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3-Year Master Plan for Education Sector Occupational Health Committees

Welcome to SASWH’s 3-year master plan, which has been designed with Saskatchewan’s education sector in mind. This plan was developed to guide school-based Occupational Health Committees (OHCs) to discuss concerns, review reports, talk about training and consult applicable legislation. Following the plan will assist committees in meeting their legislative responsibilities and helps to promote an environment where workplace health and safety are prioritized. 4 meetings are held through the school year. A proposed draft agenda and accompanying legislation has been set for each meeting, with room for adaptation when needed. The agenda may have suggested activities, surveys and resources that complement the topics discussed at the meeting. The 3-year plan is intended to be a framework on which to build OHC meetings. The committee is a foundational piece of an organization’s internal responsibility system and must function well to fulfill its legal requirements. An effective OHC can create a safer workplace for all by detecting and putting forward recommendations to reduce or eliminate health and safety hazards.

2 Table of Contents Year 1 Y1 Quarterly OHC Meeting Summary ............................................................... 5 Y1Q1 OHC Agenda ..................................................................................... 6 Agenda Attachment: Occupational Health and Safety Bulletin Board ............... 7 Agenda Attachment: Emergency Response ................................................. 8 Y1Q1 Cited Legislation ............................................................................. 9 Y1Q2 OHC Agenda ................................................................................... 18 Agenda Attachment: OHC Function .......................................................... 19 Agenda Attachment: Safety Management System ...................................... 20 Y1Q2 Cited Legislation ........................................................................... 21 Y1Q3 OHC Agenda ................................................................................... 33 Agenda Attachment: Incident Reporting and Investigation .......................... 34 Y1Q3 Cited Legislation ........................................................................... 35 Y1Q4 OHC Agenda ................................................................................... 42 Agenda Attachment: Harassment ............................................................ 43 Y1Q4 Cited Legislation ........................................................................... 44 Year 2 Y2 Quarterly OHC Meeting Summary ............................................................. 49 Y2Q1 OHC Agenda ................................................................................... 50 Agenda Attachment: PPE and Requirements ............................................. 51 Y2Q1 Cited Legislation ........................................................................... 52 Y2Q2 OHC Agenda ................................................................................... 61 Agenda Attachment: Working Alone ......................................................... 62 Agenda Attachment: Musculoskeletal Injuries ........................................... 63 Y2Q2 Cited Legislation ........................................................................... 64 Y2Q3 OHC Agenda ................................................................................... 69 Y2Q3 Cited Legislation ........................................................................... 70 Y2Q4 OHC Agenda ................................................................................... 74 Y2Q4 Cited Legislation ........................................................................... 75

3 Year 3 Y3 Quarterly OHC Meeting Summary ............................................................. 83 Y3Q1 OHC Agenda ................................................................................... 84 Agenda Attachment: Lifting Transferring and Moving .................................. 85 Y3Q1 Cited Legislation ........................................................................... 86 Y3Q2 OHC Agenda ................................................................................... 90 Agenda Attachment: Facility Orientation and Training ................................. 91 Y3Q2 Cited Legislation ........................................................................... 92 Y3Q3 OHC Agenda ................................................................................... 97 Y3Q3 Cited Legislation ........................................................................... 98 Y3Q4 OHC Agenda ................................................................................. 105 Y3Q4 Cited Legislation ......................................................................... 106

3-Year Master Plan for Education Sector Occupational Health CommitteesYEAR ONE

5 Education 3-Year Plan – Year 1 OHC Meeting Summary Year 1 September, December, March, June Y1Q1 – September Y1Q2 – December Review governance process Review policy process and management Review legislation: Occupational Health Officer inspections SEA 3-38 to 3-46 Reg 39, 4-2 to 4-7, 4-9, 4-11 Review legislation: roles and responsibilities of OHC SEA 3-16, 3-22, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27, 3-29, 3-35, 3-36 OH&S 3-3, 3-4, 3-12 Review safety policy: workplace inspections – see inspection checklist Review legislation: OH&S 6-1 to 6-4, 6-7 to 6-14 Review safety policy: commitment statement Review safety policy: violence - including training if applicable SEA 3-21, OH&S 3-26 [violence] Review safety policy: harassment OH&S 3-25 Review OHC board requirements – attached to agenda Suggested activity/communication: Occupational Health Committee analysis General health requirements Review legislation: first aid OH&S 5-3, 5-5 to 5-8, 5-11, 5-12 Suggested activity/communication: First aid assessment Send out worker awareness – general OHS awareness – attached to agenda Review emergency plan - attached Y1Q3 – March Y1Q4 – June Review legislation: right to refuse SEA 3-31 to 3-34 Review JSA policies and procedures for noise control and hearing Review legislation: noise control and hearing conservation OH&S 8-1 to 8-6 Review legislation: reporting and investigation policies/requirements OH&S 2-2, 2-3, 3-18 to 3-21 Review safety policy: training and work practices – guide attached to agenda Review JSA policies and procedures for electrical work Review legislation: requirements for electrical equipment OH&S 30-4, 30-6, 30-8, 30-9, 30-12 Review legislation: training requirements OH&S 3-8 TLR where applicable, emergency preparedness, WHMIS, safe work practices/ procedures, OHC Level I & II Review legislation: infection control plan OH&S 6-22 Suggested activity/communication: Review occupational illness and injury analysis checklist

6 OHC Agenda for Y1Q1 – September 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Old Business a. Contraventions b. Recommendations c. 4. New Business a. Set annual objectives i. Inspection date(s) for this school year ii. Fire drill date(s) for this school year b. Incident/injury reports c. Inspections d. 5. Review Occupational Health Committees Section of the Act SEA 3-16, 3-22, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27, 3-29, 3-35, 3-36 6. Review General Information Section of the OH&S Regulations OH&S 2-4, 3-3, 3-4, 3-12 7. Safety Program Policy Review a. Policy statement b. Violence policy i. SEA 3-21 ii. OH&S 3-26 iii. Related training if applicable 8. Review OHC Board Requirements – see attached 9. Review First Aid Section of the OH&S Regulations OH&S 5-3, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, 5-11, 5-12 10. Suggested Activity/Communication a. First aid assessment* 11. Review Emergency Plan – see attached 12. Adjournment * Note: All deficiencies must be accompanied by recommended actions.

7 Agenda Attachment for Y1Q1 – September Occupational Health and Safety Bulletin Boards Use this checklist to help ensure required information is provided. SET UP THE BOARD  Ensure the board is in an area all workers can access.  Label the board as Occupational Health and Safety.  Post the names of the OHC members.  Post the names of the OHC co-chairs.  Ensure a copy of the current Act and regulations are available.  If any standards have been adopted, ensure a copy of the standard is also available. REQUIRED POSTED ITEMS  Minutes from the last OHC meeting.  Harassment policy.  Violence policy.  Any reports received from the government (Occupational Health Officer) and the corresponding progress report.  Statistical analysis of incidents.  A granted exemption by the Director of Occupational Health and Safety – needs to be posted in two places. OTHER ITEMS THAT COULD BE INCLUDED  Safety information talks or bulletins.  Date of the next OHC meeting.  Posters bringing awareness to a safety topic.  Upcoming safety conferences or online courses.  Inspection reports.  Blank incident forms.  _______________________________________________________________

8 Agenda Attachment for Y1Q1 – September Emergency Response Use this checklist to help ensure required information is provided. Circle “Yes” or “No” for each of the following questions. 1. Does your facility/department have emergency response plans for the following emergency situations: a. Fires? YES NO b. Violent actions? YES NO c. Hazardous material spills or releases? YES NO d. Bomb threat? YES NO e. Hostage taking? YES NO f. Tornado? YES NO 2. Are emergency drills held annually? YES NO All questions with a “NO” response should be discussed at the next OHC meeting. The committee should also answer the following questions regarding all “NO” responses: ▪ Why is this not being done? ▪ What changes can the OHC make to ensure this is done in the future?

9 OHC Legislation for Y1Q1 – September Saskatchewan Employment Act 3-16 Duty to provide information (1) In this section, “required information”: (a) means any information that an employer, contractor, owner or supplier knows or may reasonably be expected to know and that: (i) may aect the health or safety of any person who works at a place of employment; or (ii) is necessary to identify and control any existing or potential hazards with respect to any plant or any process, procedure, biological substance or chemical substance used at a place of employment; and (b) includes any prescribed information. (2) Subject to section 3‑17 and Division 7, every employer shall keep readily available all required information and provide that information to the following at a place of employment: (a) the occupational health committee; (b) the occupational health and safety representative; (c) the workers, if there is no occupational health committee and no occupational health and safety representative. (3) Subject to Division 7, every contractor shall provide all required information to: (a) every employer and self‑employed person with whom the contractor has a contract; and (b) any occupational health committee established by the contractor. (4) Subject to Division 7, every owner of a plant used as a place of employment shall provide all required information to every contractor, every employer who employs workers who work in or on the plant and every self‑employed person who works in or on the plant. (5) Subject to Division 7, every supplier shall provide prescribed written instructions and any other prescribed information to every employer to whom the supplier supplies any prescribed biological substance, chemical substance or plant. 3‑21 Duty re policy statement on violence and prevention plan (1) An employer operating at a prescribed place of employment where violent situations have occurred or may reasonably be expected to occur shall develop and implement a written policy statement and prevention plan to deal with potentially violent situations after consultation with: (a) the occupational health committee; (b) the occupational health and safety representative; or (c) the workers, if there is no occupational health committee and no occupational health and safety representative. In a survey of teachers in Saskatchewan, 35% of respondents reported having experienced violence at work in the past 5 years. - Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation, Member Survey (2023)

10 (2) A policy statement and prevention plan required pursuant to subsection (1) must include any prescribed provisions. 3-22 Establishment of committees (1) Subject to the regulations made pursuant to this Part, at every place of employment where 10 or more workers of one employer work, the employer shall: (a) establish an occupational health committee at the place of employment; and (b) designate persons as members of the occupational health committee in accordance with this section. (2) An occupational health committee must consist of at least two and no more than 12 persons. (3) At least half of the members of an occupational health committee must represent workers other than workers connected with the management of the place of employment. (4) No person who represents workers shall be designated as a member of an occupational health committee unless the person: (a) has been elected from the place of employment for that purpose by the workers whom the person would represent; (b) has been appointed from the place of employment in accordance with the constitution or bylaws of the union of which the workers are members; or (c) if more than one union represents the workers whom the person would represent on the committee, has been appointed for that purpose from the place of employment pursuant to an agreement among all those unions. 3-25 Duty to post names (1) A person who is required to establish an occupational health committee pursuant to section 3‑22 or 3‑23 or the regulations made pursuant to this Part shall post the names of the members of the committee in a conspicuous location at every place of employment of workers represented by the committee. (2) An employer who is required to designate an occupational health and safety representative pursuant to section 3‑24 shall post the name of the representative in a conspicuous location at every place of employment of workers represented by the representative. 3-26 General concern of committees and representatives (1) An occupational health committee and an occupational health and safety representative shall have a continuing concern with respect to the health, safety and welfare at a place of employment of workers represented by the committee or the representative. 3-27 Duties of the committee (1) The duties of an occupational health committee are the following: (a) to participate in the identication and control of health and safety hazards in or at the place of employment; (b) to cooperate with the occupational health and safety service, if any, established for the place of employment; (c) to establish, promote and recommend the means of delivery of occupational health and safety programs for the education and information of workers; (d) to maintain records with respect to the duties of the committee pursuant to this section; (e) to investigate any matter mentioned in section 3‑31;

11 (f) to receive, consider and resolve matters respecting the health and safety of workers; (g) to carry out any other duties that are specied in this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part. (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that the duties of the occupational health committee imposed by this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part are not diminished by any other committee established within the place of employment by the employer or contractor. 3-29 Reference of matters to occupational health oicer (1) In this section, “employer” means any person who is required to establish an occupational health committee pursuant to section 3‑22 or 3‑23 or the regulations made pursuant to this Part or to designate an occupational health and safety representative pursuant to section 3‑24. (2) If an employer does not resolve an issue or address a concern raised by an occupational health committee or an occupational health and safety representative with respect to the health, safety and welfare of the workers at a place of employment, the employer shall provide written reasons for not resolving the issue or addressing the concern to the committee or to the representative. (3) If the parties cannot resolve an issue or address a concern after the provision of written reasons by the employer pursuant to subsection (2), any of the following may refer the matter to an occupational health oicer: (a) the employer; (b) the occupational health committee; (c) a member of the occupational health committee; (d) the occupational health and safety representative. (4) If a matter is referred to an occupational health oicer pursuant to subsection (3), the oicer may: (a) determine that there is no issue or concern and inform the person who referred the matter of the determination; (b) endeavour to mediate an acceptable resolution of the matter and, if the matter cannot be resolved, give written reasons to the employer and to the occupational health committee or the occupational health and safety representative, as the case may be, why the matter cannot be resolved; or (c) issue a notice of contravention in accordance with this Part. (5) Nothing in this section limits the right of a worker to refer any matter respecting occupational health and safety directly to an occupational health oicer. 3-35 Discriminatory action prohibited No employer shall take discriminatory action against a worker because the worker: (a) acts or has acted in compliance with: (i) this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part; (ii) Part V or the regulations made pursuant to that Part; (iii) a code of practice issued pursuant to section 3‑84; or (iv) a notice of contravention or a requirement or prohibition contained in a notice of contravention; (b) seeks or has sought the enforcement of: (i) this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part; or (ii) Part V or the regulations made pursuant to that Part;

12 (c) assists or has assisted with the activities of an occupational health committee or occupational health and safety representative; (d) seeks or has sought the establishment of an occupational health committee or the designation of an occupational health and safety representative; (e) performs or has performed the function of an occupational health committee member or occupational health and safety representative; (f) refuses or has refused to perform an act or series of acts pursuant to section 3‑31; (g) is about to testify or has testied in any proceeding or inquiry pursuant to: (i) this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part; or (ii) Part V or the regulations made pursuant to that Part; (h) gives or has given information to an occupational health committee, an occupational health and safety representative, an occupational health oicer or other person responsible for the administration of this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part with respect to the health and safety of workers at a place of employment; (i) gives or has given information to a radiation health oicer within the meaning of Part V or to any other person responsible for the administration of that Part or the regulations made pursuant to that Part; (j) is or has been prevented from working because a notice of contravention with respect to the worker’s work has been served on the employer; or (k) has been prevented from working because an order has been served pursuant to Part V or the regulations made pursuant to that Part on an owner, vendor or operator within the meaning of that Part. 3-36 Referral to an oicer (1) A worker who, on reasonable grounds, believes that the employer has taken discriminatory action against him or her for a reason mentioned in section 3‑35 may refer the matter to an occupational health oicer. (2) If an occupational health oicer decides that an employer has taken discriminatory action against a worker for a reason mentioned in section 3‑35, the occupational health oicer shall serve a notice of contravention requiring the employer to: (a) cease the discriminatory action; (b) reinstate the worker to his or her former employment on the same terms and conditions under which the worker was formerly employed; (c) subject to subsection (5), pay to the worker any wages that the worker would have earned if the worker had not been wrongfully discriminated against; and (d) remove any reprimand or other reference to the matter from any employment records maintained by the employer with respect to that worker. Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 3-3 Employment of young persons (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that no person under the age of 16 years is employed or permitted to work: (a) on a construction site; (b) in a production process at a pulp mill, sawmill or woodworking establishment;

13 (c) in a production process at a smelter, foundry, renery or metal processing or fabricating operation; (d) in a conned space; (e) in a production process in a meat, sh or poultry processing plant; (f) in a forestry or logging operation; (g) on a drilling or servicing rig; (h) as an operator of powered mobile equipment, a crane or a hoist; (i) where exposure to a chemical or biological substance is likely to endanger the health or safety of the person; or (j) in power line construction or maintenance. (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that no person under the age of 18 years is employed: (a) underground or in an open pit at a mine; (b) as a radiation worker; (c) in an asbestos process as dened in section 330; (d) in a silica process as dened in section 346; or (e) in any activity for which these regulations or any other regulations made. 3-4 Duty of employer or contractor to provide information An employer or contractor shall: (a) make readily available for reference by workers a copy of: (i) the Act; (ii) any regulations made pursuant to the Act that apply to the place of employment or to any work done there; and (iii) any standards adopted in the regulations that address work practices or procedures and that apply to the place of employment or to any work done there; and (b) where the information mentioned in clause (a) or in 3-16 of the Act will be posted, provide a suitable bulletin board to be used primarily to post information on health and safety related to the place of employment. 3‑12 Examination of plant An employer, contractor or owner shall: (a) arrange for the regular examination of any plant under the control of the employer or owner to ensure, to the extent that is reasonably practicable, that the plant is capable of: (i) withstanding the stress likely to be imposed on the plant; and (ii) safely performing the functions for which the plant is used; and (b) as soon as is reasonably practicable, correct any unsafe condition found in the plant and take immediate steps to protect the health and safety of any worker who may be at risk until the unsafe condition is corrected. 3‑26 Violence (1) In this section, “violence” means the attempted, threatened or actual conduct of a person that causes or is likely to cause injury, and includes any threatening statement or behaviour that gives a worker reasonable cause to believe that the worker is at risk of injury. (2) Places of employment that provide the following services or activities are prescribed for the purposes of subsection 3‑21(1) of the Act:

14 (a) services provided by health care facilities mentioned in clauses (a) to (e) and (l) of the denition of “health care facilities” in section 31‑1; (b) pharmaceutical-dispensing services; (c) education services; (d) police services; (e) corrections services; (f) other law enforcement services; (g) security services; (h) crisis counselling and intervention services; (i) late night retail premises as dened in section 3‑27; (j) nancial services; (k) the sale of alcoholic beverages or the provision of premises for the consumption of alcoholic beverages; (l) taxi services; (m) transit services. (3) A policy statement and prevention plan required by subsection 3‑21(1) of the Act must be in writing and must include: (a) the employer’s commitment to minimize or eliminate the risk; (b) the identication of the worksites where violent situations have occurred or may reasonably be expected to occur; (c) the identication of any sta positions at the place of employment that have been, or may reasonably be expected to be, exposed to violent situations; (d) the procedure to be followed by the employer to inform workers of the nature and extent of risk from violence, including, except if the disclosure is prohibited by law, any information in the employer’s possession related to the risk of violence from persons who have a history of violent behaviour and whom workers are likely to encounter in the course of their work; (e) the actions the employer will take to minimize or eliminate the risk, including the use of personal protective equipment, administrative arrangements and engineering controls; (f) the procedure to be followed by a worker who has been exposed to a violent incident to report the incident to the employer; (g) the procedure the employer will follow to document and investigate a violent incident reported pursuant to clause (f); (h) a recommendation that any worker who has been exposed to a violent incident consult the worker’s physician for treatment or referral for post incident counselling; and (i) the employer’s commitment to provide a training program for workers that includes: (i) the means to recognize potentially violent situations; (ii) procedures, work practices, administrative arrangements and engineering controls that have been developed to minimize or eliminate the risk to workers; (iii) the appropriate responses of workers to incidents of violence, including how to obtain assistance; and (iv) procedures for reporting violent incidents. (4) If a worker receives treatment or counselling mentioned in clause (3)(h) or attends a training program mentioned in clause (3)(i), an employer shall credit the worker’s attendance as time at work and ensure that the worker loses no pay or other benets. (5) An employer shall make readily available for reference by workers a copy of the policy statement and prevention plan required by subsection 3‑21(1) of the Act.

15 (6) An employer shall ensure that the policy statement and prevention plan required by subsection 3‑21(1) of the Act is reviewed and, if necessary, revised every 3 years and whenever there is a change of circumstances that may aect the health or safety of workers. 5‑3 Provision of rst aid Subject to section 5‑4, an employer, contractor or owner shall: (a) provide the personnel, supplies, equipment, facilities and transportation required by this Part to render prompt and appropriate rst aid to workers at every worksite; (b) subject to clause (c), provide rst aid supplies and equipment that meet the appropriate classication and minimum requirements for the place of employment or worksite as set out in CSA standard; (c) undertake a workplace rst aid risk assessment conducted by a competent person to determine the appropriate classication for the place of employment or worksite in accordance with the guidelines as set out in Annex A of CSA standard; (d) in consultation with the committee, the representative or, if there is no committee or representative, the workers, review the provisions of this Part; (e) if the provisions of this Part are not adequate to meet any specic hazard at a place of employment, provide additional suitable personnel, supplies, equipment and facilities that are appropriate for the hazard; and (f) ensure that, if a worker may be entrapped or incapacitated in a situation that may be dangerous to any person involved in the rescue operation: (i) an eective written procedure for the rescue of that worker is developed; and (ii) suitable personnel and rescue equipment are provided. 5‑5 First aid personnel (1) An employer or contractor shall: (a) provide the personnel set out in Table 9 of the Appendix for: (i) the level of risk associated with the work carried out at the place of employment as determined by a workplace rst aid risk assessment; and (ii) the number of workers at the place of employment at any one time; and (b) ensure that the personnel are readily available during working hours. (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that the personnel required pursuant to subsection (1) have the qualications set out in Table 1 or Table 3 of the Appendix, as the case may require. (3) A person who possesses credentials in rst aid that, in the opinion of the director, are equivalent to or superior to the credentials required for a place of employment may serve as a rst aid attendant at that place of employment. (4) If rescue personnel are required by these regulations to be provided at a worksite, an employer or contractor shall ensure that at least 1 rst aid attendant with a class A qualication is readily available during working hours, whether or not the employer or contractor is required to provide a class A rst aid attendant pursuant to subsection (1). (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part, if an employer, contractor or owner provides lodging for workers at or near an isolated or distant place of employment, the employer, contractor 98% of people say knowing how to perform first aid is important; however, only 18% of Canadians are currently certified. - Canadian Red Cross, World First Aid Day Press Release (2012)

16 or owner shall provide the personnel, supplies, equipment and facilities required pursuant to section 5‑3(b) and Table 9 of the Appendix based on the total number of workers at or near the place of employment, whether or not the workers are all working at any one time. (6) An employer or contractor shall: (a) allow a rst aid attendant and any other worker that the rst aid attendant needs for assistance to provide prompt and adequate rst aid to a worker who has been injured or taken ill; and (b) ensure that the rst aid attendant and any worker assisting the rst aid attendant have adequate time, with no loss of pay or other benets, to provide the rst aid. 5‑6 Certicates (1) No certicate issued by an agency is valid for the purposes of this Part unless the certicate species the duration and content of the course for which the certicate is issued and the expiry date of the certicate. (2) A certicate may specify: (a) a period not exceeding 3 years for which the certicate is valid; and (b) the conditions for the renewal of the certicate. 5‑7 First aid station (1) An employer or contractor shall provide and maintain for every worksite a readily accessible rst aid station that contains: (a) a rst aid kit containing the supplies and equipment mentioned in section 5-3(b); (b) a suitable rst aid manual; and (c) any other supplies and equipment required by these regulations. (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) the location of a rst aid station is clearly and conspicuously identied; and (b) at a rst aid station, an appropriate emergency procedure is prominently displayed that includes: (i) an emergency telephone list or other instructions for reaching the nearest re, police, ambulance, physician, hospital or other appropriate service; and (ii) any written rescue procedure required by subclause 5‑3(f)(i). 5‑8 First aid register An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) each rst aid station is provided with a rst aid register; (b) all particulars of the following are recorded in the rst aid register: (i) each rst aid treatment administered to a worker while at work; (ii) each case referred for medical attention; (c) a rst aid register is readily available for inspection by the committee or representative; and (d) a rst aid register no longer in use is retained at the place of employment for a period of not less than 5 years from the day on which the register ceased to be used. 5‑11 First aid supplies and equipment (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) all rst aid supplies and equipment are protected and kept in a clean and dry state;

17 (b) no supplies, equipment or materials other than supplies and equipment for rst aid are kept in the rst aid kit mentioned in clause 5‑7(1)(a). (2) At a place of employment where a rst aid attendant is required pursuant to section 5‑5, an employer or contractor shall provide the additional rst aid supplies and equipment necessary to perform the duties if: (a) a rst aid attendant with a class A qualication is required; (b) a rst aid attendant with a class B qualication is required; or (c) a person with licence to practise is required. (3) An employer or contractor shall provide and make readily accessible to workers any additional specialized rst aid supplies or equipment as determined by a workplace rst aid risk assessment. 5‑12 Transportation of injured workers (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a means of transportation for injured workers to a medical facility or hospital is available. (2) The following meet the requirements of subsection (1): (a) an ambulance service that is within 30 minutes’ travel time from the ambulance base to the place of employment under normal travel conditions; or (b) a means of transportation that is suitable, having regard to the distance to be travelled and the risks to which workers are exposed, that aords protection against the weather and is equipped, if reasonably practicable, with a means of communication that permits contact with the medical facility or hospital to which the injured worker is being transported and with the place of employment. (3) If a stretcher is required to be provided in accordance with a workplace rst aid risk assessment, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the means of transportation provided pursuant to clause (2)(b) is capable of accommodating and securing an occupied stretcher. (4) An employer or contractor shall provide a means of communication to summon the transportation required by subsection (1). (5) If a worker is seriously injured or, in the opinion of a rst aid attendant, needs to be accompanied during transportation, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the worker is accompanied by a rst aid attendant during transportation.

