Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

“approved organization” means an organization that is approved by the Minister under section 16.12 for the teaching of first aid; (organisme agréé)

“basic first aid certificate” means the certificate issued by an approved organization for successful completion of a one day first aid course; (certificat de secourisme élémentaire)

“change room” means a room that is used by employees to change from their street clothes to their work clothes and from their work clothes to their street clothes, and includes a locker room; (vestiaire)

“elevating device” means an escalator, elevator or other device for moving passengers or freight; (appareil élévateur)

“fire hazard area” means an area that contains or is likely to contain explosive or flammable concentrations of hazardous substances; (endroit présentant un risque d’incendie)

“first aid room” means a room that complies with the requirements of section 16.10; (salle de premiers soins)

“high voltage” means a voltage of 751 volts or more between any two conductors or between a conductor and ground; (haute tension)

“locked out” means, in respect of any equipment, machine or device, that the equipment, machine or device has been rendered inoperative and cannot be operated or energized without the consent of the person who rendered it inoperative; (verrouillé)

“lower explosive limit” means the lower limit of flammability of a chemical agent or a combination of chemical agents at ambient temperature and pressure, expressed

(b) for dust, as the weight of dust per volume of air; (limite explosive inférieure)

“National Building Code” means the National Building Code of Canada, 1995, issued by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, National Research Council of Canada, dated 1995, as amended from time to time; (Code canadien du bâtiment)

“National Fire Code” means the National Fire Code of Canada 1995, issued by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, National Research Council of Canada, dated 1995, as amended from time to time; (Code national de prévention des incendies du Canada)

“oxygen deficient atmosphere” means an atmosphere in which there is less than 18 per cent by volume of oxygen at a pressure of one atmosphere or in which the partial pressure of oxygen is less than 135 mm Hg; (air à faible teneur en oxygène)

“personal service room” means a change room, toilet room, shower room, lunch room, living space, sleeping quarters or a combination thereof; (local réservé aux soins personnels)

“protection equipment” means safety materials, equipment, devices and clothing; (équipement de protection)

“qualified person” means, in respect of a specified duty, a person who, because of his knowledge, training and experience, is qualified to perform that duty safely and properly; (personne qualifiée)

“regional office” means, in respect of a work place, the regional office of the Department of Labour for the administrative region of that Department in which the work place is situated; (bureau régional)

“toilet room” means a room that contains a toilet or a urinal, but does not include an outdoor privy. (lieux d’aisances)

SOR/88-68, ss. 1, 14; SOR/88-632, s. 1(F); SOR/94-33, s. 1; SOR/94-263, s. 3; SOR/96-294, s. 1; SOR/2000-328, s. 1; SOR/2000-374, s. 1; SOR/2002-208, s. 43(F).

1.3 These Regulations are prescribed for the purposes of sections 125, 125.1, 125.2 and 126 of the Act.

1.4 These Regulations do not apply in respect of employees employed

(d) subject to Part II of the Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, on or in connection with exploration or drilling for or the production, conservation, processing or transportation of oil or gas in Canada lands, as defined in the Canada Petroleum Resources Act; or

(e) on or in connection with a work or undertaking that is excluded from the application of the Act by an order made pursuant to section 123.1 of the Act.

1.5 If an employer is required by section 125 or 125.1 of the Act to keep and maintain a record, report or other document, the employer shall keep and maintain the record, report or other document in such a manner that it is readily available for examination by a health and safety officer and by the work place committee or the health and safety representative for the work place to which it applies.

1.6 In the event of an inconsistency between any standard incorporated by reference in these Regulations and any other provision of these Regulations, that other provision shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

1.7 Notwithstanding any provision in any standard incorporated by reference in these Regulations, a reference to another publication in that standard is a reference to the publication as it read on March 31, 1986.

1.8 (1) In this section,

“alternate media” means any method of communication that permits an employee with a special need to receive any information, instruction or training required by these Regulations to be provided, including braille, large print, audio tape, computer disc, sign language and verbal communications; (média substitut)

“highly visible” means marked with brightly coloured paint, painted with a reflective coating or marked by other means so as to be readily apparent; (très visible)

“special need” means a condition that impairs an employee’s ability to receive any information, instruction or training that is required by these Regulations to be provided. (besoins spéciaux)

(2) Subject to subsection (5), where an employer or other person is required by these Regulations to give, provide or make available any information, instruction or training to an employee and the employee has a special need, the employer or other person shall give, provide or make available the information, instruction or training to the employee by means of an alternate medium.

