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Hazard Prevention Program Guide

Work places contain a wide range of hazards, some known, others less so. We have learned to control most of them, sometimes instinctively, sometimes intentionally. Given the ever-increasing complexity of work places, we can no longer rely on instinct alone. Risk must be managed just like any other business function. The negative impacts are so costly in human and financial terms that we must control them. For this reason, paragraph 125(1)(z.03) of the Canada Labour Code requires employers under federal jurisdiction “to develop, implement and monitor (...) a prescribed program for the prevention of hazards in the work place... ”

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  1. Purpose of the Regulations
  2. Definitions
  3. Guide to the regulatory requirements

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Date Modified:
2012-05-01