18 OHC Agenda for Y1Q2 – December 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Old Business a. Contraventions b. Recommendations c. 4. New Business a. Incident/injury reports b. Inspections c. 5. Review Process for Occupational Health Officer Visit and Reporting SEA 3-38, 3-39, 3-40, 3-41, 3-42, 3-43, 3-44, 3-45, 3-46 OH&S 3-9, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-9, 4-11 6. Review Workplace Inspections Requirements in the Act SEA 3-38, 3-39, 3-40, 3-41, 3-42, 3-43, 3-44, 3-45, 3-46 7. Review Harassment Policy Requirements in the OH&S Regulations OH&S 3-25 8. Suggested Activity/Communication a. Occupational Health Committee analysis* b. General health requirements* c. General OH&S awareness – worker awareness* 9. Adjournment * Note: All deficiencies must be accompanied by recommended actions.

19 Agenda Attachment for Y1Q2 – December Occupational Health Committee Function Circle “Yes” or “No” for each of the following questions. 1. Does your organization have an Occupational Health Committee or Representative? YES NO 2. Are the names of committee members posted? YES NO 3. Does the OHC meet at least four times a year or does the Representative meet regularly with the employer? YES NO 4. Are minutes from the meetings posted? YES NO 5. Does the OHC perform inspections? YES NO 6. Are inspection results posted? YES NO 7. How would a worker communicate a concern to the OHC or Representative? YES NO All questions with a “NO” response should be discussed at the next OHC meeting. The committee should also answer the following questions regarding all “NO” responses: ▪ Why is this not being done? ▪ What changes can the OHC make to ensure this is done in the future?

20 Agenda Attachment for Y1Q2 – December Safety Management System Circle “Yes” or “No” for each of the following questions. 1. Does the Director of Education communicate to workers, at least annually, the division’s commitment to health and safety? YES NO 2. Do senior managers tour the worksite to reinforce health and safety practices and behaviours? YES NO 3. Does the division have a corporate health and safety policy? YES NO 4. What is the intent of the safety policy and how does it affect you as a worker at this facility? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Does What are your three OH&S legislated rights as a worker? a. Right to _________________________________ b. Right to _________________________________ c. Right to _________________________________ 6. Are workers who have insisted on their rights in the workplace being upheld been treated fairly? YES NO

21 OHC Legislation for Y1Q2 – December Saskatchewan Employment Act 3-38 Compliance undertakings and notices of contraventions (1) An occupational health oicer shall act pursuant to subsection (2) if the occupational health oicer is of the opinion that a person: (a) is contravening any provision of this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part; or (b) has contravened any provision of this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or will be repeated. (2) In the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1), the occupational health oicer shall: (a) subject to subsection (4), require the person to enter into a compliance undertaking; or (b) serve a notice of contravention on the person. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2): (a) a compliance undertaking must: (i) be in writing and in the form approved by the director of occupational health and safety; (ii) contain a description by the occupational health oicer of the action to be undertaken by the person; and (iii) contain the person’s signed commitment to: (A) comply or improve compliance with the contravened provision of this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part within a period specied by the occupational health oicer in the compliance undertaking; and (B) provide a progress report in accordance with section 3‑43; and (b) a notice of contravention must: (i) cite the contravened provision of this Part or of the regulations made pursuant to this Part; (ii) state the reasons for the occupational health oicer’s opinion; and (iii) require the person to remedy the contravention within a period specied by the occupational health oicer in the notice of contravention. (4) An occupational health oicer shall not allow a person to enter into a compliance undertaking if a provision of this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part requires that a notice of contravention be issued. (5) An occupational health oicer may serve a notice of contravention on a person notwithstanding that the person has entered into a compliance undertaking if: (a) the person fails to comply with the compliance undertaking or to provide progress report in compliance with section 3‑43; or (b) in the opinion of the occupational health oicer, it is necessary to do so to prevent a risk to the health and safety of a worker or it is otherwise in the public interest. 3-39 Directions to remedy a contravention A notice of contravention may include directions as to the measures to be taken to remedy the contravention to which the notice relates, and the directions must, if practicable, give the person on whom the notice is served a choice of dierent ways of remedying the contravention.

22 3-40 Contravention involving risk to health and safety If an occupational health oicer is of the opinion that a contravention of this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part involves or may involve a risk to the health or safety of a worker, the occupational health oicer may direct in the notice of contravention that any activity to which the notice of contravention relates shall not be carried on after the period specied in the notice or until the contravention specied in the notice has been remedied, whichever occurs rst. 3-41 Contravention involving serious risk to health and safety (1) If an occupational health oicer is of the opinion that a contravention of this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part involves or may involve a serious risk to the health or safety of a worker, the occupational health oicer shall, in the notice of contravention, require the cessation of work that involves a serious risk to workers arising from that contravention until the requirement to cease work has been withdrawn by an occupational health oicer. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if an occupational health oicer requires the immediate cessation of any work at or the evacuation of workers from a place of employment or a worksite pursuant to subsection (1), the person on whom the notice of contravention is served may, subject to any direction given by the occupational health oicer, carry out or cause workers to carry out the activities or measures necessary to remedy the contravention. 3-42 Copy of compliance undertaking or notice of contravention If a person enters into a compliance undertaking or an occupational health oicer serves a notice of contravention on any person, the occupational health oicer shall: (a) if there is an occupational health committee or an occupational health and safety representative at the place of employment with respect to which the compliance undertaking or notice of contravention applies, provide the occupational health committee or the occupational health and safety representative with a copy of the compliance undertaking or notice of contravention; or (b) if there is no occupational health committee or occupational health and safety representative at the place of employment with respect to which the compliance undertaking or notice of contravention applies, post a copy of the compliance undertaking or notice of contravention in a conspicuous location at that place of employment. 3-43 Progress report Within ve business days after the end of the period specied in a compliance undertaking or notice of contravention within which a contravention is to be remedied, the person who entered into the compliance undertaking or on whom the notice of contravention is served: (a) shall: (i) provide the occupational health committee or occupational health and safety representative at the place of employment with respect to which the compliance undertaking or notice of contravention applies with a written report of the progress that has been made towards remedying each contravention of this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part that is stated in the compliance undertaking or notice of contravention; or (ii) if there is no occupational health committee or occupational health and safety representative at the place of employment with respect to which the compliance

23 undertaking or notice of contravention applies, post in a conspicuous location at the place of employment a written report of the progress that has been made towards remedying each contravention of this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part that is stated in the compliance undertaking or notice of contravention; and (b) shall provide the occupational health oicer who received the compliance undertaking or who served the notice of contravention with a written report of the progress that has been made towards remedying each contravention of this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part that is stated in the compliance undertaking or notice of contravention. 3-44 Reassignment to alternate work If an occupational health oicer has served on an employer a notice of contravention that includes a requirement mentioned in section 3‑41, the employer shall assign to alternative work, without loss of pay, his or her workers who are no longer able to work at a worksite with respect to which the notice of contravention applies until the workers are permitted by an occupational health oicer to resume their work at the worksite. 3-45 Withdrawals of certain requirements An occupational health oicer may withdraw any requirement for the cessation of work mentioned in section 3‑41 that is included in a notice of contravention if the occupational health oicer is satised that the contravention with respect to which the cessation of work was required has been remedied. 3-46 Notices of contravention that do not take immediate eect If a notice of contravention that is not to take immediate eect has been served: (a) the notice may be withdrawn by an occupational health oicer at any time before the end of the period specied in the notice; or (b) the period specied pursuant to clause (a) may be extended or further extended by an occupational health oicer at any time except when an appeal against the notice is pending. Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 3-9 Workers’ contact with oicers (1) During an inspection or investigation by an oicer at a place of employment, an employer shall allow one of the following to accompany the oicer: (a) the worker co-chairperson or, in the co-chairperson’s absence, any other worker that the committee may designate to represent workers; (b) where there is no committee, a worker designated by the trade union representing workers; (c) where there is no trade union representing workers, a worker designated by an oicer; (d) the representative. (2) An employer shall permit any worker or group of workers to consult with an oicer during an inspection or investigation at a place of employment.

24 (3) An employer shall ensure that any time in which a worker consults with an oicer, assists an oicer or accompanies an oicer during an inspection or investigation is considered as time at work and that the worker loses no pay or other benets. 3‑25 Harassment (1) An employer, in consultation with the committee, shall develop a policy in writing to prevent harassment that includes: (a) a denition of harassment that includes the denition in the Act; (b) a statement that every worker is entitled to employment free of harassment; (c) a commitment that the employer will make every reasonably practicable eort to ensure that no worker is subjected to harassment; (d) a commitment that the employer will take corrective action respecting any person under the employer’s direction who subjects any worker to harassment; (e) an explanation of how complaints of harassment may be brought to the attention of the employer; (f) a statement that the employer will not disclose the name of a complainant or an alleged harasser or the circumstances related to the complaint to any person except if disclosure is: (i) necessary for the purposes of investigating the complaint or taking corrective action with respect to the complaint; or (ii) required by law; (g) a reference to the provisions of the Act respecting harassment and the worker’s right to request the assistance of an occupational health oicer to resolve a complaint of harassment; (h) a reference to the provisions of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code respecting discriminatory practices and the worker’s right to le a complaint with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission; “Harassment” means: (i) any inappropriate conduct, comment, display, action or gesture by a person towards a worker: (A) That either: (i) is based on any prohibited ground as defined in The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, 2018 or on physical size or weight; or (ii) …adversely affects the worker’s psychological or physical well-being and that the person knows or ought to reasonably know would cause the worker to be humiliated or intimidated; and (B) That constitutes a threat to the health or safety of the worker; or (ii) Any conduct, comment, display, action or gesture by a person towards a worker that: (A) Is of a sexual nature; and (B) The person knows or ought reasonably to know is unwelcome. - The Saskatchewan Employment Act, Part III, 3-1(l)

25 (i) a description of the procedure that the employer will follow to inform the complainant and the alleged harasser of the results of the investigation; and (j) a statement that the employer’s harassment policy is not intended to discourage or prevent the complainant from exercising any other legal rights pursuant to any other law. (2) An employer shall: (a) implement the policy developed pursuant to subsection (1); and (b) post a copy of the policy in a conspicuous place that is readily available for reference by workers. 4-2 Designation of committee members An employer or contractor who is required to establish a committee shall: (a) in designating the members: (i) select persons to represent the employer or contractor on the committee; and (ii) ensure that there is a suicient number of members representing workers on the committee to equitably represent groups of workers who have substantially dierent occupational health and safety concerns; and (b) designate members for a term not exceeding three years. (2) Members of a committee hold oice until a successor is designated and may be re-designated for a second or subsequent term. 4-3 Quorum and certain votes (1) A quorum consists of one-half of the members of a committee, where: (a) representatives of both employers and workers are present; and (b) at least one-half of the members present represent workers. (2) Any business of a committee that is transacted where a quorum is not present is not validly transacted, and any meeting of a committee that is held where a quorum is not present is not a valid meeting of the committee. (3) Decisions of a committee with respect to refusals to work pursuant to section 23 3-31 of the Act must be by unanimous vote of members of the committee who are present. 4-4 Frequency of meetings (1) Subject to subsection (2), a committee shall: (a) hold its rst meeting within two weeks after being established; (b) hold three subsequent meetings at intervals not exceeding one month; and (c) after that, hold regular meetings at intervals not exceeding three months. (2) The director may require a committee to meet more frequently than subsection (1) requires because of any of the following factors at the place of employment: (a) the existence of particular hazards or circumstances; (b) the complexity of the operation; (c) the number of workers. Quorum for an OHC meeting is met when: ▪ Half of all OHC members are present; ▪ Half the members present must be workers; ▪ At least one management member is present. Employers and workers are encouraged to select “alternate” OHC members so quorum can be met.

26 4-5 Minutes (1) A committee shall: (a) record minutes of each meeting in a format provided by the division and keep the minutes on le with the committee; (b) Repealed. 21 Mar 2014 SR 5/2014 s3. (c) post a copy of the minutes at a location that is readily accessible to workers at the place of employment until all concerns recorded in the minutes are resolved. (2) The employer shall maintain a copy of the minutes and have them readily available for inspection by a committee member or an occupational health oicer. 4-6 Co-chairpersons (1) At the rst meeting of a committee: (a) members of the committee representing workers shall elect a worker co-chairperson from among their number; and (b) the employer or contractor shall appoint an employer or contractor co-chairperson from the members of the committee representing the employer or contractor. (2) An employer or contractor co-chairperson shall keep the employer or contractor informed of the activities, concerns and recommendations of the committee and of any information addressed to the committee. (3) A worker co-chairperson shall keep the workers informed of the activities, concerns and recommendations of the committee and of any information addressed to the committee. (4) An employer or contractor shall facilitate the discharge of the worker co-chairperson’s duties during normal work hours by permitting meetings of workers or by other means that are appropriate in the circumstances. 4-7 Special meetings Either co-chairperson may call a special meeting of a committee to deal with urgent concerns, imminent dangers to health or safety, investigations of accidents or dangerous occurrences or refusals to work pursuant to section 23 3-31 of the Act. 4-9 Training of representatives, committee members (1) At a place of employment where a representative is designated, an employer shall ensure that the representative receives training respecting the duties and functions of a representative. (2) At a place of employment where a committee is established, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the co-chairpersons of the committee receive training respecting the duties and functions of a committee. (3) Where a member of a committee or a representative gives reasonable notice, an employer or contractor shall permit the member or representative to take leave for a period or periods of not more than ve working days per year to attend occupational health and safety training programs, seminars or courses of instruction. (4) Where a member of a committee or a representative attends a training program, seminar or course of instruction on health and safety matters conducted or provided by the division or by an approved training agency, an employer or contractor shall credit the member’s or representative’s attendance as time at work and ensure that the member or representative loses no pay or other benets.

27 4-11 Opportunity for necessary activities (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) the members of a committee or a representative are allowed to examine any log book, inspection report or other record that the employer or contractor is required to keep at the place of employment pursuant to the Act or any regulations made pursuant to the Act; (b) members of a committee or a representative have reasonable opportunity, during normal working hours and without loss of pay or other benets, to receive and investigate concerns, to inform workers of the provisions of the Act or any regulations made pursuant to the Act or to conduct other business proper to the functioning of the committee or the representative; (c) members of a committee have reasonable opportunity to hold a special meeting pursuant to section 44 at any time; and (d) a representative has reasonable opportunity to hold a special meeting pursuant to subsection 47(2) at any time. (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that no member of a committee or representative who participates in a regular meeting held pursuant to section 41 or subsection 47(1) or in a special meeting held pursuant to section 44 or 49 or subsection 47(2) loses any pay or other benets as a result of that participation. 6-1 Sanitation (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that a place of employment is sanitary and kept as clean as is reasonably practicable and shall ensure, to the extent that is reasonably practicable, that: (a) dirt and debris are removed at least daily by a suitable method from all oors, working surfaces, stairways and passages; (b) oors are cleaned at least once each week by washing, vacuum cleaning or any other eective and suitable method; and (c) all inside walls, partitions, ceilings, passages and staircases are clean and are suitably nished and maintained. (2) Where a worker may be exposed to refuse, spills or waste materials that may pose a risk to the worker’s health or safety, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the refuse, spill or waste material is removed by a suitable method from the worksite as soon as is practicable. 6-2 Ventilation and air supply An employer, contractor or owner shall: (a) ensure the adequate ventilation of a place of employment; and (b) to the extent that is reasonably practicable, render harmless and inoensive, and prevent the accumulation of, any contaminants or impurities in the air by providing an adequate supply of clean and wholesome air and maintaining its circulation throughout the place of employment. 6-3 Mechanical ventilation (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall provide a mechanical ventilation system in a place of employment that is suicient and suitable to protect the workers against inhalation of a contaminant and to prevent accumulation of the contaminant and ensure that the mechanical ventilation system is maintained and properly used, where any work, activity or process in the place of employment gives o:

28 (a) a dust, fume, gas, mist, aerosol or vapour or other contaminant of a kind and quantity that is likely to be hazardous to workers; or (b) substantial quantities of contaminants of any kind. (2) An employer, contractor or owner who provides a mechanical ventilation system at a place of employment, whether required by subsection (1) or not, shall ensure that the system provides suicient fresh and tempered air to replace the air exhausted by ventilation. (3) Where practicable, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that a mechanical ventilation system required by subsection (1): (a) includes local exhaust ventilation that is installed and maintained at or near the point of origin of the contaminant so as to prevent eectively the contaminant from entering the air of the place of employment; and (b) is equipped with a device that will provide a warning to workers when the system is not working eectively. (4) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that contaminants removed by a mechanical ventilation system required by subsection (1) are: (a) exhausted clear of the place of employment; and (b) where reasonably practicable, prevented from entering any place of employment. (5) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that eective provision is made for the immediate protection of workers in the event of failure of a mechanical ventilation system required by subsection (1). (6) Where an air cleaning system is used to clean recirculated air, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that the air cleaning system is designed, installed and maintained to remove particulate and gaseous contaminants at a rate that is suicient to protect the health and safety of workers and, where reasonably practicable, to render the air inoensive. 6-4 Cleaning and maintaining ventilation systems (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the mechanical ventilation system, including any humidication equipment, is constructed and maintained to minimize the growth and dissemination of micro-organisms, insects and mites through the ventilation system; and (b) where reasonably practicable, the components of a mechanical ventilation system are readily accessible for cleaning and inspection. (2) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that a competent person inspects and maintains all parts of a mechanical ventilation system, cleans all louvres and replaces or adequately cleans all lters at a frequency that is suicient to protect the health and safety of the workers. (3) An employer, contractor or owner shall keep all ventilation openings free of any obstruction or source of contamination. (4) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that a record of all inspections, maintenance and cleaning of a mechanical ventilation system required by subsection 66(1): (a) is made by the competent person who performs the work; and (b) is readily available for examination by the committee, the representative or, where there is no committee or representative, the workers.

29 6-7 Thermal condition (1) Subject to subsection (3), in an indoor place of employment, an employer, contractor or owner shall provide and maintain thermal conditions, including air temperature, radiant temperature, humidity and air movement, that: (a) are appropriate to the nature of the work performed; (b) provide eective protection for the health and safety of workers; and (c) provide reasonable thermal comfort for workers. (2) At an indoor place of employment where the thermal environment is likely to be a health or safety concern to the workers, an employer, contractor or owner shall provide and maintain an appropriate and suitably located instrument for measuring the thermal conditions. (3) Where it is not reasonably practicable to control thermal conditions or where work is being performed outdoors, an employer, contractor or owner shall provide and maintain measures for: (a) the eective protection of the health and safety of workers; and (b) the reasonable thermal comfort of workers. (4) Measures for the purposes set out in subsection (3) may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) frequent monitoring of thermal conditions; (b) the provision of special or temporary equipment, including screens, shelters and temporary heating or cooling equipment; (c) the provision of suitable clothing or personal protective equipment; (d) the provision of hot or cold drinks; (e) the use of acclimatization or other physiological procedures; (f) the use of limited work schedules with rest and recovery periods, changes in workloads, changes in hours or other arrangements for work; (g) frequent observation of workers by a person who is trained to recognize the symptoms of physiological stress resulting from extreme temperatures; (h) the provision of emergency supplies for use when travelling under extremely cold or inclement weather conditions. (5) Where a worker is required to work in thermal conditions that are dierent from those associated with the worker’s normal duties, an employer or contractor shall provide, and require the worker to use, any suitable clothing or other personal protective equipment that is necessary to protect the health and safety of the worker. 6-8 Toilet facilities (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that suitable and readily accessible toilet facilities for workers: (a) are provided at a place of employment, maintained and kept clean; (b) are suicient in number for the number of workers at the place of employment at any one time; and (c) have adequate provision for privacy, heat, light and ventilation. (2) Subject to subsections (3) to (6), the minimum number of toilet facilities required pursuant to subsection (1) is set out in Table 10 of the Appendix. (3) If toilet facilities are likely to be used by persons other than workers, an employer, contractor or owner shall provide additional toilets in a number that is proportionate to the number set out in Table 10 of the Appendix and, where use by those other persons is substantial and frequent, the employer, contractor or owner shall provide separate toilet facilities for those other persons.

