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class="TocHeading">Table of Contents</h2> <nav> <ul class="TocIndent"> <li><a title="Page 1" href="page-1.html"> Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations</a><ul class="TocIndent"><li>1.1 - <a href="page-1.html#h-893070">Part I</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 1.2 - <a href="page-1.html#h-893072">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>1.3 - <a href="page-1.html#h-893101">Prescription</a> </li> <li>1.31 - <a href="page-1.html#h-893105">Application</a> </li> <li>1.5 - <a href="page-1.html#h-893117">Records</a> </li> <li>1.6 - <a href="page-1.html#h-893121">Inconsistent Provisions</a> </li> <li>1.8 - <a href="page-1.html#h-893124">Alternate Media</a> </li></ul> </li><li>2.1 - <a href="page-1.html#h-893136">PART II - Permanent Structures</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 2.1 - <a href="page-1.html#h-893137">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>2.2 - <a href="page-1.html#h-893148">DIVISION I - Buildings</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 2.2 - <a href="page-1.html#h-893149">Standards</a> </li> <li>2.3 - <a href="page-1.html#h-893157">Doors</a> </li> <li>2.4 - <a href="page-2.html#h-893166">Clearances</a> </li> <li>2.5 - <a href="page-2.html#h-893170">Floor and Wall Openings</a> </li> <li>2.6 - <a href="page-2.html#h-893178">Open-top Bins, Hoppers, Vats and Pits</a> </li> <li>2.7 - <a href="page-2.html#h-893193">Ladders, Stairways and Ramps</a> </li> <li>2.11 - <a href="page-2.html#h-893217">Docks, Ramps and Dock Plates</a> </li> <li>2.12 - <a href="page-2.html#h-893229">Guardrails</a> </li> <li>2.13 - <a href="page-2.html#h-893238">Toe Boards</a> </li> <li>2.14 - <a href="page-2.html#h-893244">Housekeeping and Maintenance</a> </li> <li>2.17 - <a href="page-2.html#h-893275">Temporary Heating</a> </li></ul> </li><li>2.18 - <a href="page-2.html#h-893285">DIVISION II - Towers, Antennas and Antenna-Supporting Structures</a> </li> <li>2.20 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893299">DIVISION III - HVAC Systems</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 2.20 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893300">Application</a> </li> <li>2.21 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893304">Standards</a> </li> <li>2.23 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893313">Records</a> </li> <li>2.24 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893320">Operation, Inspection, Testing, Cleaning and Maintenance</a> </li> <li>2.27 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893348">Investigations</a> </li></ul> </li></ul> </li><li>3.1 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893369">PART III - Temporary Structures and Excavations</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 3.1 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893370">Application</a> </li> <li>3.2 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893372">General</a> </li> <li>3.7 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893390">Barricades</a> </li> <li>3.8 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893394">Guardrails and Toe Boards</a> </li> <li>3.9 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893400">Temporary Stairs, Ramps and Platforms</a> </li> <li>3.10 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893414">Scaffolds</a> </li> <li>3.11 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893420">Portable Ladders</a> </li> <li>3.12 - <a href="page-3.html#h-893432">Excavation</a> </li> <li>3.13 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893445">Safety Nets</a> </li> <li>3.14 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893449">Housekeeping</a> </li></ul> </li><li>4.1 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893452">PART IV - Elevating Devices</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 4.1 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893453">Application</a> </li> <li>4.2 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893455">Standards</a> </li> <li>4.3 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893466">Use and Operation</a> </li> <li>4.5 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893472">Inspection and Testing</a> </li> <li>4.7 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893483">Repair and Maintenance</a> </li></ul> </li><li>5.1 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893485">PART V - Boilers and Pressure Vessels</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 5.1 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893486">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>5.2 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893504">Application</a> </li> <li>5.3 