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Construction Projects
O. Reg. 213/91Part II GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
Section 67
67. (1) In this section,
"barricade" means a device that provides a visual indicator of the path a motorist is supposed to take;
"barrier" means a device that provides a physical limitation through which a vehicle would not normally pass, and includes a concrete barrier;
"mobile operation" means work, including a paving operation, that is done on a highway or the shoulder of a highway and moves along at speeds of less than 30 kilometres per hour.
(2) If a worker at a project on a highway may be endangered by vehicular traffic unrelated to the project, the project shall make use of as many of the following measures as is necessary to adequately protect the worker:
1. Barriers.
2. Barricades.
3. Delineators.
4. Lane control devices.
5. Warning signs.
6. Flashing lights.
7. Flares.
8. Traffic control devices.
9. Blocker trucks.
10. Crash trucks.
11. Sign trucks.
12. Speed control devices.
13. Longitudinal buffer areas.
(3) In addition to the measures listed in subsection (2) but subject to section 68, a worker may be used to direct traffic.
(4) Every employer shall develop in writing and implement a traffic protection plan for the employers' workers at a project if any of them may be exposed to a hazard from vehicular traffic.
(5) The traffic protection plan,
(a) shall specify the vehicular traffic hazards and the measures described in subsection (2) to be used to protect workers; and
(b) shall be kept at the project and made available to an inspector or a worker on request.
(6) A worker who is required to set up or remove measures described in subsection (2) on a roadway or a shoulder of a roadway,
(a) shall be a competent worker;
(b) shall not perform any other work while setting up or removing the measures; and
(c) shall be given adequate written and oral instructions, in a language that he or she understands, with respect to setting up or removing the measures.
(7) Adequate barriers shall be installed to protect workers at a project from vehicular traffic if the project,
(a) is on a freeway;
(b) is not a mobile operation; and
(c) is expected to require more than five days to complete.
(8) - (9) Repealed. [O. Reg. 345/15, s. 11]
(10) If it is not practical to install barriers as subsection (7) requires, or if the project is expected to require five days or less to complete, crash trucks shall be adequately positioned to protect workers.
(11) If work on a shoulder of a freeway is expected to take less than 30 minutes to complete, a vehicle with four-way flashers and a 360-degree beacon light shall be provided.
(12) The following measures shall be taken to protect a worker at a project if the project is on a freeway and involves a mobile operation:
1. An adequate number of crash trucks shall be adequately positioned between vehicular traffic and workers in order to adequately protect workers at the project.
2. If the operation involves intermittent stops averaging 30 minutes or less, an adequate number of barricades or delineators shall be adequately positioned between vehicular traffic and the worker.
3. If the operation involves intermittent stops averaging more than 30 minutes,
i. an adequate longitudinal buffer area shall be provided if physically possible,
ii. the lane on which work is being done shall be adequately identified with lane closure signs and a lane closure taper, and
iii. an adequate number of barricades or delineators shall be adequately positioned between vehicular traffic and the work area.
[O. Reg. 145/00, s. 21; 345/15, s. 11; 242/16, s. 7]
Section 104
104. (1) Every project shall be planned and organized so that vehicles, machines and equipment are not operated in reverse or are operated in reverse as little as possible.
(2) Vehicles, machines and equipment at a project shall not be operated in reverse unless there is no practical alternative to doing so.
(3) Operators of vehicles, machines and equipment shall be assisted by signallers if either of the following applies:
1. The operator's view of the intended path of travel is obstructed.
2. A person could be endangered by the vehicle, machine or equipment or by its load.
(4) Subsection (3) also applies to shovels, backhoes and similar excavating machines and to cranes and similar hoisting devices.
(5) The operator and the signaller shall,
(a) jointly establish the procedures by which the signaller assists the operator; and
(b) follow those procedures.
(6) If subsection (3) applies to the project and it is not possible to carry out the project without some operation of vehicles and equipment in reverse, signs shall be posted at the project in conspicuous places warning workers of the danger.
[O. Reg. 145/00, s. 27]
Section 105
105. A dump truck shall be equipped with an automatic audible alarm that signals when the truck is being operated in reverse.
[O. Reg. 145/00, s. 27]
Section 106
106. (1) A signaller shall be a competent worker and shall not perform other work while acting as a signaller.
(1.1) The signaller shall wear a garment that covers at least his or her upper body and has the following features:
1. The garment shall be fluorescent blaze or international orange in colour.
2. On the front and the back, there shall be two yellow stripes that are 5 centimetres wide. The yellow area shall total at least 500 square centimetres on the front and at least 570 square centimetres on the back.
3. On the front, the stripes shall be arranged vertically and centred and shall be approximately 225 millimetres apart, measured from the centre of each stripe. On the back, they shall be arranged in a diagonal "X" pattern.
