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

Section 198 Disposition versions

2023-07-27

198. Where the employer having authority over the establishment intends to apply an energy control method other than lockout, the employer must first ensure the equivalent safety of that method by analyzing the following:

(1)  the machine features;

(2)  identification of the health and safety risks when using the machine;

(3)  the estimate of the frequency and seriousness of the potential employment injuries for each risk identified;

(4)  the description of prevention measures that apply for each risk identified, the estimate of the level of risk reduction thus obtained and the assessment of residual risks.

The results of the analysis must be recorded in a written document.

The method referred to in the first paragraph must be developed from the elements mentioned in subparagraphs 1 to 4 of the first paragraph.

O.C. 885-2001, s. 198; O.C. 1112-2023, s. 3.

2012-09-01

198. Mounting a flat grinding wheel: A flat grinding wheel that is non-permanently mounted on its spindle shall be mounted between 2 plates whose diameter is at least 1/3 the nominal diameter of the grinding wheel by inserting a buffer of blotter paper between the wheel and the plates.

O.C. 885-2001, s. 198.