O. Reg. 385/96: JOINT HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEES - EXEMPTION FROM REQUIREMENTS, Under: Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1

Occupational Health and Safety Act

ONTARIO REGULATION 385/96

JOINT HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEES — EXEMPTION FROM REQUIREMENTS

Consolidation Period: From January 26, 2009 to the .

Last amendment: 19/09.

Legislative History: 131/98, 19/09.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

1. In this Regulation,

“ordinary worker” does not include a participant in community participation under the Works Act, 1997; (“travailleur ordinaire”)

“volunteer worker” means a worker who performs work or supplies a service but who receives no monetary compensation for doing so other than an allowance for expenses or an honorarium. (“travailleur bénévole”) O.Reg. 385/96, s.1; O.Reg. 131/98, s.1.

2. A workplace at which fewer than 20 ordinary workers are regularly employed is exempted from clause 9 (2) (a) of the Act. O.Reg. 385/96, s.2.

3. A project at which fewer than 20 ordinary workers are regularly employed is exempted from clause 9 (2) (c) of the Act. O.Reg. 385/96, s.3.

4. The following workplaces are exempt from subsection 9 (12) of the Act:

1. A workplace at which fewer than 20 ordinary workers (who are not volunteer workers) are regularly employed.

2. A project at which fewer than 50 ordinary workers (who are not volunteer workers) are regularly employed. O.Reg. 385/96, s.4.

5. Omitted (revokes other Regulations). O.Reg. 385/96, s.5.

6. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O.Reg. 385/96, s.6.