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## Vehicle traffic control - 194 (1) If vehicle traffic at a work site is dangerous to workers on foot, in vehicles or on equipment, an employer must ensure that the traffic is controlled to protect the workers. - 194 (2) An employer must ensure that a worker on foot and exposed to traffic wears high-visibility safety apparel. - 194 (3) A worker on foot and exposed to traffic must wear high-visibility safety apparel. - 194 (4) If a worker is designated by an employer to control traffic, the employer must ensure that the designated traffic controller wears high-visibility safety apparel that - (a) clearly identifies the worker as a designated traffic controller, and - (b) is retroreflective if the worker is controlling traffic in the dark or visibility is poor. - 194 (5) A worker designated to control traffic must wear high-visibility safety apparel that complies with subsection (4). - 194 (6) If a worker is designated by an employer to control traffic, the employer must ensure that the designated traffic controller uses a handheld signal light if it is dark or visibility is poor. - 194 (7) If traffic on a public highway is dangerous to workers, an employer must protect the workers from the traffic using - (a) warning signs, - (b) barriers, - (c) lane control devices, - (d) flashing lights, - (e) flares, - (f) conspicuously identified pilot vehicles, - (g) automatic or remote-controlled traffic control systems, - (h) designated persons directing traffic, or - (i) methods described in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (1998), and its updates, published up to and including June 30, 2009 by the Transportation Association of Canada. ## Working on ice 195 (1) If a worker is to work on ice and the water beneath the ice is more than 1 metre deep at any point, an employer must ensure the ice will support the load to be placed on it. - 195 (2) The employer must test the ice for the purposes of subsection (1) - (a) before work begins, and - (b) as of…

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- (b) training and instruction as to the appropriate method of performing the lifting and moving is provided in accordance with the equipment manufacturer's instructions, or, where there are no equipment manufacturer's instructions, in accordance with adequate work methods and lifting and moving techniques. Clause 26(b) amended: O.I.C. 2000-130, N.S. Reg. 52/2000. Section 26 amended: O.I.C. 2000-130, N.S. Reg. 52/2000. - 27 (1) An employer shall ensure that where rubbish or debris is moved, it is carried in suitable containers, or moved by means of chutes or other safe methods that provide an equivalent degree of protection. - (2) An employer shall ensure that a chute or other safe method that provides an equivalent degree of protection is used where rubbish or debris is lowered more than 6 m vertically. Subsection 27(2) replaced: O.I.C. 2000-130, N.S. Reg. 52/2000. - (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply during demolitions if - (a) a heavy weight suspended by a cable from a crane or other hoist; or - (b) a power shovel, bulldozer or other powered mobile equipment, is used to conduct the demolition. Subsection 27(3) added: O.I.C. 2000-130, N.S. Reg. 52/2000. ## 28 An employer shall ensure that a chute - (a) is well constructed and rigidly fastened; - (b) if at more than 45 E to the horizontal, is enclosed on all sides; and - (c) has an adequate gate on every loading entrance and at the bottom. Clause 28(c) amended: O.I.C. 2000-130, N.S. Reg. 52/2000. - 29 An employer shall ensure that the entrance to a chute - (a) has a 100 mm by 100 mm or larger curb or cleat, where the entrance is at or below the floor level; - (b) is not more than 1.2 m above the floor; and - (c) is kept closed when not in use. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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## Part 2 ## Hazard Assessment, Elimination and Control ## Hazard assessment - 7 (1) An employer must assess a work site and identify existing and potential hazards before work begins at the work site or prior to the construction of a new work site. - 7 (2) An employer must prepare a report of the results of a hazard assessment and the methods used to control or eliminate the hazards identified. - 7 (3) An employer must ensure that the date on which the hazard assessment is prepared or revised is recorded on it. - 7 (4) An employer must ensure that the hazard assessment is repeated - (a) at reasonably practicable intervals to prevent the development of unsafe and unhealthy working conditions, - (b) when a new work process is introduced, - (c) when a work process or operation changes, or - (d) before the construction of significant additions or alterations to a work site. - 7 (5) Repealed. ## Worker participation - 8 (1) An employer must involve affected workers in the hazard assessment and in the control or elimination of the hazards identified. - 8 (2) Repealed. ## Hazard elimination and control - 9 (1) If an existing or potential hazard to workers is identified during a hazard assessment, an employer must take measures in accordance with this section to - (a) eliminate the hazard, or - (b) if elimination is not reasonably practicable, control the hazard. - 9 (2) If reasonably practicable, an employer must eliminate or control a hazard through the use of engineering controls. - 9 (3) If a hazard cannot be eliminated or controlled under subsection (2), the employer must use administrative controls that control the hazard to a level as low as reasonably achievable. - 9 (4) If the hazard cannot be eliminated or controlled under subsection (2) or (3), the employer must ensure that the appropriate personal protective equipment is used by workers affected by the hazard. - 9 (5) If the hazard cannot be eliminated or controlled under subsection (2), (3) or (4), the …

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## S-15.1 REG 10 ## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 - (5) If the giving of signals by a designated signaller is required by these regulations, an employer or contractor shall ensure that: - (a) no worker other than the designated signaller gives signals to an operator except in an emergency; and - (b) only 1 designated signaller gives signals to an operator at a time. - (6) If hand signals cannot be transmitted properly between a designated signaller and an operator, an employer or contractor shall ensure that additional designated signallers are available to effect proper transmission of signals or that some other means of communication is provided. - (7) If 2 or more designated signallers are used, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the designated signallers are able to communicate effectively with each other. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s9-21. ## Risk from vehicular traffic - 9-22 (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker who is at risk from vehicular traffic, 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) If there is a danger to a worker from vehicular traffic on a public highway, an employer or contractor shall develop and implement a traffic control plan, in writing, to protect the worker from traffic hazards by the use of 1 or more of the following: - (a) warning signs; - (b) barriers; - (c) lane control devices; - (d) flashing lights; - (e) flares; - (f) conspicuously identified pilot vehicles; - (g) automatic or remote-controlled traffic control systems; - (h) designated signallers directing traffic. - (3) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: - (a) workers are trained in the traffic control plan developed pursuant to subsection (2); and - (b) the traffic control plan developed pursuant to subsection (2) is made readily available for reference by workers at the place of employment. - …