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Canada Labour Code, Part II — Occupational Health and Safety R.S.C. 1985, c. L-2

76 sections · current to 2026-07-21 · official source ↗

  • Interpretation1
    • 122Interpretation
  • Purpose of Part3
  • Methods of Communication1
    • 122.3Methods of Communication
  • Application4
  • Duties of Employers6
    • 124Duties of Employers
    • 125Duties of Employers
    • 125.1Duties of Employers
    • 125.2Duties of Employers
    • 125.3Duties of Employers
    • 125.4Duties of Employers
  • Duties of Employees1
    • 126Duties of Employees
  • Employment Safety1
    • 127Employment Safety
  • Internal Complaint Resolution Process6
    • 127.1Internal Complaint Resolution Process
    • 128Internal Complaint Resolution Process
    • 128.1Internal Complaint Resolution Process
    • 129Internal Complaint Resolution Process
    • 130Internal Complaint Resolution Process
    • 131Internal Complaint Resolution Process
  • Pregnant and Nursing Employees1
    • 132Pregnant and Nursing Employees
  • Complaints when Action against Employees2
    • 133Complaints when Action against Employees
    • 134Complaints when Action against Employees
  • Policy Health and Safety Committees1
    • 134.1Policy Health and Safety Committees
  • Work Place Health and Safety Committees1
    • 135Work Place Health and Safety Committees
  • Provisions Common to Policy Committees and Work Place Committees3
    • 135.1Provisions Common to Policy Committees and Work Place Committees
    • 135.11Provisions Common to Policy Committees and Work Place Committees
    • 135.2Provisions Common to Policy Committees and Work Place Committees
  • Health and Safety Representatives3
    • 136Health and Safety Representatives
    • 136.1Health and Safety Representatives
    • 137Health and Safety Representatives
  • Coal Mining Safety Commission2
    • 137.1Coal Mining Safety Commission
    • 137.2Coal Mining Safety Commission
  • Administration4
  • Exercise of Powers in Relation to Health and Safety3
    • 140Exercise of Powers in Relation to Health and Safety
    • 141Exercise of Powers in Relation to Health and Safety
    • 141.1Exercise of Powers in Relation to Health and Safety
  • General Matters5
  • Special Safety Measures1
    • 145Special Safety Measures
  • Appeals of Decisions and Directions8
    • 145.1Appeals of Decisions and Directions
    • 146Appeals of Decisions and Directions
    • 146.01Appeals of Decisions and Directions
    • 146.1Appeals of Decisions and Directions
    • 146.2Appeals of Decisions and Directions(repealed)
    • 146.3Appeals of Decisions and Directions(repealed)
    • 146.4Appeals of Decisions and Directions(repealed)
    • 146.5Appeals of Decisions and Directions
  • Disciplinary Action2
    • 147Disciplinary Action
    • 147.1Disciplinary Action
  • Offences and Punishment7
    • 148Offences and Punishment
    • 149Offences and Punishment
    • 150Offences and Punishment
    • 151Offences and Punishment
    • 152Offences and Punishment
    • 153Offences and Punishment
    • 154Offences and Punishment
  • Providing of Information1
    • 155Providing of Information
  • Orders, Decisions and Directions of Board1
    • 156Orders, Decisions and Directions of Board
  • Fees1
  • Regulations7

Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations SOR/86-304

463 sections · current to 2026-07-21 · official source ↗

  • Part I1
    • 1.1Part I(repealed)
  • Interpretation17
  • Prescription1
    • 1.3Prescription
  • Application15
  • Records6
  • Inconsistent Provisions2
    • 1.6Inconsistent Provisions
    • 1.7Inconsistent Provisions(repealed)
  • Alternate Media1
    • 1.8Alternate Media
  • Standards5
  • Doors1
  • Clearances2
  • Floor and Wall Openings1
    • 2.5Floor and Wall Openings
  • Open-top Bins, Hoppers, Vats and Pits1
    • 2.6Open-top Bins, Hoppers, Vats and Pits
  • Ladders, Stairways and Ramps4
    • 2.7Ladders, Stairways and Ramps
    • 2.8Ladders, Stairways and Ramps
    • 2.9Ladders, Stairways and Ramps
