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- (e) the preventive measures in place to address the hazard; - (f) any employee reports made under paragraph 126 1 ( )(g) or (h) of the Act or under section 15.3 ; and - (g) any other relevant information. SOR/2005-401, s. 2; SOR/2007-271, s. 4. ## Preventive Measures - 19.5 (1) The employer shall, in order to address identified and assessed hazards, including ergonomics-related hazards, take preventive measures to address the assessed hazard in the following order of priority: - (a) the elimination of the hazard, including by way of engineering controls which may involve mechanical aids, equipment design or redesign that take into account the physical attributes of the employee; - (b) the reduction of the hazard, including isolating it; - (c) the provision of personal protective equipment, clothing, devices or materials; and - (d) administrative procedures, such as the management of hazard exposure and recovery periods and the management of work patterns and methods. - (2) As part of the preventive measures, the employer shall develop and implement a preventive maintenance program in order to avoid failures that could result in a hazard to employees. - (3) The employer shall ensure that any preventive measure shall not in itself create a hazard and shall take into account the effects on the work place. - (4) The preventive measures shall include steps to address - (a) newly identified hazards in an expeditious manner; and - (b) ergonomics-related hazards that are identified when planning implementation of change to the work environment or to work duties, equipment, practices or processes. - e) les mesures qui ont été prises pour prévenir le risque; - f) tout élément signalé par l'employé au titre des alinéas 126 1 ( )g) ou h) de la Loi et tout rapport fait par l'employé au titre de l'article 15.3 ; - g) tout autre renseignement pertinent. DORS/2005-401, art. 2; DORS/2007-271, art. 4. …

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- (g) any reports made under the Safety and Health Committees and Representatives Regulations ; - (h) the record of hazardous substances; and - (i) any other relevant information, including ergonomics-related information. - (2) The hazard identification and assessment methodology shall include - (a) the steps and time frame for identifying and assessing the hazards; - (b) the keeping of a record of the hazards; and - (c) a time frame for reviewing and, if necessary, revising the methodology. SOR/2005-401, s. 2; SOR/2007-271, s. 3. ## Hazard Identification and Assessment - 19.4 The employer shall identify and assess the hazards in the work place, including ergonomics-related hazards, in accordance with the methodology developed under section 19.3 taking into account - (a) the nature of the hazard; - (a.1) in the case of ergonomics-related hazards, all ergonomics-related factors such as - (i) the physical demands of the work activities, the work environment, the work procedures, the organization of the work and the circumstances in which the work activities are performed, and - (ii) the characteristics of materials, goods, persons, animals, things and work spaces and the features of tools and equipment; - (b) the employees' level of exposure to the hazard; - (c) the frequency and duration of employees' exposure to the hazard; - (d) the effects, real or apprehended, of the exposure on the health and safety of employees; - f) tout rapport, toute étude et toute analyse de l'État ou de l'employeur sur la santé et la sécurité des employés; - g) tout rapport présenté sous le régime du Règlement sur les comités de sécurité et de santé et les représentants ; - h) le registre des substances dangereuses; - i) tout autre renseignement pertinent, y compris tout renseignement lié à l'ergonomie. - (2) La méthode de recensement et d'évaluation des risques comporte les éléments suivants : - a) la marche à suivre et l'échéancier pour rec…

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Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division ## NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING CHEMICAL HYGIENE IN LABORATORIES Perform Risk Assessments for Hazardous Chemicals and Procedures Prior to Laboratory Work: - (a) Identify chemicals to be used, amounts required, and circumstances of use in the experiment. Consider any special employee or laboratory conditions that could create or increase a hazard. Consult sources of safety and health information and experienced scientists to ensure that those conducting the risk assessment have sufficient expertise. - (b) Evaluate the hazards posed by the chemicals and the experimental conditions. The evaluation should cover toxic, physical, reactive, flammable, explosive, radiation, and biological hazards, as well as any other potential hazards posed by the chemicals. - (c) For a variety of physical and chemical reasons, reaction scale-ups pose special risks, which merit additional prior review and precautions. - (d) Select appropriate controls to minimize risk, including use of engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect workers from hazards. The controls must ensure that OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) are not exceeded. Prepare for contingencies and be aware of the institutional procedures in the event of emergencies and accidents. One sample approach to risk assessment is to answer these five questions: - (a) What are the hazards? - (b) What is the worst thing that could happen? - (c) What can be done to prevent this from happening? - (d) What can be done to protect from these hazards? - (e) What should be done if something goes wrong? - 2. Avoid Underestimation of Risk Even for substances of no known significant hazard, exposure should be minimized; when working with substances that present special hazards, special precautions should be taken. Reference should be made to the safety data sheet (SDS) that is provid…

