OHS Guidelines: Emergency planning for hazardous substances
Published on: February 03, 2025
Guidelines — Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
The following new and retired guidelines are consequential to amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in effect on February 3, 2024:
- Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents — Emergency Planning
- G5.97 Emergency procedures — emergency plan (retired)
- G5.97-1 Application of emergency planning requirements (new)
- G5.97-2 Reasonably foreseeable emergencies (new)
- G5.99 Risk assessment (retired)
- G5.99-1 Inventory of hazardous substances (new)
- G5.100 Risk assessment for hazardous substances (new)
- G5.101 Procedures for spill cleanup and re-entry (retired)
- G5.101-1 Emergency response plans (new)
- G5.102-1 Notifying emergency response agencies (new)
- G5.102-2 Emergency procedures — Protection and notification (new)
- G5.103 Emergency procedures — Safe work (new)
- G5.104 Training and drills (new)
New and revised guidelines are posted for a 60-day preliminary period, during which time the stakeholder community may comment and request revisions.
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