Publications
- Acts and Related Materials
- Regulations and Related Materials
- Codes of Practice
- Guidelines and other Documents
- Publications from other Organizations
- Videos and Graphics
- Annual Reports
- Posters
Acts and Related Materials
Regulations and Related Materials
- Workplace Health and Safety Regulations
Workplace Health and Safety Regulations
Draft Regulations
Guidelines and Other Documents
- Code of Practice Content
- Cold Stress Guidelines (PDF: 990k)
- Dosimeter Information Sheet for Nova Scotia Dental Offices (PDF: 338k)
- Emergency Responders Traffic Management Guidelines (PDF: 8.5mb)
- Employers’ Guide for Communicable Disease (PDF)
- Fish Safe (PDF: 1.4mb)Process Safe: A Handbook for Seafood Processing (PDF: 3.1mb)
- Guidelines for the Nova Scotia Screen Based Production Industry (PDF: 1.1mb) and Summary of Changes in Guidelines (PDF: 214k)
- Health and Safety Guide: For New Retail Workers (PDF: 275k)
- Heat Stress Guidelines (PDF: 405k)
- Health and Safety Card (PDF: 104k)
- Hygiene Consultant Reports: What to Expect a guideline document prepared by the NS OH&S Division (PDF: 218k)
- Lead in the Workplace: A Guide to Working with Lead (PDF: 241k)
- Listing of Definitions Used in Laws administered by the Occupational Health and Safety Division
- Managing Asbestos in the Workplace (PDF: 261k)
- Nova Scotia Dental Association The Occupational Health and Safety Act: Dental Office Interpretation (PDF: 563k)
- Occupational Health and Safety Acronyms (PDF: 34k)
- Occupational Health and Safety E-Learning Service
- OHS Stakeholder Engagement Summary Summer 2016 (PDF: 871k)
- Posting requirements for Occupational Health and Safety Act/Regulations and Smoke Free Places (PDF: 50k)
- Preventing Workplace Violence: Codes of Practice
- Preventing Violence Robbery and Theft (PDF: 234k)
- Regulatory Development and Review Process
- Removal of friable asbestos containing material (PDF: 244k)
- Safety Tips for Taxi Drivers (PDF: 253k)
- Small Business Occupational Health and Safety Checklist (PDF: 267k) (a sample)
- Steel Erection Industry Guideline 2006 (PDF: 1mb)
- The Forest Professional - Guidelines for the Stewards of Tomorrow's Forests (5th Ed.) (PDF)
- Toxicological Index - Data Sheet Users' Guide (PDF: 569k)
- Tree Care Guidelines (PDF: 99k)
- Which Labour Laws Apply to You? (PDF: 388k)
- Workplace First Aid: A Guide for Employers and First Aiders (PDF: 438k)
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
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Videos and Graphics
- Taking Responsibility - The Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act
Non-Captioned
- Free OH&S Graphics from Vermont SIRI
Annual Reports
- Fiscal year ending March 31, 2014
- Fiscal year ending March 31, 2013
- 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
- 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