S-2.1, r. 13 - Regulation respecting occupational health and safety

Section 136 Disposition versions

2023-06-16

136. The employer must reduce the workers’ daily exposure to noise, in accordance with section 137, or provide them with hearing protectors in accordance with the rules established in subdivision 5,

(1)  during the time needed to implement reasonable means;

(2)  during the time needed to repair or maintain a machine or piece of equipment; or

(3)  when it is not possible to respect the exposure limits.

O.C. 885-2001, s. 136; O.C. 781-2021, s. 2.

2012-09-01

136. Corrective measures and individual protective equipment: The employer shall comply with the standards established under sections 131 to 135 by implementing the measures indicated hereafter in the following order:

(1)  reduce the noise at its source;

(2)  isolate any work station exposed to the noise;

(3)  insulate the work areas acoustically.

When, in taking the measures presented in the first paragraph, it proves to be impossible to comply with the standards prescribed in sections 131 to 135 or until the changes stipulated in the said paragraph are made, the employer shall put hearing protectors at the disposal of workers or shall limit the time that they are exposed to noise, in conjunction with an audiometric testing program.

The measures stipulated in the first paragraph shall be implemented, even if the employer is unsuccessful in complying with the standards prescribed under sections 131 to 135.

O.C. 885-2001, s. 136.