(3) Where information, including warnings, is required by these Regulations to be provided by means of a sign or marking, the alternate medium shall be visible or audible to an employee with a special need.

(4) Where a warning is required to be given by a means other than a sign or marking, the warning shall be given to an employee with a special need in a manner that effectively warns the employee of the nature of the danger.

(5) Where an employer or other person is required by these Regulations to give, provide or make available any information by means of labels, defect tags or lockout tags, the employer or other person need not provide the information by means of an alternate medium on the labels, defect tags or lockout tags.

2.1 The definitions in this section apply in this Part.

“ASHRAE” means the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. (ASHRAE)

“building” means a structure that is used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy, and includes a grain-handling facility, a tower, an antenna and an antenna-supporting structure. (bâtiment)

“floor hole” means an opening in a floor or platform that measures less than 300 mm but more than 50 mm in its smallest dimension. (trou dans le plancher)

“floor opening” means an opening in a floor, platform, pavement or yard that measures 300 mm or more in its smallest dimension. (ouverture dans le plancher)

“grain-handling facility” means a structure that is constructed, installed or established to handle, store or process grain or grain products, and includes an elevator as defined in section 2 of the Canada Grain Act. (installation de manutention des grains)

“HVAC system” means a heating, ventilating and air conditioning system that is installed in a building, and includes all of its equipment and components. (système CVCA)

“wall opening” means an opening in a wall or partition that measures at least 750 mm in height and 300 mm in width. (ouverture dans un mur)

2.2 (1) The design and construction of every building, the construction of which begins on or after the day of the coming into force of this subsection, shall meet the requirements of the National Building Code.

(2) Every building, the construction of which begins before the day of the coming into force of this subsection, shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, meet the requirements of the National Building Code.

(3) The renovation of any building or part of a building shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, meet the requirements of the National Building Code.

(4) When it is not reasonably practicable for an employer to comply with the requirements of subsection (3), the employer shall, before the proposed renovations start, notify the work place committee or the health and safety representative.

2.3 (1) Every double-action swinging door that is located in an exit, entrance or passageway used for two-way pedestrian traffic or traffic involving wheelchairs or other similar devices shall be designed and fitted in a manner that will allow persons who are approaching from one side of the door to be aware of persons who are on the other side of it.

(2) The area of every passageway into which a door or gate extends when open, other than the door of a closet or other small unoccupied storage room, shall be marked, in consultation with the work place committee or the health and safety representative in a manner that clearly indicates the area of hazard created by the opening of the door or gate.

(3) Where a door or gate that is to remain open extends into a passageway for a distance that will reduce the effective width of the passageway to a width less than that required by the National Building Code,

(b) a highly visible barricade shall be placed across the passageway before the door or gate is opened to prevent persons from using the passageway while the door or gate is open.

2.4 A window awning or canopy or any part of a building that projects over an exterior passageway shall be installed or constructed in a manner that allows a clearance of not less than 2.2 m between the passageway surface and the lowest projection of the awning or canopy or projecting part of the building.

2.5 (1) Where an employee has access to a wall opening from which there is a drop of more than 1.2 m or to a floor opening, highly visible guardrails shall be fitted around the wall opening or floor opening or it shall be covered with material capable of supporting all loads that may be brought to bear on it.

(2) The material shall be securely fastened to and supported by structural members.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to vehicle maintenance pits or to the loading and unloading areas of truck, railroad or marine docks the edges of which are marked in a highly visible manner.

(4) Where a pit is used for the maintenance of vehicles, including railway rolling stock, the hazard it represents shall be clearly identified and its perimeter shall be delineated by highly visible markings.

2.6 (1) Where an employee has access to an open-top bin, hopper, vat, pit or other open-top enclosure from a point directly above the enclosure, the enclosure shall be

(a) covered with a grating, screen or other covering that will prevent the employee from falling into the enclosure; or

(b) provided with a walkway that is not less than 500 mm wide and is fitted with highly visible guardrails.

(2) The grating, screen, covering or walkway shall be designed, constructed and maintained so that it will support a load that is not less than the greater of

(3) Where an employee is working above an open-top bin, hopper, vat, pit or other open-top enclosure that is not covered with a grating, screen or other covering, the inside wall of the enclosure shall be fitted with a fixed ladder, except where the operations carried on in the enclosure make such a fitting impracticable.

