New regulation to streamline reporting requirements
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A new regulation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) will come into effect on July 1, 2021: Ontario Regulation 420 / 21 – Notices and Reports under Sections 51 to 53.1 of the Act – Fatalities, Critical Injuries, Occupational Illnesses and Other Incidents.
The new regulation incorporates the critical injury definition and streamlines reporting requirements into a single regulation that applies to all workplaces covered under the OHSA.
The amending regulations are:
- O. Reg. 429/21: FARMING OPERATIONS
- O. Reg. 426/21: CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
- O. Reg. 427/21: HEALTH CARE AND RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
- O. Reg. 428/21: DIVING OPERATIONS
- O. Reg. 421/21: INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
- O. Reg. 422/21: MINES AND MINING PLANTS
- O. Reg. 423/21: OIL AND GAS – OFFSHORE
- O. Reg. 425/21: X-RAY SAFETY
- O. Reg. 424/21: WINDOW CLEANING
