THE ALBERTA GAZETTE,

PART II, SEPTEMBER 15, 1997

Alberta Regulation 162/97

Municipal Government Act

TRANSITIONAL AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: August 21, 1997

Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. L:237/97) pursuant to

section 710 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Transitional Regulation (AR 372/94) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 2 is amended by repealing subsections (3) and (4) and

substituting the following:

(3) Despite subsection (1), the County of Ponoka must prepare

assessments for property in that municipality in accordance with the new

Act not later than for the taxation year 1998.

(4) Despite subsections (1) and (2),

(

a) the City of Edmonton must prepare assessments for

property in that municipality in accordance with the new Act,

(

b) the City of Calgary must prepare assessments for

property in that municipality in accordance with the new Act, and

(

c) the City of Wetaskiwin must prepare assessments for

property in that municipality in accordance with the new Act,

not later than for the taxation year 1999.

Alberta Regulation 163/97

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

PUBLIC SERVICE PENSION PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: August 27, 1997

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 378/97) pursuant to

Schedule 2,

section 4 of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act.

1 The Public Service Pension Plan (AR 368/93) is amended by this

Regulation.

Part 2 of

Schedule 2 is amended by adding the following after item 20:

21 The Alberta Treasury Branches.

3 This Regulation comes into force on the commencement of

section 2(1) of

the Alberta Treasury Branches Act.

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Alberta Regulation 164/97

Public Sector Pension Plans Act

MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES PENSION PLAN

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: August 27, 1997

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 379/97) pursuant to

Schedule 5,

section 4 of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act.

1 The Management Employees Pension Plan (AR 367/93) is amended by this

Regulation.

Part 2 of

Schedule 2 is amended by adding the following after item

(h.1):

(h.2) The Alberta Pensions Administration Corporation,

(h.3) The Alberta Treasury Branches,

Section 2 ceases to have any force at the end of June 1998.

4 This Regulation,

(

a) so far as it concerns the Alberta Pensions Administration

Corporation, comes into force on September 1, 1997, and

(

b) so far as it concerns the Alberta Treasury Branches, comes into

force on the commencement of

section 2(1) of the Alberta Treasury Branches

Act.

5 Sections 1 to 4 are repealed as at the end of July 1, 1998.

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Alberta Regulation 165/97

Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: August 27, 1997

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 385/97) pursuant to

section 168 of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.

1 The Beverage Container Recycling Regulation (AR 128/93) is amended by

this Regulation.

Section 2(3) is repealed.

3 The following is added after

section 5:

Recovery of refillable containers

5.1 A manufacturer of a beverage in a refillable container for sale

or distribution in Alberta shall

(

a) provide a collection service capable of recovering

the manufacturer's empty refillable registered containers from all depots

and retailers accepting such containers, or

(

b) use the common collection system referred to in

section 5 for the recovery of those containers.

Section 7(5) is repealed.

Section 8 is repealed and the following is substituted:

No refund payable

8(1) No depot operator or retailer shall accept a container or

provide a cash refund for a container that can reasonably be identified by

the depot operator or retailer as having been transported into Alberta.

(2) No person shall return to a depot or retailer for a refund a

container that the person knows or ought reasonably to know has been

transported into Alberta.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a container that has

been transported into Alberta by a manufacturer for the purposes of selling

a beverage in the container in Alberta.

(4) A retailer shall not accept or pay a cash refund for an empty

non-refillable container.

Section 19 is amended by adding "5.1," after "5(4),", by striking out

"7(5)," and by adding "8(2), 8(4)," after "8(1),".

7 This Regulation comes into force on September 1, 1997.

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Alberta Regulation 166/97

Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: August 27, 1997

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 386/97) pursuant to

section 168 of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.

1 The Beverage Container Recycling Regulation (AR 101/97) is amended by

this Regulation.

Section 23 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Coming into force

23 The Regulation comes into force on December 1, 1997.

3 The Beverage Container Recycling Regulation (AR 128/93) is repealed

effective December 1, 1997.

Alberta Regulation 167/97

Government Organization Act

SCHOOL GRANTS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: August 27, 1997

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 393/97) pursuant to

section 13 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The School Grants Regulation (AR 72/95) is amended by this Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 8:

Effect of cessation of services

8.1 In the event of a cessation of services by teachers or other

employees of a board, other person or organization by reason of a strike or

lockout, the Minister is authorized

(

a) to calculate the amount payable as a grant under

this Regulation to the board, other person or organization for the period

during which the cessation of services continued, and

(

b) to reduce the amount payable as a grant under this

Regulation to the board, other person or organization by any sum up to and

including the amount calculated pursuant to clause (a), after considering

the continuing operating costs incurred by the board, other person or

organization in the period during which the cessation of services

continued.