(4) Every enclosure referred to in subsection (1) whose walls extend less than 1.1 m above an adjacent floor or platform used by employees shall be

2.7 Where an employee is required to move from one level to another that is more than 450 mm higher or lower than the first level, the employer shall install a fixed ladder, stairway or ramp between the levels.

2.8 Where one end of a stairway is so close to a traffic route used by vehicles, to a machine or to any other hazard as to be hazardous to the safety of an employee using the stairway, the employer shall, at that end of the stairway,

(b) where practicable, install a highly visible barricade that will protect employees using the stairway from the hazard.

2.9 (1) A fixed ladder installed after the day of the coming into force of this section shall be designed, constructed and installed in accordance with the requirements of ANSI Standard A14.3-1984 entitled American National Standard for Ladders — Fixed — Safety Requirements, as amended from time to time, other than section 7 of that Standard.

(2) A fixed ladder that is installed before the day of the coming into force of this section shall, where reasonably practicable, meet the requirements referred to in subsection (1).

(3) No employee shall carry tools or materials while climbing a fixed ladder unless the tools or materials are carried in a safe manner.

(4) A fixed ladder shall be highly visible or its presence otherwise brought to the attention of any employee in the area.

2.10 (1) Every grain-handling facility that has a manlift or ladder that provides access to a floor or roof over a grain bin or silo shall, in addition to its primary exit, have a secondary exit from the floor or roof that consists of an exterior fixed ladder constructed in accordance with the requirements referred to in subsection 2.9(1).

(2) A fixed ladder that is installed in a grain-handling facility before the day of the coming into force of this section shall, where reasonably practicable, meet the requirements referred to in subsection 2.9(1).

(3) A fixed ladder that is installed adjacent to a manlift and that is intended for emergency exit from the manlift shall meet the requirements of section 5.1.9 of CSA Standard B 311-M1979, entitled Safety Code for Manlifts, the English version of which is dated October 1979 and the French version of which is dated July 1984.

2.11 (1) Every loading and unloading dock and ramp shall be

(a) of sufficient strength to support the maximum load that may be brought to bear on it;

(b) free of surface irregularities that may interfere with the safe operation of mobile equipment; and

(c) fitted around its sides that are not used for loading or unloading with side rails, curbs or rolled edges of sufficient height and strength to prevent mobile equipment from running over the edge.

(2) Cross-traffic on dock levellers shall be limited to the portion of the dock leveller where there is no danger of tipping the materials handling equipment.

(a) clearly marked or tagged to indicate the maximum safe load that it is capable of supporting; and

(b) installed so that it cannot slide, move or otherwise be displaced under the load that may be brought to bear on it.

2.12 (1) Every guardrail shall be highly visible and consist of

(a) a horizontal top rail not less than 900 mm but not more than 1 100 mm above the base of the guardrail;

(b) a horizontal intermediate rail spaced midway between the top rail and the base; and

(2) Every guardrail shall be designed to withstand a static load of 890 N applied in any direction at any point on the top rail.

2.13 Where there is a hazard that tools or other objects may fall onto a person from a platform or other raised area, or through a floor opening or floor hole,

(a) a toe board that extends from the floor of the platform or other raised area to a height of not less than 125 mm shall be installed; or

(b) if the tools or other objects are piled to such a height that a toe board would not prevent the tools or other objects from falling, a solid or mesh panel shall be installed from the floor to a height of not less than 450 mm.

2.14 (1) Every exterior stairway, walkway, ramp and passageway that may be used by employees shall be kept free of accumulations of ice and snow or other slipping or tripping hazards.

(2) All dust, dirt, waste and scrap material in every work place in a building shall be removed as often as is necessary to protect the health and safety of employees and shall be disposed of in such a manner that the health and safety of employees is not endangered.

2.15 Where a floor in a work place is normally wet and employees in the work place do not use non-slip waterproof footwear, the floor shall be covered with a dry false floor or platform or treated with a non-slip material or substance.

2.16 (1) The cleaning of a window on any level above the ground floor level of a building the construction of which begins on or after the day of the coming into force of this subsection shall be done in accordance with the requirements of CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z91-M90, entitled Safety Code for Window Cleaning Operations, as amended from time to time.

(2) To the extent reasonably practicable, the cleaning of a window on any level above the ground floor level of a building the construction of which began before the day of the coming into force of this subsection shall be done in accordance with the requirements referred to in subsection (1).

(3) Subsections (4) to (8) apply to buildings whose owners are employers as defined in subsection 122(1) of the Act.

