SCAVENGER HUNT SUBMISSION #1

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OMUNAGBE INIOLUWA ESTHER SUBMISSION #1 SCAVENGER HUNT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HLTH 6040 Dr. Lisa Barrow
ONTARIO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY ACT WEBSITE A. SECTION 59. (2) (b): This subsection is part of section 59 which deals with notices of compliance that an employer or constructor must submit after receiving an order from an inspector to remedy an unsafe situation. Subsection 59(2)(b) states that the notice of compliance submitted by the employer or constructor must be accompanied by a statement indicating whether or not a committee member representing workers or a health and safety representative agrees with the contents of the notice. If no committee member or representative has signed such a statement, the notice of compliance must still be accompanied by a statement indicating that the member or representative refused to sign an agreement or disagreement statement. So, in summary, this subsection aims to ensure that workers, through their health and safety representative, can express their opinion on whether or not the employer has complied with the inspector's order. B. PAINT SHOP: Some general information based on typical occupational exposure limits for hydrogen sulfide: The Ontario Regulation 833 Workplace Exposure Limits likely adopts the threshold limit values (TLVs) published by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) for many chemical substances. The current ACGIH TLV-TWA for hydrogen sulfide is 1 ppm (part per million) and the TLV-STEL is 5 ppm. Other common occupational exposure limits are OSHA PEL TWA of 10 ppm and NIOSH REL TWA of 10 ppm. A hydrogen sulfide concentration of 15 ppm would likely exceed the Ontario TWA limit of 1 ppm. It may or may not exceed the STEL depending on what limit Ontario has adopted. But based on typical limits, 15 ppm is likely over the TWA and may be over the STEL as well. C. SECTION 26(1)(i): This section of the Act says that employers have to make sure workers get any medical exams or tests that are needed for safety on the job. The government gets to decide what medical checks need to be done based on the type of work and the possible health risks. They will list these required exams and tests in the regulations under the Act. For example, the regulations might say construction workers need to get hearing tests because they are around loud equipment all day. Or they might need vision tests to make sure crane operators can see properly. Whatever medical exams and tests are required under the regulations; the employer has to provide them. Workers don't have to pay for these or arrange them themselves. The point is
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