30 (4) Where there are more than 10 workers and both male and female persons are employed at any time, an employer, contractor or owner shall provide separate toilet facilities for workers of each sex in numbers that are proportionate to the numbers of male and female persons employed. (5) Where each toilet compartment is completely enclosed from oor to ceiling and has a door that can be locked from the inside, an employer, contractor or owner is deemed to have met the requirements of subsection (4). (6) Where more than 100 male persons work or are likely to work on any shift and suicient urinal accommodations are provided, the minimum number of toilet facilities set out in Table 10 of the Appendix may be reduced with the permission of an oicer. (7) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that each toilet facility required by this section: (a) is used exclusively for the purposes for which the facility is designed; (b) is free from any obstacle or obstruction that could prevent the facility from being used; (c) is kept free of vermin; (d) is supplied with toilet tissue at all times and with easily cleanable, covered receptacles for waste materials; and (e) except in the case of a urinal, is equipped with an individual compartment and a door that can be locked from the inside. 6-9 Personal washing An employer, contractor or owner shall provide and maintain for the use of workers suitable facilities for personal washing that: (a) are located near each toilet at a place of employment; (b) have a supply of clean hot and cold water or warm water, soap and clean towels or other suitable means of cleaning and drying; (c) have an easily cleanable, covered receptacle for waste materials; (d) are adequately heated, ventilated and lighted; and (e) are kept in a clean and neat condition. 6-10 Clothing (1) Subject to subsection (2), an employer, contractor or owner shall provide at a place of employment and maintain for the use of workers clean, appropriately located and suitable accommodation for street clothing that is not worn at work and for clothing worn at work. (2) Where street clothing not worn at work is likely to become wet, dirty or contaminated from being kept in the same accommodation as clothing worn at work, the accommodation for street clothing must be separate from the accommodation provided for clothing worn at work. (3) Where a worker’s work clothing or skin is likely to be contaminated by hazardous or oensive substances, an employer or contractor shall: (a) provide protective clothing and head cover appropriate to the work and hazard; (b) provide a suitable changing area; and (c) ensure that the clothing and head cover is handled and cleaned or disposed of in a manner that will prevent worker exposure to hazardous or oensive substances. 6-11 Change and shower facilities Where a worker’s skin is likely to be contaminated by harmful or oensive substances as part of the regular work processes at a place of employment, an employer, contractor or owner shall:

31 (a) where reasonably practicable, provide and maintain suitable, adequate and clean change and shower facilities; and (b) allow suicient time, during normal working hours without loss of pay or other benets, for the worker to use the facilities. 6-12 Eating areas (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall provide suicient, suitable areas that are kept clean, dry, thermally comfortable and reasonably quiet for workers to eat and drink during work breaks. (2) At places of employment where the substances used in the work or the work processes are dusty, dirty or otherwise likely to contaminate a worker’s person, clothing or food, the employer, contractor or owner shall provide an eating area that is separate from the worksite and close to washing facilities. 6-13 Drinking Water (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall provide, at suitable points that are readily accessible to all workers, an adequate supply of clean and safe drinking water. (2) Where the supply of drinking water at a place of employment is not piped, an employer, contractor or owner shall: (a) provide drinking water in suitable covered containers; (b) protect the drinking water from contamination; and (c) change the drinking water as often as is necessary to ensure that the water is clean and safe to drink. (3) Except where drinking water is supplied in an upward jet, an employer, contractor or owner shall provide an adequate supply of disposable cups near each supply of drinking water. (4) Where it is necessary to identify the supply of drinking water, an employer, contractor or owner shall clearly indicate the supply of drinking water with a sign that says “Drinking Water” or by another visual means. 6-14 Smoking (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that no person smokes in: (a) an enclosed place of employment; (b) an enclosed work-related area; or (c) any other place of employment where smoking is prohibited by law. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the following places or persons: (a) an enclosed place of employment or enclosed work-related area while it is being used with the consent of the proprietor for traditional Aboriginal spiritual or cultural practices or ceremonies, if the use of tobacco is an integral part of the traditional Aboriginal spiritual or cultural practices or ceremonies being carried out in the enclosed place of employment or enclosed work-related area; (b) residents or persons visiting residents in an enclosed place that: An estimated 22% of Canadians who do not smoke are exposed to second-hand smoke every day or almost every day. Opening a window or running an air purifier or fan are not effective for removing cancer-causing chemicals in enclosed spaces. - Health Canada, Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Among Canadian Nonsmokers (2021)

32 (i) is ventilated separately from the rest of the enclosed place of employment or enclosed work-related area; (ii) is within: (A) a facility designated as a special-care home pursuant to The Regional Health Services Act; or (B) a personal care home as dened in The Personal Care Homes Act that oers care and accommodation to more than 10 persons; and (iii) meets the requirements prescribed in The Tobacco Control Act and the regulations made pursuant to that Act. (4) No person while at work shall smoke in any enclosed place of employment or enclosed work-related area where smoking is prohibited pursuant to this section unless: (a) the person is: (i) a self-employed person in a place of employment that: (A) is ventilated separately from other places of employment or work-related areas; and (B) is owned by the self-employed person; (ii) a worker in a vehicle who has the permission of the owner or lessee of the vehicle to smoke in the vehicle; or (iii) a self-employed person or worker who is the sole occupant of a work camp living accommodation if: (A) the living accommodation is ventilated separately from other places of employment or enclosed work-related areas; and (B) the self-employed person or worker has the permission of the owner or operator of the work camp to smoke in the living accommodation; (b) no other worker, self-employed person, employer, contractor or owner is present on a frequent and regular basis in any of the places of employment or enclosed work-related areas mentioned in clause (a); and (c) no other worker, self-employed person, employer, contractor or owner is present when the person mentioned in clause (a) is smoking. (5) Subject to subsection (6), a worker may refuse to enter an enclosed worksite if: (a) visible tobacco smoke is present; or (b) fewer than 30 minutes have passed since a tobacco product was extinguished in the enclosed worksite, whether or not visible tobacco smoke is present. (6) Subsection (5) does not apply where the worker is required to enter the enclosed worksite to prevent imminent injury or damage to persons or property located within the enclosed worksite. (7) If smoking is permitted pursuant to subsection (3) or (4), an employer, contractor or owner shall: (a) restrict workers’ exposure or self-employed persons’ exposure to second‑hand tobacco smoke to the extent that is reasonably practicable; and (b) inform workers and self-employed persons of the risk to their health from second-hand tobacco smoke. (8) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that in every enclosed place of employment where smoking is prohibited: (a) signs are posted in locations that are clearly visible to those entering the enclosed place of employment that indicate that smoking is prohibited; and (b) no ashtray or other receptacle designed to be used as an ashtray is present within the enclosed place of employment.

33 OHC Agenda for Y1Q3 – March 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Old Business a. Contraventions b. Recommendations c. 4. New Business a. Review infection control plan (OH&S 6-22, 21-1, 21-9, 21-10) b. Incident/injury reports c. Inspections d. 5. Review Right to Refuse Section of the Act SEA 3-31, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34 6. Review Reporting and Investigation Section of the OH&S Regulations OH&S 2-2, 2-3, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21 7. Safety Program Policy Review a. 3.1 – Workplace Incident Reporting and Investigation b. 3.11 – Refusal to Work 8. Review JSA Policies and Procedures for Electrical Work in OH&S Regulations OH&S 30-4, 30-5, 30-6, 30-8, 30-9, 30-12 9. Review Infection Control Plan in OH&S Regulations OH&S 6-22 10. Suggested Activity/Communication a. Incident investigation analysis* b. Occupational illness and injury analysis* 11. Adjournment * Note: All deficiencies must be accompanied by recommended actions.

34 Agenda Attachment for Y1Q3 – March Incident Reporting and Investigation Circle “Yes” or “No” for each of the following questions. 1. Is the worksite inspected regularly to identify deficiencies that could cause injury or loss? YES NO 2. Is the OHC informed of the inspection results? YES NO 3. What is the process for: (Write/discuss processes.) ▪ Reporting hazards/concerns? ▪ Reporting incidents? ▪ Reporting property/equipment damage? ▪ Reporting near misses? 4. Do principals/vice principals/team leads encourage reporting of hazards, concerns and incidents? YES NO 5. Do principals/vice principals/team leads stop work if the task is unsafe? YES NO 6. When safety concerns, hazards and incidents are reported, are they usually addressed or fixed? YES NO 7. Are incident investigations conducted to identify and address causes for: ▪ Incidents? YES NO ▪ Property/equipment damage incidents? YES NO ▪ Near miss incidents? YES NO 8. Is the OHC informed of the investigation results? YES NO All questions with a “NO” response should be discussed at the next OHC meeting. The committee should also answer the following questions regarding all “NO” responses: ▪ Why is this not being done? ▪ What changes can the OHC make to ensure this is done in the future?

35 OHC Legislation for Y1Q3 – March Saskatchewan Employment Act 3‑31 Right to refuse dangerous work A worker may refuse to perform any particular act or series of acts at a place of employment if the worker has reasonable grounds to believe that the act or series of acts is unusually dangerous to the worker’s health or safety or the health or safety of any other person at the place of employment until: (a) suicient steps have been taken to satisfy the worker otherwise; or (b) the occupational health committee has investigated the matter and advised the worker otherwise. 3-32 Investigation by occupational health oicer If there is no occupational health committee at a place of employment or if the worker or the employer is not satised with the decision of the occupational health committee pursuant to clause 3‑31(b): (a) the worker or the employer may request an occupational health oicer to investigate the matter; and (b) the worker is entitled to refuse to perform the act or series of acts pursuant to section 3‑31 until the occupational health oicer has investigated the matter and advised the worker otherwise pursuant to subsection 3‑33(2). 3‑33 Decision of occupational health oicer (1) If an occupational health oicer decides that the act or series of acts that a worker has refused to perform pursuant to section 3‑31 is unusually dangerous to the health or safety of the worker or any other person at the place of employment, the occupational health oicer may issue a notice of contravention in writing to the employer requiring the appropriate remedial action. (2) If an occupational health oicer decides that the act or series of acts that a worker has refused to perform pursuant to section 3‑31 is not unusually dangerous to the health or safety of the worker or any other person at the place of employment, the occupational health oicer shall, in writing: (a) advise the employer and the worker of that decision; and (b) advise the worker that he or she is no longer entitled to refuse to perform the act or series of acts pursuant to section 3‑31. 3‑34 Other workers not to be assigned unless conditions met If a worker has refused to perform an act or series of acts pursuant to section 3‑31, the employer shall not request or assign another worker to perform that act or series of acts unless that other worker has been advised by the employer, in writing, of: (a) the refusal and the reasons for the refusal; (b) the reason or reasons the worker being assigned or requested to perform the act or series of acts may, in the employer’s opinion, carry out the act or series of acts in a healthy and safe manner; and

36 (c) the right of the worker to refuse to perform the act or series of acts pursuant to section 3‑31. Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2-2 Accidents causing serious bodily harm (1) An employer or contractor shall give notice to the division as soon as is reasonably possible of every accident at a place of employment that: (a) causes or may cause the death of a worker; or (b) will require a worker to be admitted to a hospital as an in-patient for a period of 72 hours or more. (2) The notice required by subsection (1) must include: (a) the name of each injured or deceased worker; (b) the name of the employer of each injured or deceased worker; (c) the date, time and location of the accident; (d) the circumstances related to the accident; (e) the apparent injuries; and (f) the name, telephone number and fax number of the employer or contractor or a person designated by the employer or contractor to be contacted for additional information. (3) An employer or contractor shall provide each co-chairperson or the representative with a copy of the notice required by subsection (1). 2-3 Dangerous occurrences (2) An employer, contractor or owner shall give notice to the division as soon as is reasonably possible of any dangerous occurrence that takes place at a place of employment, whether or not a worker sustains injury. (3) A notice required by subsection (2) must include: (a) the name of each employer, contractor and owner at the place of employment; (b) the date, time and location of the dangerous occurrence; (c) the circumstances related to the dangerous occurrence; and (d) the name, telephone number and fax number of the employer, contractor or owner or a person designated by the employer, contractor or owner to be contacted for additional information. (4) An employer, contractor or owner shall provide each co-chairperson or the representative with a copy of the notice required by subsection (2). 3‑17 Inspection of place of employment (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall allow members of a committee or a representative to inspect a place of employment at reasonable intervals determined by the committee or the representative and employer. (2) On written notice by the committee or the representative of an unsafe condition or a contravention of the Act or any regulations made pursuant to the Act, the employer, contractor or owner shall: “Near miss” is another term for a dangerous occurrence.

37 (a) take immediate steps to protect the health and safety of any worker who may be at risk until the unsafe condition is corrected or the contravention is remedied; (b) as soon as possible, take suitable actions to correct the unsafe condition or remedy the contravention; and (c) inform the committee or the representative in writing of: (i) the actions that the employer, contractor or owner has taken or will take pursuant to clause (b); or (ii) the employer’s, contractor’s or owner’s reasons for not taking action if the employer, contractor or owner has not taken any actions pursuant to clause (b). 3-18 Investigations of certain accidents (1) Subject to section 30, an employer shall ensure that every accident that causes or may cause the death of a worker or that requires a worker to be admitted to a hospital as an in-patient for a period of 24 hours or more is investigated as soon as is reasonably possible by: (a) the co-chairpersons or their designates; (b) the employer and the representative; or (c) where there is no committee or representative, the employer. (2) After the investigation of an accident, an employer, in consultation with the co-chairpersons or their designates, or with the representative, shall prepare a written report that includes: (a) a description of the accident; (b) any graphics, photographs or other evidence that may assist in determining the cause or causes of the accident; (c) an explanation of the cause or causes of the accident; (d) the immediate corrective action taken; and (e) any long-term action that will be taken to prevent the occurrence of a similar accident or the reasons for not taking action. 3-19 Prohibition re scene of accident (1) Unless expressly authorized by statute or by subsection (2), no person shall, except for the purpose of saving life or relieving human suering, interfere with, destroy, carry away or alter the position of any wreckage, article, document or thing at the scene of or connected with an accident causing a death until an oicer has completed an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the accident. (2) Where an accident causing a death occurs and an oicer is not able to complete an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the accident, an oicer may, unless prohibited by statute, grant permission to move the wreckage, articles and things at the scene or connected with the accident to any extent that may be necessary to allow the work to proceed, if: (a) graphics, photographs or other evidence showing details at the scene of the accident are made before the oicer grants permission; and (b) the co-chairpersons of a committee or the representative for the place of employment at which the accident occurred or their designates have inspected the site of the accident and agreed that the wreckage, article or thing may be moved. 3-20 Investigation of dangerous occurrences (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that every dangerous occurrence described in subsection 9(1) is investigated as soon as is reasonably possible by:

38 (a) the co-chairpersons or their designates; (b) the employer, contractor or owner and the representative; or (c) where there is no committee or representative, the employer, contractor or owner. (2) After the investigation of a dangerous occurrence, an employer, contractor or owner, in consultation with the co-chairpersons or their designates or with the representative, shall prepare a written report that includes: (a) a description of the dangerous occurrence; (b) any graphics, photographs or other evidence that may assist in determining the cause or causes of the dangerous occurrence; (c) an explanation of the cause or causes of the dangerous occurrence; (d) the immediate corrective action taken; and (e) any long-term action that will be taken to prevent the occurrence of a similar dangerous occurrence or the reasons for not taking action. 3-21 Injuries requiring medical treatment An employer or contractor shall report to the co-chairpersons, the representative or their designates any lost-time injury at the place of employment that results in a worker receiving medical treatment and allow the co-chairpersons, the representative or their designates a reasonable opportunity to review the lost-time injury during normal working hours and without loss of pay or other benets. 30-4 Covers for switches, receptacles, connections, etc. An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) all switches, receptacles, luminaires and junction boxes are tted with a cover that is approved for the intended use and location of the cover; (b) all wire joints or connections are: (i) tted with an approved cap or other approved cover; (ii) enclosed in an approved box; or (iii) where the wire joints or connections are not permanently installed, protected from damage by another approved means; and (c) all dead, abandoned or disused electrical conductors or equipment are removed from the place of employment or disconnected and secured to prevent inadvertent energization. 30-5 Electrical equipment in tunnel or manhole Where electrical equipment is installed in a tunnel or manhole, an employer or contractor shall ensure, where reasonably practicable, that: (a) the tunnel or manhole is kept clear of water; and (b) the electrical equipment is protected from physical or mechanical damage. 30-6 Luminaires An employer or contractor shall ensure that a luminaire that is located at a height of less than 2.1 metres above a working or walking surface is protected against physical or mechanical damage by installation of a safeguard or the location of the luminaire. 30-8 Portable power cables and cable couplers (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that every portable power cable and cable coupler is:

39 (a) protected from physical or mechanical damage; and (b) inspected by a competent person at intervals that are suicient to protect the health and safety of workers. (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) where any unsafe condition is identied in a portable power cable or cable coupler, the portable power cable or the cable coupler is repaired or taken out of service; and (b) every splice in a portable power cable is suiciently strong and adequately insulated to retain the mechanical and dielectric strength of the original cable. (3) A worker shall take all reasonably practicable steps not to drive equipment over, or otherwise damage, a portable power cable or cable coupler. 30-9 Portable luminaires (1) Where a portable luminaire is used, an employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) the electrical extension cord and ttings are approved for the intended use and location of the extension cord and ttings and are properly maintained; and (b) the electrical extension cord is not used to supply power to any equipment other than the portable luminaire unless the cord meets the requirements of section 456. (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a portable luminaire used in a damp location or in a metallic enclosure, including a drum, tank, vessel or boiler: (a) is operated at a potential of not more than 12 volts; or (b) is supplied by a circuit that is protected by a class A ground fault circuit interrupter. 30-12 Electrical panels An employer or contractor shall ensure that every electrical panel is: (a) approved for the intended use and location of the electrical panel; (b) protected from physical or mechanical damage; (c) readily accessible; and (d) tted with an approved cover that has an approved ller in any unused opening. 6‑22 Exposure control plan (1) In this section: “engineering controls” means physical controls or barriers that isolate or remove an infectious disease hazard and includes: (a) medical devices approved by Health Canada that have engineered sharps injury protections; (b) sharps disposal containers; (c) needleless systems and needles with engineered sharps injury protections as dened in section 31‑9; and (d) other devices that isolate or remove sharps hazards; “expose” means harmful contact with an infectious material or organism from inhalation, ingestion, skin or mucous membrane contact or percutaneous injury; “exposure control plan” means an exposure control plan required pursuant to subsection (2); “infectious material or organism” means an infectious material or organism that has been identied in an approved manner as an infectious disease hazard that poses a signicantly increased exposure risk to a worker or self‑employed person.

40 (2) If workers are required to handle, use or produce an infectious material or organism or are likely to be exposed at a place of employment, an employer, in consultation with the committee, shall develop and implement an exposure control plan to eliminate or minimize worker exposure. (3) An exposure control plan must: (a) be in writing; (b) identify any workers at the place of employment who may be exposed; (c) identify categories of tasks and procedures that may put workers at risk of exposure; (d) describe the ways in which an infectious material or organism can enter the body of a worker and the risks associated with that entry; (e) describe the signs and symptoms of any disease that may arise for a worker exposed at the place of employment; (f) describe infection control measures to be used, such as the following: (i) vaccination; (ii) engineering controls; (iii) personal protective equipment; (iv) safe work practices and procedures; and (v) standard practices that incorporate universal precautions; (g) identify the limitations of the infection control measures described pursuant to clause (f); (h) set out procedures to be followed in each of the following circumstances: (i) if there has been a spill or leak of an infectious material or organism; (ii) if a worker has been exposed; (iii) if a worker believes that the worker has been exposed; (i) set out the methods of cleaning, disinfecting or disposing of clothing, personal protective equipment or other equipment contaminated with an infectious material or organism that must be followed and indicate who is responsible for carrying out those activities; (j) describe the training to be provided to workers who may be exposed and the means by which this training will be provided; (k) require the investigation and documentation, in a manner that protects the condentiality of the exposed worker, of any work‑related exposure incident, including the route of exposure and the circumstances in which the exposure occurred; and (l) require the investigation of any occurrence of an occupationally transmitted infection or infectious disease to identify the route of exposure and implement measures to prevent further infection. (4) If subsection (2) applies to an employer, that employer must describe in the employer’s exposure control plan the steps that will be taken to ensure compliance with this section and, if applicable, subsection 31-9(3). (5) No employer shall allow a worker to undertake any tasks or procedures mentioned in clause (3)(c) unless the worker has been trained with respect to the exposure control plan and the use of control measures appropriate for the task or procedure undertaken. (6) An employer, in consultation with the committee, shall review the adequacy of the exposure control plan, and amend the plan if necessary, at least every 2 years or as necessary to reect advances in infection control measures, including engineering controls. (7) An employer shall make a copy of the exposure control plan and any amendments to that plan readily available to every worker who may be exposed. (8) An employer shall:

41 (a) inform workers who are required to handle, use or produce an infectious material or organism or who may be exposed at a place of employment of the following: (i) any vaccine recommended for workers with respect to that risk in the Canadian Immunization Guide, published by the Public Health Agency of Canada , and recommended by: (A) a medical health oicer appointed pursuant to The Public Health Act or a designated public health oicer within the meaning of The Public Health Act, 1994 whose powers and responsibilities include those set out in Part IV of The Public Health Act, 1994; or (B) a physician with expertise in immunization or the control of communicable diseases; (ii) the risks associated with taking a vaccine mentioned in subclause (i); (b) with the worker’s consent, arrange for the worker to receive any vaccination recommended pursuant to subclause (a)(i) during the worker’s normal working hours and reimburse the worker for any costs associated with receiving the vaccination; and (c) if a worker cannot receive a vaccination mentioned in subclause (a)(i) during the worker’s normal working hours, credit the worker’s attendance for the vaccination as time at work and ensure that the worker does not lose any pay or other benets. (9) If a worker has been exposed to blood or potentially infectious bodily uids at a place of employment, an employer shall, with the consent of the worker, during the worker’s normal working hours, arrange for immediate medical evaluation and intervention by a qualied person in an approved manner and for condential post-exposure counselling. (10) If a worker cannot receive medical evaluation, medical intervention or post-exposure counselling during the worker’s normal working hours, an employer shall credit the worker’s attendance for evaluation, intervention or counselling as time at work and shall ensure that the worker does not lose any pay or other benets. (11) Nothing in these regulations prohibits an employer or contractor from purchasing supplies in bulk together with another employer or contractor but each employer or contractor is responsible for ensuring the employer or contractor’s compliance with these regulations. Hierarchy of Controls - most effective to least effective Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 2021 ELIMINATIONSUBSTITUTIONENGINEERINGCONTROLSADMIN CONTROLSPPE

42 OHC Agenda for Y1Q4 – June 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Old Business a. Contraventions b. Recommendations c. 4. New Business a. Review harassment policy b. Incident/injury reports c. Inspections d. 5. Review JSA Noise Control and Hearing Conservation Section of the OH&S Regulations OH&S 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6 6. Safety Program Policy Review a. Training policy – i.e. Transferring Lifting Repositioning (TLR) where applicable, emergency preparedness, WHMIS, asbestos awareness, OHC Level I & II, safe work practices OH&S 3-8, 4-9 7. Plan Staff Awareness a. Training needs for next year OH&S 6-22 8. Adjournment

43 Agenda Attachment for Y1Q4 – June Harassment 1. Does your division have a written harassment policy? YES NO 2. If “YES”, does the policy include: ▪ A definition of harassment? YES NO ▪ A statement on the employer’s commitment to ensure a workplace free from harassment? YES NO ▪ A statement on the employer’s commitment to take corrective action against anyone who subjects workers to harassment? YES NO ▪ A statement on the employer’s commitment to take necessary action to protect workers from harassment? YES NO ▪ The procedure on how complaints will be brought to the attention of the employer? YES NO ▪ A statement on maintaining the confidentiality of both the alleged harasser and the complainant? YES NO ▪ Reference to the Act and the worker’s right to request the assistance of a SK Labour Occupational Health Officer or police? YES NO ▪ Reference to the SK Human Rights Code and the SK Human Rights Commission? YES NO ▪ A description of how the alleged harasser and complainant will be informed of the results of the investigation? YES NO ▪ A statement that the workplace/region policy does not restrict the worker from exercising other legal rights? YES NO 3. Is a copy of the policy readily accessible to all workers? YES NO 4. Have workers received training in: ▪ Reporting harassment? YES NO ▪ What the harassment policy and procedures state? YES NO ▪ Their responsibility to refrain from harassing others in the workplace? YES NO All questions with a “NO” response should be discussed at the next OHC meeting. The committee should also answer the following questions regarding all “NO” responses: ▪ Why is this not being done? ▪ What changes can the OHC make to ensure this is done in the future?

