Occupational Health and Safety

Contact: [email protected] (Ana Andronescu)
Origin: CSA
Close date: Nov 30, 2025
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This document specifies requirements for the inherently safe design, risk reduction measures and information for use of robots for an industrial environment.
This document addresses the robot as an incomplete machine.
This document is not applicable to the following uses and products:

— underwater;

— law enforcement;
— military (defence);
— airborne and space robots, including outer space;
— medical robots;
— healthcare robots;
— prosthetics and other aids for the physically impaired;
— service robots, which provide a service to a person and as such where the public can have access;
— consumer products, as this is household use to which the public can have access;
— lifting or transporting people.

NOTE 1 Requirements for robot integration and robot applications are covered in ISO 10218-2:2025.

NOTE 2 Additional hazards can be created by robot applications (e.g. welding, laser cutting, machining). These hazards are addressed during robot application design. See ISO 10218-2:2025.

This document deals with the significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events when used as intended and under specified conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.
This document does not cover the hazards related to:

— severe conditions (e.g. extreme climates, freezer use, strong magnetic fields) outside of manufacturer’s specifications;

— underground use;
— use that has hygienic requirements;
— use in nuclear environments;
— use in potentially explosive environments;
— mobility when robots or manipulators are fixed to or part of driverless industrial trucks;
— mobility when robots or manipulators are fixed to or part of mobile platforms;
— use in environments with ionizing and non-ionizing radiation levels;
— hazardous ionizing and non-ionizing radiation;
— handling loads the nature of which can lead to dangerous situations (e.g. molten metals, acids/bases, radiating materials);
— handling or lifting or transporting people;
— when the public, all ages or non-working adults have access (e.g. service robots, consumer products).
Noise emission is generally not considered a significant hazard of the robot alone, and consequently noise is excluded from the scope of this document.
This document is not applicable to robots that are manufactured before the date of its publication.
 
This document specifies requirements for the integration of industrial robot applications and industrial robot cells. The following are addressed:

— the design, integration, commissioning, operation, maintenance, decommissioning and disposal;

— integration of machines and components;
— information for use for the design, integration, commissioning, operation, maintenance, decommissioning and disposal.
This document is not applicable to the following uses and applications of industrial robots:

— underwater;

— law enforcement;
— military (defence);
— airborne and space, including outer space;
— medical;
— healthcare of a person;
— prosthetics and other aids for the physically impaired;
— service robots, which provide a service to a person and as such the public can have access;
— consumer products, as this is household use to which the public can have access;
— lifting or transporting people;
— multi-purpose lifting devices or machinery, e.g. cranes, forklift trucks.

NOTE Applications for the automation of laboratories are not considered as medical or healthcare of a person.

This document deals with the significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events when used as intended and under specified conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the integrator.
This document provides basic requirements for industrial robot applications, but does not cover the hazards related to the following:

— emission of airborne noise;

— severe conditions (e.g. extreme climates, freezer use, strong magnetic fields) outside of manufacturer’s specifications;
— underground use;
— use that has hygienic requirements;
— processing of any material (e.g. food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, metal);
— use in nuclear environments;
— use in potentially explosive environments;
— mobility when robots or manipulators are integrated with driverless industrial trucks;
— mobility when robots or manipulators are integrated with mobile platforms;
— use in environments with hazardous ionizing and non-ionizing radiation levels;
— hazardous ionizing and non-ionizing radiation;
— handling loads the nature of which could lead to dangerous situations (e.g. molten metals, acids/bases, radiating materials);
— when the public or non-working adults have access.
Emission of acoustic noise could be identified to be a significant hazard, but emission of noise is not covered in this document.
Contact: [email protected] (Lina Lopez)
Origin: CSA
Close date: Dec 16, 2025
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1.1 Inclusions
 

This Standard applies to organizations that intend to create and sustain a psychologically healthy and safe workplace for all workers. It specifies the requirements of a management system that includes a framework for planning, implementation, evaluation, and continual improvement, including:

 

a) identifying and assessing psychosocial hazards at work that pose a risk of harm to workers;

b) eliminating, controlling, and mitigating workplace risks associated with psychosocial hazards that cannot be eliminated;

c)  implementing structures and practices that support, promote, and sustain psychological health and safety in the workplace; and

d) fostering a culture that protects, promotes and sustains psychological health and safety in the workplace.

1.1.1 Users
 

This Standard is intended to be used by employers, workers, human resources personnel, occupational health and safety committees, unions, worker representatives, and other parties involved in or concerned with health, safety, and well-being in the workplace.

1.1.2 Application
 

This Standard applies to any organization and to any location where work is performed. The PHSMS is intended to be integrated into an organization’s business practices and into existing occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS).
Note: Organizations are responsible to identify and comply with all applicable legal requirements related to maintaining a psychologically healthy and safe workplace refer to Clause 0.3.

1.2 Exclusions

This Standard does not apply to guidance related to the diagnosis or treatment of mental health conditions or mental illnesses.

1.3 Terminology

In this Standard, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard.

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.

Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.

1.4 Related standards

This Standard can be used in conjunction with other related CSA Standards listed below.
 

·   CSA Z1003.1:18 (R2022) Psychological health and safety in the paramedic service organization;

·   CSA Z1004:24 Workplace ergonomics and Z412:24 Office ergonomics;

·   CSAZ1005:21 Workplace incident investigation;

·   CSA Z1008:21 Management of impairment in the workplace;

·   CSA Z1008.1:21 Management of impairment in the workplace, with a focus on substance use;

·   CSA Z1011:20 Work disability management system;

·   CSA B701-17(R2021) Carer-inclusive and accommodating organizations;

·   CSA Z1600:17(R2022) Emergency and continuity management program;  and

·   CSA Z1615:22 First responder fatigue risk management system.