    • 2.10Ladders, Stairways and Ramps
  • Docks, Ramps and Dock Plates1
    • 2.11Docks, Ramps and Dock Plates
  • Guardrails1
  • Toe Boards1
  • Housekeeping and Maintenance3
    • 2.14Housekeeping and Maintenance
    • 2.15Housekeeping and Maintenance
    • 2.16Housekeeping and Maintenance
  • Temporary Heating1
    • 2.17Temporary Heating
  • DIVISION IITowers, Antennas and Antenna-Supporting Structures2
    • 2.18DIVISION IITowers, Antennas and Antenna-Supporting Structures
    • 2.19DIVISION IITowers, Antennas and Antenna-Supporting Structures
  • Operation, Inspection, Testing, Cleaning and Maintenance3
    • 2.24Operation, Inspection, Testing, Cleaning and Maintenance
    • 2.25Operation, Inspection, Testing, Cleaning and Maintenance
    • 2.26Operation, Inspection, Testing, Cleaning and Maintenance
  • Investigations2
  • General20
  • Barricades1
  • Guardrails and Toe Boards1
    • 3.8Guardrails and Toe Boards
  • Temporary Stairs, Ramps and Platforms1
    • 3.9Temporary Stairs, Ramps and Platforms
  • Scaffolds1
  • Portable Ladders1
    • 3.11Portable Ladders
  • Excavation1
  • Safety Nets1
  • Housekeeping3
  • Use and Operation2
    • 4.3Use and Operation
    • 4.4Use and Operation
  • Inspection and Testing2
    • 4.5Inspection and Testing
    • 4.6Inspection and Testing
  • Repair and Maintenance1
    • 4.7Repair and Maintenance
  • Fabrication and Installation Standards2
    • 5.3Fabrication and Installation Standards
    • 5.4Fabrication and Installation Standards
  • Use, Operation, Repair, Alteration and Maintenance5
    • 5.5Use, Operation, Repair, Alteration and Maintenance
    • 5.6Use, Operation, Repair, Alteration and Maintenance
    • 5.7Use, Operation, Repair, Alteration and Maintenance
    • 5.8Use, Operation, Repair, Alteration and Maintenance
    • 5.9Use, Operation, Repair, Alteration and Maintenance
  • Inspections7
  • Buried Pressure Vessels1
    • 5.16Buried Pressure Vessels
  • Records and Reports2
    • 5.17Records and Reports
    • 5.18Records and Reports
  • Measurement of Average Levels of Lighting1
    • 6.3Measurement of Average Levels of Lighting
  • Lighting — Office Areas1
    • 6.4Lighting — Office Areas
  • Lighting — Industrial Areas1
    • 6.5Lighting — Industrial Areas
  • Lighting — General Areas1
    • 6.6Lighting — General Areas
  • Lighting — VDT1
    • 6.7Lighting — VDT
  • Lighting — Aerodrome Aprons and Aircraft Stands1
    • 6.8Lighting — Aerodrome Aprons and Aircraft Stands
  • Lighting — Artefactual Exhibits and Archival Materials1
    • 6.9Lighting — Artefactual Exhibits and Archival Materials
  • Emergency Lighting1
    • 6.10Emergency Lighting
  • Minimum Levels of Lighting1
    • 6.11Minimum Levels of Lighting
  • Measurement and Calculation of Exposure1
    • 7.2Measurement and Calculation of Exposure
  • Hazard Investigation4
    • 7.3Hazard Investigation
    • 10.4Hazard Investigation
    • 10.5Hazard Investigation
    • 10.6Hazard Investigation
  • Limits of Exposure1
    • 7.4Limits of Exposure
  • Reduction of Sound Exposure1
    • 7.5Reduction of Sound Exposure
  • Report to Head of Compliance and Enforcement1
    • 7.6Report to Head of Compliance and Enforcement
  • Hearing Protection1
    • 7.7Hearing Protection
  • Warning Signs1
    • 7.8Warning Signs
  • Safety Procedures4
    • 8.4Safety Procedures
    • 8.5Safety Procedures
    • 8.6Safety Procedures
    • 8.7Safety Procedures
  • Safety Watcher1
    • 8.8Safety Watcher
  • Coordination of Work1
    • 8.9Coordination of Work
  • Poles and Elevated Structures2
    • 8.10Poles and Elevated Structures
    • 8.11Poles and Elevated Structures
  • Isolation of Electrical Equipment2
    • 8.12Isolation of Electrical Equipment
    • 8.13Isolation of Electrical Equipment
  • Guarantees of Isolation for Electrical Equipment3
    • 8.14Guarantees of Isolation for Electrical Equipment
    • 8.15Guarantees of Isolation for Electrical Equipment
    • 8.16Guarantees of Isolation for Electrical Equipment
  • Live Test1
  • Termination of Guarantee of Isolation1
    • 8.18Termination of Guarantee of Isolation
