Occupational Health and Safety Code

393(1)

This Part applies if

(a) a worker is working alone at a work site, and

(b) assistance is not readily available if there is an emergency or the worker is injured or ill.

393(2)

Working alone is considered a hazard for the purposes of Part 2.

394(1)

An employer must, for any worker working alone, provide an effective communication system consisting of

(a) radio communication,

(b) landline or cellular telephone communication, or

(c) some other effective means of electronic communication

that includes regular contact by the employer or designate at intervals appropriate to the nature of the hazard associated with the worker’s work.

394(1.1)

Despite subsection (1), if effective electronic communication is not practicable at the work site, the employer must ensure that

(a) the employer or designate visits the worker, or

(b) the worker contacts the employer or designate at intervals appropriate to the nature of the hazard associated with the worker’s work.

394(2) and (3)

Repealed.