(4) The employer shall, in respect of buildings the construction of which begins on or after the day of the coming into force of this subsection, ensure that a qualified person inspects the anchor points and permanently installed suspended platforms used for window cleaning and that they meet the requirements referred to in subsection (1).

(5) The employer shall, in respect of buildings the construction of which began before the day of the coming into force of this subsection, ensure that a qualified person inspects the anchor points and permanently installed suspended platforms used for window cleaning and that they meet the requirements of CSA Standard Z91-M1980, entitled Safety Code for Window Cleaning Operations, the English version of which is dated May 1980 and the French version of which is dated November 1983.

(6) The inspection of anchor points and permanently installed suspended platforms shall be done

(b) as often as necessary, but at least as often as recommended by their manufacturer;

(7) Immediately on completion of an inspection, the qualified person shall, in a written, signed and dated report, inform the employer of any defects or hazardous conditions detected in the anchor points or permanently installed suspended platforms.

(a) ensure that any reported defect in the anchor points or permanently installed suspended platforms is repaired before they are used;

(b) ensure that any maintenance and repairs are performed in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations;

(c) keep, for a period of two years, a record of any inspection and maintenance, including the date the inspection or maintenance was carried out and the name of the person who did it; and

(d) keep, for as long as the anchor points and permanently installed suspended platforms are used, a record of the modifications or repairs made to them, including the day the work was done and the name of the person who did it.

2.17 (1) Subject to subsection (2), where a high-capacity portable open-flame heating device is used in an enclosed work place, the heating device shall

(a) be located, protected and used so that there is no hazard of igniting tarpaulins, wood or other combustible materials near the heating device;

(2) Where the heating device does not provide complete combustion of the fuel used in connection with it, it shall be equipped with an exhaust system that discharges the products of combustion outside the enclosed work place.

2.18 (1) No employee shall climb a tower, an antenna or an antenna-supporting structure unless

(b) the employee has been trained and instructed in a safe method of climbing; and

(2) No employee shall climb or work on a tower, an antenna or an antenna-supporting structure

(a) when weather conditions are likely to be hazardous to the health or safety of the employee, except when the work is required to remove a hazard or to rescue an employee; or

(b) if the physical condition of the tower, antenna or antenna-supporting structure is likely to be hazardous to the health or safety of the employee.

2.19 Where reasonably practicable, the design and construction of every tower, antenna and antenna-supporting structure the construction of which begins on or after the day of the coming into force of this section shall meet the requirements of CSA Standard CAN/CSA-S37-94, entitled Antennas, Towers, and Antenna-Supporting Structures, as amended from time to time.

2.20 (1) Sections 2.21 to 2.24 apply to buildings whose owner or principal tenant is an employer as defined in subsection 122(1) of the Act.

(2) Despite subsection (1), where the employer is not the principal tenant in the building but occupies a portion of the building in which there is an HVAC system over which the employer has control, sections 2.21 to 2.24 apply to that portion of the building.

2.21 Subject to section 2.22, every HVAC system installed on or after the day of the coming into force of this section shall meet the design requirements of ASHRAE Standard 62-1989, entitled Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, as amended from time to time.

2.22 To the extent reasonably practicable, the relevant portion of an HVAC system shall be modified to meet the design requirements referred to in section 2.21 if

(a) the level of occupancy in a building or portion of a building exceeds the level for which the HVAC system was designed; or

(b) the use of a building or portion of a building differs from the use for which the HVAC system was designed.

2.23 (1) For HVAC systems installed on or after the day of the coming into force of this section, the employer shall keep a record of the information required by section A-2.3.5.2 of Appendix A of the National Building Code and make the record readily available.

(2) In addition to the record required by subsection (1), the employer shall keep and make readily available a record of the normal hours of occupancy and the types of activities of the occupants of the building.

(3) In the case of HVAC systems to which subsection (1) does not apply, the employer shall keep and make readily available all records required by subsections (1) and (2) that are reasonably practicable to keep.

2.24 (1) Every employer shall appoint a qualified person to set out, in writing, instructions for the operation, inspection, testing, cleaning and maintenance of an HVAC system and the calibration of probes or sensors on which the system relies.

