe and proper inspection, maintenance and use of all tools and machinery that he is required to use.

13.12 (1) Every employer shall maintain a manual of operating instructions for each type of portable electric tool, portable air­powered tool, explosive actuated fastening tool and machine used by his employees.

(2) A manual referred to in subsection (1) shall be kept by the employer readily available for examination by an employee who is required to use the tool or machine to which the manual applies.

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PART XII

SAFETY MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, DEVICES AND CLOTHING

Instructions and Training

12.15 (1) Every person granted access to the work place who uses protection equipment shall be instructed by the employer in the use of the equipment.

(2) Every employee who uses protection equipment shall be instructed and trained in the use, operation and maintenance of the equipment.

(3) Every person granted access to a work place shall be instructed in respect of the written emergency procedures referred to in paragraph 12.11(2)(d).

(4) The instructions referred to in subsections (2) and (3) shall be

• (a) set out in writing; and
• (b) kept by the employer readily available for examination by every person granted access to the work place.

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Protection Against Drowning

12.11 (1) Where, in a work place, there is a hazard of drowning, the employer shall provide every person granted access to the work place with

• (a) a life jacket or buoyancy device that meets the standards set out in the Canadian General Standards Board Standard
  • (i) CAN2­65.7­M80, Life Jackets, Inherently Buoyant Type, dated April, 1980, or
  • (ii) 65­GP­11, Standard for: Personal Flotation Devices, dated October, 1972; or
• (b) a safety net or a fall­protection system.

(2) Where in a work place, there is a hazard of drowning,

• (a) emergency equipment shall be provided and held in readiness;
• (b) a person who is qualified to operate all the emergency equipment provided shall be available;
• (c) if appropriate, a powered boat shall be provided and held in readiness; and
• (d) written emergency procedures shall be prepared by the employer containing
  • (i) a full description of the procedures to be followed and the responsibilities of all persons granted access to the work place, and
  • (ii) the location of any emergency equipment.

(3) Where a work place is a wharf, dock, pier, quay or other similar structure, a ladder that extends at least two rungs below water level shall be affixed to the face of the structure every 60 m along its length.

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PART III

TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND EXCAVATIONS

Application

General

3.2 No employee shall use a temporary structure where it is reasonably practicable to use a permanent structure.

3.3 No employee shall work on a temporary structure in rain, snow, hail or an electrical or wind storm that is likely to be hazardous to the safety or health of the employee, except where the work is required to remove a hazard or to rescue an employee.

3.4 Tools, equipment and materials used on a temporary structure shall be arranged or secured in such a manner that they cannot be knocked off the structure accidentally.

3.5 No employee shall use a temporary structure unless

• (a) he has authority from his employer to use it; and
• (b) he has been trained and instructed in its safe and proper use.

3.6 (1) Prior to a work shift, a qualified person shall make a visual safety inspection of every temporary structure to be used during that shift.

(2) Where an inspection made in accordance with subsection (1) reveals a defect or condition that adversely affects the structural integrity of a temporary structure, no employee shall use the temporary structure until the defect or condition is remedied.

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