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Designated Substance - Asbestos on Construction Projects and in Buildings and Repair Operations (O. Reg. 278/05).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Ontario
Document type
Regulation
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Public health Hazardous substances Business/industry/corporations Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Entry into force notes
The present Regulation enters into force on 1 November 2005.
Abstract

The present Regulation is made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. In particular, the Regulation significantly increases safety requirements as they relate to the presence of asbestos-containing materials (ACM) in buildings and to the handling of asbestos. The Regulation calls for the : 1) Establishment of an ongoing asbestos management programme to control the exposure to airborne asbestos in buildings; Inspection of building materials, preparation and maintenance of a record of the locations of friable and non-friable ACM; 3) Periodic re-inspection of ACM and undertaking remedial action on ACM that has deteriorated; 4) Provision of the record of the locations of ACM to all prospective contractors prior to the tendering of work which could disturb ACM. The text – consisting of 24 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: adoption of standard, information for workers, ongoing asbestos management in buildings, asbestos abatement training programmes, asbestos work report, asbestos Workers Register, use of equivalent measure or procedure, notice to inspector. Three Tables are enclosed.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.on.ca