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The Law
Federal Workplaces - All jobs in the workplaces listed here are covered by the federal government�s Canada Labour Code Part II and its Regulations. If you work in one of these workplaces you have Rights and Responsibilities that are very similar to those you would have under Ontario�s Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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Airline (all, including small charter companies) Airport Atomic Energy Facility Bank (but not a Trust company) Bus Company * Cable Company Courier Company * Crown Corporations (e.g. Canada Post) Federal Government Department (e.g. Agriculture Canada, Parks Canada, Health Canada) |
Feed Mill Grain Elevator Pipeline * Railway * (includes almost all in Ontario) Radio Station Shipping Company (e.g. lake freighter) Telephone Company (e.g. Bell Canada) Television Station Trucking Company * |
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OHSA Regulations
Under Ontario�s Occupational Health and Safety Act, there are Regulations that give very specific rules for certain occupations and industrial sectors, and for work-ing with many types of hazardous materials. You must know which if any of the Regulations listed below apply to your workplace and your job.
- Industrial
- Construction
- Mines
- Oil and Gas Offshore
- Health Care & Residential
- Window Cleaning
- Diving
- Firefighters
- Teachers
- University Academics & Teaching Assistants
- Roll-over Protective Devices
- Control of Exposure to Biological or Chemical Agents
- X-ray Safety
- WHMIS
- Designated Substances
Designated Substance Regulations
Most workplace hazardous materials are covered by the WHMIS Regulation and by the Control of Exposure to Biological or Chemical Agents Regulation. But there are eleven hazardous materials for which the government of Ontario has written special rules.These materials are called designated substances and, except for asbestos, each has its own Regulation. (There are two Regulations that deal with asbestos.) The goal of these Regulations is to limit how much of the material a worker can be exposed to.
There are designated substances for:
- Asbestos
- Asbestos on Construction Projects and in Buildings and Repair Operations
- Silica
- Isocyanates
- Benzene
- Arsenic
- Ethylene Oxide
- Lead
- Coke Oven Emissions
- Acrylonitrile
- Mercury
- Vinyl Chloride
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