Ultraviolet radiation exposure control plan template
A complete written plan for protecting workers from ultraviolet radiation, from the sun and from UV equipment, in 14 editions: one for each province and territory and one for federally regulated workplaces. For outdoor work it plans each day by the UV Index, with three sun protection levels; for UV curing lines, germicidal lamps and lab sources it works to the ACGIH limit, with enclosures, interlocks and safe maintenance. Each edition sets out the law that applies there, with pinpoint citations. Every purchase includes all 14, in English and in French: 28 editable Word files you make your own.
A look inside
Sample pages from the plan, marked and cut short. Your copy has no watermark.
What’s in the plan
1. Purpose, scope and the law
Sun and artificial UV, the sites, work, equipment and people the plan covers, the law that applies in your jurisdiction with pinpoint citations and any UV limit it sets (section 1.3), and how the plan fits your program.
2. Responsibilities
The employer, the plan administrator, supervisors, everyone who works in the sun or near UV equipment, the committee or representative, contractors and other employers, assessors and health providers, and buying, installing and changing UV equipment.
3. Ultraviolet radiation and what it does
What UV radiation is and the UV Index, what it does to the skin and eyes, photosensitivity from medicines, chemicals and plants, who is at higher risk and signs to watch for, and your list of outdoor work and UV equipment.
4. UV risk assessment
How UV exposure is assessed, the limits and our practice, sun protection levels by UV Index, assessing UV equipment and the time to reach the limit, three exposure categories, and when you reassess.
5. UV controls
Controls chosen in order for outdoor work and for UV equipment, from shade, cabs and scheduling to enclosures, interlocks, shielding and warning lights, administrative controls, their limits, and a task control table.
6. Safe work procedures
8 procedures: checking the UV Index and planning the day, outdoor work on high UV days, work near reflective surfaces, work on and beside water, work near photosensitizing plants, UV curing lines, maintaining germicidal UV systems and other UV lamps, and UV sources in laboratories.
7. Clothing, eyewear, sunscreen and PPE
What personal protection does in the plan, clothing and brims, sunscreen, eye protection, protection near UV equipment, and supplies, care and replacement.
8. Shade, washing and skin care
Shade for breaks and work, washing facilities, skin care and comfort, and health information.
9. UV Index checks and measuring UV sources
Who checks and measures, the daily UV Index check, measuring UV from equipment, checking its safety features, when you measure, signs and labels, and sharing results.
10. Health monitoring
Who takes part, skin self-checks and checks by a health professional, photosensitivity and other personal factors, after a burn or an eye injury, what is done when harm is found, and confidentiality.
11. Education and training
Who is trained and when, what the training covers, supervisors, equipment staff and the plan administrator, refreshers, and training records.
12. Burns, eye injuries and other UV incidents
Being ready, sunburn, eye injuries from UV, burns from plants and chemicals, control failures and exposure to UV equipment, and reporting and investigation.
13. Records, communication, consultation and review
Records, communication and copies, consulting your committee or representative, and reviewing the plan.
Appendix A. Regulatory cross-reference
Every provision of your jurisdiction’s law the plan is written to meet, in plain words, with the section that meets it and whether an inspector will also want your records. Each entry links to its section.
Appendix B. Forms
8 print-ready forms, each with a form code: the UV source inventory and assessment, the outdoor work UV assessment, the daily UV plan and crew briefing, the sun protection supplies log, the UV equipment and interlock inspection, the training record, the UV burn, eye injury and incident report and the plan review record.
One plan, 14 editions
Each plan is written once and fitted to the law of each of Canada’s 14 jurisdictions: the ten provinces, the three territories and federally regulated workplaces under the Canada Labour Code. Each edition takes the name its law gives the document, and its own limits, terms and citations.
Every purchase includes all 14, each in English and in French: 28 Word files. The French editions follow the English section for section and form for form, and their cross-reference matches row for row. Laws published only in English keep their English titles.
