Consultation on Occupational Exposure Limits – Grain dust and flour dust
From: Employment and Social Development Canada
Current status: closed
This consultation is now closed.
The consultation on occupational exposure limits – Grain and flour dust, took place between June 10, 2017 and July 10, 2017. We would like to thank everyone who gave us their comments during this consultation. The online survey that was available during this period is no longer active.
What
The Labour Program is holding an online consultation on the proposed amendments to the Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) for grain dust and flour dust in federally regulated workplaces.
The proposed regulatory amendments to the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (COHSR) and the Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (MOHSR) would:
- decrease the current OEL for grain dust from of 10 mg/m3 to 4 mg/m3; and
- increase the current OEL for flour dust from 0.5 mg/m3 to 3 mg/m3.
Why
The Government of Canada is proposing amendments to the Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) for grain dust and flour dust in federally regulated workplaces. These proposed changes would improve worker health and safety while also accounting for economic and technical feasibility as well as consistency with other Canadian and international jurisdictions.
Who
Stakeholders and Canadians have the opportunity to submit comments during the pre-publication of the proposed amendments in Part I of the Canada Gazette, from June 10 to July 10, 2017.
How to participate
Your submissions must be received no later than July 10, 2017, in English or French, to be considered within this consultation process. Any submission received after this date will not be reviewed.
You can submit your questions or comments by email to sst-ohs-docs@labour-travail.gc.ca
Please include Consultation on Grain Dust and Flour Dust Proposed Amendments in the subject line of your email.
The Labour Program will dismiss any submission that includes:
- input targeting or mentioning specific individuals (as per the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act); or
- inappropriate language
Privacy notice
By participating in this consultation, you are consenting to, and acknowledging that you have read, understood, and agree to the Privacy Notice Statement and that your submission, or portions thereof, may be published on Canada.ca, included in publicly available reports on the consultation, and compiled with other responses to the consultation in an open-data submission on Open.Canada.ca.
Contact us
Departmental contact
Brenda Baxter
Director General
Workplace Directorate, Labour Program
819-654-4419
brenda.baxter@labour-travail.gc.ca
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