The Occupational Health and Safety Act, Chapter 23, 1978 - with amendments Jurisdiction Canada - Newfoundland Year 1986 Published in English Source Department of Labour and Manpower, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, 1986. 196p. Descriptors [Primary] Canada, Newfoundland, occupational safety and health [Secondary] accommodation, construction work, electricity, explosives, first-aid organization, harmful substances, law, lighting, logging, plant health services, right of refusal, safety and health committees, safety officers, schedule of occupational diseases, silica, ventilation, welding and cutting, welfare facilities, work clothing Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract Full text of laws and regulations relating to occupational safety and health in the Province of Newfoundland (Canada), as of 1986. Coverage: duties of employers, workers, contractors and suppliers; occupational health and safety officers; stop work orders; codes of practice; occupational health and safety committees and representatives; right to refuse to work; establishment of occupational health services; reporting of accidents; medical examinations; the thermal environment; lighting; ventilation; welfare facilities; work clothing and accommodations; schedule of notifiable occupational diseases; control of chemical substances; first aid; silica regulations; safe workplaces; personal protective equipment; machinery and equipment; welding; explosive actuated tools; electricity; ladders; scaffolds and stages; construction towers and hoists; traffic control; transportation of workers; powered mobile equipment; cranes, derricks and hoists; pile drivers; rigging; construction and demolition work; excavation; underground work; control of rock dust; explosives; logging. CIS No. 87-1140 Database ID 48721