O. Reg. 185/24: FIREFIGHTERS

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ontario regulation 185/24

made under the

Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997

Made: April 25, 2024
Filed: May 1, 2024
Published on e-Laws: May 1, 2024
Published in The Ontario Gazette: May 18, 2024

Amending O. Reg. 253/07

(FIREFIGHTERS)

1. (1) The definition of “firefighter” in section 1 of Ontario Regulation 253/07 is amended by striking out “or” at the end of clause (a), adding “or” at the end of clause (b) and adding the following clause:

(c)  a wildland firefighter;

(2) The definition of fire investigator in section 1 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “or” at the end of clause (b), adding “or” at the end of clause (c) and adding the following clause:

(d)  a wildland fire investigator;

(3) Section 1 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definitions:

“wildland firefighter” means a person who provides one or more of the following fire protection services for or on behalf of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, either as an employee of the Ministry or pursuant to the person’s employer’s contract for services with the Ministry:

1.  Fire suppression.

2.  Fire prevention, fire mitigation or fire safety activities.

3.  Rescue and emergency services, including evacuation services.

4.  Piloting of aircraft for the purposes of providing the services described in paragraphs 1 to 3.

5.  Communication in respect of anything described in paragraphs 1 to 4.

6.  Training or evaluation of persons involved in providing anything described in paragraphs 1 to 5; (“pompier luttant contre les incendies de végétation”)

“wildland fire investigator” means a person who is an employee of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and is either appointed as an officer under the Forest Fires Prevention Act or duly appointed as a conservation officer by the Ministry and who enters land or premises for the purposes of inspecting the site of a fire or determining the cause and circumstances of a fire. (“enquêteur sur les incendies de végétation”)

Commencement

2. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.

 

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