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Alberta Regulation 168/97

Teaching Profession Act

DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS BYLAW

Filed: August 27, 1997

Approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 394/97) pursuant to

section 27 of the Teaching Profession Act.

1(1) If the executive secretary determines that a matter does not warrant

a hearing, the executive secretary may, with the consent of the

complainant, refer the matter under investigation to a single member of the

Provincial Executive Council or such other member of the Association as may

be appropriate to conduct an Invitation to which the following provisions

apply:

(

a) the member appointed to conduct the Invitation may draw upon

the assistance of any other member of the Provincial Executive Council or a

member of the Professional Conduct Committee in conducting the Invitation;

(

b) the Invitation shall be conducted informally and in private in

order to review the fact situation, identify concerns of the profession and

of the public and to provide appropriate advice to the member under

investigation;

(

c) the member conducting the Invitation shall provide a report to

the executive secretary, which shall include an opinion on whether the

member displayed a negative or positive attitude, and whether the matter

should be concluded or whether a hearing committee ought to be convened;

(

d) the executive secretary shall provide a copy of the report to

the member under investigation and the complainant for comment before

making a final decision pursuant to

section 26 of Teaching Profession Act.

(2) An Invitation by which a matter is resolved informally and all

statements disclosed during that process are without prejudice and

confidential and may not be disclosed to any person other than the

executive secretary or used in any other proceedings without the consent of

the parties.

(3) The fees and expenses of a member conducting an Invitation are paid by

the Association.

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Alberta Regulation 169/97

Occupational Health and Safety Act

CHEMICAL HAZARDS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: August 27, 1997

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 396/97) pursuant to

section 31 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

1 The Chemical Hazards Regulation (AR 393/88) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 41 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (7);

(

b) in subsection (8)(c)

(

i) by striking out "history, in the form required by a

Director of Medical Services," and substituting "history";

(ii) by repealing subclause (vi) and substituting the

following:

(vi) the identity of the worker and

employer,

(

c) by repealing subsection (13) and substituting the following:

(13) The physician who provides the written

interpretation described

in subsection (8)(

d) to the worker must ensure that the records of the

health assessment outlined in subsection (8) are maintained for a period of

not less than 30 years.

Section 42 is repealed.

Section 49 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (7);

(

b) in subsection (8)(c)

(

i) by striking out "history, in the form required by a

Director of Medical Services," and substituting "history";

(ii) by repealing subclause (vi) and substituting the

following:

(vi) the identify of the worker and

employer,

(

c) by repealing subsection (13) and substituting the following:

(13) The physician who provides the written

interpretation described

in subsection (8)(

d) to the worker must ensure that the records of the

health assessment outlined in subsection (8) are maintained for a period of

not less than 30 years.

Section 50 is repealed.

Section 56 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (7);

(

b) in subsection (8)(c)

(

i) by striking out "history, in the form required by a

Director of Medical Services," and substituting "history";

(ii) by repealing subclause (vi) and substituting the

following:

(vi) the identity of the worker and

employer,

(

c) by repealing subsection (13) and substituting the following:

(13) The physician who provides the written

interpretation described

in subsection (8)(

d) to the worker must ensure that the records of the

health assessment outlined in subsection (8) are maintained for a period of

not less than 30 years.

Section 57 is repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 170/97

Occupational Health and Safety Act

NOISE AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: August 27, 1997

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 397/97) pursuant to

section 31 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

1 The Noise Regulation (AR 314/81) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 4(5) is amended by striking out "and" at the end of clause (b),

by adding "and" at the end of clause (

c) and by adding the following after

clause (c):

(

d) ensure that the records of all baseline audiograms taken under

subsection (1)(

a) are retained by a designated audiometric technician for a

period of not less than 10 years.

Section 7 is repealed.

Section 8 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (a);

(ii) in clause (

b) by striking out "shift." and

substituting "shift, together with the corresponding baseline audiograms

taken under

section 4(1)(a), and";

(iii) by adding the following after clause (b):

(

c) ensure that the records of all baseline

audiograms taken under

section 4(1)(

a) are retained for a period of not

less than 10 years.

(

b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following:

(2) If the physician or audiologist to whom an audiogram is

forwarded under subsection (1)(

b) confirms the audiogram to be abnormal or

abnormal shift, he shall advise the worker to that effect within 30 days.

(3) The physician or audiologist reviewing abnormal or abnormal

shift audiograms for an employer shall advise the employer as to the

effectiveness of the hearing conservation program without divulging

individual test results.

