Amendments come into force July 1
Ontario’s confined space legislation will apply to industrial establishments, construction projects, health care and residential facilities, and mines and mining plants as of July 1.
The legislation, O. Reg. 632/05 (Confined Spaces) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), which already includes all other workplaces covered by OHSA, will now also apply to those additional workplaces.
The amendments to the regulation “maintain the important differences between confined spaces provisions that apply on construction projects and those that apply for other workplaces,” according to the province.
More information on the amended legislation is available at: http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/resources/notices.php#april042011
