Construction Safety Nova Scotia is an industry founded and funded membership based not-for-profit association. We are focused on improving Occupational Health & Safety outcomes in the construction industry. In keeping with the organization’s vision to reduce workplace incidents in the construction industry in Nova Scotia, Construction Safety Nova Scotia has created this OHS Guide to make applicable provincial legislation and resources more accessible to stakeholders.

This OHS Guide presents key topics to assist you – Nova Scotia’s employers and employees – in understanding your legislative obligations within your workplaces. The regulatory requirements are provided in a summarized format with links to the relevant sections of the legislation. For specific requirements the user should refer back to the legislation.

Construction Safety Nova Scotia resources are viewable within the OHS Guide. For customizable word format versions of the resources they can be downloaded from our resource room at https://constructionsafetyns.ca/products-resources/safety-resources/.

These documents have been provided to help keep our workforce healthy and safe. We hope you find them useful. The resource may be shared for educational purposes but credit must be given to CSNS. The resources may not be redistributed for profit. They may not be modified or reproduced without the permission of Construction Safety Nova Scotia. Please contact the office of Construction Safety NS at info@constructionsafetyns.ca for questions regarding copyright.

The contents of this tool are for general information only. This publication should not be regarded or relied upon as a definitive guide to government regulations or to safety practices and procedures. The contents of this publication were, to the best of our knowledge, current at the time of production. No representations of any kind are made with regard to accuracy, completeness, or sufficiency of the contents. The appropriate regulations and statutes should be consulted. Readers should not act on the information contained herein without seeking specific independent legal advice on their specific circumstance.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy, currency and completeness of the information provided. Where there are differences between the application, website and the official version of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations, please consider the official version of the legislation correct. Current versions of Nova Scotia OHS legislation can be found at https://novascotia.ca/lae/healthandsafety/pubs.asp. Please relay any noted differences to info@constructionsafetyns.ca.

Always remember that the decision on whether or not your workplace is in compliance with legislative requirements is made solely at the discretion of your Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Advanced Education OHS officer.

CCOHS Disclaimer

Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy, currency and completeness of the information, CCOHS does not guarantee, warrant, represent or undertake that the information provided is correct, accurate or current. CCOHS is not liable for any loss, claim, or demand arising directly or indirectly from any use or reliance upon the information.