S-2.1, r. 4 - Safety Code for the construction industry

Section 2.10.8 Disposition versions

2022-02-10

2.10.8. Protection of respiratory passages: The contaminants in the air of a work environment shall be eliminated at their emission point so that their concentration is reduced to a level lower than or equal to the permissible values indicated in Schedule I to the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety (chapter S-2.1, r. 13).

The employer must provide a respirator in compliance with Division VI of the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety in any situation where the values referred to in the first paragraph cannot be complied with.

During periods of work on equipment referred to in section 5 of the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety, or during temporary inspection or maintenance work or work of the same nature performed sporadically on another type of equipment or facility, an employer may provide such a device without the obligation to take other measures to eliminate or reduce contaminants.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, s. 2.10.8; O.C. 885-2001, s. 366; O.C. 48-2022, s. 1.

2012-09-01

2.10.8. Protection of respiratory passages: The impurities in the air of a work environment shall be eliminated at their emission point so that their concentration is reduced to a level lower than the permissible values indicated in Schedule I to the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety (chapter S-2.1, r. 13).

R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, s. 2.10.8; O.C. 885-2001, s. 366.