  • Safety Grounding4
    • 8.19Safety Grounding
    • 8.20Safety Grounding
    • 8.21Safety Grounding
    • 8.22Safety Grounding
  • Switches and Control Devices1
    • 8.23Switches and Control Devices
  • Toilet Rooms7
  • Wash Basins5
  • Showers and Shower Rooms1
    • 9.23Showers and Shower Rooms
  • Potable Water6
  • Field Accommodation4
    • 9.30Field Accommodation
    • 9.31Field Accommodation
    • 9.32Field Accommodation
    • 9.33Field Accommodation
  • Preparation, Handling, Storage and Serving of Food5
    • 9.34Preparation, Handling, Storage and Serving of Food
    • 9.35Preparation, Handling, Storage and Serving of Food(repealed)
    • 9.36Preparation, Handling, Storage and Serving of Food
    • 9.37Preparation, Handling, Storage and Serving of Food
    • 9.38Preparation, Handling, Storage and Serving of Food
  • Food Waste and Garbage1
    • 9.39Food Waste and Garbage
  • Lunch Rooms1
  • Ventilation4
  • Clothing Storage3
    • 9.43Clothing Storage
    • 9.44Clothing Storage
    • 9.45Clothing Storage
  • Records of Hazardous Substances1
    • 10.3Records of Hazardous Substances
  • Medical Examinations1
    • 10.7Medical Examinations
  • Storage, Handling and Use5
    • 10.8Storage, Handling and Use
    • 10.9Storage, Handling and Use
    • 10.10Storage, Handling and Use
    • 10.11Storage, Handling and Use
    • 10.12Storage, Handling and Use
  • Warning of Hazardous Substances1
    • 10.13Warning of Hazardous Substances
  • Employee Education and Training2
    • 10.14Employee Education and Training
    • 10.15Employee Education and Training
  • Substitution of Substances1
    • 10.16Substitution of Substances
  • Control of Hazards4
  • Warnings1
  • Assembly of Pipes1
  • Explosives1
  • Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation1
    • 10.26Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation
  • Asbestos Exposure Management Program11
    • 10.26.1Asbestos Exposure Management Program
    • 10.26.2Asbestos Exposure Management Program
    • 10.26.3Asbestos Exposure Management Program
    • 10.26.4Asbestos Exposure Management Program
    • 10.26.5Asbestos Exposure Management Program
    • 10.26.6Asbestos Exposure Management Program
    • 10.26.7Asbestos Exposure Management Program
    • 10.26.8Asbestos Exposure Management Program
    • 10.26.9Asbestos Exposure Management Program
    • 10.26.10Asbestos Exposure Management Program
    • 10.26.11Asbestos Exposure Management Program
  • Identification2
  • Safety Data Sheets and Labels in Respect of Certain Hazardous Products1
    • 10.31Safety Data Sheets and Labels in Respect of Certain Hazardous Products
  • Supplier Safety Data Sheets1
    • 10.32Supplier Safety Data Sheets
  • Work Place Safety Data Sheets1
    • 10.33Work Place Safety Data Sheets
  • Availability of Safety Data Sheets1
    • 10.34Availability of Safety Data Sheets
  • Labels2
  • Portable Containers1
  • Special Cases1
  • Laboratories1
  • Signs1
  • Replacing Labels1
  • Exemptions from Disclosure1
    • 10.42Exemptions from Disclosure
  • Hazardous Waste1
  • Information Required in a Medical Emergency1
    • 10.44Information Required in a Medical Emergency
  • Fire and Explosion Prevention5
    • 10.45Fire and Explosion Prevention
    • 10.46Fire and Explosion Prevention
    • 10.47Fire and Explosion Prevention
    • 10.48Fire and Explosion Prevention
    • 10.49Fire and Explosion Prevention
  • Confined Space Identification1
    • 11.02Confined Space Identification
  • Hazard Assessment1
  • Confined Space Procedures1
    • 11.04Confined Space Procedures
  • Verification Before Entry in and During Occupancy of Hazardous Confined Space1
    • 11.05Verification Before Entry in and During Occupancy of Hazardous Confined Space
  • Emergency Procedures and Equipment1
    • 11.06Emergency Procedures and Equipment
  • Record of Emergency Procedures and Equipment1
    • 11.07Record of Emergency Procedures and Equipment
  • Provision and Use of Equipment1
    • 11.08Provision and Use of Equipment