44 OHC Legislation for Y1Q4 – June Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 3‑8 Training of workers (1) An employer shall ensure that a worker is trained in all matters that are necessary to protect the health and safety of the worker when the worker: (a) begins work at a place of employment; or (b) is moved from 1 work activity or worksite to another that diers with respect to hazards, facilities or procedures. (2) The training required by subsection (1) must include: (a) procedures to be taken in the event of a re or other emergency; (b) the location of rst aid facilities; (c) identication of prohibited or restricted areas; (d) precautions to be taken for the protection of the worker from physical, chemical or biological hazards; (e) any procedures, plans, policies and programs that the employer is required to develop pursuant to the Act or any regulations made pursuant to the Act that apply to the worker’s work at the place of employment; and (f) any other matters that are necessary to ensure the health and safety of the worker while the worker is at work. (3) An employer shall ensure that: (a) the time spent by a worker in the training required by subsection (1) is credited to the worker as time at work; and (b) the worker does not lose pay or other benets with respect to that time. (4) An employer shall ensure that no worker is permitted to perform work unless the worker: (a) has been trained, and has suicient experience, to perform the work safely and in compliance with the Act and the regulations; or (b) is under close and competent supervision. 4‑9 Training of representatives, committee members (1) At a place of employment where a representative is designated, an employer shall ensure that the representative receives training respecting the duties and functions of a representative. (2) At a place of employment where a committee is established, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the co-chairpersons of the committee receive training respecting the duties and functions of a committee. (3) If a member of a committee or a representative gives reasonable notice, an employer or contractor shall permit the member or representative to take leave for a period or periods of not more than 5 working days per year to attend occupational health and safety training programs, seminars or courses of instruction.

45 (4) If a member of a committee or a representative attends a training program, seminar or course of instruction on health and safety matters conducted or provided by the ministry or by an approved training agency, an employer or contractor shall credit the member’s or representative’s attendance as time at work and ensure that the member or representative loses no pay or other benets. Part 8 – Noise Control and Hearing Conservation 8-1 General duty (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that all reasonably practicable means are used to reduce noise levels in all areas where workers may be required or permitted to work. (2) The means to reduce noise levels pursuant to subsection (1) may include any of the following: (a) eliminating or modifying the noise source; (b) substituting quieter equipment or processes; (c) enclosing the noise source; (d) installing acoustical barriers or sound-absorbing materials. 8-2 Noise reduction through design, construction of buildings On and after July 1, 1997, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) all new places of employment are designed and constructed so as to achieve the lowest reasonably practicable noise level; (b) any alteration, renovation or repair to an existing place of employment is made so as to achieve the lowest reasonably practicable noise level; and (c) all new equipment to be used at a place of employment is designed and constructed so as to achieve the lowest reasonably practicable noise level. 8-3 Measurement of noise levels (1) In every area where workers are required or permitted to work and the noise level may frequently exceed 80 dBA, an employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) the noise level is measured in accordance with an approved method; (b) in consultation with the committee, the representative or, where there is no committee or representative, the workers, a competent person evaluates the sources of the noise and recommends corrective action; and (c) the measurements, evaluation and recommendations are documented. (2) An employer or contractor shall re-measure the noise level in accordance with subsection (1) where altering, renovating or repairing the place of employment, introducing new equipment to the place of employment or modifying any process at the place of employment may result in a signicant change in noise levels or occupational noise exposure. (3) An employer or contractor shall keep a record of the results of any noise level measurements conducted at the place of employment as long as the employer or contractor operates in Saskatchewan. (4) On request, an employer or contractor shall make available to an aected worker a copy of the results of any measurements conducted. (5) An employer or contractor shall ensure that any area in which the measurements taken pursuant to subsection (1) show noise levels in excess of 80 dBA is clearly marked by a sign indicating the range of noise levels.

46 8-4 Hearing protection required Where a worker’s occupational noise exposure is or is believed to be between 80 dBA Lex and 85 dBA Lex, an employer or contractor shall: (a) inform the worker of the hazards of occupational noise exposure; (b) on the request of the worker, make available to the worker hearing protectors that meet the requirements of section 99; and (c) train the worker in the selection, use and maintenance of the hearing protectors. 8-5 Daily exposure greater than 85 dBA (1) Where a worker’s occupational noise exposure equals or exceeds 85 dBA Lex, an employer or contractor shall: (a) inform the worker of the hazards of occupational noise exposure; (b) take all reasonably practicable steps to reduce noise levels in all areas where the worker may be required or permitted to work; (c) minimize the worker’s occupational noise exposure to the extent that is reasonably practicable; and (d) document the steps taken pursuant to clauses (b) and (c). (2) Where, in the opinion of the employer or contractor, it is not reasonably practicable to reduce noise levels or minimize the worker’s occupational noise exposure to less than 85 dBA Lex, an employer or contractor shall provide written reasons for that opinion to the committee and, where there is no committee, shall inform the workers of the reasons for that opinion. (3) Where it is not reasonably practicable to reduce a worker’s occupational noise exposure below 85 dBA Lex or the noise level below 90 dBA in any area where a worker may be required or permitted to work, an employer or contractor shall: (a) provide a hearing protector to the worker that meets the requirements of section 99; (b) train the worker in the selection, use and maintenance of the hearing protector; and (c) arrange for the worker to have, at least once every 24 months during the worker’s normal working hours, an audiometric test and appropriate counselling based on the test results under the direction of a physician, an audiologist or a registered nurse who has a certicate in audiometric testing. (4) Where a worker cannot attend an audiometric test mentioned in clause (3)(c) during the worker’s normal working hours, an employer or contractor shall credit the worker’s attendance at the test as time at work and ensure that the worker does not lose any pay or other benets. (5) Where a worker cannot recover the costs of a audiometric test mentioned in clause (3)(c), an employer or contractor shall reimburse the worker for the costs of the test that, in the opinion of the director, are reasonable. 8-6 Hearing conservation plan (1) Where 10 or more workers’ occupational noise exposure exceeds or is believed to exceed 85 dBA Lex, an employer or contractor shall, in consultation with the committee: (a) develop a hearing conservation plan; and (b) review and, where necessary, revise the hearing conservation plan every three years. (2) An employer or contractor shall implement a hearing conservation plan developed pursuant to subsection (1) and appoint a supervisor to oversee the plan. (3) A hearing conservation plan must be in writing and must include:

47 (a) the methods and procedures to be used in assessing the occupational noise exposure of workers; (b) the methods of noise control to be used, including engineering controls and administrative arrangements; (c) the selection, use and maintenance of hearing protectors; (d) a plan to train workers in the hazards of excessive exposure to noise and the correct use of control measures and hearing protectors; (e) the maintenance of exposure records; (f) the requirements for audiometric tests; and (g) a schedule for reviewing the hearing conservation plan and procedures for conducting the review. (4) An employer or contractor shall make a copy of a hearing conservation plan readily available for reference by workers.

3-Year Master Plan for Education Sector Occupational Health CommitteesYEAR TWO

49 Education 3-Year Plan – Year 2 OHC Meeting Summary Year 2 September, December, March, June Y2Q1 – September Y2Q2 – December Complete the personal protective equipment (PPE) analysis – attached to agenda Review legislation: PPE requirements OH&S 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-8 to 7-14, 21-12, 23-11 Review legislation: musculoskeletal activities OH&S 6-18 Suggested activity/communication: Send out MSI worker awareness Review legislation: machine safety OH&S 3-14, 10-1 to 10-6 Review legislation: working alone OH&S 3-24 Review safety policy (if applicable): cell phones, winter travel, ergonomics Review legislation: working at height OH&S 9-2, 9-3 Review safety policy (if applicable): footwear, Transferring Lifting Repositioning (TLR) Review legislation: powered mobile equipment OH&S 11-2 to 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 Review safety procedures (if applicable): scent-free work environment, tobacco, eye and face protection Review safety policy: reporting of safety concerns Review safety policy: safety showers, emergency eye wash station Complete the working alone analysis – attached to agenda Y2Q3 – March Y2Q4 – June Review legislation: infection control plan OH&S 6-22, 21-1, 21-9, 21-10 Review training requirements: WHMIS Review legislation: storage of materials and pallets and storage racks OH&S 9-18, 9-19 Review legislation: traffic control plan – risk from vehicular traffic OH&S 9-22 Review legislation: general duties of employers re chemical and biological substances OH&S 21-1 Review safety policies and procedures: entrances, exits and ladders OH&S 16-1 to 16-7 Review safety policy (if applicable): blood borne pathogens, exposure control plan, WHMIS – waste management, latex Review legislation: worker exposure to chemical and biological substances OH&S 21-9, 21-10 Suggested activity/communication: Complete exposure to infectious materials and organism analysis Suggested activity/communication: Complete the chemical and biological substance analysis Send out the fire safety awareness

50 OHC Agenda for Y2Q1 – September 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Old Business a. Contraventions b. Recommendations c. 4. New Business a. Set annual objectives i. Inspection date(s) for this school year ii. Fire drill date(s) for this school year b. Incident/injury reports c. Inspections d. 5. Review Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Section of the OH&S Regulations OH&S 7-1, 7-3, 7-6, 7-8 to 7-14, 21-12, 23-11 6. Suggested Activity/Communication a. PPE equipment analysis* 7. Review Machine Safety Section of the OH&S Regulations OH&S 10-1 to 10-6 8. Safety Program Policy Review a. Cellular phones and all other wireless transmitting devices b. Winter travel c. Ergonomics d. Footwear e. Scent-free f. Tobacco g. Eye and face protection h. Safety showers i. Emergency eye wash stations 9. Plan Staff Awareness a. Slips, trips and falls 10. Adjournment

51 * Note: All deficiencies must be accompanied by recommended actions. Agenda Attachment for Y2Q1 – September Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Requirements Circle “Yes” or “No” for each of the following questions. 1. Does your division have a respiratory protection program in place? YES NO 2. Does worker training for the use of respiratory protective Devices include a demonstration of worker knowledge? YES NO 3. Is appropriate and adequate PPE available when needed? YES NO 4. Do you have access to specialized PPE when needed? YES NO (i.e. N95 mask, fall protection, etc.) 5. Were you trained on how to use, store, maintain and dispose of your PPE? YES NO 6. How do you know if the PPE you are using is the right PPE For the job you are performing? YES NO 7. Has your facility/department completed a noise level assessment? YES NO 8. If yes, is appropriate PPE and signage in place? YES NO 9. Do workers at your facility/department have to work at heights? YES NO 10. If yes, if appropriate fall protection equipment being used? YES NO All questions with a “NO” response should be discussed at the next OHC meeting. The committee should also answer the following questions regarding all “NO” responses: ▪ Why is this not being done? ▪ What changes can the OHC make to ensure this is done in the future?

52 OHC Legislation for Y2Q1 – September Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Part 7 – Personal Protective Equipment 7-1 Use of equipment required (1) Where it is not reasonably practicable to protect the health and safety of workers by design of the plant and work processes, suitable work practices or administrative controls, an employer or contractor shall ensure that every worker wears or uses suitable and adequate personal protective equipment. (2) Where personal protective equipment will not eectively protect a worker, an employer or contractor shall, where reasonably practicable, provide alternative work arrangements for that worker. 7-2 General responsibilities (1) Where an employer or contractor is required by these regulations or any other regulations made pursuant to the Act to provide personal protective equipment, the employer or contractor shall: (a) supply approved personal protective equipment to the workers at no cost to the workers; (b) ensure that the personal protective equipment is used by the workers; (c) ensure that the personal protective equipment is at the worksite before work begins; (d) ensure that the personal protective equipment is stored in a clean, secure location that is readily accessible to workers; (e) ensure that each worker is aware of the location of the personal protective equipment and trained in its use; (f) inform the workers of the reasons why the personal protective equipment is required to be used and of the limitations of its protection; and (g) ensure that personal protective equipment provided to a worker: (h) is suitable and adequate and a proper t for that worker; (ii) is maintained and kept in a sanitary condition; and (iii) is removed from use or service when damaged. (2) Where an employer or contractor requires a worker to clean and maintain personal protective equipment, the employer shall ensure that the worker has adequate time during normal working hours without loss of pay or other benets for this purpose. (3) Where reasonably practicable, an employer or contractor shall make appropriate adjustments to the work procedures and the rate of work to eliminate or reduce the danger or discomfort to the worker that may arise from the worker’s use of personal protective equipment. (4) A worker who is provided with personal protective equipment by an employer or contractor shall: (a) use the personal protective equipment; and (b) take reasonable steps to prevent damage to the personal protective equipment. (5) Where personal protective equipment provided to a worker becomes defective or otherwise fails to provide the protection it was intended for, the worker shall: (a) return the personal protective equipment to the employer or contractor; and

53 (b) inform the employer or contractor of the defect or other reason why the personal protective equipment does not provide the protection that it was intended to provide. (6) An employer or contractor shall immediately repair or replace any personal protective equipment returned to the employer or contractor pursuant to clause (5)(a). 7-3 Respiratory protective devices (1) Where a worker is likely to be exposed to dust, fumes, gas, mist, aerosol or vapour or any airborne contaminant that may be present in any amounts that are harmful or oensive to the worker, an employer or contractor shall: (a) provide an approved respiratory protective device for use by the worker that: (i) provides suitable and adequate protection to the worker from one or more airborne contaminants; (ii) is the proper size for the worker’s face; (iii) where a tight t is essential to the proper functioning of the respiratory protective device, makes an eective seal to the facial skin of the worker; (iv) where a tight t is essential to ensure the worker is not exposed to one or more airborne contaminants to an extent that may pose a risk of signicant harm to the worker, has been t-tested by a competent person in an approved manner; (b) ensure that the respiratory protective device is regularly cleaned and maintained in an approved manner; and (c) ensure that the respiratory protective device is kept, when not in use, in a convenient and sanitary location in which the respiratory protective device is not exposed to extremes of temperature or to any contaminant that may inactivate the respiratory protective device. (2) If a respiratory protective device as required by subsection (1) is provided to a worker, the employer or contractor shall ensure that the worker: (a) has been trained by a competent person in the proper testing, maintenance, use and cleaning of the respiratory protective device and in its limitations; (b) can demonstrate that he or she: (i) understands the training provided pursuant to clause (a); (ii) can test, maintain and clean the respiratory protective device; and (iii) can use the respiratory protective device safely; (c) tests the respiratory protective device before each use; (d) is assessed according to an approved standard as being capable of wearing a respiratory protective device; and (e) is adequately informed respecting the reasons for the assessment required pursuant to clause (d). (3) An employer or contractor shall ensure that the training required by clause (2) (a) includes practical experience by the worker in an uncontaminated environment. (4) Where respiratory protective devices are used only for emergency purposes, an employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker who may be required to use a respiratory protective device is given semi-annual refresher training in its safe use. (5) An employer shall ensure that the following records are kept as long as the worker who was provided with a respiratory protective device is employed by the employer and that the records are Did you know… SASWH offers respirator fit testing, which includes a practical demonstration on how to properly put on (don) and remove (doff) the mask/respirator.

54 made readily available for inspection and examination by the committee or the representative, as the case may be: (a) records respecting t testing for each worker that is completed pursuant to subclause (1)(a)(iv); (b) records respecting the results of assessments for each worker that are completed pursuant to clause (2)(d); (c) records respecting training completed by each worker pursuant to subsections (2) and (3). (6) An employer shall ensure that any records mentioned in clause (5)(b) respecting a worker that are made available for inspection and examination pursuant to subsection (5) do not disclose any personal health information as dened in The Health Information Protection Act respecting the worker unless the worker agrees to that disclosure. (7) An employer shall ensure that records respecting the maintenance of atmosphere-supplying respirators are kept and made readily available for inspection and examination by the committee or the representative as long as that worker is employed by the employer. (8) A worker may, at any time, inspect and examine any records kept pursuant to subsection (5) or (7) that relate to the worker. 7-6 Protective headwear (1) Where there is a risk of injury to the head of a worker, an employer or contractor shall provide approved industrial protective headwear and require a worker to use it. (2) The following places are deemed to be places where a worker is exposed to a risk described in subsection (1): (a) a mine, mill or smelter; (b) a forestry or sawmilling operation; (c) a construction site; (d) a drilling operation; (e) an oil or gas servicing operation. (3) Where a worker may contact an exposed energized electrical conductor, an employer or contractor shall provide, and require the worker to use, approved industrial protective headwear that is of adequate dielectric strength to protect the worker. (4) Where a worker is required by these regulations to use industrial protective headwear, an employer or contractor shall provide to the worker: (a) a suitable liner where it is necessary to protect the worker from cold conditions; and (b) a retention system to secure the industrial protective headwear rmly to the worker’s head where the worker is likely to work in conditions that may cause the headwear to dislodge. (5) An employer or contractor shall ensure that any industrial protective headwear provided to a worker pursuant to these regulations is uorescent orange or other high visibility colour where: (a) the worker is working in a forestry or sawmilling operation; or (b) visibility of the worker is necessary to protect the health and safety of the worker. (6) An employer or contractor shall not require or permit a worker to use any industrial protective headwear that: (a) is damaged or structurally modied; (b) has been subjected to severe impact; or (c) has been painted or has been cleaned with solvents.

55 7-8 Eye and face protectors (1) Where there is a risk of irritation or injury to the face or eyes of a worker from ying objects or particles, splashing liquids, molten metal or ultraviolet, visible or infrared radiation, an employer or contractor shall provide industrial eye or face protectors and require the worker to use them. (2) Where an industrial eye or face protector is required by these regulations to be provided or used, the industrial eye or face protector must be approved. (3) An employer or contractor shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that a worker does not perform electric arc welding if another worker may be exposed to radiation from the arc, unless the other worker is using a suitable industrial eye protector or is protected from the radiation by a suitable screen. (4) A worker shall not perform electric arc welding if another worker may be exposed to radiation from the arc, unless the other worker is using a suitable industrial eye protector or is protected from the radiation by a suitable screen. 7-9 Skin protection (1) Where there is a risk of injury to the skin of a worker from sparks, molten metal or radiation, an employer or contractor shall provide, and require the worker to use, approved protective clothing or covers or any other safeguard that provides equivalent protection for the worker. (2) Where there is a risk of injury to the skin of a worker from re or explosion, an employer or contractor shall provide the worker with, and require the worker to use, outer re-resistant clothing that: (a) meets an approved industry standard; and (b) is appropriate to the risk. (3) Where there is a risk of injury to the skin of an electrical worker from arc ash, an employer or contractor shall provide the electrical worker with, and require the electrical worker to use, arc ash protection that meets an approved standard. 7-10 Lower body protection (1) Where a worker is at risk of a cut, puncture, irritation or abrasion to the worker’s lower body, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the worker uses safety pants or chaps that are appropriate for the work being performed by the worker. (2) A worker operating a chain saw is deemed to be exposed to the risk described in subsection (1). 7-11 Footwear (1) Subject to subsection (4), an employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) a worker uses footwear that is appropriate to the risks associated with the worker’s place of employment and occupation; and (b) a worker who may be at risk from a heavy or falling object or who may tread on a sharp object uses approved protective footwear. (2) The following places are deemed to be places where a worker is exposed to a risk described in clause (1)(b): (a) a mine, mill or smelter; (b) a forestry or sawmilling operation; (c) a construction site; (d) a drilling operation; (e) an oil or gas servicing operation.

56 (3) An employer or contractor shall: (a) provide outer foot guards if there is substantial risk of a crushing injury to the foot of a worker; and (b) provide approved protective footwear if the feet of a worker may be endangered by hot, corrosive or toxic substances. (4) After consultation with the committee, the representative or, where there is no committee or representative, the workers, an employer or contractor may: (a) permit the following to use approved soft-soled footwear without puncture‑proof plates in the soles: (i) workers who are competent steel erectors engaged in the connection of structural components of a skeletal structure; (ii) competent workers who are engaged in the installation of a roof; and (b) impose any conditions that the employer or contractor considers appropriate on the use of footwear described in clause (a). 7-12 Hand and arm protection (1) An employer or contractor shall provide, and require a worker to use, suitable and properly tted hand or arm protection to protect the worker from injury to the hand or arm, including: (a) injury arising from contact with chemical or biological substances; (b) injury arising from exposure to work processes that result in extreme temperatures; (c) injury arising from prolonged exposure to water; and (d) puncture, abrasion or irritation of the skin. (2) Where a worker may contact an exposed energized high voltage electrical conductor, an employer or contractor shall provide, and require the worker to use, approved rubber insulating gloves and mitts and approved rubber insulating sleeves. 7-13 Exposure to hazardous substances Where workers are routinely exposed to a hazardous material or substance, an employer or contractor shall provide, and require workers to use, protective clothing, gloves and eyewear or face shields that are adequate to prevent exposure of a worker’s skin and mucous membranes to the hazardous material or substance. 7-14 Exposure to noise (1) Where a worker is required or permitted by these regulations to use hearing protectors, an employer or contractor shall: (a) provide approved hearing protectors; and (b) require workers to use those hearing protectors where the worker is required to use hearing protectors by these regulations. (2) Where practicable, an employer or contractor shall ensure that a hearing protector provided pursuant to subsection (1) reduces the noise level received into the worker’s ears to not more than 85 dBA. (3) Where it is not practicable to comply with subsection (2), an employer or contractor shall ensure that a hearing protector provided pursuant to subsection (1) reduces the noise level received into the worker’s ears to the lowest level that is practicable. (4) Where an employer or contractor provides a worker with a hearing protector that depends for eectiveness on a close approximation of size or shape to the auditory canal of its user, the

57 employer or contractor shall ensure that the hearing protector is tted to the worker by a competent person. 21-12 Chemical and Biological Substances - Eye ushing equipment Where there may be a risk to the eyes of a worker from corrosive or other harmful substances, an employer or contractor shall provide, at readily accessible locations, approved equipment to ush the eyes of the worker with lukewarm water or another appropriate liquid. 23-11 Asbestos - Personal protective equipment (1) Where eective local exhaust ventilation equipment is not used, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that each worker who may be exposed to asbestos dust resulting from an asbestos process is provided with and uses: (a) an approved respiratory protective device that is appropriate to the level of risk of the asbestos process and that meets the requirements of Part VII; and (b) approved protective clothing that, when worn, will exclude asbestos dust. (2) An employer shall ensure that protective clothing: (a) is disposed of as asbestos waste after use; or (b) is kept, maintained and cleaned in a safe manner each time it is used. 3-14 Maintenance and Repair of Equipment (1) An employer shall ensure that all equipment is maintained at intervals that are suicient to ensure the safe functioning of the equipment. (2) Where a defect is found in equipment, an employer shall ensure that: (a) steps are taken immediately to protect the health and safety of any worker who may be at risk until the defect is corrected; and (b) the defect is corrected by a competent person as soon as is reasonably practicable. (3) A worker who knows or has reason to believe that equipment under the worker’s control is not in a safe condition shall: (a) immediately report the condition of the equipment to the employer; and (b) repair the equipment if the worker is authorized and competent to do so. Part 10 – Machine Safety 10-1 Operation by workers (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) machines are operated only by a competent worker; and (b) workers are informed of any risk associated with, and trained in, the safe use of the machines. (2) Before starting a machine, an operator shall ensure that neither the operator nor any other worker will be endangered by starting the machine. (3) Where a worker or a worker’s clothing may contact a moving part of a machine, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the worker: “Machine” means any combination of mechanical parts that transmits from one part to another or otherwise modifies force, motion or energy. Keep that definition in mind as you review these sections.