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893517">Fabrication and Installation Standards</a> </li> <li>5.5 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893526">Use, Operation, Repair, Alteration and Maintenance</a> </li> <li>5.10 - <a href="page-4.html#h-893551">Inspections</a> </li> <li>5.16 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893611">Buried Pressure Vessels</a> </li> <li>5.17 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893620">Records and Reports</a> </li></ul> </li><li>6.1 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893639">PART VI - Lighting</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 6.1 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893640">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>6.2 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893651">Application</a> </li> <li>6.3 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893655">Measurement of Average Levels of Lighting</a> </li> <li>6.4 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893661">Lighting — Office Areas</a> </li> <li>6.5 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893665">Lighting — Industrial Areas</a> </li> <li>6.6 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893669">Lighting — General Areas</a> </li> <li>6.7 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893673">Lighting — VDT</a> </li> <li>6.8 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893682">Lighting — Aerodrome Aprons and Aircraft Stands</a> </li> <li>6.9 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893688">Lighting — Artefactual Exhibits and Archival Materials</a> </li> <li>6.10 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893692">Emergency Lighting</a> </li> <li>6.11 - <a href="page-5.html#h-893711">Minimum Levels of Lighting</a> </li></ul> </li><li><a href="page-6.html#h-893720">SCHEDULE I </a> </li> <li><a href="page-7.html#h-893730">SCHEDULE II </a> </li> <li><a href="page-8.html#h-893740">SCHEDULE III </a> </li> <li>7.1 - <a href="page-9.html#h-893750">SCHEDULE IV </a> </li> <li>7.1 - <a href="page-9.html#h-893759">PART VII - Levels of Sound</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 7.1 - <a href="page-9.html#h-893760">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>7.2 - <a href="page-9.html#h-893770">Measurement and Calculation of Exposure</a> </li> <li>7.3 - <a href="page-9.html#h-893780">Hazard Investigation</a> </li> <li>7.4 - <a href="page-9.html#h-893803">Limits of Exposure</a> </li> <li>7.5 - <a href="page-9.html#h-893809">Reduction of Sound Exposure</a> </li> <li>7.6 - <a href="page-9.html#h-893813">Report to Head of Compliance and Enforcement</a> </li> <li>7.7 - <a href="page-9.html#h-893821">Hearing Protection</a> </li> <li>7.8 - <a href="page-9.html#h-893832">Warning Signs</a> </li></ul> </li><li><a href="page-10.html#h-893839">SCHEDULE </a> </li> <li>8.1 - <a href="page-11.html#h-893849">SCHEDULE II</a> </li> <li>8.1 - <a href="page-11.html#h-893851">PART VIII - Electrical Safety</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 8.1 - <a href="page-11.html#h-893852">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>8.2 - <a href="page-11.html#h-893865">Application</a> </li> <li>8.3 - <a href="page-11.html#h-893869">Standards</a> </li> <li>8.4 - <a href="page-11.html#h-893875">Safety Procedures</a> </li> <li>8.8 - <a href="page-11.html#h-893897">Safety Watcher</a> </li> <li>8.9 - <a href="page-11.html#h-893908">Coordination of Work</a> </li> <li>8.10 - <a href="page-11.html#h-893910">Poles and Elevated Structures</a> </li> <li>8.12 - <a href="page-11.html#h-893920">Isolation of Electrical Equipment</a> </li> <li>8.14 - <a href="page-11.html#h-893952">Guarantees of Isolation for Electrical Equipment</a> </li> <li>8.17 - <a href="page-12.html#h-893984">Live Test</a> </li> <li>8.18 - <a href="page-12.html#h-893993">Termination of Guarantee of Isolation</a> </li> <li>8.19 - <a href="page-12.html#h-894004">Safety Grounding</a> </li> <li>8.23 - <a href="page-12.html#h-894037">Switches and Control Devices</a> </li></ul> </li><li>9.1 - <a href="page-13.html#h-894043">SCHEDULE </a> </li> <li>9.1 - <a href="page-13.html#h-894052">PART IX - Sanitation</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 9.1 - <a href="page-13.html#h-894053">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>9.2 - <a href="page-13.html#h-894059">General</a> </li> <li>9.12 - <a href="page-13.html#h-894094">Toilet Rooms</a> </li> <li>9.18 - <a href="page-13.html#h-894133">Wash Basins</a> </li> <li>9.23 - <a href="page-14.html#h-894161">Showers and Shower Rooms</a> </li> <li>9.24 - <a href="page-14.html#h-894175">Potable Water</a> </li> <li>9.30 - <a href="page-14.html#h-894191">Field Accommodation</a> </li> <li>9.34 - <a href="page-14.html#h-894223">Preparation, Handling, Storage