  • Closing off a Confined Space1
    • 11.09Closing off a Confined Space
  • Hot Work10
    • 11.1Hot Work
    • 11.2Hot Work(repealed)
    • 11.3Hot Work(repealed)
    • 11.4Hot Work(repealed)
    • 11.5Hot Work(repealed)
    • 11.6Hot Work(repealed)
    • 11.7Hot Work(repealed)
    • 11.8Hot Work(repealed)
    • 11.9Hot Work(repealed)
    • 11.10Hot Work(repealed)
  • Ventilation Equipment1
    • 11.11Ventilation Equipment
  • Instruction and Training5
    • 11.12Instruction and Training
    • 12.2Instruction and Training
    • 14.23Instruction and Training
    • 18.5Instruction and Training
    • 18.6Instruction and Training
  • Retention of Records1
    • 11.13Retention of Records
  • Fall-protection Plan1
    • 12.06Fall-protection Plan
  • Fall-protection Systems2
    • 12.07Fall-protection Systems
    • 12.08Fall-protection Systems
  • Fall Protection1
  • Protective Headwear1
    • 12.1Protective Headwear
  • Protective Footwear1
  • Eye and Face Protection1
    • 12.12Eye and Face Protection
  • Respiratory Protection2
  • Skin Protection1
  • Protection Against Drowning1
    • 12.15Protection Against Drowning
  • Loose Clothing1
  • Protection Against Moving Vehicles1
    • 12.17Protection Against Moving Vehicles
  • Defective Equipment2
  • Design, Construction, Operation and Use of Tools7
    • 13.2Design, Construction, Operation and Use of Tools
    • 13.3Design, Construction, Operation and Use of Tools
    • 13.4Design, Construction, Operation and Use of Tools
    • 13.5Design, Construction, Operation and Use of Tools
    • 13.6Design, Construction, Operation and Use of Tools
    • 13.7Design, Construction, Operation and Use of Tools
    • 13.8Design, Construction, Operation and Use of Tools
  • Defective Tools and Machines2
    • 13.9Defective Tools and Machines
    • 13.10Defective Tools and Machines
  • Instructions and Training3
    • 13.11Instructions and Training
    • 13.12Instructions and Training
    • 17.6Instructions and Training
  • General Requirements for Machine Guards1
    • 13.13General Requirements for Machine Guards
  • Use, Operation, Repair and Maintenance of Machine Guards4
    • 13.14Use, Operation, Repair and Maintenance of Machine Guards
    • 13.15Use, Operation, Repair and Maintenance of Machine Guards
    • 13.16Use, Operation, Repair and Maintenance of Machine Guards
    • 13.17Use, Operation, Repair and Maintenance of Machine Guards
  • Abrasive Wheels2
  • Mechanical Power Transmission Apparatus1
    • 13.20Mechanical Power Transmission Apparatus
  • Woodworking Machinery1
    • 13.21Woodworking Machinery
  • Punch Presses1
  • Protection from Falling Objects2
    • 14.4Protection from Falling Objects
    • 14.5Protection from Falling Objects
  • Protection from Overturning1
    • 14.6Protection from Overturning
  • Seat-Belts1
  • Fuel Tanks1
  • Protection from Elements1
    • 14.9Protection from Elements
  • Vibration1
  • Controls1
  • Fire Extinguishers1
  • Means of Entering and Exiting1
    • 14.13Means of Entering and Exiting
  • Lighting1
  • Control Systems1
  • Warning Devices1
  • Rear View Mirrors1
  • Guided Industrial Vehicles1
    • 14.18Guided Industrial Vehicles
  • Conveyors1
  • Inspection, Testing and Maintenance1
    • 14.20Inspection, Testing and Maintenance
  • Mobile Cranes1
  • Split Rim Wheels1
  • Qualifications1
  • Signals3
  • Gradients1
  • Repairs1
  • Transporting and Positioning Employees1
    • 14.30Transporting and Positioning Employees
  • Loading, Unloading and Maintenance While in Motion3
    • 14.31Loading, Unloading and Maintenance While in Motion
    • 14.32Loading, Unloading and Maintenance While in Motion
    • 14.33Loading, Unloading and Maintenance While in Motion
  • Positioning the Load1
    • 14.34Positioning the Load
  • Tools1
  • Parking1
  • Materials Handling Area1
    • 14.38Materials Handling Area
  • Hazard Areas1
  • Rear Dumping1
  • Fuelling1
  • Ropes, Slings and Chains1
    • 14.42Ropes, Slings and Chains
  • Safe Working Loads1
  • Aisles and Corridors1
    • 14.44Aisles and Corridors