Contact: [email protected] (Lina Lopez)
Origin: CSA
Close date: Dec 16, 2025
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1.1 Inclusions
 

La présente norme s’applique aux organisations qui souhaitent créer et maintenir un milieu de travail psychologiquement sain et sécuritaire pour tous les travailleurs. Elle précise les exigences d’un système de gestion qui comprend un cadre pour la planification, la mise en œuvre, l’évaluation et l’amélioration continue, notamment :

 

a) déterminer et évaluer les risques psychosociaux au travail qui présentent un risque pour les travailleurs;

b) éliminer, maîtriser et atténuer les risques professionnels liés aux dangers psychosociaux qu’il n’est pas possible d’éliminer;

c)  la mise en place de structures et de pratiques qui favorisent, soutiennent et préservent la santé et la sécurité psychologiques en milieu de travail; et

d) favoriser une culture qui protège, favorise et préserve la santé et la sécurité psychologiques au travail.

1.1.1 Utilisateurs
 

La présente norme est destinée aux employeurs, aux travailleurs, au personnel des ressources humaines, aux comités de santé et de sécurité au travail, aux syndicats, aux représentants des travailleurs et aux autres parties impliquées ou concernées par la santé, la sécurité et le bien-être au travail.

1.1.2 Application
 

La présente norme s’applique à toute organisation ainsi qu’à tous les lieux de travail. Le SGSSP est destiné à être intégré dans les pratiques commerciales d’une organisation et dans son système de gestion de la santé et de la sécurité au travail (SGSST) existant.
Note : Les organisations sont responsables de déterminer et de respecter toutes les exigences légales applicables relatives au maintien d’un milieu de travail psychologiquement sain et sécuritaire (voir l’article 0.3).

1.2 Exclusions

La présente norme ne s’applique pas aux directives relatives au diagnostic ou au traitement des troubles mentaux ou des maladies mentales.

1.3 Terminologie

Dans la présente norme, le terme « doit » indique une exigence, c.-à-d. une prescription que l’utilisateur est obligé de respecter pour assurer la conformité à la présente norme; « devrait » indique une recommandation ou ce qu’il est conseillé, mais non obligatoire; et « peut » indique une option ou ce qui est permis compte tenu des limites de la présente norme.

Les notes qui accompagnent les articles ne comprennent pas de prescriptions ni de recommandations. Elles servent à séparer du texte les explications ou les renseignements qui ne font pas proprement partie de la norme.

Les notes au bas des figures et des tableaux font partie de ceux-ci et peuvent être rédigées comme des prescriptions.

Les annexes sont qualifiées de normatives (obligatoires) ou d’informatives (facultatives) pour en préciser l’application.

1.4 Normes connexes

La présente norme pourrait être utilisée conjointement avec les autres normes CSA connexes énumérées ci-dessous.
 

·   CSA Z1003.1:18 (R2022), Santé et sécurité psychologiques dans l’organisation des services paramédicaux.

·   CSA Z1004:24 Ergonomie sur le lieu de travails et Z412:24 Ergonomie au bureau;

·   CSAZ1005:21 Enquête sur les incidents en milieu de travail;

·   CSA Z1008:21 Gestion de l’affaiblissement des capacités au travail;

·   CSA Z1008.1:21 Gestion de l’affaiblissement des capacités au travail, en particulier l’incapacité liée à la consommation de substances;

·   CSA Z1011:20 Système de gestion de l’incapacité au travail;

·   CSA B701-17(R2021) Organisations favorisant et appuyant les aidants naturels;

·   CSA Z1600:17(R2022) Programme de gestion des urgences et de la continuité; et

·   CSA Z1615:22 Système de gestion des risques liés à la fatigue des premiers intervenants.

Contact: [email protected] (Victoria Adepitan)
Origin: CSA
Close date: Dec 30, 2025
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1.1 General

Clauses 4 to 6 outline the requirements for HPD materials, laboratory sound attenuation measurements, physical tests, reporting and packaging for manufacturers of HPDs to be used in occupational settings.

 

Clause 7 covers the selection, care and use of HPDs. The Standard specifies procedures for estimating the effective A-weighted noise exposure level while wearing HPDs based on laboratory sound attenuation measurements. In addition, a procedure referred to as hearing protector fit testing (HPFT) that evaluates the individual workers’ attenuation using Field Attenuation Estimation Systems (FAES) is also specified.

1.2 Inclusions

The following types of HPDs are covered in this Standard:

a) earplugs;

b) earmuffs; and

c) acoustic helmets.

 

The sound attenuation testing and reporting requirements set forth in this Standard apply to:

a) general (passive) hearing protection devices;

b) the passive attenuation of electronic HPDs when the electronics are turned off; and

c) amplitude-sensitive (passive level-dependent) HPDs are at low levels. 

Note: Refer to Annex A for a comprehensive description of the different types and features of specialized HPDs.

 

1.3 Exclusions

This Standard does not address the testing and reporting requirements related to specialized attenuation measurements and/or HPD features such as:


a)    special methods and metrics related to impulsive noise reduction of HPDs (such as the impulsive peak insertion loss (IPIL);
b)    level dependency of sound-restoration (active level-dependent) when the electronics are turned on;

c) level dependency of amplitude-sensitive (passive level-dependent) HPDs at high levels; or

d)    active attenuation component of active noise reduction (ANR) devices.

 

Note: Refer to Standard ASA/ANSI S12.42 for guidance on the applicable methods for specialized attenuation measurements of HPDs.

1.4 Terminology

In this Standard, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard.

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.

Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.