(a) take into account CSA Guideline Z204-94, entitled Guideline for Managing Air Quality in Office Buildings, dated June 1994;

(b) where they exist on the day that this section comes into force, be readily available;

(c) where they do not exist on the day that this section comes into force, be developed and made readily available as soon as possible and, in any event, no later than five years after that day;

(d) for buildings the construction of which is completed on or after the day of the coming into force of this section, be readily available as soon as possible and, in any event, no later than five years after the day of the coming into force of this section;

(f) specify the nature and frequency of inspections, testing, cleaning and maintenance; and

(i) when modifications to the HVAC system are carried out in accordance with section 2.22,

(iii) when the an investigation carried out in accordance with section 2.27 has identified that a health or safety hazard exists, or

(3) Despite paragraph (2)(c), if an investigation referred to in section 2.27 identifies that a health or safety hazard exists, the instructions shall be developed and made readily available without delay.

(4) The employer shall appoint a qualified person or persons to implement the instructions and make a report, in writing, of each inspection, testing, cleaning and maintenance operation.

(5) The report shall be kept readily available by the employer for a period of at least five years and shall

(a) specify the date and type of work performed, and the identity of the person who performed it;

(b) identify the components of the HVAC system or portion of an HVAC system involved; and

2.25 An employer shall ensure that the qualified person or persons referred to in subsection 2.24(4) are instructed and trained in the specific procedures to be followed in the operation, inspection, testing, cleaning and maintenance of the HVAC system and the calibration of probes or sensors on which the system relies.

2.26 An employer shall post, in a place readily accessible to every employee, the telephone number of a contact person to whom health or safety concerns regarding the indoor air quality in the work place can be directed.

2.27 (1) Every employer shall develop, or appoint a qualified person to develop, a procedure for investigating situations in which the health or safety of an employee in the work place is or may be endangered by the air quality.

(e) the assessment of building use as compared to the use for which it was designed;

(f) the assessment of actual level of occupancy as compared to the level for which the building was designed;

(h) the determination of levels of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, temperature, humidity and air motion, where necessary;

(i) the specification, where necessary, of tests to be conducted to determine levels of formaldehyde, particulates, airborne fungi and volatile organic compounds; and

(j) the identification of the standards or guidelines to be used in evaluating test results.

(3) In developing the procedure, the employer or the qualified person appointed by the employer shall take into account the Department of Health publication 93-EHD-166, entitled Indoor Air Quality in Office Buildings: A Technical Guide.

(4) Where the health or safety of an employee in a work place is or may be endangered by the air quality, the employer shall, without delay, appoint a qualified person to carry out an investigation in accordance with the procedure developed pursuant to subsection (1).

(5) The investigation shall be carried out in consultation with the work place committee or the health and safety representative.

(6) To the extent reasonably practicable, the employer shall, in consultation with the work place committee or the health and safety representative, remove or control any health or safety hazard that is identified in the course of the investigation.

(7) Every employer shall keep the records of every indoor air quality complaint and investigation for at least five years.

3.1 This Part applies to portable ladders, temporary ramps and stairs, temporary elevated work bases used by employees and temporary elevated platforms used for materials.

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 health or safety of the employee, except if 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

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.

3.7 Where a person or a vehicle may come into contact with a temporary structure, a person shall be positioned at the base of the temporary structure or a highly visible barricade shall be installed around it to prevent any such contact.

3.8 (1) Guardrails and toe boards shall be installed at every open edge of a platform of a temporary structure.

(2) The guardrails and toe boards referred to in subsection (1) shall meet the standards set out in sections 2.12 and 2.13.

3.9 (1) Subject to subsection 3.10(3), temporary stairs, ramps and platforms shall be designed, constructed and maintained to support any load that is likely to be imposed on them and to allow safe passage of persons and equipment on them.

(c) a hand-rail that is not less than 900 mm and not more than 1 100 mm above the stair level on open sides including landings.

(a) where the temporary ramp is installed in the stairwell of a building not exceeding two storeys in height, 1 in 1, if cross cleats are provided at regular intervals not exceeding 300 mm; and

3.10 (1) The erection, use, dismantling or removal of a scaffold shall be carried out by or under the supervision of a qualified person.

(2) The footings and supports of every scaffold shall be capable of carrying, without dangerous settling, all loads that are likely to be imposed on them.

(3) Every scaffold shall be capable of supporting at least four times the load that is likely to be imposed on it.

(4) The platform of every scaffold shall be at least 480 mm wide and securely fastened in place.

3.11 (1) Commercially manufactured portable ladders shall meet the standards set out in CSA Standard CAN3-Z11-M81, Portable Ladders, the English version of which is dated September, 1981, as amended to March, 1983 and the French version of which is dated August, 1982, as amended to June, 1983.

(b) be secured in such a manner that it cannot be dislodged accidentally from its position.

