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Use Index A at the back of your book (which contains sections from the Occupational
Health and Safety Act and Ontario Regulation 213/91) to answer the following
questions.
Use the following question strategy to locate information quickly and accurately.
Step 1: Identify key words
Step 2: Scan the Act or Regulations using the key words
Step 3: Locate the key words
Step 4: Decide the answer
Duties Of Employers And Other Persons
Duties of employers
25.(1) An employer shall ensure that,
(a) the equipment, materials and protective devices as
prescribed are provided;
(b) the equipment, materials and protective devices provided
by the employer are maintained in good condition;
(c) the measures and procedures prescribed are carried out in
the workplace;
(d) the equipment, materials and protective devices provided
by the employer are used as prescribed.
Example 1: Whose duty is it to ensure that equipment, materials and protective
devices are maintained in good condition?
Step 1: IDENTIFY the key words.
Whose duty is it to ensure that equipment, materials and protective
devices are maintained in good condition?
Step 2: SCAN the sections of the Act using the key words: duty, ensure,
equipment, material, protective devices, maintained in good condition.
Step 3: LOCATE the key words duty, equipment, materials, protective devices,
Step 4: DECIDE that it is the employer's duty to ensure that equipment,
materials and protective devices are maintained in good condition.
