Publications
- Annual Reports, Business Plans, Strategy Documents
- Other Reports
- Databases
- Air, Land, Water
- Building and Equipment Safety
- Employment and Workplaces
- Better Regulation
Annual Reports, Business Plans, Strategy Documents
Environment and Labour Business Plans
- 2006-2007 (PDF: 168k)
- 2006-2007 Budget Highlights:
- Competitiveness & Compliance Initiative (PDF: 14k)
- Environmental Home Assessment Program (PDF: 13k)
- Land Acquisition (PDF: 11k)
- Elimination of the Liquor Licence Levy (PDF: 11k)
- Septage Treatment Assistance Program (PDF: 13k)
- Trade Union Act (PDF: 14k)
- 2005-2006 (PDF: 145k)
- 2005-2006 Business Plan Highlights (PDF: 20k)
- 2004-2005 (PDF: 53k)
- 2004-2005 Budget Background: Protecting Priorities (PDF: 308k)
- 2003-2004 (PDF: 171k)
Environment and Labour Accountability Reports
- Fiscal Year 2004-2005 (PDF: 405k)
- Fiscal Year 2003-2004 (PDF: 631k)
- Fiscal Year 2002-2003 (PDF: 427k)
Strategy Documents
- Green Plan - Towards a Sustainable Environment (PDF: 2.1mb) (June 2003)
- Green Plan: Progress Towards a Sustainable Environment (PDF) (Dec 2005)
- A Drinking Water Strategy for Nova Scotia: A Comprehensive Approach to the Management of Drinking Water (PDF: 1.2mb) (October 2002)
Workers' Advisers Program Reports
- April, May, June 2006 (PDF: 52k)
- January, February, March 2006 (PDF: 67k)
- October, November, December 2005 (PDF: 75k)
- July, August, September 2005 (PDF: 69k)
- April, May, June 2005 (PDF: 66k)
- January, February, March 2005 (PDF: 26k)
- October, November, December 2004 (PDF: 64k)
- July, August, September 2004 (PDF: 62k)
- April, May, June 2004 (PDF: 61k)
- Annual Report, 2003-2004 (PDF: 327k)
Occupational Health and Safety Annual Reports
- Ending March 31, 2005 (PDF: 248k)
- Ending March 31, 2004 (PDF: 387k)
Highlights (PDF: 113k) - Ending March 31, 2003 (PDF: 338k)
Highlights (PDF: 15k) - Ending March 31, 2002 (PDF: 336k)
Highlights (PDF: 18k) - Ending March 31, 2001 (PDF: 1.1mb)
Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) Annual Reports
- Ending March, 1999 (PDF: 72k)
- Ending March, 1998 (PDF: 121k)
Workers' Compensation Review Committee
- Final Report (PDF: 1.6mb) (March 2002)
Other Reports
- The Westray Story - Report of the Westray Mine Public Inquiry (1997)
Databases
- Subscription Databases
[ Grievance Arbitrations, Labour Agreements, Labour Relations Board, Labour Standards Tribunal, Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal/Workers' Compensation Board/Internal Appeals Decisions ]
Air, Land, Water
Air
- Nova Scotia Air Monitoring Stations - Map (PDF: 523k)
- Trans-Boundary Air Pollution Event - 2004 (PDF: 1.9mb)
Contaminated Sites
- Domestic Fuel Oil Spill Policy (PDF: 700k)
- Environmental Site Assessment - 783 Central Avenue, Greenwood, NS (PDF: 9.3mb)
- Guidelines for the Management of Contaminated Sites in Nova Scotia (PDF: 1.9mb)
- Risk Based Corrective Action Program (RBCA) v 2.1 (PDF: 1007k)
- Use of Atlantic RBCA in place of the Remedial Criteria Specified in the Domestic Fuel Oil Spill Policy (PDF: 64k)
Environmental Assessments
- A Citizen's Guide to Environmental Assessment (PDF: 868k)
- Developments That Require Environmental Assessment (PDF: 85k)
- Environmental Assessment - Balancing Environmental Protection with Economic Growth (PDF: 766k)
- Fee Schedule For Environmental Assessment (PDF: 875k)
- Guide to Addressing Wildlife Species and Habitat in an EA Registration Document (PDF: 97k)
- Guide to Environmental Approvals for Cranberry Operations (PDF: 922k)
- Guide to Preparing an EA Registration Document for Mining Developments in Nova Scotia (PDF: 169k)
- Guide to Preparing an EA Registration Document for Pit and Quarry Developments in Nova Scotia (PDF: 198k)
- Guide to the Environment Act (PDF: 88k)
- Guide to Surface Coal Mine Reclamation Plans (PDF: 102k)