58 (a) wears close-tting clothing; (b) connes or cuts short any head and facial hair; and (c) does not wear dangling neckwear or jewelry, rings or other similar items. 10-2 Operating controls (1) Where reasonably practicable, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that operating controls on machines: (a) are located within easy reach of the operator; and (b) cannot be activated by accidental contact. (2) Where reasonably practicable, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that stopping devices on machines are: (a) located in the direct view and within easy reach of the operator; and (b) readily identiable. (3) Where a worker is required to feed material into a material-forming press, punch, shear or similar machine, an employer, contractor or supplier shall: (a) where practicable, install a positive means to prevent the activation of the machine while any part of the worker’s body could be injured by moving parts of the machine; or (b) where it is not practicable to comply with clause (a) install safeguards to prevent the worker from contacting a moving part of the machine. 10-3 Unattended and suspended machines (1) An employer or contractor shall not require or permit a worker to leave unattended or in a suspended position any machine or any part of a machine unless the machine or part has been: (a) immobilized and secured against accidental movement; or (b) enclosed by a safeguard to prevent access by any other worker to the machine or part. (2) A worker shall not leave unattended or in a suspended position any machine or any part of a machine unless the machine or part has been: (a) immobilized and secured against accidental movement; or (b) enclosed by a safeguard to prevent access by any other worker to the machine or part. 10-4 Safeguards (1) Except where otherwise provided by these regulations, an employer or contractor shall provide an eective safeguard where a worker may contact: (a) a dangerous moving part of a machine; (b) a pinch point, cutting edge or point of a machine at which material is cut, shaped, bored or formed; (c) an open ame; (d) a steam pipe or other surface with a temperature that exceeds or may exceed 80° Celsius; or (e) a cooled surface that is or may be less than minus 80° Celsius. (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a safeguard required by subsection (1) remains in place at all times. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to: (a) a machine that is equipped with an eective safety device that stops the machine automatically before any part of a worker’s body comes into contact with a hazard mentioned in clause (1)(a) or (b); or

59 (b) a belt, rope or chain that is operated from a cathead or capstan. (4) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a safeguard that is removed from a machine or made ineective to permit maintenance, testing, repair or adjustment of a machine is replaced or made eective before a worker is required or permitted to use the machine. (5) Where there is a possibility of machine failure and of injury to a worker resulting from the failure, an employer or contractor shall install safeguards that are strong enough to withstand the impact of debris from the machine failure and to contain any debris resulting from the failure. 10-5 Warning systems (1) Where the circumstances described in subsection (2) exist, an employer or contractor shall install: (a) an audible alarm system that provides a warning of suicient volume and for a suicient period before start-up of the machine to give workers timely notice of the imminent start-up; or (b) a distinctive and conspicuous visual warning system to alert workers of the imminent start-up of the machine. (2) Subsection (1) applies where: (a) a worker may be endangered by moving machine parts when a machine is started; and (b) the operator of the machine does not have a clear view from the operating position of all parts of the machine and of the surrounding area in which there is a potential danger. (3) An employer or contractor shall place adequate, appropriate and clearly visible warning signs at each point of access to a machine that starts automatically. 10-6 Locking out (1) Subject to section 140, before a worker undertakes the maintenance, repair, test or adjustment of a machine other than a power tool, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the machine is locked out and remains locked out during that activity if not doing so would put the worker at risk. (2) Before a worker undertakes the maintenance, repair, test or adjustment of a power tool, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the energy source has been isolated from the power tool, any residual energy in the power tool has been dissipated and the energy source remains isolated during that activity. (3) An employer or contractor shall: (a) provide a written lock-out process to each worker who is required to work on a machine to which subsection (1) applies; and (b) where the lockout process uses a lock and key, issue to that worker a lock that is operable only by that worker’s key and a duplicate key. (4) Where the lockout process does not use a lock and key, an employer or contractor shall designate a person to co-ordinate and control the lockout process. (5) Where the lockout process uses a lock and key, an employer or contractor shall designate a person to keep the duplicate key mentioned in clause (3)(b) and ensure that: (a) the duplicate key is accessible only to the designated person; and (b) a log book is kept to record the use of the duplicate key and the reasons for that use. (6) Where it is not practicable to use a worker’s key to remove a lock, an employer or contractor may permit the person designated pursuant to subsection (5) to remove the lock if the designated person: (a) has determined the reason that the worker’s key is not available;

60 (b) has determined that it is safe to remove the lock and activate the machine; and (c) if a committee or representative is in place, has informed the co-chairpersons or the representative of the proposed use of the duplicate key before it is used. (7) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a designated person who is permitted to use a duplicate key pursuant to subsection (6): (a) records in the log book the use of the duplicate key, the reason for its use and the date of its use; and (b) signs the log book each time that the duplicate key is used. (8) Where a central automated system controls more than one machine, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the machine to be maintained, repaired, tested or adjusted is isolated from the central system before the lock-out procedures required by subsection (3) are implemented. (9) Before undertaking any maintenance, repairs, tests or adjustments to a machine to which subsection (1) applies, a worker shall lock out the machine following the process mentioned in clause (3)(a). (10) After a lock-out device has been installed or a lockout process has been initiated, the worker who installed the rst lock or initiated the process shall check the machine to ensure that the machine is inoperative. (11) No person shall deactivate a lockout process that does not use a lock and key except the person designated pursuant to subsection (4). (12) No person shall remove a lock-out device except the worker who installed the lock-out device or the designated person acting in accordance with subsection (6).

61 OHC Agenda for Y2Q2 – December 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Old Business a. Contraventions b. Recommendations c. 4. New Business a. Review Musculoskeletal Activities b. Incident/injury reports c. Inspections d. 5. Review Musculoskeletal Injuries Section in the OH&S Regulations OH&S 6-18 6. Review Working at Height Section in the OH&S Regulations OH&S 9-2, 9-3 7. Safety Program Policy Review a. Occupational Health Committee responsibilities b. Reporting of safety concerns c. Working alone (OH&S 3-24) 8. Review Powered Mobile Equipment Section in the OH&S Regulations OH&S 11-2 to 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 9. Suggested Activity/Communication a. Complete working alone analysis* 10. Plan Staff Awareness a. Working alone communication b. Musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) 11. Adjournment * Note: All deficiencies must be accompanied by recommended actions.

62 Agenda Attachment for Y2Q2 – December Working Alone Circle “Yes” or “No” for each of the following questions. 1. Have your division and OHC developed a written plan for working alone? YES NO 2. If “YES”, does the policy include: ▪ Assessment of all work sites, jobs and circumstances (i.e. shift work, available resources) to identify the risks of working alone? YES NO ▪ Reasonable measures to eliminate and reduce those risks (i.e. strategies, procedures)? YES NO ▪ An effective communication system (i.e. radio comm- unication, cell phone) based on the assessed risks? YES NO ▪ Minimum training requirements for at-risk staff? YES NO ▪ Reporting and formal documentation of all working alone incidents, including near miss incidents? YES NO ▪ Investigation procedures for working alone incidents? YES NO ▪ A plan to review this program at regular intervals? YES NO All questions with a “NO” response should be discussed at the next OHC meeting. The committee should also answer the following questions regarding all “NO” responses: ▪ Why is this not being done? ▪ What changes can the OHC make to ensure this is done in the future?

63 Agenda Attachment for Y2Q2 – December Musculoskeletal Injuries (MSIs) Circle “Yes” or “No” for each of the following questions. 1. Does your division and OHC regularly review worksite activities that may cause or aggravate MSIs? YES NO 2. Are workers informed regarding: ▪ The risks of developing a MSI? YES NO ▪ The signs and symptoms of a MSI? YES NO 3. In areas where there have been previous MSIs: ▪ Has corrective action been taken (i.e. equipment provided to reduce harmful effects of the work activity)? YES NO ▪ Have safe work procedures and policies been developed? YES NO ▪ Do Principals/Vice Principals/Team Leads ensure that ▪ Workers are instructed in safe work practices (i.e. PPE, procedures, equipment)? YES NO ▪ Are administrative accommodations undertaken (i.e. work schedules that incorporate rest and recovery periods or changes in workloads)? YES NO ▪ Are appropriate corrective actions taken? YES NO 4. Are “ergonomics” considered when building, expanding or renovating? YES NO All questions with a “NO” response should be discussed at the next OHC meeting. The committee should also answer the following questions regarding all “NO” responses: ▪ Why is this not being done? ▪ What changes can the OHC make to ensure this is done in the future?

64 OHC Legislation for Y2Q2 – December Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 3-24 Working alone or at isolated places of employment (1) In this section, “to work alone” means to work at a worksite as the only worker of the employer or contractor at that worksite, in circumstances where assistance is not readily available to the worker in the event of injury, ill health or emergency. (2) Where a worker is required to work alone or at an isolated place of employment, an employer or contractor, in consultation with the committee, the representative or, where there is no committee or representative, the workers, shall identify the risks arising from the conditions and circumstances of the worker’s work or the isolation of the place of employment. (3) An employer or contractor shall take all reasonably practicable steps to eliminate or reduce the risks identied pursuant to subsection (2). (4) The steps to be taken to eliminate or reduce the risks pursuant to subsection (3): (a) must include the establishment of an eective communication system that consists of: (i) radio communication; (ii) phone or cellular phone communication; or (iii) any other means that provides eective communication in view of the risks involved; and (b) may include any of the following: (i) regular contact by the employer or contractor with the worker working alone or at an isolated place of employment; (ii) limitations on, or prohibitions of, specied activities; (iii) establishment of minimum training or experience, or other standards of competency; (iv) provision of personal protective equipment; (v) establishment of safe work practices or procedures; (vi) provision of emergency supplies for use in travelling under conditions of extreme cold or other inclement weather conditions. 6‑18 Musculoskeletal injuries (1) In this section, “musculoskeletal injury” means an injury or disorder of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, joints, bones or supporting vasculature that may be caused or aggravated by any of the following: (a) repetitive motions; (b) forceful exertions; (c) vibration; (d) mechanical compression; (e) sustained or awkward postures; (f) limitations on motion or action; (g) other ergonomic stressors. (2) An employer or contractor, in consultation with the committee, shall regularly review the activities at the place of employment that may cause or aggravate musculoskeletal injuries.

65 (3) If a risk of musculoskeletal injury is identied, an employer or contractor shall: (a) inform each worker who may be at risk of developing musculoskeletal injury of that risk and of the signs and common symptoms of any musculoskeletal injury associated with that worker’s work; and (b) provide eective protection for each worker who may be at risk, which may include any of the following: (i) providing equipment that is designed, constructed, positioned and maintained to reduce the harmful eects of an activity; (ii) implementing appropriate work practices and procedures to reduce the harmful eects of an activity; (iii) implementing work schedules that incorporate rest and recovery periods, changes in workload or other arrangements for alternating work to reduce the harmful eects of an activity. (4) An employer or contractor shall ensure that workers who may be at risk of developing musculoskeletal injury are instructed in the safe performance of the worker’s work, including the use of appropriate work practices and procedures, equipment and personal protective equipment. (5) If a worker has symptoms of musculoskeletal injury, an employer or contractor shall: (a) advise the worker to consult a physician or a health care professional who is registered or licensed pursuant to an Act to practise any of the healing arts; and (b) promptly review the activities of that worker and of other workers doing similar tasks to identify any cause of the symptoms and to take corrective measures to avoid further injuries. 9-2 Protection against falling (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that workers use a fall protection system at a temporary or permanent work area where: (a) a worker may fall three metres or more; or (b) there is a possibility of injury if a worker falls less than three metres. (3) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker at a permanent work area is protected from falling by a guardrail or similar barrier if the worker may fall a vertical distance of more than 1.2 metres and less than three metres. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), where the use of a guardrail or similar barrier is not reasonably practicable, an employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker uses a travel restraint system. (5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), where the use of a travel restraint system is not reasonably practicable, an employer or contractor shall ensure that a safety net or control zone or other equally eective means that protects the worker from falling is used. (6) Subsection (2) does not apply to competent workers who are engaged in: (a) connecting the structural members of a skeletal steel structure or a pre‑cast structure; (b) connecting the support structure of a scaold; (c) stabilizing or securing the load on a truck or trailer; (d) installing or attaching a fall protection system to the anchor point; (e) removing or disassembling the associated parts of a fall protection system when it is no longer required; or (f) activities within the normal course of business on a permanent loading dock that is not greater than 1.2 metres in height.

66 9-3 Fall protection plan An employer or contractor shall develop a written fall protection plan where: (a) a worker may fall three metres or more; and (b) workers are not protected by a guardrail or similar barrier. (2) The fall protection plan required by subsection (1) must describe: (a) the fall hazards at the worksite; (b) the fall protection system to be used at the worksite; (c) the procedures used to assemble, maintain, inspect, use and disassemble the fall protection system; and (d) the rescue procedures to be used if a worker falls, is suspended by a personal fall arrest system or safety net and needs to be rescued. (3) The employer or contractor shall ensure that a copy of the fall protection plan is readily available before work begins at a worksite where a risk of falling exists. (4) The employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker is trained in the fall protection plan and the safe use of the fall protection system before allowing the worker to work in an area where a fall protection system must be used. 11‑2 Trained operators for powered mobile equipment (1) In this section: “farming or ranching operation” includes any of the following operations: (a) the production of crops, including fruits and vegetables, seeds and animal feed, through the cultivation of land; (b) the drying, cleaning, handling and transporting of grain by the original producer of that grain; (c) feedlot and intensive livestock operations; (d) the production of raw milk; (e) the operation of greenhouses; (f) the operation of herb or mushroom farms; (g) the raising of animals used in the production of food, including horses; (h) the keeping of bees; (i) the operation of sod farms; (j) the operation of tree nurseries; “trained operator” means a worker who: (a) has successfully completed a training program that includes all of the elements set out in Table 11 of the Appendix for the type of powered mobile equipment that the worker will be required or permitted to operate; or (b) is completing the practical training required by Table 11 of the Appendix under the direct supervision of a competent operator within the meaning of clause (a). (2) Subject to subsection (4), every employer or contractor shall ensure that only trained operators are required or permitted to operate powered mobile equipment. (3) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) the training required by Table 11 of the Appendix is provided by competent persons; and “Powered Mobile Equipment (PME)” means a self-propelled machine or a combination of machines, including a prime mover, that is designed to manipulate or move materials or to provide a work platform for workers.

67 (b) a written record of all training delivered to workers pursuant to this section and Table 11 of the Appendix is kept readily available. (4) This section does not apply to persons directly engaged in a farming or ranching operation. 11‑3 Visual inspection (1) Before a worker starts any powered mobile equipment, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the worker makes a complete visual inspection of the equipment and the surrounding area to ensure that no worker, including the operator, is endangered by the start‑up of the equipment. (2) No worker shall start any powered mobile equipment until the inspection required by subsection (1) is completed. 11‑4 Inspection and maintenance An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) all powered mobile equipment is inspected by a competent person for defects and unsafe conditions as often as is necessary to ensure that it is capable of safe operation; (b) if a defect or unsafe condition that may create a hazard to a worker is identied in the powered mobile equipment: (i) steps are taken immediately to protect the health and safety of any worker who may be at risk until the defect is repaired or the unsafe condition is corrected; and (ii) as soon as is reasonably practicable, the defect is repaired or the unsafe condition is corrected; and (c) a written record of the inspections and maintenance carried out pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) is kept at the place of employment and made readily available to the operator. 11-5 Requirements for powered mobile equipment (1) An employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that each unit of powered mobile equipment is equipped with: (a) a device within easy reach of the operator that will permit the operator to stop as quickly as possible any ancillary equipment driven from the powered mobile equipment, including any power take-o, crane and auger and any digging, lifting and cutting equipment; (b) a horn or other audible warning device; (c) seats that are designed and installed to ensure the safety of all workers required or permitted to be in or on the equipment while the equipment is in motion except where the powered mobile equipment is designed to be operated from a standing position; and (d) an eective braking system and an eective parking device. (2) Where a unit of powered mobile equipment is operated during hours of darkness in an area that is not adequately illuminated, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that it is equipped with suitable headlights and back-up lights that clearly illuminate the path of travel. (3) Where a unit of powered mobile equipment has a windshield, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that it is equipped with suitable windshield washers and wipers. (4) Where a unit of powered mobile equipment is tted with roll-over protective structures, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that the equipment is equipped with: (a) seat-belts for the operator and any other worker who is required or permitted to be in or on the equipment while the equipment is in motion; or

68 (b) shoulder belts, bars, gates, screens or other restraining devices designed to prevent the operator and any other worker from being thrown outside the roll-over protective structures if the work process renders the wearing of a seat-belt impracticable. (5) Where there is a danger to the operator of a unit of powered mobile equipment or any other worker who is required or permitted to be in or on a unit of powered mobile equipment from a falling object or projectile, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that the powered mobile equipment is equipped with a suitable and adequate cab, screen or guard. 11-7 Use of seat-belt or restraint by operator An employer or contractor shall ensure that the operator of a unit of powered mobile equipment uses the seat-belt or other restraining device required by subsection 157(4). 11-9 Warning of reverse motion An employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that a motor vehicle or unit of powered mobile equipment that may be used in such a way that a worker other than the operator may be placed at risk by an unexpected reverse movement is equipped with a suitable warning device that operates automatically when the vehicle or equipment starts to move in reverse. When worn correctly, seat belts can reduce the risk of death in a collision by 47%. - Statistics Canada, Circumstances surrounding passenger vehicle fatalities in Canada (2019)

69 OHC Agenda for Y2Q3 – March 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Old Business a. Contraventions b. Recommendations c. 4. New Business a. Review infection control plan (OH&S 6-22, 21-1, 21-9, 21-10) b. Incident/injury reports c. Inspections d. 5. Review Storage Section of the OH&S Regulations OH&S 9-18, 9-19 6. Suggested Activity/Communication a. Exposure to infectious materials and organisms analysis* b. Chemical and biological substance analysis* 7. Safety Program Policy Review a. Blood borne pathogens b. Exposure control plan c. WHMIS – Workplace Hazardous Information System d. Waste management 8. Plan Staff Awareness a. WHMIS training 9. Adjournment * Note: All deficiencies must be accompanied by recommended actions.

70 OHC Legislation for Y2Q3 – March Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 6-22 Exposure control plan (2) If workers are required to handle, use or produce an infectious material or organism or are likely to be exposed at a place of employment, an employer, in consultation with the committee, shall develop and implement an exposure control plan to eliminate or minimize worker exposure. (3) An exposure control plan must: (a) be in writing; (b) identify any workers at the place of employment who may be exposed; (c) identify categories of tasks and procedures that may put workers at risk of exposure; (d) describe the ways in which an infectious material or organism can enter the body of a worker and the risks associated with that entry; (e) describe the signs and symptoms of any disease that may arise for a worker exposed at the place of employment; (f) describe infection control measures to be used, such as the following: (i) vaccination; (ii) engineering controls; (iii) personal protective equipment; (iv) safe work practices and procedures; and (v) standard practices that incorporate universal precautions; (g) identify the limitations of the infection control measures described pursuant to clause (f); (h) set out procedures to be followed in each of the following circumstances: (i) if there has been a spill or leak of an infectious material or organism; (ii) if a worker has been exposed; (iii) if a worker believes that he or she has been exposed; (i) set out the methods of cleaning, disinfecting or disposing of clothing, personal protective equipment or other equipment contaminated with an infectious material or organism that must be followed and indicate who is responsible for carrying out those activities; (j) describe the training to be provided to workers who may be exposed and the means by which this training will be provided; (k) require the investigation and documentation, in a manner that protects the condentiality of the exposed worker, of any work-related exposure incident, including the route of exposure and the circumstances in which the exposure occurred; and (l) require the investigation of any occurrence of an occupationally transmitted infection or infectious disease to identify the route of exposure and implement measures to prevent further infection. (4) If subsection 85(2) applies to an employer on the day on which this section comes into force or at any time before January 1, 2006, that employer must, no later than January 1, 2006, describe in his or her exposure control plan the steps that will be taken by July 1, 2006 to ensure compliance with this section and, if applicable, subsection 474.1(3). “Expose” means harmful contact with an infectious material or organism from inhalation, ingestion, skin or mucous membrane contact or percutaneous injury.

71 (5) No employer shall allow a worker to undertake any tasks or procedures mentioned in clause (3)(c) unless the worker has been trained with respect to the exposure control plan and the use of control measures appropriate for the task or procedure undertaken. (6) An employer, in consultation with the committee, shall review the adequacy of the exposure control plan, and amend the plan if necessary, at least every two years or as necessary to reect advances in infection control measures, including engineering controls. (7) An employer shall make a copy of the exposure control plan and any amendments to that plan readily available to every worker who may be exposed. (8) An employer shall: (a) inform workers who are required to handle, use or produce an infectious material or organism or who may be exposed at a place of employment: (i) of any vaccine recommended for workers with respect to that risk in the Canadian Immunization Guide, published by Health Canada, and recommended by: (A) a medical health oicer appointed pursuant to The Public Health Act or a designated public health oicer within the meaning of The Public Health Act, 1994 whose powers and responsibilities include those set out in Part IV of The Public Health Act, 1994; or (B) a physician with expertise in immunization or the control of communicable diseases; and (ii) of the risks associated with taking a vaccine mentioned in subclause (i); (b) with the worker’s consent, arrange for the worker to receive any vaccination recommended pursuant to subclause (a)(i) during the worker’s normal working hours and reimburse the worker for any costs associated with receiving the vaccination; and (c) if a worker cannot receive a vaccination mentioned in subclause (a)(i) during the worker’s normal working hours, credit the worker’s attendance for the vaccination as time at work and ensure that the worker does not lose any pay or other benets. (9) If a worker has been exposed to blood or potentially infectious bodily uids at a place of employment, an employer shall, with the consent of the worker, during the worker’s normal working hours, arrange for immediate medical evaluation and intervention by a qualied person in an approved manner and for condential post‑exposure counselling. (10) If a worker cannot receive medical evaluation, medical intervention or post‑exposure counselling during the worker’s normal working hours, an employer shall credit the worker’s attendance for evaluation, intervention or counselling as time at work and shall ensure that the worker does not lose any pay or other benets. (11) Nothing in these regulations prohibits an employer or contractor from purchasing supplies in bulk together with another employer or contractor but each employer or contractor is responsible for ensuring his or her compliance with these regulations. 9-18 Storage of materials An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) no material or equipment is placed, stacked or stored so as to constitute a hazard to workers; and (b) stacked materials or containers are stabilized, if necessary, by interlocking, strapping or other eective means of restraint.

72 9-19 Pallets and storage racks An employer, contractor, owner or supplier shall ensure that: (a) pallets are maintained in a manner that will permit safe lifting of the pallets and the pallets’ loads by a forklift truck or other device; and (b) racks for the storage of material or equipment are: (i) designed, constructed and maintained to support any load placed on the racks; and (ii) erected on a rm foundation. 21-1 Chemical and Biological Substances - General duties of employers (1) An employer shall, at a place of employment: (a) monitor the use or presence of, or a worker’s exposure to, any chemical substance or any biological substance that may be hazardous or harmful to the health or safety of a worker; (b) where reasonably practicable, substitute a less hazardous or harmful chemical substance or biological substance for a hazardous or harmful chemical substance or biological substance; (c) subject to subsection 307(1), to the extent that is reasonably practicable, reduce any contamination of the place of employment by a chemical substance or biological substance; and (d) develop and implement work procedures and processes that are as safe as is reasonably practicable for the handling, use, storage, production and disposal of chemical substances and biological substances. (2) An employer shall take all practicable steps to prevent exposure of a worker, to an extent that is likely to be harmful to the worker, to: (a) a chemical substance or biological substance that may be hazardous; or (b) a chemical substance or biological substance in combination or association with any other substance present that may be hazardous. (3) An employer shall: (a) inform the workers of the nature and degree of the eects to their health or safety of any chemical substance or biological substance to which the workers are exposed in the course of their work; and (b) provide the workers with adequate training with respect to: (i) work procedures and processes developed pursuant to clause (1)(d); and (ii) the proper use of any personal protective equipment required by these regulations. (4) An employer shall make available to the committee, the representative or, where there is no committee or representative, the workers: (a) the results of any measurements of worker exposure to, and contamination of a place of employment by, a chemical substance or biological substance; and (b) any steps taken to reduce the contamination of a place of employment by, and eliminate or reduce exposure of the workers to, a chemical substance or biological substance.

