ontario regulation 287/17

made under the

Occupational Health and Safety Act

Made: July 26, 2017
Filed: July 28, 2017
Published on e-Laws: July 28, 2017
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: August 12, 2017

Amending Reg. 833 of R.R.O. 1990

(CONTROL OF EXPOSURE TO BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL AGENTS)

1. The definition of “ACGIH Table” in section 1 of Regulation 833 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is revoked and the following substituted:

“ACGIH Table” means the table entitled “Adopted Values” shown at pages 11 to 61 of the publication entitled 2015 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents & Biological Exposure Indices published by ACGIH and identified by International Standard Book Number 978-1-607260-77-6; (“tableau de l’ACGIH”)

2. Section 7.1 of the Regulation is amended by striking out the portion before clause (a) and substituting the following:

7.1 If the listing for an agent in the ACGIH Table includes the reference “Simple asphyxiant” or “see Appendix F: Minimal Oxygen Content” and the agent is present in the air at the workplace, the employer shall take all measures reasonably necessary in the circumstances to protect workers from,

. . . . .

3. (1) Listing items 2a, 2b and 7 of Table 1 of the Regulation are revoked.

(2) Listing item 48f of Table 1 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

 

48f.	52f.	*Isocyanates, organic compounds – Methyl Isocyanate [624-83-9]	0.02 ppm	0.06 ppm	Skin
48g.	52g.	*Isocyanates, organic compounds – Ethyl isocyanate [109-90-0]	0.02 ppm	0.06 ppm	Skin
48h.	52h.	*Isocyanates, organic compounds – Phenyl isocyanate [103-71-9]	0.005 ppm	0.015 ppm	Skin

 

Commencement

4. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2018 and the day it is filed.