PART V GENERAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS — Emergency plan risk assessment
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(1) An employer shall conduct a risk assessment in a workplace in which a need to rescue or evacuate workers may arise.
38(2)
Where the risk assessment required by subsection (1) shows a need for evacuation or rescue, appropriate written procedures shall be developed and implemented and a worker assigned to coordinate their implementation.
38(3)
Written rescue and evacuation procedures are required for but not limited to
38(a)
work at high angles;
38(b)
work in confined spaces or where there is a risk of entrapment;
38(c)
work with hazardous substances;
38(d)
underground work;
38(e)
work in close proximity to power lines;
38(f)
work on or over water; and
38(g)
workplaces where there are persons who require physical assistance to be moved.
38(4)
Where a workplace is a low risk workplace in the opinion of an employer, the employer shall post information about escape routes and conduct emergency drills the employer considers appropriate.
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