- Proponent's Guide to Environmental Assessment (PDF: 975k)
- Regulatory Time Frames for Environmental Assessment (PDF: 790k)
- Requirements for Submitting Electronic Copies of Environmental Assessment Documents (PDF: 17k)
- Study on Surface Coal Mining Cumulative Effects in Cape Breton Regional Municipality (PDF: 18.1mb)
- Surface Coal Mining Action Plan (PDF: 75k)
Pests and Pesticides
- Lawn Weed (PDF: 302k)
- Bed Bugs (PDF)
- Carpenter Ant (PDF: 1.1mb)
- Chinch Bug (PDF: 51k)
- Common Diseases of Roses (PDF: 22k)
- Earwig (PDF: 37k)
- Eastern Tent Caterpillar (PDF: 245k)
- Flea (PDF: 25k)
- Garden Aphid (PDF: 27k)
- Mice & Rats (PDF: 271k)
- Pests and Pesticides in Nova Scotia (PDF: 73k)
- Pesticide Safety at Home (PDF: 81k)
- Pesticide Safety in the Garden (PDF: 33k)
- Powdery Mildew of Lilac, Phlox and Other Ornamentals (PDF: 16k)
- Preventing Pests in the Home Garden (PDF: 21k)
- Wasp (Yellowjacket) (PDF: 36k)
- Understanding the Pesticide Label (PDF: 70k)
- What Farm Operators Should Know About West Nile Virus (PDF: 24k)
- What Tire Pile Owners Should Know About West Nile Virus (PDF: 24k)
- White Grub (PDF: 60k)
Petroleum Storage
- Domestic Fuel Oil Spill Policy (PDF: 700k)
- Heating Oil Tank System Checkup (PDF: 18k)
- Homeowners Guide to Heating Oil Tank Systems (PDF: 755k)
- Installation and Environmental Management Guide for Aboveground Domestic Oil Tanks (PDF: 192k)
Pollution Prevention
- Boat Builders Survey Report 2004 (PDF: 162k)
- Business Environmental Checklist (PDF: 31k)
- Developing an Environmental Policy (PDF: 28k)
- Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14000 - An Overview (PDF: 29k)
- Green Office Checklist (PDF: 68k)
- Mercury in Health Care Checklist (PDF: 39k)
- Mercury In Hospitals Factsheet (PDF: 374k)
- P2 at Home, at Work and in Business (PDF: 107k)
- Pollution Prevention Guide for Printers in Atlantic Canada (PDF: 15.8mb)
- Pollution Prevention Workbook for Business (PDF: 4.9mb)
- Reducin' Pollution - An Environmental Health and Safety Guide for the Fibreglass Industry
- Volume 1 - Guidebook (PDF: 1mb)
- Volume 2 - Workbook (PDF: 694k)
- Pollution Prevention Discussion Paper (PDF: 547k)
Protected Areas
- A Second Location for the Rare Boreal Felt Lichen in Nova Scotia (PDF: 41k)
- Guide to Campsite Leases and Licences in Protected Wilderness Areas (PDF: 291k)
- Guide to Conducting Research in Wilderness Areas & Nature Reserves (PDF: 496k)
- Guided Outings - 2006/07 Events (PDF: 223k)
- Keep It Wild - A Guide For Low Impact Recreation In Nova Scotia's Wilderness Areas (PDF: 703k)
- Keep It Wild - Wilderness Area Standards (PDF: 391k)
- Lichen Indicators of Ecosystem Health in Nova Scotia's Protected Areas (PDF: 53k)
- Natural Landscapes: Report (PDF: 11.4mb), Map (PDF: 2.2mb), List (PDF: 212k)
- Nature Reserves of Nova Scotia (PDF: 664k)
- Occurrence and Abundance of Epiphytic Cyanolichens in Protected Areas of Nova Scotia, Canada (PDF: 181k)
- Order on Camping and Lighting of Fires (PDF: 9k)
- Protecting Private Land (PDF: 760k)
- Protecting Wilderness: A Summary of the Wilderness Areas Protection Act (PDF: 679k)
- Provincial Protected Areas Maps: Colour (PDF: 756k)
- Technical Notes: Floristic Survey of Canso Coastal Barrens Wilderness Area (PDF: 1.2mb)
- Technical Notes: Research Topics in Protected Areas (PDF: 1.9mb)
- Technical Notes: Wallace Lake Fire Report (PDF: 3.4mb)
Recycling and Waste
- Composting Facility Guidelines (PDF: 293k)
- Construction & Demolition Debris Disposal Site Guidelines (PDF: 119k)
- Dairy Stewardship Agreement (PDF: 18k)
- Electronic Waste - Background (PDF: 14k)
- Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Guidelines (PDF: 303k), October, 1997
- Newsprint (PDF: 11k)
- Proposed Amendments - Solid Waste-Resource Regulations (PDF: 21k)
- Sharps (residential syringes) (PDF: 14k)
- Solid Waste-Resource: 2004 Report (PDF: 561k)
