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Technical Safety General Regulations Review 2009

Nova Scotia Labour and Workforce Development has embarked on a review of the current technical safety legislative framework. The review focuses on how the current legislation may be streamlined to reflect technological change, improve consistency, and meet the needs of a changing economy now and in the future, while ensuring that minimum regulated safety standards are achieved. For more information about the review, and the legislation affected, please click here.

On May 27, 2008, the House of Assembly passed Bill No. 167 “An Act to Improve and Promote Technical Safety in the Province”, also known as the Technical Safety Act.

In 2009, the Technical Safety Act will become the enabling legislation for the Technical Safety Standards Regulations. We have prepared an Information Sheet on the proposed regulations. Submissions expressing comments, suggestions, and questions are invited from all stakeholders.

Please send your submissions no later than June 26, 2009. See the Consultation Paper