Pocket Ontario OH&S Act & Regulations

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Pocket Ontario OH&S Act and Regulations, 2009 Consolidated Edition


	Format	Softcover
	Catalogue No.	978-0-7798-1907-2
	Pages	Approximately 889
	Language	English only
	Price	$20.95

Published by Carswell Publishing, 2009.

This is an annual publication. The 2009 edition was released April 2009.

Description:

The 2009 consolidated edition of the Pocket Ontario OH&S Act and Regulations consolidation is designed to be appropriate for use in all Ontario firms and organizations in the industrial, manufacturing, health care and construction sectors, as well as in offices and certain other institutions covered by the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Contents include:

Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations plus selected regulations including:
- Confined Spaces
- Construction Projects
- Control of Exposure to Biological or Chemical Agents
- Designated Substances
- Diving Operations
- Farming Operations
- Firefighters – Protective Equipment
- Health Care and Residential Facilities
- Needle Safety
- Industrial Establishments
- WHMIS
- X-ray Safety
- First Aid Requirements
Plus a list of Occupational Health & Safety Addresses and Resources.

Changes to the 2009 edition includes:

Needle Safety – O. Reg. 474/07. This new regulation, which came into force September 1, 2008, specifies criteria for the provision and use of safety-engineered needles in hospitals.
O. Reg. 317/08. This regulation amends O. Reg. 474/07, expanding the mandatory use of safety-engineered needles to long-term care homes, laboratories, specimen collection centres and psychiatric facilities.
Exposure Limits. Amendments were made by O. Reg. 248/08 to exposure limits for over 30 biological and chemical agents listed in the schedules of Regulation 833.
Increased powers for Ontario Ministry of Labour Inspectors. Under Ontario's Regulatory Modernization Act 2006, MOL inspectors conducting safety inspections can now document and report observed violations to the Employment Standards Act, the Smoke Free Ontario Act or any of 78 other Acts listed in the RMA 2006.

Also included are a detailed Table of Contents and a comprehensive Index to help you find the pertinent sections of the Act or Regulations as quickly as possible.

The legislation cited in the 2009 edition is current to January 3, 2009.

Please note that the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act does not cover employees of the federal government, banks, communication companies or transportation companies. Those employees are covered by Part II of the Canada Labour Code.

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