Apologies for keeping you waiting. I thought you were requesting IT help. Now I get it.
The short answer is yes, in most cases you can store documents digitally. However, they must also be immediate accessible if they’re requested by OHS officials. In addition, digital storage could be problematic to materials that must be kept at the work site and made immediately accessible to workers or the JHSC. The most obvious example are SDS’ required by WHMIS. Digital storage is OK as long as workers can access them any time without help. In other words, they should have access to the computers on which they’re stored and know how to access the materials. They shouldn’t have to rely on another person to get the documents for them. Hope this helps and sorry for the confusion. Glenn
