Alberta Regulation 284/2009
Occupational Health and Safety Act
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AMENDMENT REGULATION, 2009
Filed: October 15, 2009
1 The Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
(AR 62/2003) is amended by this Regulation.
2 Section 17(4) is amended
(a) in clause (b) by striking out “or”;
(b) in clause (c) by adding a comma at the end of
subclause (ii) and “or” on the line following;
(c) by adding the following after clause (c):
(d) satisfy a Director of Inspection that the applicant holds
valid and current documentation from an equivalent
certifying authority in another jurisdiction of Canada
that is a blaster’s permit in that jurisdiction or that is
recognized by that Director as the equivalent in that
jurisdiction of a blaster’s permit issuable under this
section.
3 Section 26 is amended by repealing subsection (3)(a), (b)
and (c) and substituting the following:
(a) either
(i) have not less than 3 years’ experience in underground
mining,
(ii) produce written evidence of having received adequate
instruction and training in underground mine blasting by
a worker competent in underground mine blasting, and
(iii) satisfy a Director that the applicant is competent to hold
an underground mine blaster’s certificate,
or
(b) satisfy a Director of Inspection that the applicant holds valid
and current documentation from an equivalent certifying
authority in another jurisdiction of Canada that is an
underground mine blaster’s certificate in that jurisdiction or
that is recognized by that Director as the equivalent in that
jurisdiction of an underground mine blaster’s certificate
issuable under this section.
4 Section 27 is amended by repealing subsection (3)(a), (b)
and (c) and substituting the following:
(a) either
(i) have not less than 3 years’ experience in surface
mining,
(ii) produce written evidence of having received adequate
instruction and training in surface mine blasting by a
worker competent in surface mine blasting, and
(iii) satisfy a Director that the applicant is competent to hold
a surface mine blaster’s certificate,
or
(b) satisfy a Director of Inspection that the applicant holds valid
and current documentation from an equivalent certifying
authority in another jurisdiction of Canada that is a surface
mine blaster’s certificate in that jurisdiction or that is
recognized by that Director as the equivalent in that
jurisdiction of a surface mine blaster’s certificate issuable
under this section.
5 Section 30 is amended
(a) in subsection (2) by adding “or subsection (5)” after
“(4)”;
(b) by adding the following after subsection (4):
(5) Notwithstanding subsections (3) and (4), an applicant
is eligible to be issued an underground coal mine
manager’s certificate if that applicant satisfies a Director of
Inspection that the applicant holds valid and current
documentation from an equivalent certifying authority in
another jurisdiction of Canada that is an underground coal
mine manager’s certificate in that jurisdiction or that is
recognized by that Director as the equivalent in that
jurisdiction of an underground coal mine manager’s
certificate issuable under this section.
6 Section 31(2) is amended by adding “or who satisfies a
Director of Inspection that the worker holds valid and current
documentation from an equivalent certifying authority in another
jurisdiction of Canada that is an underground coal mine foreman’s
certificate in that jurisdiction or that is recognized by that Director as
the equivalent in that jurisdiction of an underground coal mine
foreman’s certificate issuable under this section” starting on the
line after the end of clause (d).
7 Section 32(2) is amended by striking out “or” at the end
of clause (b), adding “, or” at the end of clause (c) and
adding the following after clause (c):
(d) a worker who satisfies a Director of Inspection that the
worker holds valid and current documentation from an
equivalent certifying authority in another jurisdiction of
Canada that is an underground coal mine electrical
superintendent’s certificate in that jurisdiction or that is
recognized by that Director as the equivalent in that
jurisdiction of an underground coal mine electrical
superintendent’s certificate issuable under this section.