Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

19.4 The employer shall identify and assess the hazards in the work place, including ergonomics-related hazards, in accordance with the methodology developed under section 19.3 taking into account

• (a) the nature of the hazard;

• (a.1) in the case of ergonomics-related hazards, all ergonomics-related factors such as

  • (i) the physical demands of the work activities, the work environment, the work procedures, the organization of the work and the circumstances in which the work activities are performed, and

  • (ii) the characteristics of materials, goods, persons, animals, things and work spaces and the features of tools and equipment;

• (b) the employees’ level of exposure to the hazard;

• (c) the frequency and duration of employees’ exposure to the hazard;

• (d) the effects, real or apprehended, of the exposure on the health and safety of employees;

• (e) the preventive measures in place to address the hazard;

• (f) any employee reports made under paragraph 126(1)(g) or (h) of the Act or under section 15.3; and

• (g) any other relevant information.