Section 9 is repealed and the following is substituted:

9(1) The physician or audiologist to whom an audiogram is forwarded

under

section 8(1)(

b) shall retain records of the audiometric tests for a

period of not less than 10 years.

(2) The physician or audiologist referred to in subsection

(1) shall, with the written consent of the worker, provide to the worker's

physician results of the audiometric tests conducted under

section 4.

6 Form A is repealed.

Alberta Regulation 171/97

Radiation Protection Act

RADIATION PROTECTION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: August 27, 1997

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 398/97) pursuant to

section 18 of the Radiation Protection Act.

1 The Radiation Protection Regulation (AR 162/90) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 3(3) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) or (2), in the case of a pregnant

worker, once pregnancy has been declared, the conceptus/embryo/fetus shall

be protected by applying a supplementary equivalent exposure limit to the

surface of the woman's abdomen (lower trunk) of 2 mSv for the remainder of

the pregnancy.

Section 5(2)(

b) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(

b) notwithstanding clause (a), the conceptus/embryo/fetus is

protected from external exposure to ionizing radiation by applying a

supplementary equivalent exposure limit to the surface of the woman's

abdomen (lower trunk) of 2 mSv for the remainder of the pregnancy.

Section 12 is amended by renumbering it as

section 12(1) and by adding

the following after subsection (1):

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), sections 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 8.1(8)

and (11) of Safety Code 20A are subject to the exposure limits outlined in

Schedule

Section 13 is amended by striking out "Safety Code 22, (80-EHD-66),

"Radiation Protection in Dental Practice - Recommended Safety Procedures

for Installation and Use of Dental X-ray Equipment" published by the

Department of National Health and Welfare (Canada), except the Appendices

of that Code." and substituting "Safety Code 30, (H46-2/94-177E),

"Radiation Protection in Dentistry: Recommenced Safety Procedures for the

Use of Dental X-Ray Equipment" published by the Department of Health

(Canada)."

Section 14 is repealed and the following is substituted:

X-ray equipment for veterinary practice

14 The owner shall ensure that the installation of and the employer

must ensure that the operation of, x-ray equipment used in a veterinary

practice complies with Safety Code 28, (EHD-TR-151), "Radiation Protection

in Veterinary Medicine: Recommended Safety Procedures for Installation and

Use of Veterinary X-Ray Equipment" published by the Department of Health

(Canada).

Section 15 is amended by striking out "complies with

section 3 and

Appendix B of N.C.R.P. Report No. 35, "Dental X-ray Protection" published

by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements,

Washington, D.C., except table 1 of that Report." and substituting

"complies with Appendix II, Safety Code 30, "Radiation Protection in

Dentistry: Recommended Safety Procedures for the Use of Dental X-Ray

Equipment" published by the Department of Health (Canada).".

Section 16 is amended

(

a) by re-numbering it as

section 16(1);

(

b) in subsection (1), by striking out "and veterinary";

(

c) by adding the following after subsection (1):

(2) The owner of a veterinary x-ray installation shall ensure that

the structural shielding design for the veterinary x-ray installation

complies with Appendix II, Safety Code 28, (EHD-TR-151), "Radiation

Protection in Veterinary Medicine: Recommended Safety Procedures for

Installation and Use of Veterinary X-Ray Equipment" published by the

Department of Health (Canada).

Section 17 is amended by striking out "Safety Code 19, (84-EHD-111),

"Recommended Safety Procedures for the Selection, Installation and Use of

X-ray Diffraction Equipment", published by the Department of National

Health and Welfare (Canada)." and substituting "Safety Code 32,

(94-EHD-186), "Safety Requirements and Guidance for analytical X-Ray

Equipment" published by the Department of Health (Canada).".

Section 19 is amended by striking out "Safety Code 21, (78-EHD-20),

"Recommended Safety Procedures for the Selection, Installation and Use of

Baggage Inspection X-ray Equipment" published by the Department of National

Health and Welfare (Canada)." and substituting "Safety Code 29,

"Requirements for the Safe Use of Baggage X-Ray Inspection Systems"

published by the Department of Health (Canada).".

Schedule 1 is repealed and the following is substituted:

SCHEDULE 1

ANNUAL MAXIMUM EXPOSURE LIMITS

FOR IONIZING RADIATION

(in millisieverts, mSv)

Applicable Body Member of

Organ or Tissue Radiation Workers the Public

Whole body 20 mSv* 1 mSv

Lens of the eye 150 mSv 15 mSv

Skin 500 mSv 50 mSv

Hands 500 mSv 50 mSv

* A dose equivalent to 50 mSv is allowed in a single year provided

that a total limit of 100 mSv over a 5-year period is maintained. This

translates into an average limit of 20 mSv per year.