HANDI-GUIDE to Federal Workplace Health and Safety Legislation - 2019 Edition + ProView
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This handy up-to-date in-the-field reference contains the full text of the workplace health and safety legislation applicable to federally-regulated employers, plus 7 interpretive chapters. This guide is current to March 2019. Some of the important regulatory highlights and changes addressed in this edition include:
The HANDI-GUIDE contains 7 interpretive chapters, plus the following legislation:
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- Part II, Occupational Health and Safety, Canada Labour Code ,
- Canadian Occupational Safety and Health Regulations ,
- Policy Committees, Work Place Committees and Health and Safety Representatives Regulations ,
- Aviation Occupational Health and Safety Regulations ,
- Coal Mining Occupational Health and Safety Regulations ,
- Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations ,
- Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations ,
- On Board Trains Occupational Safety and Health Regulations
The interpretive chapters include:
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- NEW: Regulatory Update reviews the most important regulatory changes from 2016 to early 2019, and discusses other changes that will occur in 2019 and 2020; information on contacting and reporting to the federal Labour Program (Workplace Health and Safety); OHS Resources available from the Labour Program; Labour Programs Forward Regulatory Plan ,
- Chapter 1 reviews the general duties of employers, supervisors and employees with duties under federal OHS legislation. ,
- Chapter 2 addresses enforcement mechanisms, powers of health and safety officers, and principles of due diligence as related to OHS compliance. ,
- Chapter 3 reviews the OHS responsibilities of supervisors. ,
- Chapter 4 discusses the OHS responsibilities of workers. ,
- Chapter 5 references the Policy Committees, Work Place Committees and Health and Safety Representatives Regulations and outlines the role of occupational health and safety committees & occupational health and safety representatives. In addition, this chapter discusses the requirement for employers with 300+ employees to have a policy health and safety committee.
Some of the important regulatory matters and topical issues addressed in the Regulatory Update include:
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- Updated OELs for Grain Dust and Flour Dust ,
- Airborne Asbestos Updates to OHS Regulations ,
- Summary of Compliance with WHMIS 2015 ,
- Workplace Impairment and Cannabis ,
- Prevention of Harassment and Violence in Federally Regulated Workplaces ,
- Administrative Monetary Penalties for OHS Violations (proposed; not yet in force) ,
- Adding a Privacy Notice to Hazardous Occurrence Reports ,
- Amendments to COHS Regulations Safety Equipment/Materials Standards ,
- Minor Amendments to Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations ,
- Amendments to COHS Regulations thermal stress, nanoparticles and ultraviolet radiation ,
- Amending the COHS Regulations Confined Spaces ,
- Amending Four Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Updating References to Standards
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\"- Publisher:
- Carswell
- Practice Area:
- Human Resources
- Jurisdiction:
- General
- Publication Date:
- 2019-07-26
- Hardcover Specifications
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- 30856823
- Sub #:
- 42663244
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