Orders and Variances

Orders

Orders are issued when there is a reasonable and probable grounds to believe the Safety Codes Act is being contravened or there is danger of serious injury or damage to a person or property. Orders set what a person is required to do or stop doing to comply with the Act, ensure safety and/or protect property. Such orders may be stayed under certain circumstances. Should a person who is served an order, disagree with the order, they can ask that the matter be reviewed. Additional information about Review or Stay of Orders can be found under Publications in the Policy Manual under Appeals. 

 Order Sample 

Variances

The Safety Codes Act, regulations, and codes and standards enabled under the Act are intended to administer safety to persons and property.  Variances issued under the Act are intended as a means to authorize installations, processes, equipment, or actions not consistent with the strict provisions of existing rules, but which provides an equal or greater level of safety to persons and property than that prescribed pursuant to the Act. Additional information about Variences can be found under Publications in the Policy Manual under Governance.

 Variance Sample

 Variance Form