Hard hat requirements on a construction site

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# Part 18 Personal Protective Equipment (cont.) ## Footwear (cont.) Section 234 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE Part 18 AR 191/2021 233(1.1) An employer must not require a worker to wear footwear that may pose a health or safety risk to the worker. 233(2) If the hazard assessment identifies that protective footwear needs to have toe protection, a puncture resistant sole, metatarsal protection, electrical protection, chainsaw protection or any combination of these, the employer must ensure that the worker wears personal protective equipment to protect the feet that is approved to (a) CSA Standard Z195-14, Protective footwear, or (b) ASTM Standard F2413-05, Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective Footwear, if the personal protective equipment to protect the feet was manufactured on or after March 31, 2023. 233(3) Despite subsection (2), if a worker is likely to be exposed to a hazard other than those referred to in subsection (2), the employer must ensure that the worker uses footwear appropriate to the hazard. - 233(4) If a worker is unable, for medical reasons, to wear personal protective equipment to protect the feet that complies with subsection (2), the worker may substitute external safety toecaps if the employer ensures that (a) the safety toecaps meet the impact force requirements of (i) CSA Standard Z195-14, Protective footwear, or (ii) ASTM Standard F2413-05, Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective Footwear, (b) metatarsal protection is not needed to protect the feet from injury, (c) the hazard assessment confirms that the worker will not be exposed to any sole penetration hazards, and (d) wearing the safety toecaps does not itself create a hazard for the worker. - 233(5) An employer must ensure that a firefighter wears personal protective equipment to protect the feet that is approved to (a) CSA Standard Z195-14, Protective footwear, (b) NFPA Standard 1971, Protective Ensemble for Structu…

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57 (c) a construction site; (d) a drilling operation; (e) an oil or gas servicing operation. (3) If 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) If 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 if it is necessary to protect the worker from cold conditions; and (b) a retention system to secure the industrial protective headwear firmly to the worker’s head if 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 fluorescent orange or other high visibility colour if: (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 modified; (b) has been subjected to severe impact; or (c) has been painted or has been cleaned with solvents. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s7-6. Workers using all terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, etc. 7‑7(1) In this section: “all terrain vehicle” means an all-terrain vehicle as defined in The All Terrain Vehicles Act; “snowmobile” means a snowmobile as defined in The Snowmobile Act; “towed conveyance” means any sled, cutter, trailer, toboggan or carrier that may be towed by a snowmobile or an all terrain vehicle. (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that every worker who is required or permitted to travel in or on an all terrain vehicle, a snowmobile or a t…

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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - CONSTRUCTION - SAFETY CODE (b) supported by stanchions placed at intervals of not more than 2.5 m; (c) attached to each stanchion so that pushing on the line between 2 stanchions does not reduce the height of the line between adjacent stanchions by an equivalent amount. O.C. 606-2014, S. 5. $ 2.10. — Personal protective equipment ## 2.10.1. (Revoked). R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, S. 2.10.1; O.C. 1959-86, S. 11. 2.10.2. In areas where there is danger of contact with moving parts: (a) clothes shall fit well and have no loose parts; (b) necklaces, bracelets or rings shall not be worn, except for medical bracelets which shall remain fastened to the wrist; and (c) long hair shall be tucked under a bonnet in the hat. - R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, S. 2.10.2. 2.10.3. Protection of head: Any person on a construction site shall wear a safety hat designed and manufactured in accordance with CAN/CSA Standard Z94.1, Industrial protective headwear - - Performance, selection, care, and use, applicable at the time of manufacturing. R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, S. 2.10.3; O.C. 890-2020, S. 1. ## 2.10.4. (Revoked). R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, S. 2.10.4; O.C. 329-94, S. 7. 2.10.5. Protection of eyes and face: Every worker must wear protective equipment that complies with the latest version of CAN/CSA Standard Z94.3 Eye and Face Protectors, within 24 months following its last update, when the worker's eyes or face are exposed to (a) moving particles; (b) hazardous substances; (c) intense light or heat radiation; (d) molten metal; (e) (paragraph revoked); (f) other risks of the same kind. R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, S. 2.10.5; O.C, 995-91, S. 3; O.C. 329-94, S. 8; O.C. 393-2011, S. 3. 2.10.6. Foot protection: Subject to section 2.1.1, every person on a construction site must wear class 1 protective footwear that complies with CAN/CSA Standard Z-195 Protective Footwear. R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, S. 2.10.6; O.C. 99…

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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION (cont.) ## Personal clothing and accessories (cont.) B.C. Reg. 296/97 WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT # OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION Part 8 - Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment # Safety Headgear ## General requirement - 8.11 (1) Before a worker starts a work assignment in a work area where there is a risk of head injury to the worker from falling, flying or thrown objects, or other harmful contacts, the employer must take measures to (a) eliminate the risk, or (b) if it is not practicable to eliminate the risk, minimize the risk to the lowest level practicable by applying the following control measures in order of priority: (i) engineering controls; (ii) administrative controls; (iii) requiring the worker to wear safety headgear. (2) Safety headgear must meet the requirements of one of the following standards: (a) CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z94.1-05 or CAN/CSA-Z94.1-15, Industrial protective headwear - Performance, selection, care, and use; (b) ANSI Standard ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-2009 or ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-2014, American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection. (3) If a worker may be exposed to an electrical hazard the safety headgear must have an appropriate non-conductive rating. (4) Chin straps or other effective means of retention must be used on safety headgear when workers are climbing or working from a height exceeding 3 m (10 ft), or are exposed to high winds or other conditions that may cause loss of the headgear. (5) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 381/2004, S. 3.] (6) Damaged headgear or headgear with missing, mismatched, or modified components must be removed from service. [am. B.C. Regs. 312/2003, App. A, S. 8; 381/2004, S. 3; 14/2019, App. A, S. 1; 139/2021, App. C.] ## Use with all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and motorcycles - 8.12 (1) Operators and passengers on all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and motorcycles must wear headgear meeting the requirements of (a) CS…