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

Section 188 Disposition versions

2023-07-27

188. Control mode: Where, for setting, maintenance, inspection or other work on a machine, a guard has to be displaced or removed or a protective device has to be neutralized, and where it is necessary for the purpose of those operations for the machinery or part of it to be put into operation, worker safety must be ensured using a specific control mode which

(1)  disables all other control modes;

(2)  allows operation of elements presenting a risk for worker health and safety only by continuous actuation of an enabling device, a two-hand control device or a hold-to-run control device;

(3)  allows operation of the elements presenting a risk for worker health and safety only in reduced risk conditions for instance, at reduced speed, under reduced power or force or in a step-by-step mode, for example, with a limited movement device;

(4)  prevents voluntary or involuntary action on the machine’s sensors from triggering a function presenting a risk for worker health and safety.

O.C. 885-2001, s. 188; O.C. 1112-2023, s. 3.

2012-09-01

188. Spare part: When a protector or a protective device is replaced, the spare protector or protective device shall offer safety features at least equivalent to those of the original part.

O.C. 885-2001, s. 188.