New Brunswick has specific regulations for solitary work. According to the law, an employee who is required to work alone at any time in a workplace is considered to be an isolated worker.
Businesses are subject to Solitary Work Code of Practice Regulation. Regulation N-B 92-133 does not prohibit isolated work. However, it requires the employer to establish a code of practical guidelines to “ensure [...] the health and safety of an employee who works alone.”
Section 19 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act authorizes a worker to refuse “to perform any act when he has reasonable grounds to believe that the act is likely to endanger his health or safety or that of any other employee”.
Regulation N-B 92-133 states that the employer must define, in the code of practice, “the details of the means by which the employee working alone can obtain and the employer provide emergency assistance in the event of injury or other circumstances that may endanger the health or safety of the employee”. In addition, its obligation to “provide all equipment required by the code of practice” .NEOVIGIE offers a solution that makes it possible to comply with New Brunswick regulations.
| Technologie | Avantages | Inconvénients | Adapté pour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wifi + VoIP | - Transmission instantanée des alertes et appels VoIP - Coût faible après installation - Facile à déployer en intérieur | - Portée limitée (bâtiments uniquement)- Nécessite une infrastructure locale (bornes WiFi) | Zones blanches intérieures (usines, tunnels, entrepôts) |
| Réseau radio privé (UHF, VHF, NXDN, dpMR) | - Réseau indépendant (aucun besoin de réseau mobile)- Transmission instantanée- Levée de doute par la voix | - Coût d’installation élevé - Nécessite une maintenance et des licences | Sites industriels, chantiers, tunnels, zones rurales |
| LPWA (LoRa, Sigfox) | - Faible consommation énergétique- Longue portée | - Ne permet pas la transmission vocale - Latence élevée - Risque d’interférences sur bande libre | Surveillance d’équipements, mais déconseillé pour les PTI |
| Satellite (Bivy Stick, Iridium, Inmarsat) | - Couverture mondiale, fonctionne partout- Transmission immédiate des alertes- Autonomie longue durée | - Coût d’abonnement plus élevé - Dépendance à une bonne visibilité du ciel | Zones blanches extérieures (montagnes, forêts, chantiers isolés, offshore) |
Quebec companies are subject to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