4. The stripes shall be retro-reflective and fluorescent.
(1.2) If the garment is a vest, it shall have adjustable fit.
(1.3) A nylon vest to which this section applies shall also have a side and front tear-away feature.
(1.4) In addition, a signaller who may be endangered during nighttime hours shall wear retro-reflective silver stripes encircling each arm and leg, or equivalent side visibility-enhancing stripes with a minimum area of 50 square centimetres per side.
(1.5) The employer shall,
(a) ensure that the signaller has received adequate oral training in his or her duties and has received adequate oral and written instructions in a language that he or she understands; and
(b) keep the written instructions at the project.
(2) A signaller,
(a) shall be clear of the intended path of travel of the vehicle, machine or equipment, crane or similar hoisting device, shovel, backhoe or similar excavating machine or its load;
(b) Repealed. [O. Reg. 241/23, s. 4]
(c) shall have a clear view of the intended path of travel of the vehicle, machine or equipment, crane or similar hoisting device, shovel, backhoe or similar excavating machine or its load; and
(d) shall watch the part of the vehicle, machine or equipment or crane or similar hoisting device, shovel, backhoe or similar excavating machine or its load whose path of travel the operator cannot see.
(2.1) A signaller shall, where practicable, be in full view of the operator of the vehicle, machine or equipment, crane or similar hoisting device, shovel, backhoe or similar excavating machine and, where not practicable, the employer shall provide another means of ensuring clear and direct communication from any signallers to the operator.
(3) The signaller shall communicate with the operator by means of a telecommunication system or, where visual signals are clearly visible to the operator, by means of prearranged visual signals.
[O. Reg. 145/00, s. 28; 345/15, s. 16; 241/23, s. 4]
Section 188
188. (1) This section applies unless the conditions set out in clauses 189(a) and (b) are satisfied.
(2) No object shall be brought closer to an energized overhead electrical conductor with a nominal phase-to-phase voltage rating set out in Column 1 of the Table to this subsection than the distance specified opposite to it in Column 2.
Table
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Nominal phase-to-phase voltage rating | Minimum distance | |
| 1. | 750 or more volts, but no more than 150,000 volts | 3 m |
| 2. | more than 150,000 volts, but no more than 250,000 volts | 4.5 m |
| 3. | more than 250,000 volts | 6 m |
(3) Subsections (4) to (9) apply if a crane, similar hoisting device, backhoe, power shovel or other vehicle or equipment is operated near an energized overhead electrical conductor and it is possible for a part of the vehicle or equipment or its load to encroach on the minimum distance permitted under subsection (2).
(4) A constructor shall,
(a) establish and implement written measures and procedures adequate to ensure that no part of a vehicle or equipment or its load encroaches on the minimum distance permitted by subsection (2); and
(b) make a copy of the written measures and procedures available to every employer on the project.
(5) The written measures and procedures shall include taking the following precautions to protect workers:
1. Adequate warning devices, visible to the operator and warning of the electrical hazard, shall be positioned in the vicinity of the hazard.
2. The operator shall be provided with written notification of the electrical hazard before beginning the work.
3. A legible sign, visible to the operator and warning of the potential electrical hazard, shall be posted at the operator's station.
(6) Before a worker begins work that includes an activity described in subsection (3), the employer shall provide a copy of the written measures and procedures to the worker and explain them to him or her.
(7) The worker shall follow the written measures and procedures.
(8) A competent worker, designated as a signaller, shall be stationed so that he or she is in full view of the operator and has a clear view of the electrical conductor and of the vehicle or equipment, and shall warn the operator each time any part of the vehicle or equipment or its load may approach the minimum distance.
(9) Section 106 also applies with respect to the signaller designated under subsection (8).
[O. Reg. 627/05, s. 7; 345/15, s. 23]
Industrial Establishments
R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 851Part I SAFETY REGULATIONS
Section 60
60. (1) Except as prescribed by section 42.2, where a vehicle, crane or similar equipment is operated near a live power line carrying electricity at more than 750 volts, every part of the equipment shall be kept at least the minimum distance from the live power line set out in Column 2 of the Table for the particular voltage set out opposite thereto in Column 1 of the Table:
[O. Reg. 630/94, s. 3]
Minimum distance from live power lines for electricity
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Voltage of live power line | Minimum Distance |
| 750 to 150,000 volts | 3 metres |
| 150,001 to 250,000 volts | 4.5 metres |
| 250,001 volts and over | 6 metres |
(2) Subject to section 42.2, where a vehicle, crane or similar equipment is operated near a live power line, and it is possible for any part of the vehicle, crane or similar equipment or its load to make contact with the live power line,
(a) a worker shall be stationed within the view of the operator to warn the operator when any part of the equipment is approaching the minimum distance from the live power line; and
(b) clearance shall be allowed for any change in boom angle and for any swing of the hoisting cable and load.
[O. Reg. 630/94, s. 3]