Designated Substances (O. Reg. 490/09). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Ontario Document type Regulation Date 2009 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Public health Pollution control Hazardous substances Business/industry/corporations Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Regulation is made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. In particular, the Regulation consolidates eleven of 12 designated substance Regulations into one Designated Substances Regulation. The Regulations were combined to make compliance easier for employers who can now consult two Regulations instead of twelve. The text -consisting of 32 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: general, application, employer duties, assessment and control programme, medical examinations and clinical tests. Two Schedules are enclosed. Full text English Website www.gov.on.ca References - Legislation Implements Occupational Health and Safety Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1). Legislation | Canada | 1990 (2016) Keyword: Pollution control, Public health, Human rights, Business/industry/corporations, Institution, Radiation, Hazardous substances, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance, Noise pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX