S-2.1, r. 13 - Regulation respecting occupational health and safety

Section 134 Disposition versions

2023-06-16

134. The employer must, within 30 days of its occurrence, identify any change in a workplace situation that presents a risk of exceeding the exposure limits.

In the year following the change, the employer must measure the daily noise exposure level and peak sound pressure level in accordance with subdivision 4, or begin to implement reasonable means to eliminate or reduce the noise at source or comply with the limits set pursuant to section 131 or, at a minimum, reduce workers’ exposure to noise.

The employer, when opting to implement reasonable means, must complete the implementation before the end of the 5-year period since the last evaluation performed pursuant to the first paragraph of section 133. However, if the period ends less than 2 years before the date on which the situation changes, the employer has a period of 2 years from the date of the change to fully implement the means.

O.C. 885-2001, s. 134; O.C. 781-2021, s. 2.

2012-09-01

134. Impact noise: In an establishment, the daily exposure of a worker to impact noise shall not exceed the number indicated in the following table:

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      Sound level in      Permitted number      
       dB linear as          of impacts 
        peak value         (per 8 hours)
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           120                 10,000      
           121                  7,943
           122                  6,310
           123                  5,012
           124                  3,981
           125                  3,162
           126                  2,512
           127                  1,995
           128                  1,585
           129                  1,259
           130                  1,000
           131                    794
           132                    631
           133                    501
           134                    398
           135                    316
           136                    251
           137                    200
           138                    158
           139                    126
           140                    100
          >140                      0
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O.C. 885-2001, s. 134.