and Serving of Food</a> </li> <li>9.39 - <a href="page-14.html#h-894243">Food Waste and Garbage</a> </li> <li>9.40 - <a href="page-14.html#h-894255">Lunch Rooms</a> </li> <li>9.41 - <a href="page-14.html#h-894266">Ventilation</a> </li> <li>9.43 - <a href="page-14.html#h-894282">Clothing Storage</a> </li></ul> </li><li>10.1 - <a href="page-15.html#h-894302">SCHEDULE </a> </li> <li>10.1 - <a href="page-15.html#h-894311">PART X - Hazardous Substances</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 10.1 - <a href="page-15.html#h-894314">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>10.2 - <a href="page-15.html#h-894359">Application</a> </li> <li>10.3 - <a href="page-15.html#h-894363">DIVISION I - General</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 10.3 - <a href="page-15.html#h-894364">Records of Hazardous Substances</a> </li> <li>10.4 - <a href="page-15.html#h-894368">Hazard Investigation</a> </li> <li>10.7 - <a href="page-16.html#h-894395">Medical Examinations</a> </li> <li>10.8 - <a href="page-16.html#h-894404">Storage, Handling and Use</a> </li> <li>10.13 - <a href="page-16.html#h-894422">Warning of Hazardous Substances</a> </li> <li>10.14 - <a href="page-16.html#h-894426">Employee Education and Training</a> </li> <li>10.16 - <a href="page-16.html#h-894461">Substitution of Substances</a> </li> <li>10.17 - <a href="page-16.html#h-894467">Ventilation</a> </li> <li>10.19 - <a href="page-16.html#h-894495">Control of Hazards</a> </li> <li>10.23 - <a href="page-17.html#h-894538">Warnings</a> </li> <li>10.24 - <a href="page-17.html#h-894542">Assembly of Pipes</a> </li> <li>10.25 - <a href="page-17.html#h-894548">Explosives</a> </li> <li>10.26 - <a href="page-17.html#h-894552">Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation</a> </li></ul> </li></ul> </li><li>10.26.1 - <a href="page-18.html#h-1300250">SCHEDULE</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 10.26.1 - <a href="page-18.html#h-894584">DIVISION II - Hazardous Substances Other than Hazardous Products</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 10.26.1 - <a href="page-18.html#h-894587">Asbestos Exposure Management Program</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 10.26.1 - <a href="page-18.html#h-894588">Asbestos-containing Material</a> </li> <li>10.26.2 - <a href="page-18.html#h-894594">Asbestos Exposure Control Plan</a> </li> <li>10.26.4 - <a href="page-18.html#h-894609">Asbestos Dust, Waste and Debris Removal</a> </li> <li>10.26.6 - <a href="page-18.html#h-894625">Decontamination</a> </li> <li>10.26.8 - <a href="page-18.html#h-894636">Air Sampling</a> </li> <li>10.26.9 - <a href="page-18.html#h-894651">Clearance Air Sampling</a> </li> <li>10.26.11 - <a href="page-18.html#h-894663">Containers for Asbestos Dust, Waste and Debris</a> </li></ul> </li><li>10.27 - <a href="page-18.html#h-894673">Identification</a> </li></ul> </li><li>10.29 - <a href="page-18.html#h-894684">DIVISION III - Hazardous Products</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 10.29 - <a href="page-18.html#h-894687">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>10.30 - <a href="page-19.html#h-894709">Application</a> </li> <li>10.31 - <a href="page-19.html#h-894718">Safety Data Sheets and Labels in Respect of Certain Hazardous Products</a> </li> <li>10.32 - <a href="page-19.html#h-894731">Supplier Safety Data Sheets</a> </li> <li>10.33 - <a href="page-19.html#h-894742">Work Place Safety Data Sheets</a> </li> <li>10.34 - <a href="page-19.html#h-894754">Availability of Safety Data Sheets</a> </li> <li>10.35 - <a href="page-19.html#h-894762">Labels</a> </li> <li>10.37 - <a href="page-19.html#h-894788">Portable Containers</a> </li> <li>10.38 - <a href="page-19.html#h-894797">Special Cases</a> </li> <li>10.39 - <a href="page-19.html#h-894805">Laboratories</a> </li> <li>10.40 - <a href="page-20.html#h-894824">Signs</a> </li> <li>10.41 - <a href="page-20.html#h-894828">Replacing Labels</a> </li> <li>10.42 - <a href="page-20.html#h-894837">Exemptions from Disclosure</a> </li> <li>10.43 - <a href="page-20.html#h-894847">Hazardous Waste</a> </li> <li>10.44 - <a href="page-20.html#h-894855">Information Required in a Medical Emergency</a> </li> <li>10.45 - <a href="page-20.html#h-894859">Fire and Explosion Prevention</a> </li></ul> </li></ul> </li><li>11.01 - <a href="page-20.html#h-894904">PART XI - Confined Spaces</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 11.01 - <a href="page-20.html#h-894905">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>11.02 - <a href="page-20.html#h-1326969">Confined Space Identification</a> </li> <li>11.03 - <a href="page-20.html#h-1326983">Hazard Assessment</a> </li> <li>11.04 - <a href="page-20.html#h-1327000">Confined Space Procedures</a> </li> <li>11.05 - <a