- Solid Waste-Resource: 2003 Report (PDF: 220k)
- Solid Waste-Resource: 2001 Report (PDF: 91k)
- Solid Waste-Resource: 2000 Interim Report (PDF: 99k)
- Telephone Directory Stewardship Agreement (PDF: 111k)
- Waste-Resource Facility Brochure (PDF: 260k)
Trade and Innovation
Water
- Atlantic Canada Guidelines for Drinking Water Supply Systems (PDF: 1.5mb)
- A Drinking Water Strategy for Nova Scotia (PDF: 1.2mb)
- A Drinking Water Strategy for Nova Scotia - Final Report (PDF: 399k)
- Become a Water Steward in Your Community (PDF: 131k)
- Boil Water Fact Sheet (PDF: 66k)
- Before You Construct a Water Well (PDF: 630k) (Note: The drinking water guideline for arsenic, on page 24, has been changed to 0.010 mg/L effective May 2006)
- Facility Classification Standards (PDF: 70k)
- Flow Chart for Radionuclide Testing in Well Water (PDF: 551k)
- Groundwater Resource Reports and Maps
- A Guide for Private Well Owners:
English (PDF: 333k), French (PDF: 766k) - Guidelines for Monitoring Public Drinking Water Supplies (PDF: 205k)
- Maintaining Distribution System Water Quality (PDF: 30k)
- Municipal Water Approval Protocols
- Terms of Reference (PDF: 65k)
- Treatment Standard (PDF: 10.8mb)
- GUDI Protocol (PDF: 142k)
- Guidelines for the Determination of Natural Filtration Log Removal Credit for Giardia (PDF: 59k)
- Groundwater Treatment Standard (PDF: 64k)
- Points of Clarification (PDF: 74k) on Municipal Approvals Renewal Process.
- Potable Water Hauler Guidelines (PDF: 1.9mb)
- Preparing an Action Plan when contamination persists following disinfection (PDF: 19k)
- Radionuclides in Well Water: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF: 89k)
- Safe Drinking Water for Public Water Systems: An Overview of a Diligent Approach (PDF: 65k)
- Safe Drinking Water for Public Water Systems: A Diligent Approach (PDF: 140k)
- Save Water in Your Home (PDF: 91k)
- Sources of Radiation Exposure in Canada (PDF: 214k)
- Special Well-Water Advisory Group (SWAG) (PDF: 12k)
- Taking Care of Your Water Supply (PDF: 83k)
- Testing your well water for Lead-210 (PDF: 116k)
- Water Conservation (PDF: 156k)
- Water, A Natural Recycler (PDF: 169k)
- Water Wisdom Fact Sheet (PDF: 146k)
- Water Protection Plan
- Step 1 - Form a Source Water Protection Advisory Committee (PDF: 100k)
- Step 2 - Delineate a Source Water Protection Area Boundary (PDF: 217k)
- Step 3 - Identify Potential Contaminants and Assess Risk (PDF: 326k)
- Step 4 - Develop a Source Water Protection Management Plan (PDF: 135k)
- Step 5 - Develop a Monitoring Program (PDF: 102k)
- Water Utility Standard Operating Procedures and Contingency Plans Guidance (PDF: 49k)
- Well Database User's Manual (PDF: 770k)
- Well Disinfection Procedures (PDF: 16k)
- Atlantic Canada Standards and Guidelines Manual for the Collection, Treatment, and Disposal of Sanitary Sewage (PDF: 2.7mb)
- Before You Construct an On-site Sewage System (PDF: 690k)
- Biosolids FAQ (PDF: 17k)
- Biosolids and Industrial Waste FAQ (PDF: 35k)
- Guideline for the Storage and Application of Biosolids (PDF: 1.9mb)
- Municipal Wastewater Effluent Newsletter August 2005 (PDF: 355k)
- On-site Sewage Disposal Systems Technical Guidelines, November 2005 (Hard copies are available through Environment and Labour Regional Offices)
- Taking Care of Your Home Sewage Disposal System (PDF: 153k)
Youth Conservation Corps
- July 2005 Youth Corps Newsletter (PDF: 968k)
- August 2005 Youth Corps Newsletter (PDF: 652k)
- Summer 2004 Youth Corps Newsletter (PDF: 6mb)
- Summer 2003 Youth Corps Newsletter (PDF: 5mb)
- Summer 2002 Youth Corps Newsletter (PDF: 1.3mb)
Other
- Erosion and Sedimentation Control : Handbook for Construction Sites (Hard copies are available through the Environment and Labour Library)
Building and Equipment Safety
Fire Safety
- Nova Scotia Fire Services - Occupational Health and Safety Reference Guide (PDF: 58k)
