Bill 64 explained in plain English
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Scented Products), 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill requires Ontario employers to develop and annually review policies and programs concerning scented product use in the workplace in consultation with workers.
This bill amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to require employers in Ontario to create and review policies on the use of scented products in the workplace. Employers must also develop programs to put these policies into action. These policies need to be reviewed at least once a year and must be created in consultation with workers. The Act would come into effect six months after receiving Royal Assent.
- Requires employers to create and review written policies on scented product use in the workplace.
- Requires employers to develop and maintain programs to implement these policies.
- Mandates that policies be reviewed at least annually.
- Requires that policies be developed in consultation with workers.
- Specifies that this law will come into effect six months after Royal Assent.
- Employers in Ontario
- Workers in Ontario
- Employers have the obligation to prepare and annually review a written policy on scented products in consultation with workers.
- Employers have the obligation to develop and maintain a program to implement the scented products policy.
- Workers have the right to be consulted in the development of scented product policies.
- The Act comes into force six months after it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes a 'scented product'.
- The bill does not detail the specific content or format required for the written policy or the implementation program.
- The bill does not define what 'consultation with workers' entails.
Adds new requirements for employers regarding scented products in the workplace, including the creation of policies and implementation programs.
Source: Section 1
Inserts new clauses that outline the requirements for employers to prepare, review, and implement policies on scented products in consultation with workers.
Source: Section 1
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