href="page-21.html#h-1327014">Verification Before Entry in and During Occupancy of Hazardous Confined Space</a> </li> <li>11.06 - <a href="page-21.html#h-1327038">Emergency Procedures and Equipment</a> </li> <li>11.07 - <a href="page-21.html#h-1327065">Record of Emergency Procedures and Equipment</a> </li> <li>11.08 - <a href="page-21.html#h-1327073">Provision and Use of Equipment</a> </li> <li>11.09 - <a href="page-21.html#h-1327085">Closing off a Confined Space</a> </li> <li>11.1 - <a href="page-21.html#h-1327089">Hot Work</a> </li> <li>11.11 - <a href="page-21.html#h-895033">Ventilation Equipment</a> </li> <li>11.12 - <a href="page-21.html#h-895043">Instruction and Training</a> </li> <li>11.13 - <a href="page-22.html#h-1327144">Retention of Records</a> </li></ul> </li><li>12.01 - <a href="page-22.html#h-895051">PART XII - Protection Equipment and Other Preventive Measures</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 12.01 - <a href="page-22.html#h-1187507">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>12.03 - <a href="page-22.html#h-1187552">General</a> </li> <li>12.06 - <a href="page-22.html#h-1187581">Fall Protection</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 12.06 - <a href="page-22.html#h-1187593">Fall-protection Plan</a> </li> <li>12.07 - <a href="page-22.html#h-1187614">Fall-protection Systems</a> </li></ul> </li><li>12.09 - <a href="page-22.html#h-1187641">Protection Equipment and Procedures</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 12.09 - <a href="page-22.html#h-1187670">Fall Protection</a> </li> <li>12.1 - <a href="page-23.html#h-895052">Protective Headwear</a> </li> <li>12.11 - <a href="page-23.html#h-895116">Protective Footwear</a> </li> <li>12.12 - <a href="page-23.html#h-895133">Eye and Face Protection</a> </li> <li>12.13 - <a href="page-23.html#h-895137">Respiratory Protection</a> </li> <li>12.14 - <a href="page-23.html#h-895144">Skin Protection</a> </li> <li>12.15 - <a href="page-23.html#h-895154">Protection Against Drowning</a> </li> <li>12.16 - <a href="page-23.html#h-895162">Loose Clothing</a> </li> <li>12.17 - <a href="page-23.html#h-1187749">Protection Against Moving Vehicles</a> </li></ul> </li><li>12.18 - <a href="page-23.html#h-1187756">Defective Equipment</a> </li> <li>12.2 - <a href="page-23.html#h-1187766">Instruction and Training</a> </li> <li>12.21 - <a href="page-23.html#h-1187775">Records</a> </li></ul> </li><li>13.1 - <a href="page-23.html#h-895165">PART XIII - Tools and Machinery</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 13.1 - <a href="page-23.html#h-895166">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>13.2 - <a href="page-23.html#h-895168">Design, Construction, Operation and Use of Tools</a> </li> <li>13.9 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895192">Defective Tools and Machines</a> </li> <li>13.11 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895195">Instructions and Training</a> </li> <li>13.13 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895202">General Requirements for Machine Guards</a> </li> <li>13.14 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895212">Use, Operation, Repair and Maintenance of Machine Guards</a> </li> <li>13.18 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895225">Abrasive Wheels</a> </li> <li>13.20 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895236">Mechanical Power Transmission Apparatus</a> </li> <li>13.21 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895238">Woodworking Machinery</a> </li> <li>13.22 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895240">Punch Presses</a> </li></ul> </li><li>14.1 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895242">PART XIV - Materials Handling</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 14.1 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895243">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>14.2 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895252">Application</a> </li> <li>14.3 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895259">DIVISION I - Design and Construction</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 14.3 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895260">General</a> </li> <li>14.4 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895267">Protection from Falling Objects</a> </li> <li>14.6 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895280">Protection from Overturning</a> </li> <li>14.7 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895288">Seat-Belts</a> </li> <li>14.8 - <a href="page-24.html#h-895292">Fuel Tanks</a> </li> <li>14.9 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895303">Protection from Elements</a> </li> <li>14.10 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895309">Vibration</a> </li> <li>14.11 