73 21-9 Accumulations, spills and leaks Where there is a possibility of an accumulation, spill or leak of a chemical substance or biological substance that may be hazardous to the health or safety of a worker at a place of employment, an employer: (a) in consultation with the committee, shall develop written emergency procedures to be implemented in the event of an accumulation, spill or leak; (b) shall make readily available for reference by workers a copy of the emergency procedures developed pursuant to clause (a); (c) shall ensure that each worker is trained in and implements any of the emergency procedures developed pursuant to clause (a) that: (i) require the involvement of the worker; or (ii) are necessary to protect the health or safety of the worker; (d) shall ensure that competent persons, equipment, supplies and personal protective equipment are available for the prompt, safe and eective containment, neutralizing and decontamination of any accumulation, spill or leak; and (e) shall ensure that the emergency procedures developed pursuant to clause (a) are implemented in the event of an accumulation, spill or leak. 21-10 Report of Worker’s exposures (1) Where an accumulation, spill or leak of a chemical substance or biological substance listed in Table 19 or 20 of the Appendix occurs and results in the exposure of a worker to the chemical substance or biological substance to an extent that may aect the health or safety of the worker, an employer, in consultation with the committee, shall investigate the incident as soon as is reasonably possible and prepare a written report that includes: (a) a description of the incident, including the date and all aected worksites; (b) the names of the substances released and the characteristics of the substances; (c) for each substance released, the estimated duration and the extent of each worker’s exposure; (d) the name of each worker exposed and the manner in which the substance entered the worker’s body; (e) the causes of the incident; and (f) any corrective actions taken to prevent occurrence of a similar incident. (2) An employer shall provide a copy of a report prepared pursuant to subsection (1) to any worker who was exposed to the chemical substance or biological substance that was released.

74 OHC Agenda for Y2Q4 – June 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Old Business a. Contraventions b. Recommendations c. 4. New Business a. Review WHMIS training – how it is provided, any deficiencies that have been identified, recommended improvements b. Incident/injury reports c. Inspections d. 5. Review Entrances, Exits and Ladders Section of the OH&S Regulations OH&S 16-1 to 16-8 6. Review Fire Policy/Procedure Section of the OH&S Regulations OH&S 25-2 to 25-5 7. Safety Program Policy Review a. Traffic control plan – risk from vehicular traffic OH&S 9-22 8. Suggested Activity/Communication a. Fire safety awareness* 9. Plan Staff Awareness a. Traffic control plan 10. Adjournment * Note: All deficiencies must be accompanied by recommended actions.

75 OHC Legislation for Y2Q4 – June Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 9-22 Risk from vehicular traic (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker who is at risk from vehicular traic, whether on a public highway or at any other place of employment, is provided with and required to use a high visibility vest, armlets or other high visibility clothing. (2) Where there is a danger to a worker from vehicular traic on a public highway, an employer or contractor shall develop and implement a traic control plan, in writing, to protect the worker from traic hazards by the use of one or more of the following: (a) warning signs; (b) barriers; (c) lane control devices; (d) ashing lights; (e) ares; (f) conspicuously identied pilot vehicles; (g) automatic or remote-controlled traic control systems; (h) designated signallers directing traic. (3) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) workers are trained in the traic control plan developed pursuant to subsection (2); and (b) the traic control plan developed pursuant to subsection (2) is made readily available for reference by workers at the place of employment. (4) An employer or contractor shall use designated signallers to control traic on a public highway only where other methods of traic control are not adequate or suitable. (5) Where designated signallers are used to control traic on a public highway, an employer or contractor shall provide: (a) at least one designated signaller if: (i) traic approaches from one direction only; or (ii) traic approaches from both directions and the designated signaller and the operator of an approaching vehicle would be clearly visible to one another; and (b) at least two designated signallers if traic approaches from both directions and the designated signaller and the operator of an approaching vehicle would not be clearly visible to one another. (6) Where there is or may be a hazard to a worker from traic at a place of employment other than a public highway, an employer or contractor shall develop and implement a traic control plan to protect the worker from traic hazards. (7) A traic control plan required by subsection (6) must: (a) be in writing; (b) be made readily available for reference by workers at the place of employment; and (c) set out, where appropriate: (i) the maximum allowable speed of any vehicle or class of vehicles, including powered mobile equipment, in use at the place of employment; (ii) the maximum operating grades;

76 (iii) the location and type of control signs; (iv) the route to be taken by vehicles or powered mobile equipment; (v) the priority to be established for classes of vehicle; (vi) the location and type of barriers or restricted areas; and (vii) the duties of workers and the employer or contractor. (8) A worker who operates a vehicle or unit of powered mobile equipment at a place of employment and who does not have a clear view of the path to be travelled shall not proceed until a person who has a clear view of the path to be travelled by the vehicle or unit of powered mobile equipment signals to the worker that it is safe to proceed. (9) Where a provision of this section conicts with a provision of The Highway Traic Act, The Highways and Transportation Act, The Vehicle Administration Act, a regulation made pursuant to any of those Acts or a bylaw of a municipality made pursuant to The Urban Municipality Act, 1984, The Rural Municipality Act, 1989 or The Northern Municipalities Act, the provision of the other statute, regulation or bylaw prevails. (10) Nothing in this section applies to a peace oicer in the performance of the peace oicer’s duties. 16‑1 General duty re entrances, exits An employer, contractor or owner shall provide and maintain a safe means of entrance to and exit from a place of employment and all worksites and work-related areas in or on a place of employment. 16‑2 Doors An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) every door in a hazardous work area opens away from the hazard and is not blocked by an obstruction; and (b) every walk‑in freezer or refrigerator is equipped with a means to open the door from the inside. 16‑3 Travelways (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that every travelway: (a) is strong enough to withstand any traic to which the travelway may be subjected; (b) has secure footing for workers and adequate traction for vehicles or equipment; and (c) is at least: (i) 600 millimetres wide, in the case of travelways installed before July 1, 1997; and (ii) 900 millimetres wide, in the case of travelways installed on and after July 1, 1997. (2) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that every travelway that may give rise to a hazard described in subsection 9-2(2) is provided with a guardrail. 16‑4 Stairs An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the widths of treads, the depths of treads and the vertical distances between treads are uniform throughout the length of any stairway and that each tread is level; and (b) any stairs installed on or after the day on which this section comes into force, including temporary stairs, are at least 600 millimetres wide.

77 16-5 Ladders (1) An employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that every ladder is designed, constructed, used and maintained to perform its function safely. (2) An employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that: (a) no wooden ladder or stepladder is painted with any substance other than a transparent coating; and (b) no ladder is made by fastening cleats across a single rail or post. 16-6 Portable ladders (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) a portable ladder is equipped with non-slip feet; (b) a portable ladder is secured against accidental movement during use; (c) a metal or wire-bound portable ladder is not used where the ladder or a worker handling or using the ladder may come into contact with an exposed energized electrical conductor; and (d) a portable ladder extends at least one metre above any platform, roof or other landing to which the ladder is used as a means of access. (3) An employer or contractor shall ensure that each worker who handles or uses a portable ladder is instructed in the requirements of this section. (4) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a stepladder: (a) is not more than six metres high when set for use; (b) has legs that are securely held in position by means of metal braces or an equivalent rigid support; and (c) when in use, has a front section slope at an angle of one horizontal to six vertical. 16-7 Use of portable ladders (1) Where a worker uses a portable ladder other than a stepladder, an employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) the ladder is placed against the structure so that the slope of the ladder is one horizontal to four vertical; (b) the worker does not extend any part of the worker’s body except for the worker’s arms beyond the side rails of the ladder; and (c) the worker maintains a three-point stance on the ladder at all times. (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker does not work from either of the top two rungs or steps of a portable ladder, unless the ladder is a stepladder that has a platform equipped with a suitable handrail. 16‑8 Fixed ladders (1) In this section, “xed ladder” means a ladder that is xed to a structure in a vertical position or at an angle that is between vertical and 25° to the vertical, but does not include a ladder used in underground mining operations to which The Mines Regulations apply. To use ladders safely, workers should maintain three points of contact: two hands and one foot or one hand and two feet. This reduces the likelihood of loss of control when an unexpected slip or loss of balance occurs. - InterNACHI, Inspector Safety: Three-Point Controls for Climbing Ladders

78 (2) A ladder that is xed to a structure at an angle of more than 25° to the vertical, or more than 1 horizontal to 2 vertical, is deemed to be a stairway and is subject to the requirements of sections 9‑10 and 16‑4. (3) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the rungs on a xed ladder are uniformly spaced with centres that are not less than 250 and not more than 300 millimetres apart; (b) a clearance of at least 150 millimetres is maintained between the rungs on a xed ladder and the structure to which the ladder is aixed; (c) a xed ladder is securely held in place at the top and bottom and at any intermediate points that are necessary to prevent sway; (d) the side rails of a xed ladder extend not less than 1 metre above any platform, roof or other landing on the structure to which the ladder is xed; (e) a ladder opening in a platform, roof or other landing does not exceed 750 millimetres by 750 millimetres; (f) a xed ladder that is more than 6 metres high: (i) is equipped with: (A) platforms at intervals of not more than 6 metres or ladder cages, in the case of ladders installed on or before March 11, 1986; or (B) platforms at intervals of not more than 6 metres and ladder cages, in the case of ladders installed on or after March 12, 1986; or (ii) is equipped with a personal fall arrest system that meets the requirements of Part 7; and (g) a xed ladder in an excavated shaft is installed in a compartment that is separated from the hoist compartment by a substantial partition. (4) If a ladder cage is required by these regulations, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the ladder cage is constructed of hoops that are not more than 1.8 metres apart, joined by vertical members not more than 300 millimetres apart around the circumference of the hoop; (b) no point on a hoop of the ladder cage is more than 750 millimetres from the ladder; and (c) the ladder cage is of suicient strength and is designed to contain any worker who may lean or fall against a hoop. (5) In the case of a ladder cage constructed before July 1, 1997, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the lowest hoop of the ladder cage is not more than 3 metres from a platform, landing or the ground; and (b) the uppermost hoop of the ladder cage is at the level of a platform, landing or roof. (6) In the case of a ladder cage constructed on or after July 1, 1997, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the lowest hoop of the ladder cage is not more than 2.2 metres from a platform, landing or the ground; and (b) the uppermost hoop of the ladder cage extends at least 1 metre above the level of a platform, landing or roof. 25‑2 Fire safety plan (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall:

79 (a) take all reasonably practicable steps to prevent the outbreak of re at a place of employment and to provide eective means to protect workers from any re that may occur; and (b) develop and implement a written re safety plan that provides for the safety of all workers in the event of a re. (2) A plan developed pursuant to subsection (1) must include: (a) the emergency procedures to be used in case of re, including: (i) sounding the re alarm; (ii) notifying the re department; and (iii) evacuating endangered workers, with special provisions for workers with disabilities; (b) the quantities, locations and storage methods of all ammable substances present at the place of employment; (c) the designation of persons to carry out the re safety plan and the duties of the designated persons; (d) the training of designated persons and workers in their responsibilities for re safety; (e) the holding of re drills; and (f) the control of re hazards. (3) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) designated persons and workers who have been assigned re safety duties are adequately trained in, and implement, the re safety plan; (b) the re safety plan is posted in a conspicuous place for reference by workers; and (c) a re drill is held at least once during each 12‑month period. 25‑3 Fire extinguishers (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that portable re extinguishers are selected, located, inspected, maintained and tested so that the health and safety of workers at the place of employment is protected. (2) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that portable re extinguishers are placed not more than 9 metres away from: (a) each industrial open‑ame portable heating device, tar pot or asphalt kettle that is in use; and (b) each welding or cutting operation that is in progress. 25‑4 Garbage as re hazard If garbage that may constitute a re hazard is present at a place of employment, an employer, contractor or owner shall provide covered receptacles for the garbage that are suitable to the nature of the hazard. 25‑5 Procedures for ammable substances (1) If a ammable substance is or is intended to be handled, used, stored, produced or disposed of at a place of employment, an employer, contractor or owner shall develop written procedures to ensure the health and safety of workers who: 94% of the time a portable fire extinguisher is used, it puts out the fire – usually within the two minutes of initial use. - Fire Equipment Manufacturers’ Association, A Chain of Survival (2021)

80 (a) handle, use, store, produce or dispose of a ammable substance that may spontaneously ignite or ignite when in combination with any other substance; or (b) perform hot work where there is a risk of re. (2) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that all workers who are required or permitted to perform work mentioned in subsection (1) are trained in, and implement, the procedures developed pursuant to subsection (1). (3) Workers who perform work mentioned in subsection (1) shall implement the procedures developed pursuant to subsection (1).

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3-Year Master Plan for Education Sector Occupational Health CommitteesYEAR THREE

83 Education 3-Year Plan – Year 3 OHC Meeting Summary Year 3 September, December, March, June Y3Q1 – September Y3Q2 – December Review legislation: duties of employer, supervisors and workers SEA 3-8, 3-9, 3-10 OH&S 3-1, 3-2, 3-6, 3-7 Review legislation: training of workers OH&S 3-8 Review safety policy: employer responsibilities, director responsibilities, employee responsibilities and rights Review legislation: work where visibility is restricted, space and lighting requirements OH&S 3-22, 6-5, 6-6 Suggested activity/communication: Send out the lifting, transferring and moving worker awareness – attached Review legislation: use of pressurized hoses OH&S 9-20 Review legislation: machine safety OH&S 10-7, 10-9, 10-11, 10-12, 10-14, 10-16, 10-17, 10-18 Statistical reports Review legislation: doors, stairs and fixed ladders OH&S 16-2, 16-4, 16-8 Review legislation: lifting and handling of loads, standing and sitting OH&S 6-15, 6-16, 6-17 Suggested activity/communication: Complete the training analysis and inspection analysis – attached to agenda Y3Q3 – March Y3Q4 – June Review legislation: workplace responsibilities SEA 3-8 to 3-10 Review training requirements: WHMIS Review legislation: visually demanding tasks OH&S 6-20 Review legislation: chemical and biological substances in the workplace OH&S 21-2 to 2-7 Review safety policy: asbestos OH&S 23-1 to 23-10 Review legislation: WHMIS and SDS OH&S 22-2 to 22-9, 22-11, 22-13 Review safety policy: electrical workers OH&S 30-2, 30-3, 30-4, 30-7, 30-12 Review legislation: worker exposure to chemical and biological substances OH&S 21-9, 21-10 Suggested activity/communication: Send out worker WHMIS worker awareness

84 OHC Agenda for Y3Q1 – September 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Old Business a. Contraventions b. Recommendations c. 4. New Business a. Set annual objectives i. Inspection date(s) for this school year ii. Fire drill date(s) for this school year b. Incident/injury reports c. Inspections d. 5. Review General Duties Section of the Act SEA 3-8, 3-9, 310 6. Review General Duties Section of the OH&S Regulations OH&S 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 3-6, 3-7 7. Review Standing and Sitting Section of the OH&S Regulations OH&S 6-15 to 6-17 8. Suggested Activity/Communication a. Lifting, transferring and moving - worker awareness* (if applicable) 9. Safety Program Policy Review a. Safety program b. Statistical reports 10. Plan Staff Awareness a. Statistical report – posted and discussed 11. Adjournment * Note: All deficiencies must be accompanied by recommended actions.

85 Agenda Attachment for Y3Q1 – September Lifting Transferring and Moving Circle “Yes” or “No” for each of the following questions. 1. Have you received training on lifting/transferring/ repositioning of clients and/or objects: ▪ In the past year? YES NO ▪ In the past two years? YES NO ▪ In the past three years? YES NO ▪ Longer? YES NO ▪ No training on TLR? YES NO 2. Have you ever been trained on: ▪ Workplace/region TLR policy? YES NO ▪ Safe work procedures? YES NO ▪ Assessment of load? YES NO N/A ▪ Mechanical aide use? YES NO N/A ▪ Use of logos? YES NO N/A ▪ Incident reporting process? YES NO ▪ Emergency situations? YES NO ▪ Annual reviews? YES NO ▪ Signs and common symptoms of musculo- skeletal injury (MSI)? YES NO ▪ Causes for back injuries? YES NO ▪ Ways of preventing MSIs? YES NO ▪ Ways of preventing back injuries? YES NO ▪ Ways to adapt heavy or awkward loads? YES NO 3. Are staff training records maintained for the lifting and moving of objects? YES NO 4. Are mechanical and other lifting devices readily available in the areas where work is performed? YES NO 5. Are mechanical and other lifting devices used appropriately? YES NO

86 OHC Legislation for Y3Q1 – September Saskatchewan Employment Act 3-8 General duties of employer Every employer shall: (a) ensure, insofar as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all of the employer’s workers; (b) consult and cooperate in a timely manner with any occupational health committee or the occupational health and safety representative at the place of employment for the purpose of resolving concerns on matters of health, safety and welfare at work; (c) make a reasonable attempt to resolve, in a timely manner, concerns raised by an occupational health committee or occupational health and safety representative pursuant to clause (b); (d) ensure, insofar as is reasonably practicable, that the employer’s workers are not exposed to harassment with respect to any matter or circumstance arising out of the worker’s employment; (e) cooperate with any other person exercising a duty imposed by this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part; (f) ensure that: (i) the employer’s workers are trained in all matters that are necessary to protect their health, safety and welfare; and (ii) all work at the place of employment is suiciently and competently supervised; (g) if the employer is required to designate an occupational health and safety representative for a place of employment, ensure that written records of meetings with the occupational health and safety representative are kept and are readily available at the place of employment; (h) ensure, insofar as is reasonably practicable, that the activities of the employer’s workers at a place of employment do not negatively aect the health, safety or welfare at work of the employer, other workers or any self‑employed person at the place of employment; and (i) comply with this Part and the regulations made pursuant to this Part. 3-9 General duties of supervisors Every supervisor shall: (a) ensure, insofar as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of all workers who work under the supervisor’s direct supervision and direction; (b) ensure that workers under the supervisor’s direct supervision and direction comply with this Part and the regulations made pursuant to this Part; (c) ensure, insofar as is reasonably practicable, that all workers under the supervisor’s direct supervision and direction are not exposed to harassment at the place of employment; (d) cooperate with any other person exercising a duty imposed by this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part; and (e) comply with this Part and the regulations made pursuant to this Part.

87 3-10 General duties of workers Every worker while at work shall: (a) take reasonable care to protect his or her health and safety and the health and safety of other workers who may be aected by his or her acts or omissions; (b) refrain from causing or participating in the harassment of another worker; (c) cooperate with any other person exercising a duty imposed by this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part; and (d) comply with this Part and the regulations made pursuant to this Part. Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 3-1 General duties of employers The duties of an employer at a place of employment include: (a) the provision and maintenance of plant, systems of work and working environments that ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of the employer’s workers; (b) arrangements for the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances in a manner that protects the health and safety of workers; (c) the provision of any information, instruction, training and supervision that is necessary to protect the health and safety of workers at work; and (d) the provision and maintenance of a safe means of entrance to and exit from the place of employment and all worksites and work-related areas in or on the place of employment. 3-2 General duties of workers A worker shall: (a) use the safeguards, safety appliances and personal protective equipment provided in accordance with these regulations and any other regulations made pursuant to the Act; and (b) follow the safe work practices and procedures required by or developed pursuant to these regulations and any other regulations made pursuant to the Act. 3‑4 Duty of employer or contractor to provide information An employer or contractor shall: (a) make readily available for reference by workers a copy of: (i) the Act; (ii) any regulations made pursuant to the Act that apply to the place of employment or to any work done there; and (iii) any standards adopted in the regulations that address work practices or procedures and that apply to the place of employment or to any work done there; and (b) if the information mentioned in clause (a) or in section 3-16 of the Act will be posted, provide a suitable bulletin board to be used primarily to post information on health and safety related to the place of employment. 3-6 Supervision of work (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) all work at a place of employment is suiciently and competently supervised;

88 (b) supervisors have suicient knowledge of all the following with respect to matters that are within the scope of the supervisor’s responsibility: (i) the Act and any regulations made pursuant to the Act that apply to the place of employment; (ii) any occupational health and safety program at the place of employment; (iii) the safe handling, use, storage, production and disposal of chemical and biological substances; (iv) the need for, and safe use of, personal protective equipment; (v) emergency procedures required by these regulations; (vi) any other matters that are necessary to ensure the health and safety of workers under their direction; and (c) supervisors comply with the Act and any regulations made pursuant to the Act that apply to the place of employment and ensure that the workers under their direction comply with the Act and those regulations. (2) A supervisor shall ensure that the workers under the supervisor’s direction comply with the Act and any regulations made pursuant to the Act that apply to the place of employment. 3-7 Duty to inform workers An employer shall ensure that each worker: (a) is informed of the provisions of the Act and any regulations pursuant to the Act that apply to the worker’s work at the place of employment; and (b) complies with the Act and those regulations. 6-15 Lifting and handling loads (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure, where reasonably practicable, that suitable equipment is provided and used for the handling of heavy or awkward loads. (2) Where the use of equipment is not reasonably practicable, an employer or contractor shall take all practicable means to adapt heavy or awkward loads to facilitate lifting, holding or transporting by workers or to otherwise minimize the manual handling required. (3) An employer or contractor shall ensure that no worker engages in the manual lifting, holding or transporting of a load that, by reason of its weight, size or shape, or by any combination of these or by reason of the frequency, speed or manner in which the load is lifted, held or transported, is likely to be injurious to the worker’s health or safety. (4) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker who is to engage in the lifting, holding or transporting of loads receives appropriate training in safe methods of lifting, holding or carrying of loads. 6-16 Standing (1) Where workers are required to stand for long periods in the course of their work, an employer or contractor shall provide adequate anti-fatigue mats, footrests or other suitable devices to give relief to workers. The average return on investment for ergonomic interventions ranges from 77% to 1,513% (depending on the change) with an average ROI of 378%. - Humantech Incorporated, Summary of Benchmarking Study Results: Cost and Return on Investment of Ergonomic Programs (2014)

89 (2) Where wet processes are used, an employer or contractor shall ensure that reasonable drainage is maintained and that false oors, platforms, mats or other dry standing places are provided, maintained and kept clean. 6-17 Sitting (1) Where, in the course of their work, workers have reasonable opportunities for sitting without substantial detriment to their work, an employer or contractor shall provide and maintain for their use appropriate seating to enable the workers to sit. (2) Where a substantial portion of any work can properly be done sitting, an employer or contractor shall provide and maintain: (a) a seat that is suitably designed, constructed, dimensioned and supported for the worker to do the work; and (b) where needed, a footrest that can readily and comfortably support the worker’s feet.

90 OHC Agenda for Y3Q2 – December 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Old Business a. Contraventions b. Recommendations c. 4. New Business a. Incident/injury reports b. Inspections c. 5. Review Occupational Health & Safety Regulations a. Training OH&S 3-8 b. Visibility, space and lighting OH&S 3-22, 6-5, 6-6 c. Doors, stairs and travelways OH&S 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-8 d. Hoses, machines and cylinders OH&S 9-10, 10-7, 10-12, 10-14, 10-18, 25-13 6. Suggested Activity/Communication a. Complete the inspections analysis* 7. Safety Program Policy Review a. Machinery b. Compressed gas cylinders 8. Plan Staff Awareness a. Training analysis 9. Adjournment * Note: All deficiencies must be accompanied by recommended actions.

