Publications

• Acts, Reference Guides and Related Materials
• Regulations, Reference Guides and Related Materials
• Codes of Practice
• Guidelines and other Documents
• Publications from other Organizations
• Videos and Graphics
• Annual Reports
• Posters

Acts, Reference Guides and Related Materials

Please note: We apologize for any inconvenience; all links to the OH&S Reference Guides are currently disabled. We are in the process of reviewing the reference guides and they will not be available during this process.

Occupational Health and Safety Act  

Hazardous Products Act (Canada)  

Smoke-free Places Act  

Regulations, Reference Guides and Related Materials

Please note: We apologize for any inconvenience; all links to the OH&S Reference Guides are currently disabled. We are in the process of reviewing the reference guides and they will not be available during this process.

Administrative Penalties Regulations  

Blasting Safety Regulations  

Controlled Products Regulations (Canada)  

Disclosure of Information Regulations  

Fall Protection and Scaffolding Regulations  

First Aid Regulations  

Ingredient Disclosure List (Canada)  

Occupational Diving Regulations   

Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Panel Regulations  

Occupational Health Regulations  

Occupational Safety General Regulations  

Smoke-free Places Regulations  

Temporary Workplace Traffic Control Regulations  

Underground Mining Regulations  

Violence in the Workplace Regulations  

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)  

Draft Regulations

• View and comment on draft regulations
• Regulatory Development and Review Process

Codes of Practice  

Guidelines and Other Documents

• Atlantic Provinces Occupational Health and Safety Consultants Database
• Code of Practice Content
• Dealing with asbestos containing material
• Emergency Responders Traffic Management Guidelines (PDF: 8.5mb)
• Fish Safe (PDF: 1.4mb) Process Safe: A Handbook for Seafood Processing
• Guidelines for the Nova Scotia Screen Based Production Industry
• Guidelines for Maintenance Operations Involving Asbestos
• Guidelines for Outdoor Work With Asbestos
• Health and Safety Guide: For New Retail Workers (PDF: 275k)
• Listing of Definitions Used in Laws administered by the Occupational Health and Safety Division
• Managing Asbestos in Buildings
• Nova Scotia Fire Services Occupational Health and Safety Reference Guide (PDF: 67k) (published by the Nova Scotia Office of the Fire Marshal)
• Occupational Health and Safety Acronyms
• Occupational Health and Safety E-Learning Service
• Posting requirements for Occupational Health and Safety Act/Regulations and Smoke Free Places (PDF: 50k)
• Preventing Violence Robbery and Theft (PDF: 234k)
• Regulatory Development and Review Process
• Safety Tips for Taxi Drivers (PDF: 253k)
• Small Business Occupational Health and Safety Checklist (a sample)
• Steel Erection Industry Guideline 2006
• Toxicological Index - Data Sheet Users' Guide (PDF: 569k)
• Tree Care Guidelines (PDF: 99k)
• Which Labour Laws Apply to You? (PDF: 388k)
• Working With Inorganic Lead - An Information Package

Publications from Other Organizations

Dalhousie University

• Working Safely Today for a Better Tomorrow (PDF: 491k)
• Addendum: Working Safely Today for a Better Tomorrow (PDF: 10k)

Recreation Facility Association of Nova Scotia

• Air quality guidelines for arenas in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

• Standards of Practice for Farms in Nova Scotia and Risk Management Tool

Health Canada

Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission of New Brunswick

• Ergonomics Guidelines – Office (PDF)
• Ergonomics Guidelines – Manual Handling (PDF)

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

• ACOEM Guideline Automated External Defibrillation in the Occupational Setting

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

• Health and Safety Campaigning. Getting the Message Across

Videos and Graphics

• Taking Responsibility - The Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act
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• Free OH&S Graphics from Vermont SIRI

Annual Reports

• Fiscal year ending March 31, 2012
• Fiscal year ending March 31, 2011
• Fiscal year ending March 31, 2010
• Fiscal year ending March 31, 2009
• Fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 (PDF: 1.1mb)
• Fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 (PDF: 669k)
• Fiscal year ending March 31, 2006 (PDF: 182k)
• Fiscal year ending March 31, 2005 (PDF: 248k)
• Fiscal year ending March 31, 2004 (PDF: 387k)
  Highlights (PDF: 113k)
• Fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 (PDF: 338k)
  Highlights (PDF: 15k)
• Fiscal year ending March 31, 2002 (PDF: 336k)
  Highlights (PDF: 18k)
• Fiscal year ending March 31, 2001 (PDF: 1.1mb)

Posters

• WHMIS Posters:
  • Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Advanced Education: English (PDF: 136k) | Francais (PDF: 132k)
• Can you spot the hazards? (PDF: 120k)

If the publication you want is not online, or if you would prefer the paper version, single copies of these items may be obtained by contacting the Occupational Health and Safety Division. Unless otherwise indicated, there is no charge for single copies. If you require multiple copies, please contact Government Publications