O. Reg. 279/05: Designated Substance - Asbestos
filed June 10, 2005 under Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1
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occupational health and safety act
Made: June 8, 2005
Filed: June 10, 2005
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: June 25, 2005
Amending Reg. 837 of R.R.O. 1990
(Designated Substance — Asbestos)
1. (1) The definitions of “asbestos” and “joint health and safety committee” in section 1 of Regulation 837 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 are revoked and the following substituted:
“asbestos” means any of the fibrous silicates listed in subsection (2); (“amiante”)
. . . . .
“joint health and safety committee” means,
(a) a joint health and safety committee established under section 9 of the Act,
(b) a similar committee described in subsection 9 (4) of the Act, or
(c) the workers or their representatives who participate in an arrangement, program or system described in subsection 9 (4) of the Act. (“comité mixte sur la santé et la sécurité”)
(2) Section 1 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:
(2) The fibrous silicates referred to in the definition of “asbestos” in subsection (1) are:
1. Actinolite.
2. Amosite.
3. Anthophyllite.
4. Chrysotile.
5. Crocidolite.
6. Tremolite.
2. This Regulation comes into force on November 1, 2005.