Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/86-304)
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Regulations are current to 2021-02-15 and last amended on 2021-01-01. Previous Versions
PART VIILevels of Sound (continued)
Hearing Protection
7.7 (1) If an employer is required to make a report in accordance with section 7.6, the employer shall, as soon as feasible, provide every employee who is exposed to the sound level referred to in section 7.4 with a hearing protector that
(2) Where an employer provides a hearing protector to an employee pursuant to subsection (1), the employer shall
(3) Every employer shall ensure that every person, other than an employee, to whom the employer grants access to a work place if the person is likely to be exposed to a sound level that exceeds the limits referred to in section 7.4 uses a hearing protector that meets the standard referred to in paragraph (1)(a).
- SOR/91-448, s. 1
- SOR/94-33, s. 3
- SOR/98-589, s. 6
- SOR/2002-208, s. 13
- SOR/2019-246, s. 29
Warning Signs
7.8 (1) At every work place where an employee may be exposed to an A-weighted sound pressure level greater than 87 dBA, the employer shall, at conspicuous locations within the work place, post and keep posted signs warning of a potentially hazardous level of sound in the work place.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the measurement of the A-weighted sound pressure level in a work place shall be performed instantaneously, during normal working conditions, using the slow response setting of a sound level meter.
- SOR/91-448, s. 1
- SOR/98-589, s. 7
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