Duties & Responsibilities

In the province of New Brunswick, industrial safety is regulated under the N.B. Occupational Health & Safety Act, Regulation 91-191, by the Workplace Health & Safety Compensation Commission (WHSCC).

In general, the employers have a number of general duties and responsibilities with regard to equipment, materials and protective devices; information and training supervision; worker protection and safety policy.

Workers must also take reasonable responsibility for personal health and safety with regard to complying with safety policy; wearing protective equipment; reporting unsafe equipment or situations; not operating equipment in an unsafe manner.

Contractors have the same responsibility as employers for: ensuring compliance on the job or project site with provincial safety regulations and University policy; and to ensure the health and safety of all workers on the site is protected.

The University similarly has a legal responsibility to ensure that all contractors working on University property follow University safety policy and provincial health and safety regulations.

OHS Act

Link to N.B. Occupational Health & Safety Act. Refer to Sections 9 through 12.


Policies and Procedures

Link to Safety Handbook, Policy and Procedures, on the following areas of industrial safety:

• Foot Protection
• Eye Protection
• Hearing Protection
• Head Protection
• Compressed Air
• Work on Flammable or Explosive Material Containers
• Lockout of Electrical Installations or Machinery
• Entry into Confined Spaces
• Central Heating Plant
• Battery Charging
• Machine Guarding
• Ladders
• Compressed Gas Cylinders
• Abrasive Cutting & Grinding Wheels
• Portable Electric Tools & Equipment
• Explosive Activated Tools
• Forklift Trucks
• First Aid
• Flammable Liquids
• Corrosive Materials
• Toxic Materials
• Labeling of Containers
• Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Exits
• Fire Safety Equipment in Buildings
• Gasoline & Fuel Oil Delivery
• Health & Safety at UNB


Facilities Management

In addition to University Policy & Procedures Facilities Management maintains a Procedure Manual which addresses department procedures on the following area of industrial safety (Procedures are available from the departmental secretary):

• Accidents
• Central Heating Plant
• Chemical Storage Room
• HVAC Interruption
• Keys
• Roofs
• Tools
• Utilities
• WHMIS
• Workers Compensation
• Ozone Depleting Substances
• Contractor Requirements
• Paint Shop Breathing Apparatus
• Hard Hats
• Heights
• Respiratory Protection
• Lock out
• Hot Work
• PCBs
• Working Alone
• Tunnel Entrance
• Use & Care of Multi-Gas Monitor
• Entry into Confined Space