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

Section 175 Disposition versions

2023-07-27

175. Compliance of a machine: A machine designed and manufactured in accordance with a specific standard is presumed to meet the requirements of sections 177, 181 to 185, 187 except as concerns maintenance, 189 to 191 and 193 when the manufacturer’s documentation with which the machine is accompanied contains a statement that the machine complies with the specific standard and when no modifications, as defined in the second paragraph of section 176, have been made to the machine.

For the purposes of the first paragraph, “specific standard” means a standard drawn up by one of the standardization organizations CSA, ISO, ANSI, ASME or CEN which prescribes detailed safety requirements for a given machine or given category of machines. Standards designated as type-C safety standards in accordance with ISO 12100, Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk reduction are, in particular, deemed to be specific standards.

O.C. 885-2001, s. 175; O.C. 1112-2023, s. 3.

2012-09-01

175. Interlocking protector: A protector equipped with an interlocking device shall have the following features:

(1)  it causes the stoppage of the machine or of the operation of its dangerous parts when it is moved;

(2)  it makes it impossible to start the machine or to operate its dangerous parts for as long as it is being moved;

(3)  it does not cause the machine or its dangerous parts to be restarted once it is restored to its place.

O.C. 885-2001, s. 175.