  • DIVISION IIIManual Handling of Materials4
    • 14.46DIVISION IIIManual Handling of Materials
    • 14.47DIVISION IIIManual Handling of Materials
    • 14.48DIVISION IIIManual Handling of Materials
    • 14.49DIVISION IIIManual Handling of Materials
  • DIVISION IVStorage of Materials1
    • 14.50DIVISION IVStorage of Materials
  • DIVISION VTransitional Provisions1
    • 14.51DIVISION VTransitional Provisions
  • Reports by Employee1
    • 15.3Reports by Employee
  • Telephone or Fax Reports1
    • 15.5Telephone or Fax Reports
  • Minor Injury Records1
    • 15.7Minor Injury Records
  • Written Reports2
  • Annual Report1
  • Retention of Reports and Records1
    • 15.11Retention of Reports and Records
  • First Aid Attendants2
    • 16.3First Aid Attendants
    • 16.4First Aid Attendants
  • First Aid Stations1
    • 16.5First Aid Stations
  • Communication of Information1
    • 16.6Communication of Information
  • First Aid Supplies and Equipment2
    • 16.7First Aid Supplies and Equipment
    • 16.8First Aid Supplies and Equipment
  • First Aid Rooms2
  • Transportation1
  • First Aid Courses1
  • Fire Protection Equipment1
    • 17.3Fire Protection Equipment
  • Emergency Evacuation Plan1
    • 17.4Emergency Evacuation Plan
  • Emergency Procedures1
    • 17.5Emergency Procedures
  • Emergency Wardens2
    • 17.7Emergency Wardens
    • 17.8Emergency Wardens
  • Meetings of Emergency Wardens and Drills1
    • 17.10Meetings of Emergency Wardens and Drills
  • Fire Hazard Areas2
  • Definitions1
  • Written Procedures1
    • 18.4Written Procedures
  • Medical Evaluations1
    • 18.7Medical Evaluations
  • Fitness to Dive1
  • Dive Plan1
  • Dive Team5
  • Emergency Assistance1
    • 18.15Emergency Assistance
  • Pressure-related Injury1
    • 18.16Pressure-related Injury
  • Decompression1
  • Identification of Dive Site1
    • 18.18Identification of Dive Site
  • Supervision2
  • Hazards1
  • Communications1
  • Breathing Supply3
  • Diving Equipment8
  • Termination of Dive1
  • Observation After Diving1
    • 18.35Observation After Diving
  • Flying After Diving1
  • Reports and Records6
  • Approach to Water Control and Intake Facilities4
    • 18.43Approach to Water Control and Intake Facilities
    • 18.44Approach to Water Control and Intake Facilities
    • 18.45Approach to Water Control and Intake Facilities
    • 18.46Approach to Water Control and Intake Facilities
  • Diving Hazards2
  • Use of Explosives1
  • Hyperbaric Chambers2
  • Alternative Energy Sources1
    • 18.52Alternative Energy Sources
  • Surface Supply Type 2 Dives10
    • 18.53Surface Supply Type 2 Dives
    • 18.54Surface Supply Type 2 Dives
    • 18.55Surface Supply Type 2 Dives
    • 18.56Surface Supply Type 2 Dives
    • 18.57Surface Supply Type 2 Dives
    • 18.58Surface Supply Type 2 Dives
    • 18.59Surface Supply Type 2 Dives
    • 18.60Surface Supply Type 2 Dives
    • 18.61Surface Supply Type 2 Dives
    • 18.62Surface Supply Type 2 Dives
  • Type 2 Scuba Diving5
  • Hazard Prevention Program1
    • 19.1Hazard Prevention Program
  • Implementation Plan1
    • 19.2Implementation Plan
  • Hazard Identification and Assessment Methodology1
    • 19.3Hazard Identification and Assessment Methodology
  • Hazard Identification and Assessment1
    • 19.4Hazard Identification and Assessment
  • Preventive Measures1
    • 19.5Preventive Measures
  • Employee Training1
    • 19.6Employee Training
  • Program Evaluation1
    • 19.7Program Evaluation
  • Reports1
  • PART XXRegular Rate of Wages10
    • 20.1PART XXRegular Rate of Wages
    • 20.2PART XXRegular Rate of Wages(repealed)
    • 20.3PART XXRegular Rate of Wages(repealed)
    • 20.4PART XXRegular Rate of Wages(repealed)
    • 20.5PART XXRegular Rate of Wages(repealed)
    • 20.6PART XXRegular Rate of Wages(repealed)
    • 20.7PART XXRegular Rate of Wages(repealed)
    • 20.8PART XXRegular Rate of Wages(repealed)
    • 20.9PART XXRegular Rate of Wages(repealed)
    • 20.10PART XXRegular Rate of Wages(repealed)
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