91 Agenda Attachment for Y3Q2 – December Facility Orientation and Training Circle “Yes” or “No” for each of the following questions. 1. Has your division ensured that you are provided with the knowledge and skills necessary to do your job safely? YES NO 2. Have you received the training necessary to perform your work safely and in compliance with OH&S legislation? YES NO 3. Have you received any training for your safety responsibilities? YES NO 4. Do new and transferring workers receive job/position-specific safety training before commencing full duties in their new job/ department? YES NO 5. Do new workers receive an orientation which includes safety before they commence full duties? YES NO 6. Does the orientation include: ▪ A worksite tour? YES NO ▪ Where emergency equipment is located? YES NO ▪ What areas are restricted/prohibited? YES NO ▪ An introduction to OHC members? YES NO 7. Do new employees receive a department-specific orientation which includes safety before they start work? YES NO 8. Is there a process to verify that new employees are trained in department policies, procedures, practices, and rules before signing off on their orientation? YES NO 9. Is the new worker’s supervisor involved in their orientation? YES NO 10. Do workers receive an annual review of the materials included in the division’s safety orientation? YES NO All questions with a “NO” response should be discussed at the next OHC meeting. The committee should also answer the following questions regarding all “NO” responses: ▪ Why is this not being done? ▪ What changes can the OHC make to ensure this is done in the future?

92 OHC Legislation for Y3Q2 – December Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 3-8 Training of workers All committees (1) An employer shall ensure that a worker is trained in all matters that are necessary to protect the health and safety of the worker when the worker: (a) begins work at a place of employment; or (b) is moved from one work activity or worksite to another that diers with respect to hazards, facilities or procedures. (2) The training required by subsection (1) must include: (a) procedures to be taken in the event of a re or other emergency; (b) the location of rst aid facilities; (c) identication of prohibited or restricted areas; (d) precautions to be taken for the protection of the worker from physical, chemical or biological hazards; (e) any procedures, plans, policies and programs that the employer is required to develop pursuant to the Act or any regulations made pursuant to the Act that apply to the worker’s work at the place of employment; and (f) any other matters that are necessary to ensure the health and safety of the worker while the worker is at work. (3) An employer shall ensure that the time spent by a worker in the training required by subsection (1) is credited to the worker as time at work, and that the worker does not lose pay or other benets with respect to that time. (4) An employer shall ensure that no worker is permitted to perform work unless the worker: (a) has been trained, and has suicient experience, to perform the work safely and in compliance with the Act and the regulations; or (b) is under close and competent supervision. 3-22 Work where visibility is restricted Where visibility in an area at a place of employment is restricted by smoke, steam or any other substance to the extent that a worker is at risk of injury, an employer or contractor shall not require or permit the worker to work in that area unless the employer or contractor provides the worker with an eective means of communication with another worker who is readily available to provide assistance in an emergency. If an incident occurs in the workplace and an Occupational Health Officer investigates, one of the first questions they will ask is what training the worker has received and will require documentation – such as certificates - showing the employer has done their due diligence in adequately training their employees.

93 6-5 Space The workplace cannot be overcrowded to a degree that it may cause injury. Must ensure at least 10m3 for each worker present at a time. 6-6 Lighting (1) While workers are present at a worksite, an employer, contractor or owner shall provide lighting that is suicient to protect the health and safety of workers and suitable for the work to be done at the worksite. (2) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that the illumination of all parts of a place of employment where workers pass, other than underground at a mine, is at least ve decalux. 9-10 Pressurized hoses An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that an eective restraining device is used on a hose, pipe or connection that is under pressure if inadvertent disconnection of the hose, pipe or connection could result in danger to workers. 10-7 Cleaning, etc. of machine or other equipment in motion (1) This section applies where any of the following requires cleaning, lubrication or adjustment while all or any part of a machine or other piece of equipment is in motion or under power: (a) the machine or other piece of equipment; (b) a part of the machine or of the piece of other equipment; or (c) any material on the machine or on the piece of equipment. (2) In the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1), an employer or contractor shall: (a) develop and implement written work practices and procedures that ensure that the cleaning, lubrication or adjustment is carried out in a safe manner; (b) ensure that workers who are required to perform the cleaning, lubrication or adjustment are trained in the written work practices and procedures mentioned in clause (a); and (c) ensure that a copy of the written work practices and procedures mentioned in clause (a) is readily available for reference by workers. 10-12 Grinding machines (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) no abrasive wheel is operated: (i) unless it is equipped with blotters installed according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and a safeguard; or (ii) at a speed in excess of the manufacturer’s recommendations; (b) the maximum speed of each grinder shaft in revolutions per minute is permanently marked on the grinder; and (c) the mounting anges for an abrasive wheel have an equal and correct diameter for the wheel. (2) Where a tool rest is installed on a xed grinder, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the tool rest is: (a) installed in a manner that is compatible with the work process; (b) securely attached to the grinder; and (c) set not more than three millimetres from the face of the wheel or below the horizontal centre line of the wheel.

94 (3) An employer or contractor shall not require or permit a worker to use the sides of an abrasive wheel for grinding unless the abrasive wheel is designed for that use. (4) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker who operates a grinder: (a) is provided with and uses the following personal protective equipment that meets the requirements of Part VII: (i) an industrial eye or face protector; (ii) hand or arm protection; and (b) is instructed in the potential hazards and safe use of the grinder. 10-14 Circular Saws (1) Subject to subsection (2), where a circular saw blade develops a crack in the outside diameter of the saw blade, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the blade is discarded unless: (a) the blade is eectively repaired by a competent person; and (b) the original blade tension is restored. (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a circular saw blade that develops a crack from the eye or the collar is discarded. (3) An employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that a portable manually-operated circular saw is equipped with a safeguard that will automatically cover the exposed part of the blade during use and the entire blade when the saw is not in use. 10-18 Pushblocks and pushsticks An employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker uses a pushstick or pushblock to feed wood or other material into any machine that is used for cutting or shaping the wood or other material. 16-2 Doors An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) every door in a hazardous work area opens away from the hazard and is not blocked by an obstruction; and (b) every walk-in freezer or refrigerator is equipped with a means to open the door from the inside. 16-3 Travelways (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that every travelway: (a) is strong enough to withstand any traic to which the travelway may be subjected; (b) has secure footing for workers and adequate traction for vehicles or equipment; and (c) is at least: (i) 600 millimetres wide, in the case of travelways installed before July 1, 1997; and (ii) 900 millimetres wide, in the case of travelways installed on and after July 1, 1997. (2) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that every travelway that may give rise to a hazard described in subsection 116(2) is provided with a guardrail. 16-4 Stairs An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the widths of treads, the depths of treads and the vertical distances between treads are uniform throughout the length of any stairway and that each tread is level; and

95 (b) any stairs installed on or after the day on which this section comes into force, including temporary stairs, are at least 600 millimetres wide. 16-8 Fixed ladders (2) A ladder that is xed to a structure at an angle of more than 25° to the vertical, or more than one horizontal to two vertical, is deemed to be a stairway and is subject to the requirements of sections 121 and 251. (3) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the rungs on a xed ladder are uniformly spaced with centres that are not less than 250 and not more than 300 millimetres apart; (b) a clearance of at least 150 millimetres is maintained between the rungs on a xed ladder and the structure to which the ladder is aixed; (c) a xed ladder is securely held in place at the top and bottom and at any intermediate points that are necessary to prevent sway; (d) the side rails of a xed ladder extend not less than one metre above any platform, roof or other landing on the structure to which the ladder is xed; (e) a ladder opening in a platform, roof or other landing does not exceed 750 millimetres by 750 millimetres; (f) a xed ladder that is more than six metres high: (i) is equipped with: (A) platforms at intervals of not more than six metres or ladder cages, in the case of ladders installed on or before March 11, 1986; or (B) platforms at intervals of not more than six metres and ladder cages, in the case of ladders installed on or after March 12, 1986; or (ii) is equipped with a personal fall arrest system that meets the requirements of Part VII; and (g) a xed ladder in an excavated shaft is installed in a compartment that is separated from the hoist compartment by a substantial partition. (4) Where a ladder cage is required by these regulations, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the ladder cage is constructed of hoops that are not more than 1.8 metres apart, joined by vertical members not more than 300 millimetres apart around the circumference of the hoop; (b) no point on a hoop of the ladder cage is more than 750 millimetres from the ladder; and (c) the ladder cage is of suicient strength and is designed to contain any worker who may lean or fall against a hoop. (5) In the case of a ladder cage constructed before July 1, 1997, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the lowest hoop of the ladder cage is not more than three metres from a platform, landing or the ground; and (b) the uppermost hoop of the ladder cage is at the level of a platform, landing or roof. (6) In the case of a ladder cage constructed on or after July 1, 1997, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the lowest hoop of the ladder cage is not more than 2.2 metres from a platform, landing or the ground; and

96 (b) the uppermost hoop of the ladder cage extends at least one metre above the level of a platform, landing or roof. 25‑13 Compressed and liquied gas systems (1) An employer or contractor shall: (a) develop and implement written procedures for the safe installation, use and maintenance of a system; (b) make readily available for reference by workers the procedures developed pursuant to clause (a) before requiring or permitting the use of the system; and (c) ensure that all workers are trained in and implement the procedures developed pursuant to clause (a). (2) The workers shall implement the procedures developed pursuant to clause (1)(a). (3) An employer or contractor shall ensure: (a) that a system: (i) is not exposed to temperatures that may result in the failure of the system or explosion of the contents of the system; (ii) is maintained in a clean state, free from oil, grease or other contaminant that may cause a failure of the system or that may burn or explode if the contaminant comes into contact with the contents of the system; and (iii) is located, guarded and handled during lling, transportation, use and storage so that the system is protected from damage; (b) that service valve outlets and the extensions of service valve outlets of containers that are not connected to any apparatus are capped; and (c) if equipment is designed for use with a particular compressed or liquied gas or gases, that: (i) only those gases are used in the equipment; and (ii) the equipment is clearly labelled as being only for that use. (4) A worker shall: (a) take all reasonable steps to ensure that sparks, ames or other sources of ignition do not come into contact with a system; (b) maintain a system in a clean state, free from oil, grease or any other contaminant; and (c) secure the cap in place before transporting a container.

97 OHC Agenda for Y3Q3 – March 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Old Business a. Contraventions b. Recommendations c. 4. New Business a. Incident/injury reports b. Inspections c. 5. Review Responsibilities Section of the Act SEA 3-8, 3-9, 3-10 6. Review Occupational Health & Safety Regulations a. Visually demanding tasks OH&S 6-20 b. Asbestos OH&S 23-1 to 23-10 c. Electrical work OH&S 30-2 to 30-4, 30-7, 30-12 7. Safety Program Policy Review a. Asbestos policies and procedures 8. Plan Staff Awareness a. Asbestos plan 9. Adjournment

98 OHC Legislation for Y3Q3 – March Saskatchewan Employment Act 3‑8 General duties of employer Every employer shall: (a) ensure, insofar as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all of the employer’s workers; (b) consult and cooperate in a timely manner with any occupational health committee or the occupational health and safety representative at the place of employment for the purpose of resolving concerns on matters of health, safety and welfare at work; (c) make a reasonable attempt to resolve, in a timely manner, concerns raised by an occupational health committee or occupational health and safety representative pursuant to clause (b); (d) ensure, insofar as is reasonably practicable, that the employer’s workers are not exposed to harassment with respect to any matter or circumstance arising out of the workers’ employment; (e) cooperate with any other person exercising a duty imposed by this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part; (f) ensure that: (i) the employer’s workers are trained in all matters that are necessary to protect their health, safety and welfare; and (ii) all work at the place of employment is suiciently and competently supervised; (g) if the employer is required to designate an occupational health and safety representative for a place of employment, ensure that written records of meetings with the occupational health and safety representative are kept and are readily available at the place of employment; (h) ensure, insofar as is reasonably practicable, that the activities of the employer’s workers at a place of employment do not negatively aect the health, safety or welfare at work of the employer, other workers or any self-employed person at the place of employment; and (i) comply with this Part and the regulations made pursuant to this Part. 3‑9 General duties of supervisors Every supervisor shall: (a) ensure, insofar as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of all workers who work under the supervisor’s direct supervision and direction; (b) ensure that workers under the supervisor’s direct supervision and direction comply with this Part and the regulations made pursuant to this Part; (c) ensure, insofar as is reasonably practicable, that all workers under the supervisor’s direct supervision and direction are not exposed to harassment at the place of employment; (d) cooperate with any other person exercising a duty imposed by this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part; and (e) comply with this Part and the regulations made pursuant to this Part.

99 3‑10 General duties of workers Every worker while at work shall: (a) take reasonable care to protect his or her health and safety and the health and safety of other workers who may be aected by his or her acts or omissions; (b) refrain from causing or participating in the harassment of another worker; (c) cooperate with any other person exercising a duty imposed by this Part or the regulations made pursuant to this Part; and (d) comply with this Part and the regulations made pursuant to this Part. Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 6-20 Visually demanding tasks (1) An employer or contractor, in consultation with the committee, shall identify any tasks that involve a potentially harmful visual demand on a worker. (2) An employer or contractor: (a) shall take all practicable steps to reduce the harmful visual demand of those tasks; (b) shall inform the worker of the risk of performing those tasks; (c) shall advise the worker to consult a physician or an optometrist if any persistent vision impairment, disability or visual strain results from performing the tasks; (d) where a worker cannot attend a consultation mentioned in clause (c) during the worker’s time o work, shall permit the worker to attend the consultation during normal working hours without loss of pay or other benets; and (e) where a worker cannot recover the costs of a consultation mentioned in clause (c), shall reimburse the worker for the costs of the consultation that, in the opinion of the director, are reasonable. Part 23 – Asbestos 23‑1 Denitions for Part In this Part: “asbestos” means the brous form of crocidolite, amosite, chrysotile, anthophyllite, actinolite, tremolite or a mixture containing any of those minerals; “asbestos dust” means dust that consists of or contains asbestos bres that are likely to become airborne; “asbestos‑containing material” means: (a) vermiculite determined to contain any asbestos when tested according to an approved method; or (b) any material, other than vermiculite, that when tested according to an approved method is determined to contain: (i) a proportion of asbestos greater than 0.5%, if the material is friable; or (ii) a proportion of asbestos greater than 1.0%, if the material is non-friable; “asbestos process” means any activity that may release asbestos dust, and includes: (a) the sawing, cutting or sanding of asbestos-containing materials; (b) the repair, maintenance, replacement or removal of asbestos surfaces; (c) the cleaning or disposal of asbestos materials; The following sections (23-3 to 23-10) apply to asbestos; only committees where asbestos dust is likely to be released into the air need to review these sections.

100 (d) the mixing or application of asbestos shorts, cements, grouts, putties or similar compounds; (e) the storing or conveyance of materials containing asbestos; and (f) the demolition of structures containing asbestos; “asbestos surface” means the surface of an object that contains asbestos; “friable” means material that, when dry, is or can be crumbled, pulverized or powdered by hand pressure. 23‑2 Application of Part This Part applies to any place of employment or worksite where asbestos dust is likely to be released into the atmosphere and workers may be present. 23-3 Prohibition re crocidolite No employer, contractor, owner, worker or self-employed person shall install crocidolite or any mixture containing crocidolite. 23-4 Prohibition re spraying No employer, contractor, owner, worker or self-employed person shall spray asbestos-containing materials. 23-5 Identication of asbestos- containing materials (1) Subject to subsection (3), an employer, contractor or owner shall identify and keep a written record of the following materials that the employer, contractor or owner knows or may reasonably be expected to know are present in a place of employment and with which workers may come into contact: (a) asbestos-containing material; (b) subject to subsection (2), any material likely to contain asbestos. (2) Any material likely to contain asbestos is deemed to be asbestos-containing material for the purposes of this Part until the material is determined to be asbestos‑free. (3) An employer, contractor or owner shall immediately identify the presence in a place of employment of all material that is likely to contain asbestos, is damaged or in poor repair and is likely to release asbestos dust into the atmosphere at the place of employment. (4) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that the identication and assessment of asbestos-containing materials pursuant to subsection (1) or the determination of asbestos-free materials pursuant to subsection (2) is performed only by a competent person. (4.1) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that the written record mentioned in subsection (1) includes the following information for each asbestos‑containing material or each type of asbestos-containing material: (a) its location; (b) its characteristics; (c) its accessibility. (4.2) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that the written record mentioned in subsection (1) is updated each time asbestos-containing material is added to or removed from the place of employment. (5) An employer, contractor or owner shall make a copy of the written record mentioned in subsections (1), (3), (4.1) and (4.2) readily available for reference by:

101 (a) the committee; (b) the representative; and (c) the workers. 23-6 Labelling, placarding, etc. (1) Where workers have access to asbestos-containing materials identied pursuant to subsection 334(1), an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the asbestos-containing materials are clearly and conspicuously labelled as asbestos; (b) the presence and location of the asbestos-containing materials are clearly indicated on a placard that is posted in a conspicuous location as close as possible to the asbestos-containing materials; or (c) the presence and location of the asbestos-containing materials are clearly indicated on a map or plan that is readily available to the workers. (2) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that a label, placard, map or plan required by subsection (1) contains a warning of the danger to health from taking asbestos bres into the body (3) An employer, contractor or owner shall provide to all employers, contractors and self-employed persons at the place of employment who may be at risk from any asbestos process all relevant information from the record kept pursuant to subsection 334(1) and any material mentioned in subsection 334(2) that is likely to be disturbed and may release asbestos dust. 23-7 Inspection (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that all friable asbestos‑containing material and all sprayed-on asbestos surfaces are regularly inspected by the employer, contractor or owner and are inspected at least annually by a competent person to conrm that the material is not releasing, and is not likely to release, asbestos dust into the atmosphere. (2) An employer, contractor or owner shall keep a written record of the annual inspection mentioned in subsection (1) and make a copy of the record available for reference by the workers. 23-8 Asbestos processes (1) An employer or contractor shall: (a) ensure that every asbestos process is carried out in a manner that prevents, to the extent that is practicable, the release into the air of asbestos dust; (b) in consultation with the committee, develop an asbestos control plan that protects the health and safety of all workers in the event of the dispersal of asbestos dust into the atmosphere at a place of employment or worksite; and (c) implement the asbestos control plan developed pursuant to clause (b). (2) A plan developed pursuant to subsection (1) must be in writing and must include: (a) the emergency procedures to be used in case of an uncontrolled release of asbestos, including: (i) the means to protect exposed workers; (ii) the methods to conne and control the release of asbestos; and (iii) the decontamination procedures to be used; (b) the asbestos processes that workers may undertake; (c) the training of workers in any asbestos process the workers may be required or permitted to undertake; (d) the methods to control the release of asbestos dust;

102 (e) the personal protective equipment that workers may be required to use; (f) the decontamination procedures for: (i) the worksite; and (ii) the workers who undertake any asbestos process; and (g) the inspection and maintenance schedule for all asbestos-containing materials. (3) An employer or contractor shall make a copy of the plan developed pursuant to subsection (1) readily available for reference by workers. (4) Where an asbestos process is undertaken, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the area is eectively isolated or otherwise enclosed to prevent the escape of asbestos dust to any other part of the place of employment; (b) a warning notice is conspicuously displayed indicating that asbestos work is in progress; (c) all asbestos-containing materials removed are placed in appropriate receptacles that are impervious to asbestos and that are clearly labelled “Asbestos”; and (d) the receptacles mentioned in clause (c) are handled and transported in a manner that will protect them from physical damage. 23-9 Asbestos surfaces An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) every asbestos surface is kept in good condition; (b) all repairs and sealing necessary to prevent the breaking-o of asbestos or the release of asbestos dust from an asbestos surface are done immediately; (c) no asbestos surface is disturbed for the purpose of maintenance, replacement, removal or repair until the surface is thoroughly wetted throughout the entire thickness; and (d) where it is not practicable to comply with clause (c): (i) the asbestos surface is kept wet while the surface is being disturbed; or (ii) eective means are used to capture, at source, any dust created by the disturbance. 23-10 Ventilation equipment (1) Where exhaust ventilation equipment is used to contain asbestos dust, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that the equipment is: (a) equipped with a HEPA lter; (b) inspected regularly for defects; (c) maintained; and (d) certied by a competent person at least once each year as being able to function safely and eectively. (2) Where exhaust ventilation equipment will exhaust into the interior of a place of employment that is occupied by workers, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that the equipment is tested in an approved manner by a competent person before beginning an asbestos process to ensure that the equipment is able to function safely and eectively. 30-2 Electrical workers (1) Subject to subsection (2), an employer or contractor shall permit only electrical workers to construct, install, alter, repair or maintain electrical equipment. (2) An employer or contractor may permit a competent worker who is not an electrical worker:

103 (a) to operate powered mobile equipment and perform non-electrical work on or near de-energized electrical equipment; (b) to extend a portable power cable for routine advancement by interconnection of approved cord connectors, cord caps or similar devices; (c) to change light bulbs or tubes; (d) to insert or replace an approved fuse, to a maximum of 750 volts, that controls circuits or equipment; or (e) to connect small portable electrical equipment that operates at less than 750 volts to supply circuits by means of attachment plugs, where the connection does not overload the circuit conductors, or to use or operate small portable electrical equipment that is connected in that way. 30-3 Electrical equipment (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that only approved electrical equipment is used by workers and that the electrical equipment is: (a) approved for the intended use and location of the electrical equipment; (b) maintained in proper working condition and capable of safe operation; and (c) tested in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. (2) Where defects or unsafe conditions have been identied in electrical equipment, an employer or contractor: (a) shall ensure that: (i) steps are taken immediately to protect the health and safety of any worker who may be at risk until the defects are repaired or the unsafe conditions are corrected; and (ii) the defects are repaired or the unsafe conditions are corrected as soon as is reasonably practicable; or (b) shall ensure that the electrical equipment is disconnected and removed from use 30‑4 Covers for switches, receptacles, connections, etc. An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) all switches, receptacles, luminaires and junction boxes are tted with a cover that is approved for the intended use and location of the cover; (b) all wire joints or connections are: (i) tted with an approved cap or other approved cover; (ii) enclosed in an approved box; or (iii) if the wire joints or connections are not permanently installed, protected from damage by another approved means; and (c) all dead, abandoned or disused electrical conductors or equipment are removed from the place of employment or disconnected and secured to prevent inadvertent energization. 30-7 Extension and power supply cords An employer or contractor shall ensure that an electrical extension or power supply cord used for supplying energy to any electrical equipment: (a) is approved for the intended use and location of the electrical extension or power supply cord;

104 (b) is tted with approved cord end attachment devices that are installed in an approved manner; (c) is provided with a grounding conductor; and (d) is maintained and protected from physical or mechanical damage. 30‑12 Electrical panels An employer or contractor shall ensure that every electrical panel is: (a) approved for the intended use and location of the electrical panel; (b) protected from physical or mechanical damage; (c) readily accessible; and (d) tted with an approved cover that has an approved ller in any unused opening.

105 OHC Agenda for Y3Q4 – June 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Old Business a. Contraventions b. Recommendations c. 4. New Business a. Review WHMIS training – how it is provided, any deficiencies that have been identified, recommended improvements b. Incident/injury reports c. Inspections d. 5. Review Employer’s Duties re Substances and Hazardous Products Section of the Act SEA 3-48 6. Review Occupational Health & Safety Regulations a. WHMIS OH&S 21-2 to 21-7, 21-10, 21-11, 21-13, 22-2 to 22-9, 22-11, 22-13 b. Fire safety plans OH&S 25-2 to 25-10, 25-13 to 25-16 7. Suggested Activity/Communication a. WHMIS – worker awareness* 8. Plan Staff Awareness a. WHMIS training 9. Adjournment * Note: All deficiencies must be accompanied by recommended actions.

