Sunox Industrial Gases and Welding Products Specialists

Safety Resources

We hope these references provide quick access to information required to operate your business safely and within government regulations. This page is targeted towards workplaces operating within Ontario, Canada.

Government of Canada OHS

United States Government OSHA

Ontario Ministry of Labour

Industry Safety Resources

Relevant Safety Publications

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

B335-04 Safety Standard for Lift Trucks
B335-94 Industrial Lift Truck Operator Training
B340 Selection and Use of Cylinders, Spheres, Tubes, and Other Containers for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Class 2
W117.2-06 Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes
W178.2-08 Certification of Welding Inspectors
W59-03 Welded Steel Construction (Metal Arc Welding)
Z180.1-00 Compressed Breathing Air and Systems
Z195-02 Protective Footwear
Z432-04 Safeguarding of Machinery
Z434-03 Industrial Robots and Robot Systems - General Safety Requirements
Z460-05 Control of Hazardous Energy - Lockout and Other Methods
Z94.2-02 Hearing Protection Devices - Performance, Selection, Care, and Use
Z94.3-07 Eye and Face Protectors
Z94.4-02 Selection, Use, and Care of Respirators

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

ISO 4850 Personal eye-protectors for welding and related techniques -- Filters -- Utilisation [sic] and transmittance requirements
ISO 10882 Health and safety in welding and allied processes -- Sampling of airborne particles and gases in the operator's breathing zone
ISO 11611 Protective clothing for use in welding and allied processes
ISO 11625  Gas cylinders — Safe handling
ISO 14120 Safety of machinery -- Guards -- General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards
ISO 14121 Safety of machinery -- Risk assessment
ISO/CD 16975 Respiratory protective devices -- Selection, use and maintenance
ISO 20345 Personal protective equipment -- Safety footwear
ISO 20346 Personal protective equipment -- Protective footwear
ISO 11625 Gas cylinders — Safe handling

Compressed Gas Association (CGA)

P-1 Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in Containers
P-19 CGA Recommended Hazard Ratings for Compressed Gases
P-24 Guide to the Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets
P-30 Portable Cryogenic Liquid Containers--Use, Care, and Disposal
- Handbook of Compressed Gases, 4th Edition