1. Summary for Standards and Regulations
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Table 1: Summary for Standards and Regulations |
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Hazards / Issues |
Jurisdiction / Reference: |
Exposure Limit |
Max. Duration |
Relevant Legislation / remarks |
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Duties of Employer |
Canada – Federal |
NA |
NA |
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Nova Scotia |
NA |
NA |
1) Occupational Health and Safety Act |
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Noise |
Canada – Federal |
87 dBA |
8 Hours |
Canada Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, Section 7.4(1)(b) |
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Nova Scotia / |
85 dBA |
8 hours |
E.g. Nova Scotia: |
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Quebec |
90 dBA |
8 Hours |
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Additional Req.: |
* For every further 3dBA increase, max. duration should be halved |
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Lighting |
Canada – Federal |
Refer to Schedules |
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Part VI Lighting – Schedules |
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Nova Scotia |
(a) ANSI standard ANSI/IES-RP-7, “American National Standard Practice for Industrial Lighting” |
Nova Scotia Occupational Safety General Regulations Part IV Lighting |
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(b) ANSI standard ANSI/IESNA RP-1, “American National Standard Practice for Office Lighting”. |
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Ionizing Radiation (IR) |
ACGIH: |
avg. 20 mSv |
a Year |
NA |
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Canada – Public |
1mSv |
a year |
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Canada – |
avg. 20 mSv |
a year |
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OSHA – Hands and Forearms; Feet and Ankle |
18.75 rem |
per quarter |
NA |
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OSHA – Skin |
7.5 rem |
per quarter |
NA |
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OSHA – Whole Body (other than above) |
1.25 rem |
per quarter |
NA |
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IR – Radon |
Canada |
200 Bq/m3 |
concentration in dwelling place |
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Non Ionizing Radiation |
Canada |
Refer to Table 1 and 2 |
Government of Canada Notice: Localized human exposure limits for |
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OSHA |
10 mW/sq. cm. |
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ACGIH |
NA |
Refer to Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Physical Agents, 7th Edition |
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Temperature Extremes – Hot |
ACGIH |
Refer to Table 1 in Temperature Conditions – Hot (CCOHS) or Appendix |
NA |
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Temperature Extremes – Cold |
ACGIH |
Refer to exposure limits in |
NA |
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Winchill Index |
Refer to Government of Canada Windchill Index or Appendix |
NA |
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Temperature Conditions |
Canada – in different regions |
NA |
Refer to Table 1 in Temperature Conditions – Legislation (CCOHS) |
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Vibration – Hand Arm |
ACGIH |
Refer to Table 1 of Hand Arm Vibration (University of Houston Clear Lake) |
NA |
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EU exposure limit value |
5 m/s |
8 hours |
Directive 2002/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of |
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EU exposure action value |
2.5 m/s |
8 hours |
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Vibration – Whole Body |
ACGIH |
Refer to Slide 59 of Whole Body Vibration (CCOHS) |
NA |
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EU exposure limit value |
1.15 m/s2 |
8 hours |
Directive 2002/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of |
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EU exposure action value |
0.5 m/s2 |
8 hours |
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Psychological / |
Federal |
NA |
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Provincial |
NA |
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Biological Substances |
Federal |
NA |
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Part XIX Hazard Prevention Program |
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Nova Scotia |
NA |
Nova Scotia Workplace Health and Safety Regulations Part 2 Occupational Health S.2.1 |
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Chemical Substances / WHMIS |
Federal – Act |
NA |
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Federal – Regulation |
NA |
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Nova Scotia – Act |
NA |
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Nova Scotia – Regulation |
NA |
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Regulations |
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Ergonomic |
It encompasses lighing, noise, best practices and many others. Please refer to General Regulations: |
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Federal |
NA |
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Nova Scotia |
NA |
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NA |
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Falling, Impact and |
Federal |
NA |
Canada Occupational Safety and Health Regulations |
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Nova Scotia |
NA |
Workplace Health and Safety Regulations Part 21, Fall Protection (Sections 21.1 to 21.4) |
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Compressed or Decompressed Air: |
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– Cleaning with compressed air: |
Federal |
<10 or <69 or 70 |
Psi kPa |
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Part X |
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Nova Scotia |
NA |
In compliance with Occupational Safety General Regulations Part 8 Section 101(2) |
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– Compressed gas in a container: |
Nova Scotia |
Compressed Gas Association |
Nova Scotia Occupational Safety General Regulations Part 5 – Compressed Gas |
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– Diving |
Federal |
NA |
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Part XVIII Diving Operations |
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Nova Scotia |
NA |
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USA |
NA |
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– Storage |
Refer to WHMIS |
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Confined Space |
Federal |
NA |
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Part XI Confined Space |
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Nova Scotia |
NA |
Nova Scotia Occupational Safety General Regulations Part 12 Confined Space Entry |
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Electrical |
Federal |
NA |
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Part VIII Electrical Safety |
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Nova Scotia |
NA |
Nova Scotia Occupational General Regulations Part 11 Electrical Safety |
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Fire and Life Safety |
Federal – National Fire Code |
NA |
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Federal – National Building Code |
NA |
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Federal – Vessel |
NA |
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Nova Scotia |
NA |
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NA |
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