Occupational Health and Safety Act
ONTARIO REGULATION 385/96
JOINT HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEES — EXEMPTION FROM REQUIREMENTS
Consolidation Period: From January 26, 2009 to the e-Laws currency date.
Last amendment: O. Reg. 19/09.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
1. In this Regulation,
“ordinary worker” does not include a participant in community participation under the Ontario Works Act, 1997; (“travailleur ordinaire”)
“volunteer worker” means a worker who performs work or supplies a service but who receives no monetary compensation for doing so other than an allowance for expenses or an honorarium. (“travailleur bénévole”) O. Reg. 385/96, s. 1; O. Reg. 131/98, s. 1.
2. A workplace at which fewer than 20 ordinary workers are regularly employed is exempted from clause 9 (2) (a) of the Act. O. Reg. 385/96, s. 2.
3. A project at which fewer than 20 ordinary workers are regularly employed is exempted from clause 9 (2) (c) of the Act. O. Reg. 385/96, s. 3.
4. The following workplaces are exempt from subsection 9 (12) of the Act:
1. A workplace at which fewer than 20 ordinary workers (who are not volunteer workers) are regularly employed.
2. A project at which fewer than 50 ordinary workers (who are not volunteer workers) are regularly employed. O. Reg. 385/96, s. 4.
5. Omitted (revokes other Regulations). O. Reg. 385/96, s. 5.
6. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 385/96, s. 6.