106 OHC Legislation for Y3Q4 – June Saskatchewan Employment Act 3-48 Employer’s duties re substances and controlled products Employer shall, with respect to every place of employment controlled by that employer: (a) ensure that concentrations of biological substances and chemical substances in the place of employment are controlled in accordance with prescribed standards; (b) ensure that all biological substances and chemical substances in the place of employment are stored, handled and disposed of in the prescribed manner; (c) ensure that all biological substances and chemical substances in the place of employment, other than hazardous products, are identied in the prescribed manner; (d) subject to section 3‑50, ensure that each hazardous product in the place of employment or each container in the place of employment in which a hazardous product is contained: (i) has a label that discloses all applicable prescribed information applied to it; and (ii) has all applicable prescribed pictograms displayed on it in the prescribed manner; and (e) subject to section 3‑50, make available to the employer’s workers, to the prescribed extent and in the prescribed manner, a safety data sheet with respect to each hazardous product in the place of employment that discloses: (i) if the hazardous product is a pure substance, the biological or chemical identity of the hazardous product and, if the hazardous product is not a pure substance, the biological or chemical identity of any ingredient of it that is a hazardous product and the concentration of that ingredient; (ii) the biological or chemical identity of any ingredient of the hazardous product that the employer has reasonable grounds to believe may be harmful to a worker and the concentration of that ingredient; (iii) the biological or chemical identity of any ingredient of the hazardous product of which the toxicological properties are not known to the employer and the concentration of that ingredient; and (iv) any prescribed information with respect to the hazardous product. Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 21-2 List of chemical and biological substances (1) An employer shall, in consultation with the committee, the representative or, where there is no committee or representative, the workers: (a) develop and maintain a list of: (i) all chemical substances and biological substances that are regularly handled, used, stored, produced or disposed of in the course of work processes and that may be hazardous to the health and safety of the workers at the place of employment; and (ii) any other chemical substances or biological substances that may be present at the place of employment and are of concern to the workers; and

107 (b) identify on the list all chemical substances and biological substances that are controlled products. (2) An employer shall: (a) amend the list mentioned in subsection (1) whenever a chemical substance or biological substance is added to or removed from the place of employment; (b) submit a copy of each amendment to the committee or the representative; and (c) keep a copy of the list at the place of employment and make the list readily available to the workers. 21-3 Precautions for certain substances (1) Where a chemical substance or biological substance listed pursuant to subsection 303(1) is not a controlled product or is a controlled product that is exempted from the application of The Occupational Health and Safety (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) Regulations, an employer shall take all reasonable steps to: (a) ascertain and record the hazards that may arise from the handling, use, storage, production or disposal of the substance at the place of employment; (b) ascertain and record the precautions that need to be taken with respect to the substance to ensure the health and safety of workers; and (c) clearly mark the container holding the substance with the name of the substance as set out in the list. (2) An employer, in consultation with the committee, shall develop a program to instruct workers about the hazards of the substances to which subsection (1) applies and train workers in the precautions to be taken with respect to those substances. (3) An employer shall implement a program developed pursuant to subsection (2). 21-4 Substances listed in Table 16 (1) An employer shall send to the director a written notice of any handling, use, storage, production, distribution or disposal, or any intended handling, use, storage, production, distribution or disposal of any chemical substance or biological substance listed in Table 16 of the Appendix. (2) No employer shall handle, use, store, produce, distribute or dispose of a chemical substance or biological substance listed in Table 16 of the Appendix without: (a) obtaining the written permission of the director; and (b) complying with any conditions that the director may specify. 21-5 Substances listed in Table 17 Where workers are required to handle, use, store, produce or dispose of any chemical substance listed in Table 17 of the Appendix, an employer shall: (a) provide adequate engineering controls to prevent, to the extent that is reasonably practicable, the release of the substance into the place of employment; and (b) take other measures and provide personal protective equipment that meets the requirements of Part VII to prevent, to the extent that is practicable, any signicant risk to workers from the substance. 21-6 Substances listed in Table 18 (1) Subject to sections 306 and 308, where a chemical substance or biological substance listed in Table 18 of the Appendix is present at a place of employment, an employer shall:

108 (a) provide adequate engineering controls, to the extent that it is reasonably practicable to do so, to ensure that the contamination limit set out in Table 18 is not exceeded in any area where a worker is usually present; and (b) take all practicable steps to ensure that no worker’s personal exposure exceeds the contamination limit set out in Table 18. (2) An employer, in consultation with the committee, shall develop a written procedure that meets the requirements of subsection (3) where a chemical substance or biological substance listed in Table 18 of the Appendix is present at a place of employment in an airborne concentration that may be hazardous to a worker, and a worker: (a) is regularly required or permitted to work more than eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week; or (b) may be exposed to a combination or association of substances listed in Table 18 of the Appendix that have similar toxicological eects when acting on the same organ or body system. 21-7 Protection of certain workers Where a chemical substance or biological substance is present at a place of employment in a form and to an extent that may be harmful to a worker who is pregnant, has become sensitized to the substance or is unusually responsive to the substance, an employer shall, as soon as is reasonably possible after the worker has notied the employer of the worker’s condition: (a) where reasonably practicable, take steps to minimize the exposure of the worker to the substance; or (b) on the worker’s request, assign the worker to less hazardous alternate work if that work is available. 21-11 Emergency showers Where there may be a risk of substantial contamination of a worker or of a worker’s clothing from corrosive or other harmful substances, an employer or contractor shall provide and maintain an approved and readily accessible means of bathing or showering the worker in lukewarm water. 21-13 Flammable, unstable, highly reactive and corrosive substances (1) Where the storage at a place of employment of a chemical substance that is ammable, oxidizing, corrosive or dangerously reactive may put at risk the health or safety of a worker, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) the substance is stored: (i) in a self-contained enclosure, room or building that is isolated from work-related areas and worksites and is adequately ventilated; and (ii) protected from conditions, including excessive temperature, shock or vibration, that could reduce the stability or increase the potential hazard of the substance; (b) subject to The Occupational Health and Safety (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) Regulations, a durable, legible sign setting out the harmful ANSI recommends that workers in potentially hazardous environments be able to access emergency showers/eye wash stations within 10 seconds. - American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Z358 Standard (2014)

109 characteristics of the substance and the precautions to be taken for storage is posted at each entrance to the enclosure, room or building in which the substance is stored; and (c) the container in which the substance is kept: (i) subject to The Occupational Health and Safety (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) Regulations, is clearly labelled with the name, harmful characteristics and precautions to be taken for the safe storage of the substance or substances; (ii) subject to section 365, is designed, constructed and maintained to contain the substance securely and to be resistant to the substance and any other substances to which the container may be exposed; (iii) is sealed or covered; and (iv) is stored in a manner to protect the container from falls or damage. (2) Where two or more chemical substances, when combined, produce a toxic, corrosive or explosive reaction, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that the substances are eectively separated and stored to prevent the substances from combining. Part 22 – Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) 22-2 Certain products exempted (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6), these regulations apply to employers and workers with respect to hazardous products used, stored and handled at a workplace. (2) A supplier label and a supplier safety data sheet are not required for the following hazardous products: (a) an explosive as dened in section 2 of the Explosives Act (Canada); (b) a cosmetic, device, drug or food, as dened in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act (Canada); (c) a pest control product as dened in subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act (Canada); (d) a nuclear substance as dened in section 2 of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act (Canada) that is radioactive; (e) a consumer product as dened in section 2 of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. (3) These regulations do not apply to a hazardous product that is: (a) wood or a product made of wood; (b) tobacco or a product made of tobacco; (c) a manufactured article; or (d) being transported or handled pursuant to The Dangerous Goods Transportation Act and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (Canada). (4) Subject to subsection (5), these regulations do not apply to hazardous waste. (5) An employer shall ensure the safe storage and handling of hazardous waste through a combination of identication of the hazardous waste and worker education and training. (6) The worker education and training mentioned in subsection (5) must include all hazard information that the employer is, or ought reasonably to be, aware of concerning the hazardous waste.

110 22-3 Restriction on use of hazardous products (1) Subject to subsection (2), an employer shall ensure that a hazardous product is not used, stored or handled in a place of employment unless all the applicable requirements in these regulations with respect to labels, identiers, safety data sheets and worker education and training are complied with. (2) An employer may store a hazardous product in a place of employment while actively seeking information required pursuant to these regulations. 22-4 Worker education and training (1) An employer shall ensure that a worker who works with a hazardous product or may be exposed to a hazardous product in the course of his or her work activities is informed about: (a) all hazard information received by the employer from a supplier concerning that hazardous product; and (b) any further hazard information that the employer is, or ought reasonably to be, aware of concerning the use, storage, handling and disposal of that hazardous product. (2) If a hazardous product is produced in a place of employment, an employer shall ensure that a worker who works with a hazardous product or may be exposed to a hazardous product in the course of his or her work activities is informed about all hazard information that the employer is, or ought reasonably to be, aware of concerning the use, storage, handling and disposal of that hazardous product. (3) An employer shall ensure that a worker who works with a hazardous product or may be exposed to a hazardous product in the course of his or her work activities is educated and trained respecting: (a) the content that is required to appear on a supplier label and workplace label for the hazardous product and the purpose and signicance of the information contained on those labels; (b) the content that is required to appear on a safety data sheet for a hazardous product and the purpose and signicance of the information contained on the safety data sheet; (c) all necessary procedures for the safe use, storage, handling and disposal of the hazardous product; (d) all necessary procedures to be followed if fugitive emissions are present where workers may be exposed to those fugitive emissions; and (e) all necessary procedures to be followed in case of an emergency involving a hazardous product. (4) An employer shall ensure that the education and training required by subsection (3) is developed and implemented: (a) for that employer’s place of employment; and (b) in consultation with the occupational health committee, if there is an occupational health committee. (5) An employer shall ensure that: (a) the education and training required by subsection (3) results in a worker being able to apply the information as needed to protect the health and safety of that worker or any other worker; (b) the necessary procedures mentioned in clauses (3)(c) to (e) are implemented; and (c) the knowledge of the workers is periodically evaluated using written tests, practical demonstrations or other suitable means.

111 (6) An employer shall review at least annually, or more frequently if required by a change in work conditions or available hazard information, the education and training programs provided to workers on the safe use, storage, handling and disposal of hazardous products, in consultation with: (a) the occupational health committee; (b) the occupational health and safety representative; or (c) if there is no occupational health committee or occupational health and safety representative, a worker representative. 22-5 Supplier label (1) Subject to any exemption from labelling requirements in Part 5 of the Hazardous Products Regulations, an employer shall ensure that the hazardous product or the container in which the hazardous product is packaged that is received at a workplace has a supplier label aixed to it, printed on it or attached to it in a manner that complies with the requirements in Part 3 of the Hazardous Products Regulations. (2) Subject to section 3‑50 of the Act and any applicable exemptions from labelling requirements in Part 5 of the Hazardous Products Regulations, if any amount of a hazardous product remains in a workplace in the container in which it was received from the supplier, an employer shall not remove, deface, modify or alter the supplier label. (3) An employer shall update the supplier labels or the information on a hazardous product as soon as signicant new data is provided to the employer from the supplier. (4) If the label applied to a hazardous product or the container of a hazardous product becomes illegible or is accidentally removed from the hazardous product or the container, the employer shall replace the label with either a supplier label or a workplace label. (5) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (4), a supplier label of a hazardous product may be removed under the normal conditions of use of the hazardous product in a container that has a capacity of three millilitres or less, if the label interferes with the normal use of the product. (6) The employer shall aix a workplace label that meets the requirement in section 7 if the employer imports and receives a hazardous product pursuant to Part 5 of the Hazardous Products Regulations that: (a) is only for use in the employer’s place of employment; and (b) is without a label. (7) An employer who has received an unpackaged hazardous product or a hazardous product transported as a bulk shipment to which a supplier label has not been aixed or attached pursuant to the exemption in subsection 5.5(2) of the Hazardous Products Regulations shall aix a label having the information required of a supplier label to the container of the hazardous product or to the hazardous product in the workplace. 22-6 Workplace label for employer-produced products (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), if a hazardous product is produced at a place of employment, the employer shall ensure that a workplace label is applied to the hazardous product or the container of the hazardous product. (2) An employer shall update the workplace labels or the information on a hazardous product as soon as signicant new data is made available to the employer. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to: (a) the production of fugitive emissions;

112 (b) a hazardous product that is in a container: (i) intended to contain the hazardous product for sale or disposition; and (ii) that is or is about to be appropriately labelled for sale or disposition within the normal course of business and without undue delay. 22-7 Workplace label for decanted products (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a hazardous product at a place of employment is in a container other than the container in which the hazardous product was received from a supplier, an employer shall ensure that a workplace label is applied to the container into which the hazardous product is placed. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a portable container that is lled directly from a container that has a supplier label or workplace label applied to it if: (a) all of the hazardous product in the portable container is required for immediate use; or (b) all of the following conditions are met: (i) the hazardous product is: (A) under the control of, and used exclusively by, the worker who lled the portable container; and (B) used only during the shift in which the portable container was lled; (ii) the contents of the container are clearly identied. 22-8 Identication of hazardous products in piping systems and vessels Notwithstanding sections 6 to 8, an employer shall ensure the safe use, storage, handling and disposal of a hazardous product in a place of employment through worker education and training and the use of colour coding, labels, placards or any other mode of identication if the hazardous product is contained or transferred in or on: (a) a pipe; (b) a piping system, including valves; (c) a process vessel; (d) a reaction vessel; or (e) a tank car, tank truck, ore car, conveyor belt or similar conveyance. 22-9 Placard identiers (1) Notwithstanding sections 6 to 8, an employer shall post a placard in accordance with subsection (2) if a hazardous product: (a) is not in a container; (b) is in a container or form intended for export; or (c) is in a container that is intended to contain the hazardous product for sale or disposition, and the container is not yet labelled but is to be labelled pursuant to section 7. (2) A placard required by subsection (1): (a) must disclose the information that is required to appear on a workplace label; and (b) must be of an appropriate size and must be placed in an appropriate location to make the information on it conspicuous and clearly legible to workers. (3) An employer who complies with subsections (1) and (2) is deemed to have complied with sections 6 to 8.

113 22-11 Supplier Safety Data Sheets (1) Subject to subsection (5), an employer who acquires a hazardous product for use, storage or handling at a workplace shall obtain a supplier safety data sheet, if one has been produced with respect to that hazardous product. (2) If a hazardous product that is used in a workplace is three years old, the employer shall, if possible, obtain from the supplier an up‑to‑date supplier safety data sheet with respect to the hazardous product at that time. (3) If an employer is unable to obtain an up‑to‑date supplier safety data sheet pursuant to subsection (2), the employer shall add to the existing supplier safety data sheet any signicant new data of which he or she is aware or ought to be aware. (4) An employer may provide a safety data sheet that is in a dierent format from that provided by the supplier or that contains additional hazard information if: (a) subject to section 15, the safety data sheet provided by the employer contains no less information than the supplier safety data sheet or any lesser information that is acceptable to the occupational health committee, the occupational health and safety representative or, if there is no occupational health committee or occupational health and safety representative, a worker representative; and (b) the supplier safety data sheet is available at the place of employment and the employer’s safety data sheet indicates that the supplier safety data sheet is available at the place of employment. (5) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an employer is exempt from the requirement to obtain a supplier safety data sheet for a hazardous product if: (a) the employer is exempt from the requirement to provide a safety data sheet pursuant to Part 5 of the Hazardous Products Regulations; or (b) the up‑to‑date safety data sheet no longer applies to the original product. 22-13 Availability of safety data sheets (1) An employer shall ensure that a copy of a safety data sheet required pursuant to sections 12 and 13 is made readily available to any of the following who are consulted on the matter of how best to achieve safety data accessibility in the workplace: (a) workers who may be exposed to the hazardous product; (b) the occupational health committee, if any; (c) an occupational health and safety representative, if any; (d) a worker representative. (2) If a hazardous product is received or produced at a laboratory and the employer has produced a safety data sheet, the employer shall ensure that the safety data sheet is readily available to any worker in the laboratory. 25-2 Fire safety plan (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall: (a) take all reasonably practicable steps to prevent the outbreak of re at a place of employment and to provide eective means to protect workers from any re that may occur; and (b) develop and implement a written re safety plan that provides for the safety of all workers in the event of a re. (2) A plan developed pursuant to subsection (1) must include:

114 (a) the emergency procedures to be used in case of re, including: (i) sounding the re alarm; (ii) notifying the re department; and (iii) evacuating endangered workers, with special provisions for workers with disabilities; (b) the quantities, locations and storage methods of all ammable substances present at the place of employment; (c) the designation of persons to carry out the re safety plan and the duties of the designated persons; (d) the training of designated persons and workers in their responsibilities for re safety; (e) the holding of re drills; and (f) the control of re hazards. (3) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that: (a) designated persons and workers who have been assigned re safety duties are adequately trained in, and implement, the re safety plan; (b) the re safety plan is posted in a conspicuous place for reference by workers; and (c) a re drill is held at least once during each 12-month period. 25-3 Fire extinguishers (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that portable re extinguishers are selected, located, inspected, maintained and tested so that the health and safety of workers at the place of employment is protected. (2) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that portable re extinguishers are placed not more than nine metres away from: (a) each industrial open-ame portable heating device, tar pot or asphalt kettle that is in use; and (b) each welding or cutting operation that is in progress. 25-4 Garbage as re hazard Where garbage that may constitute a re hazard is present at a place of employment, an employer, contractor or owner shall provide covered receptacles for the garbage that are suitable to the nature of the hazard. 25-5 Procedures for ammable substances (1) Where a ammable substance is or is intended to be handled, used, stored, produced or disposed of at a place of employment, an employer, contractor or owner shall develop written procedures to ensure the health and safety of workers who: (a) handle, use, store, produce or dispose of a ammable substance that may spontaneously ignite or ignite when in combination with any other substance; or (b) perform hot work where there is a risk of re. A fire plan should delegate who is responsible for what duties in an emergency situation (“Fire Captain”). Larger organizations may have Floor or Department Captains to ensure a safe and orderly evacuation. The fire plan should also include secondary delegates if the primary is absent or incapacitated.

115 (2) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that all workers who are required or permitted to perform work mentioned in subsection (1) are trained in, and implement, the procedures developed pursuant to subsection (1). (3) Workers who perform work mentioned in subsection (1) shall implement the procedures developed pursuant to subsection (1). 25-6 Receptacles for materials contaminated by ammable materials (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that materials contaminated by ammable liquids are placed in receptacles that: (a) are non-combustible and have close-tting metal covers; (b) are labelled “ammable”; and (c) are located at least one metre away from other ammable liquids. (2) Where the surface on which a receptacle required by subsection (1) is placed is combustible, an employer shall ensure that the receptacle has a anged bottom or legs that are not less than 50 millimetres high. (3) A worker shall place materials contaminated by ammable liquids and garbage that may constitute a re hazard into the appropriate receptacle required by this section or by section 362. 25-7 Receptacles for combustible or ammable liquids An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that combustible and ammable liquids are kept in receptacles that meet the requirements of the National Fire Code of Canada 1990, including any Revisions and Errata published from time to time, respecting the storage of ammable and combustible liquids. 25-8 Hazardous activities involving combustible or ammable liquids (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) no gasoline is used to start a re or used as a cleaning agent; and (b) no worker is required or permitted: (i) to replenish a tank on a heating device with a combustible or ammable liquid while the device is in operation or is hot enough to ignite the liquid; or (ii) to place a tar pot, while in use, within three metres of an entrance to or exit from a building. (2) A worker shall not: (a) use gasoline to start a re or use gasoline as a cleaning agent; or (b) replenish a tank on a heating device with a ammable or combustible liquid while the device is in operation or is hot enough to ignite the liquid. 25-9 Control of ignition sources, static charges An employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) suitable procedures are developed and implemented to prevent the ignition of ammable liquids or explosive dusts that are present at a worksite; (b) all sources or potential sources of ignition are eliminated or controlled where an explosive atmosphere exists or is likely to exist; and (c) static charge accumulations during transfer of ammable liquids or explosive substances from one container to another are prevented by electrically bonding the containers.

116 25-10 Flammable liquids, gases or explosive substances in vehicles (1) An employer shall ensure that no worker undertakes any servicing or maintenance of a vehicle while a ammable liquid or gas or an explosive substance: (a) is loaded into or unloaded from the vehicle; or (b) is present in the vehicle in any place other than the fuel tank. (2) Where reasonably practicable, a worker who operates a vehicle that contains a ammable liquid or gas or an explosive substance shall ensure that the engine of the vehicle is shut o during the connection or disconnection of the lines for the loading or unloading of the ammable liquid, gas or explosive substance. 25-13 Compressed and liqueed gas systems (1) An employer or contractor shall: (a) develop and implement written procedures for the safe installation, use and maintenance of a system; (b) make readily available for reference by workers the procedures developed pursuant to clause (a) before requiring or permitting the use of the system; and (c) ensure that all workers are trained in and implement the procedures developed pursuant to clause (a). (2) The workers shall implement the procedures developed pursuant to clause (1)(a). (3) An employer or contractor shall ensure: (a) that a system: (i) is not exposed to temperatures that may result in the failure of the system or explosion of the contents of the system; (ii) is maintained in a clean state, free from oil, grease or other contaminant that may cause a failure of the system or that may burn or explode if the contaminant comes into contact with the contents of the system; and (iii) is located, guarded and handled during lling, transportation, use and storage so that the system is protected from damage; (b) that service valve outlets and the extensions of service valve outlets of containers that are not connected to any apparatus are capped; and (c) where equipment is designed for use with a particular compressed or liquied gas or gases, that: (i) only those gases are used in the equipment; and (ii) the equipment is clearly labelled as being only for that use. (4) A worker shall: (a) take all reasonable steps to ensure that sparks, ames or other sources of ignition do not come into contact with a system; (b) maintain a system in a clean state, free from oil, grease or any other contaminant; and (c) secure the cap in place before transporting a container. 25-14 Oxygen (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that no oil, grease or other contaminant contacts a cylinder, valve, regulator or any other tting of an oxygen‑using apparatus or an oxygen distribution or generating system.

117 (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that oxygen is not used as a substitute for compressed air: (a) in pneumatic tools; (b) to create pressure; (c) for ventilating purposes; or (d) to blow out a pipeline. (3) A worker shall not use oxygen as a substitute for compressed air: (a) in pneumatic tools; (b) to create pressure; (c) for ventilating purposes; or (d) to blow out a pipeline. 25-15 Gas burning and welding equipment (1) Where gas burning or welding equipment is in use, an employer or contractor shall ensure that: (a) approved ashback devices are installed on both hoses at the regulator end; and (b) acetylene and liquied gas containers are used and stored in an upright position. (2) A worker shall shut o the container valve and release the pressure in the hose when the worker has nished with any gas burning or welding equipment and is not likely to use it within the next two hours. 25-16 Piping (1) Where workers are required or permitted to work on piping that may contain harmful substances or substances under pressure, an employer or contractor, in consultation with the committee, shall develop written procedures to protect the workers from contact with those substances. (2) The procedures developed pursuant to subsection (1) must include: (a) the installation of a blank that is appropriate for the proper pressure in the piping; (b) the closing of two blocking valves installed in the piping and the opening of a bleed-o valve installed between the blocking valves; (c) the installation of an approved safety device; or (d) where the procedures mentioned in clauses (a), (b) and (c) are not reasonably practicable, any other procedures that are adequate to protect the health and safety of the workers. (3) An employer or contractor shall ensure that all workers are trained in and implement the procedures developed pursuant to subsection (1). The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

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