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895313">Controls</a> </li> <li>14.12 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895317">Fire Extinguishers</a> </li> <li>14.13 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895327">Means of Entering and Exiting</a> </li> <li>14.14 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895335">Lighting</a> </li> <li>14.15 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895343">Control Systems</a> </li> <li>14.16 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895349">Warning Devices</a> </li> <li>14.17 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895358">Rear View Mirrors</a> </li> <li>14.18 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895362">Guided Industrial Vehicles</a> </li> <li>14.19 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895366">Conveyors</a> </li></ul> </li><li>14.20 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895370">DIVISION II - Maintenance, Use and Operation</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 14.20 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895371">Inspection, Testing and Maintenance</a> </li> <li>14.21 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895387">Mobile Cranes</a> </li> <li>14.22 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895391">Split Rim Wheels</a> </li> <li>14.23 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895398">Instruction and Training</a> </li> <li>14.24 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895411">Qualifications</a> </li> <li>14.25 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895417">Signals</a> </li> <li>14.28 - <a href="page-25.html#h-895439">Gradients</a> </li> <li>14.29 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895445">Repairs</a> </li> <li>14.30 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895453">Transporting and Positioning Employees</a> </li> <li>14.31 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895462">Loading, Unloading and Maintenance While in Motion</a> </li> <li>14.34 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895474">Positioning the Load</a> </li> <li>14.35 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895480">Tools</a> </li> <li>14.36 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895484">Housekeeping</a> </li> <li>14.37 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895488">Parking</a> </li> <li>14.38 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895496">Materials Handling Area</a> </li> <li>14.39 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895507">Hazard Areas</a> </li> <li>14.40 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895513">Rear Dumping</a> </li> <li>14.41 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895519">Fuelling</a> </li> <li>14.42 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895523">Ropes, Slings and Chains</a> </li> <li>14.43 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895529">Safe Working Loads</a> </li> <li>14.44 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895535">Aisles and Corridors</a> </li> <li>14.45 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895545">Clearances</a> </li></ul> </li><li>14.46 - <a href="page-26.html#h-895561">DIVISION III - Manual Handling of Materials</a> </li> <li>14.50 - <a href="page-27.html#h-895581">DIVISION IV - Storage of Materials</a> </li> <li>14.51 - <a href="page-27.html#h-895594">DIVISION V - Transitional Provisions</a> </li></ul> </li><li>15.1 - <a href="page-27.html#h-895604">PART XV - Hazardous Occurrence Investigation, Recording and Reporting</a> </li> <li>15.1 - <a href="page-27.html#h-895605">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>15.2 - <a href="page-27.html#h-895617">Application</a> </li> <li>15.3 - <a href="page-27.html#h-895623">Reports by Employee</a> </li> <li>15.4 - <a href="page-27.html#h-895627">Investigations</a> </li> <li>15.5 - <a href="page-27.html#h-895637">Telephone or Fax Reports</a> </li> <li>15.6 - <a href="page-27.html#h-895648">Records</a> </li> <li>15.7 - <a href="page-27.html#h-895657">Minor Injury Records</a> </li> <li>15.8 - <a href="page-27.html#h-895667">Written Reports</a> </li> <li>15.10 - <a href="page-27.html#h-895682">Annual Report</a> </li> <li>15.11 - <a href="page-27.html#h-895688">Retention of Reports and Records</a> </li> <li><a href="page-28.html#h-895695">SCHEDULE I </a> </li> <li>16.1 - <a href="page-29.html#h-895701">SCHEDULE II </a> </li> <li>16.1 - <a href="page-29.html#h-895706">PART XVI - First Aid</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 16.1 - <a href="page-29.html#h-895707">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>16.2 - <a href="page-29.html#h-895718">General</a> </li> <li>16.3 - <a href="page-29.html#h-895724">First