On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

4.7 (1) If an employer is required to make a report in accordance with section 4.6, the employer shall, as soon as feasible, provide every employee who is exposed to the sound level referred to in section 4.4 with a hearing protector that

• (a) meets the requirements set out in CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z94.2-02, Hearing Protection Devices – Performance, Selection, Care, and Use, as amended from time to time; and

• (b) prevents the exposure to the sound level referred to in section 4.4.

(2) If an employer provides a hearing protector to an employee, the employer shall, in consultation with the work place committee or the health and safety representative, develop a program to train the employee in the fit, care and use of the hearing protector and shall implement the program.

(3) If an employer grants a person who is not an employee access to a work place where the person is likely to be exposed to a sound level that exceeds the limits referred to in section 4.4, the employer shall ensure that the person uses a hearing protector that meets the standard referred to in paragraph (1)(a).