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## SCHEDULE II (Sections 18.1 and 18.18) ## International Code Flag A White rectangle with dark blue tails SOR/98-456, s. 1. <!-- image --> ## PART XIX ## Hazard Prevention Program ## Hazard Prevention Program - 19.1 (1) The employer shall, in consultation with and with the participation of the policy committee, or, if there is no policy committee, the work place committee or the health and safety representative, develop, implement and monitor a program for the prevention of hazards, including ergonomics-related hazards, in the work place that is appropriate to the size of the work place and the nature of the hazards and that includes the following components: - (a) an implementation plan; - (b) a hazard identification and assessment methodology; - (c) hazard identification and assessment; ## ANNEXE II (articles 18.1 et 18.18) ## Pavillon A du code international Rectangle blanc avec des pointes bleu foncé DORS/98-456, art. 1. <!-- image --> ## PARTIE XIX ## Programme de prévention des risques ## Programme de prévention des risques - 19.1 (1) L'employeur, en consultation avec le comité d'orientation ou, à défaut, le comité local ou le représentant et avec la participation du comité ou du représentant en cause, élabore et met en œuvre un programme de prévention des risques professionnels - y compris ceux liés à l'ergonomie -, en fonction de la taille du lieu de travail et de la nature des risques qui s'y posent, et en contrôle l'application. Ce programme comporte les éléments suivants : - a) le plan de mise en œuvre; - b) la méthode de recensement et d'évaluation des risques; - c) le recensement et l'évaluation des risques;

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## NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING CHEMICAL HYGIENE IN LABORATORIES Determine the physical and health hazards associated with chemicals before working with them. This determination may involve consulting literature references, laboratory chemical safety summaries (LCSSs), SDSs, or other reference materials. Consider how the chemicals will be processed and determine whether the changing states or forms will change the nature of the hazard. Review your plan, operating limits, chemical evaluations and detailed risk assessment with other chemists, especially those with experience with similar materials and protocols. Before working with chemicals, know your facility's policies and procedures for how to handle an accidental spill or fire. Emergency telephone numbers should be posted in a prominent area. Know the location of all safety equipment and the nearest fire alarm and telephone. ## 3. Adhere to the Hierarchy of Controls The hierarchy of controls prioritizes intervention strategies based on the premise that the best way to control a hazard is to systematically remove it from the workplace, rather than relying on employees to reduce their exposure. The types of measures that may be used to protect employees (listed from most effective to least effective) are: engineering controls, administrative controls, work practices, and PPE. Engineering controls, such as chemical hoods, physically separate the employee from the hazard. Administrative controls, such as employee scheduling, are established by management to help minimize the employees' exposure time to hazardous chemicals. Work practice controls are tasks that are performed in a designated way to minimize or eliminate hazards. Personal protective equipment and apparel are additional protection provided under special circumstances and when exposure is unavoidable. Face and eye protection is necessary to prevent ingestion and skin absorption of hazardous chemicals. At a minimum, safety glas…

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## 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA) - (i) What-If; - (ii) Checklist; - (iii) What-If/Checklist; - (iv) Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP): - (v) Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA); - (vi) Fault Tree Analysis; or - (vii) An appropriate equivalent methodology. - (3) The process hazard analysis shall address: - (i) The hazards of the process; - (ii) The identification of any previous incident which had a likely potential for catastrophic consequences in the workplace; - (iii) Engineering and administrative controls applicable to the hazards and their interrelationships such as appropriate application of detection methodologies to provide early warning of releases. (Acceptable detection methods might include process monitoring and control instrumentation with alarms, and detection hardware such as hydrocarbon sensors.); - (iv) Consequences of failure of engineering and administrative controls; - (v) Facility siting; - (vi) Human factors; and - (vii) A qualitative evaluation of a range of the possible safety and health effects of failure of controls on employees in the workplace. - (4) The process hazard analysis shall be performed by a team with expertise in engineering and process operations, and the team shall include at least one employee who has experience and knowledge specific to the process being evaluated. Also, one member of the team must be knowledgeable in the specific process hazard analysis methodology being used. - (5) The employer shall establish a system to promptly address the team's findings and recommendations; assure that the recommendations are resolved in a timely manner and that the resolution is documented; document what actions are to be taken; complete actions as soon as possible; develop a written schedule of when these actions are to be completed; communicate the actions to operating, maintenance and other employees whose work assignments are in the process and who may be affected by the recommendations or actions.