Written to the law where you work
Section 1.3 of each edition sets out the law that applies there, with pinpoint citations: what that law calls the plan and whether it requires one, any UV limit it sets or adopts and the sources it applies to, and what the law adds, such as eye protection standards, rules for UV equipment, reporting or how often the plan is reviewed. Appendix A lists every provision the plan is written to meet, in plain words, with the section that meets it and whether an inspector will also want to see your records. Each entry links to its section.
Every legal reference was checked against the official texts between October 5 and October 6, 2026, and each edition lists its sources and the date each was checked. A template can’t make you compliant on its own, and we don’t claim it does: the plan works once a qualified person adapts it to your work.
Who it is for
Employers whose workers spend time outdoors or work with UV equipment: roofing, road work and construction, landscaping and parks, utility line work, farming, marine and dock work, lifeguarding, snow clearing, printing and coating lines with UV curing, building services that maintain germicidal UV, and laboratories.
You fill in your sites, work, equipment and people in section 1.2 and delete the procedures you never need. A Tailor note reminds you to include work done outdoors for only part of the day: a few hours a day in the summer sun adds up over a career.
Lifetime updates
When the law changes, we publish a new edition and email everyone who bought the template, on its own or in the Municipal and public works exposure control plan pack and 2 other bundles. Every update is free, for as long as we publish it.
Version 1.1 October 6, 2026
- Prince Edward Island: section 1.3 now names the fire codes its Fire Safety Regulations adopt (the National Fire Code 2020 and NFPA 1), with the rule for solvent rags.
- Quebec: section 1.3 now explains how the Safety Code’s fire rules apply to workplaces, that the occupational health and safety rules govern solvent rags, and what the Fire Safety Act requires (ss. 2, 4 and 5).
- Yukon: section 1.3 now sets out what the Radiation Protection Regulations cover, from their text.
Version 1.0 October 6, 2026
- First edition, in 14 jurisdiction editions (one for each province and territory, and one for federally regulated workplaces), each in English and French.
- Every legal reference checked against the official texts between October 5 and October 6, 2026. Each edition lists its sources and the date each was checked.
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Questions
Which edition do I use?
The one for the law that covers the workplace: the province or territory where the work is done, or the federal edition if your business is federally regulated under Part II of the Canada Labour Code (for example, interprovincial trucking, airlines, railways, banks and telecommunications). If you are not sure which law covers you, confirm it with your regulator before you rely on an edition. All 14 come with every purchase, in English and French, so you never pay twice for the right one.
Is this legal advice? Will it make us compliant?
No. It is a template, not legal advice: a complete plan written to the law with every requirement cited, as a starting point. The plan only works once a qualified person adapts it to your work (your tasks, your materials and the exposure your own assessment finds) and you put it in place and follow it, so no template can promise compliance. If you want help with that, our team does it too.
Does it cover my province’s own rules?
Yes. Section 1.3 of each edition sets out the law that applies there, with pinpoint citations: what that law calls this document, the exposure limit, and what the law adds to the plan, such as monitoring, health checks, notices, records or training. Where the law changes something in the plan’s general text, section 1.3 says what and where. Appendix A then lists every provision the plan is written to meet, with the section of the plan that meets it.
What if we work in more than one province?
Use the edition for each place you work: every purchase includes all 14. Each edition is complete on its own, and they share the same sections and form codes, so crews moving between provinces work to the same plan and only what the law changes is different.
What format is it in, and can I edit it?
Editable Microsoft Word (.docx) files on US Letter pages: 28 of them, one for each of the 14 jurisdictions in English and in French. Type your company name once and desktop Word puts it on the cover, in every header and through the text. Shaded “Tailor” notes say what to check or change in each section, and highlighted placeholders mark every name, date and place you fill in. The files also open in Google Docs and Word on the web, where you use Find and replace to put your company name in.
What happens when the law changes?
We update the plan, and you get every update free for as long as we publish it: lifetime updates at no extra charge, for all 14 editions in both languages. We email you when a new edition is ready, with what changed and a link to download it.
Can I use it for more than one company?
Each purchase is licensed to one company. Consultants setting up programs for several clients should contact us.
Want it built for you?
Our safety advisors assess the hazards in your work and help you tailor the plan to it, from the risk assessment to the procedures your crews follow and the controls behind them.
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