Aid Attendants</a> </li> <li>16.5 - <a href="page-29.html#h-895754">First Aid Stations</a> </li> <li>16.6 - <a href="page-29.html#h-895766">Communication of Information</a> </li> <li>16.7 - <a href="page-29.html#h-895777">First Aid Supplies and Equipment</a> </li> <li>16.9 - <a href="page-29.html#h-895791">First Aid Rooms</a> </li> <li>16.11 - <a href="page-29.html#h-895821">Transportation</a> </li> <li>16.12 - <a href="page-29.html#h-895827">First Aid Courses</a> </li> <li>16.13 - <a href="page-30.html#h-895836">Records</a> </li></ul> </li><li><a href="page-31.html#h-895858">SCHEDULE I </a> </li> <li><a href="page-32.html#h-895869">SCHEDULE II </a> </li> <li><a href="page-33.html#h-895879">SCHEDULE III </a> </li> <li><a href="page-34.html#h-895890">SCHEDULE IV </a> </li> <li>17.1 - <a href="page-35.html#h-895900">SCHEDULE V - Subjects to Be Included in the Courses</a> </li> <li>17.1 - <a href="page-35.html#h-895931">PART XVII - Safe Occupancy of the Work Place</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 17.1 - <a href="page-35.html#h-895932">Interpretation</a> </li> <li>17.2 - <a href="page-35.html#h-895934">Application</a> </li> <li>17.3 - <a href="page-35.html#h-895936">Fire Protection Equipment</a> </li> <li>17.4 - <a href="page-35.html#h-895943">Emergency Evacuation Plan</a> </li> <li>17.5 - <a href="page-35.html#h-895978">Emergency Procedures</a> </li> <li>17.6 - <a href="page-35.html#h-895996">Instructions and Training</a> </li> <li>17.7 - <a href="page-35.html#h-896004">Emergency Wardens</a> </li> <li>17.9 - <a href="page-35.html#h-896021">Inspections</a> </li> <li>17.10 - <a href="page-35.html#h-896025">Meetings of Emergency Wardens and Drills</a> </li> <li>17.11 - <a href="page-35.html#h-896042">Fire Hazard Areas</a> </li></ul> </li><li>18.1 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896065">PART XVIII - Diving Operations</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 18.1 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896066">Definitions</a> </li> <li>18.2 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896096">Application</a> </li> <li>18.4 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896105">DIVISION I - Type 1 Dives and Type 2 Dives</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 18.4 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896106">Written Procedures</a> </li> <li>18.5 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896116">Instruction and Training</a> </li> <li>18.7 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896130">Medical Evaluations</a> </li> <li>18.8 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896140">Fitness to Dive</a> </li> <li>18.9 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896146">Dive Plan</a> </li> <li>18.10 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896165">Dive Team</a> </li> <li>18.15 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896188">Emergency Assistance</a> </li> <li>18.16 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896195">Pressure-related Injury</a> </li> <li>18.17 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896201">Decompression</a> </li> <li>18.18 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896205">Identification of Dive Site</a> </li> <li>18.19 - <a href="page-36.html#h-896213">Supervision</a> </li> <li>18.21 - <a href="page-37.html#h-896224">Hazards</a> </li> <li>18.22 - <a href="page-37.html#h-896228">Communications</a> </li> <li>18.23 - <a href="page-37.html#h-896234">Breathing Supply</a> </li> <li>18.26 - <a href="page-37.html#h-896248">Diving Equipment</a> </li> <li>18.34 - <a href="page-37.html#h-896296">Termination of Dive</a> </li> <li>18.35 - <a href="page-37.html#h-896305">Observation After Diving</a> </li> <li>18.36 - <a href="page-37.html#h-896309">Flying After Diving</a> </li> <li>18.37 - <a href="page-37.html#h-896319">Reports and Records</a> </li></ul> </li><li>18.43 - <a href="page-37.html#h-896371">DIVISION II - Type 2 Dives</a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> 18.43 - <a href="page-37.html#h-896372">Approach to Water Control and Intake Facilities</a> </li> <li>18.47 - <a href="page-38.html#h-896389">Diving Hazards</a> </li> <li>18.49 - <a href="page-38.html#h-896398">Use of Explosives</a> </li> <li>18.50 - <a href="page-38.html#h-896404">Hyperbaric Chambers</a> </li> <li>18.52 - <a href="page-38.html#h-896413">Alternative Energy Sources</a> </li> <li>18.53 - <a href="page-38.html#h-896421">Surface Supply Type 2 Dives</a> </li> <li>18.63 - <a href="page-38.html#h-896466">Type 2 Scuba Diving</a> </li></ul> </li></ul> </li><li><a href="page-39.html#h-896491">SCHEDULE I </a> </li> <li>19.1 - <a href="page-40.html#h-896498">SCHEDULE II </a> </li> <li>19.1 - <a 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