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- (5) The employer shall ensure that any person assigned to implement ergonomics-related prevention measures has the necessary instruction and training. SOR/2005-401, s. 2; SOR/2007-271, s. 5; SOR/2009-84, s. 3(F); SOR/2019-246, s. 146(F). ## Employee Training [SOR/2019-246, s. 147(E)] - 19.6 (1) The employer shall provide each employee with health and safety training, including training relating to ergonomics, which shall include the following: - (a) the hazard prevention program implemented in accordance with this Part to prevent hazards applicable to the employee, including the hazard identification and assessment methodology and the preventive measures taken by the employer; - (b) the nature of the work place and the hazards associated with it; - (c) the employee's duty to report under paragraphs 126 1 ( )(g) and (h) of the Act and under section 15.3 ; and - (d) an overview of the Act and these Regulations. - (2) The employer shall provide training to an employee - (a) whenever new hazard information in respect of a hazard in the work place becomes available to the employer; and - (b) shortly before the employee is assigned a new activity or exposed to a new hazard. - (3) The employer shall review the employee training program, and, if necessary, revise it - (a) at least every three years; - (b) whenever there is a change in conditions in respect of the hazards; and - (c) whenever new hazard information in respect of a hazard in the work place becomes available to the employer. - (4) Each time training is provided to an employee, the employee shall acknowledge in writing that they received it and the employer shall acknowledge in writing that they provided it. - (5) L'employeur veille à ce que toute personne désignée pour mettre en œuvre les mesures de prévention des risques liés à l'ergonomie ait reçu les consignes et la formation nécessaires. DORS/2005-401, art. 2; DORS/2007-271, art. 5; DORS/2…

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- 2. Proximity to the Hazard - The actual and/or potential proximity of the employees to a hazard shall be thoroughly documented, (i.e., photos, measurements, employee interviews). - 3. Observed Access - A. Employee exposure is established if CSHOs witness, observe, or monitor the proximity or access of an employee to the hazard or potentially hazardous condition. - B. The use of personal protective equipment may not, in itself, adequately prevent employee exposures to a hazardous condition. Such exposures may be cited where the applicable standard requires the additional use of engineering and/or administrative (including work practice) controls, or where the personal protective equipment used is inadequate. - 4. Unobserved Access - Where employee exposure is not observed, witnessed, or monitored by CSHOs, employee exposure may be established through witness statements or other evidence that exposure to a hazardous condition has occurred or may continue to occur. - A. Past Access - In fatality/catastrophe (or other 'accident/incident') investigations, prior employee exposure(s) may be established if CSHOs establish, through written statements or other evidence, that exposure(s) to a hazardous condition occurred at the time of the accident/incident. Additionally, prior exposures may serve as the basis for a violation when: - · The hazardous condition continues to exist, or it is reasonably predictable that the same or similar condition could recur; - · It is reasonably predictable that employee exposure to a hazardous condition could recur when: - o The employee exposure has occurred in the previous six months; - o The hazardous condition is an integral part of an employer's normal operations; and - o The employer has not established a policy or program to ensure that exposure to the hazardous condition will not recur. - B. Potential Access - Potential exposure to a hazardous condition may be established if there is evidence that employees have access to the hazard,…

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## 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA) - (6) At least every five (5) years after the completion of the initial process hazard analysis, the process hazard analysis shall be updated and revalidated by a team meeting the requirements in paragraph (e)(4) of this section, to assure that the process hazard analysis is consistent with the current process. - (7) Employers shall retain process hazards analyses and updates or revalidations for each process covered by this section, as well as the documented resolution of recommendations described in paragraph (e)(5) of this section for the life of the process. - (f) Operating procedures (1) The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and shall address at least the following elements. - (i) Steps for each operating phase: - (A) Initial startup; - (B) Normal operations; - (C) Temporary operations; - (D) Emergency shutdown including the conditions under which emergency shutdown is required, and the assignment of shutdown responsibility to qualified operators to ensure that emergency shutdown is executed in a safe and timely manner. - (E) Emergency Operations; - (F) Normal shutdown; and, - (G) Startup following a turnaround, or after an emergency shutdown. - (ii) Operating limits: - (A) Consequences of deviation; and - (B) Steps required to correct or avoid deviation. - (iii) Safety and health considerations: - (A) Properties of, and hazards presented by, the chemicals used in the process; - (B) Precautions necessary to prevent exposure, including engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment; - (C) Control measures to be taken if physical contact or airborne exposure occurs; - (D) Quality control for raw materials and control of hazardous chemical inventory levels; and, - (E) Any special or unique hazards.