(3) Where, because of the nature of the location or of the work being done, a portable ladder cannot be securely fastened in place, it shall, while being used, be sloped so that the base of the ladder is not less than one-quarter and not more than one-third of the length of the ladder from a point directly below the top of the ladder and at the same level as the base.

(4) Every portable ladder that provides access from one level to another shall extend at least three rungs above the higher level.

(5) Metal or wire-bound portable ladders shall not be used where there is a hazard that they may come into contact with any live electrical circuit or equipment.

(6) No employee shall work from any of the three top rungs of any single or extension portable ladder or from either of the two top steps of any portable step ladder.

3.12 (1) Before the commencement of work on a tunnel, excavation or trench, the employer shall mark the location of all underground pipes, cables and conduits in the area where the work is to be done.

(2) Where an excavation or trench constitutes a hazard to employees, a highly visible barricade shall be installed around it.

(3) In a tunnel or in an excavation or trench that is more than 1.4 m deep and whose sides are sloped at an angle of 45° or more to the horizontal

shall be supported by shoring and bracing that is installed as the tunnel, excavation or trench is being excavated.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply in respect of a trench where the employer provides a system of shoring composed of steel plates and bracing, welded or bolted together, that can support the walls of the trench from the ground level to the trench bottom and can be moved along as work progresses.

(5) The installation and removal of the shoring and bracing referred to in subsection (3) shall be performed or supervised by a qualified person.

(6) Tools, machinery, timber, excavated materials or other objects shall not be placed within 1 m from the edge of an excavation or trench.

3.13 (1) Where there is a hazard that tools, equipment or materials may fall onto or from a temporary structure, the employer shall provide a protective structure or a safety net to protect from injury any employee on or below the temporary structure.

(2) The design, construction and installation of a safety net referred to in subsection (1) shall meet the standards set out in ANSI Standard ANSI A10.11-1979, American National Standard for Safety Nets Used During Construction, Repair and Demolition Operations, dated August 7, 1979.

3.14 Every platform, hand-rail, guardrail and work area on a temporary structure used by an employee shall be kept free of accumulations of ice and snow while the temporary structure is in use.

3.15 The floor of a temporary structure used by an employee shall be kept free of grease, oil or other slippery substance and of any material or object that may cause an employee to trip.

4.1 This Part does not apply to elevating devices used in the underground workings of mines.

4.2 (1) Every elevating device and every safety device attached thereto shall

(a) meet the standards set out in the applicable CSA standard referred to in subsection (2) in so far as is reasonably practicable; and

(b) be used, operated and maintained in accordance with the standards set out in the applicable CSA standard referred to in subsection (2).

(a) elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and moving walks is CSA Standard CAN3-B44-M85, Safety Code for Elevators, other than clause 9.1.4 thereof, the English version of which is dated November 1985 and the French version of which is dated March 1986;

(b) manlifts is CSA Standard B311-M1979, Safety Code for Manlifts, the English version of which is dated October, 1979 and the French version of which is dated July, 1984 and Supplement No. 1-1984 to B311-M1979, the English version of which is dated June, 1984 and the French version of which is dated August, 1984; and

(c) elevating devices for the handicapped is CSA Standard CAN3-B355-M81, Safety Code for Elevating Devices for the Handicapped, the English version of which is dated April, 1981 and the French version of which is dated December, 1981.

4.3 No elevating device shall be used or operated with a load in excess of the load that it was designed and installed to move safely.

4.4 (1) Subject to subsection (3), no elevating device shall be used or placed in service while any safety device attached thereto is inoperative.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), no safety device attached to an elevating device shall be altered, interfered with or rendered inoperative.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to an elevating device or a safety device that is being inspected, tested, repaired or maintained by a qualified person.

4.5 Every elevating device and every safety device attached thereto shall be inspected and tested by a qualified person to determine that the prescribed standards are met

(a) before the elevating device and the safety device attached thereto are placed in service;

(b) after an alteration to the elevating device or a safety device attached thereto; and

4.6 (1) A record of each inspection and test made in accordance with section 4.5 shall

(b) include the date of the inspection and test and the identification and location of the elevating device and safety device that were inspected and tested; and

(c) set out the observations of the person inspecting and testing the elevating device and safety device on the safety of the devices.

(2) Every record referred to in subsection (1) shall be made by the employer and kept by him in the work place in which the elevating device is located for a period of two years after the date on which it is signed in accordance with paragraph (1)(a).

4.7 Repair and maintenance of elevating devices or safety devices attached thereto shall be performed by a qualified person appointed by the employer.