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

Section 3.2.2 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

3.2.2. Waste material:

(1)  Waste material shall never be thrown from one level to another.

(2)  Waste material shall be cleared away progressively:

(a)  by means of appropriate containers;

(b)  by an inclined or vertical chute emptying into a truck box, a container or an enclosure off limits to workers and strictly reserved for motorized equipment. The box, container or enclosure shall be large enough to hold all waste material emptied into it.

The chute shall:

i.  be enclosed if inclined more than 45º;

ii.  be closed at its entrance when not in use; and

iii.  have a stop-block at its entrance to stop wheelbarrows; or

(c)  by means of a hoisting apparatus, if large pieces or objects are involved.

(3)  (Subsection revoked).

(4)  Waste material shall be transported or so disposed as to create no inconvenience.

(5)  Lumber, brick, blocks, stone, steel and other salvaged materials shall be stacked in an orderly fashion and in accordance with the rules of the trade.

(6)  (Subsection revoked).

R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, s. 3.1.2; O.C. 53-90, s. 6; O.C. 329-94, s. 25.and 29.