- Holiday Fire Safety Tips (PDF: 7k)
- Revisions to Renewal Notice (form 8A) (PDF: 438k)
Employment and Workplaces
Employment Rights
- Guide to the Labour Standards Code (PDF: 218k)
- Guide du code des normes de travail (PDF: 339k)
- Labour Standards Tribunal (Database)
Health and Safety
Plain Language and Reference Guides- Construction Project Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees (PDF: 157k)
- Fall Protection and Scaffolding Regulations - Reference Guide - Text Only (PDF: 160k)
- Fall Protection and Scaffolding Regulations - Reference Guide - Appendices A to M, Graphics (PDF: 230k)
- First Aid Regulations - Reference Guide (PDF: 502k)
- First Aid Regulations - Plain Language Guide (PDF: 537k)
- General Blasting Regulations - Reference Guide (PDF: 665k)
- Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees - A Practical Guide for Single Employer Workplaces (PDF: 240k)
- Guide to the Occupational Diving Regulations for the Seafood Harvesting Industry (PDF: 58k)
- Nova Scotia Fire Services - Occupational Health and Safety Reference Guide (PDF: 58k) (published by the Nova Scotia Office of the Fire Marshal)
- Occupational Diving Regulations Reference Guide (PDF: 179k)
- Occupational Health and Safety Act - Reference Guide (PDF: 810k)
- Occupational Health Regulations - Reference Guide (PDF: 55k)
- Occupational Safety General Regulations
- Plain Language Guide - Part 3: Personal Protective Equipment (PDF: 547k)
- Plain Language Guide - Part 6: Lock-out (PDF: 625k)
- Reference Guide (PDF: 548k)
- Overview of Occupational Diving Regulations (PDF: 16k)
- Underground Mining Regulations - Reference Guide (PDF: 760k)
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- Your Rights, Responsibilities, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (PDF: 498k)
- Vos droits, vos responsabilités, et la loi sur la santé et sur la sécurité au travail (PDF: 554k)
- Blaster's Logbook (PDF: 14k)
- Can you spot the hazards? (PDF: 120k)
- Crime prevention in your business (PDF: 918k)
- Diving Codes of Practice - Infosheet ODR-2 (PDF: 14k)
- Diving Supervisor’s Record (Log Sheet) (PDF: 57k)
- Ergonomics Factsheets
- 6 Steps to an Ergonomics Mindset (PDF: 15k)
- Adjusting Your Computer Workstation (PDF: 16k)
- Approaches to Improving Lifting Tasks (PDF: 43k)
- How Much is Safe to Lift? (PDF: 12k)
- Standing on the Job (PDF: 34k)
- Working with Laptop Computers (PDF: 37k)
- Fish Safe (PDF: 1.4mb)
- The Forest Professional - Guidelines for the Stewards of Tomorrow's Forests (3rd Ed.) (PDF: 999k)
- Hiring Divers: The Basics - Infosheet ODR-1 (PDF: 15k)
- Loss Control Manual for the Wood Products Manufacturing and Handling Industry (PDF: 2.6mb)
- Nova Scotia Video Catalogue (PDF: 275k)
- Structural Steel/Steel Deck Erection Industry Guidleines (PDF: 279k)
- Toxicological Index - Data Sheet Users' Guide (PDF: 285k)
- Tree Care Guidelines (PDF: 99k)
- Which Labour Laws Apply to You? (PDF: 388k)
- WHMIS Posters in English (PDF: 136k) or French (PDF: 132k)
Injured Workers
Pensions
- Pension Benefits Act: A Guide to Understanding the Division of Pensions and Pension Benefits for Separating Spouses and Partners (PDF: 65k)
- CAPSA Guideline No. 2: Electronic Communications in the Pension Industry (PDF: 115k)
Unionized Workplaces
- Grievance Arbitrations (Database)
- Labour Agreements (Database) Formerly: Collective Agreements
- Labour Relations Board / Construction Industry Panel Decisions (Database)
Better Regulation
- Better Regulation Initiative Factsheet (PDF: 232k)
- Competitiveness and Compliance Initiative Factsheet (PDF: 194k)
- Occupational Diving Safety Strategy (PDF: 193k)
- Amusement Devices Mechanic Training Program (PDF: 263k)
- Labour Standards Self-Audits (PDF: 206k)
- 'Minding Your Business' (PDF: 212k)
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