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The structure of the site (major work activities, tasks, sub-tasks and exam weighting) comes from the official Red Seal documents.
Facts are taken from the sources below and paraphrased; each item shows the document and the page, section or task it comes from.
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Official Red Seal documents

Red Seal Occupational Standard – Cabinetmaker, Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) (2021 (Cat. No. Em15-3/37-2022E-PDF, ISBN 978-0-660-44580-9)). consulted 2026-09-26. cited 991×
Cabinetmaker – Red Seal Examination Weightings, Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program. consulted 2026-09-26. cited 4×
Cabinetmaker – Exam Information, Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program. consulted 2026-09-27. cited 3×
Cabinetmaker – Formulas and Acronyms (Red Seal exam reference lists), Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program. consulted 2026-09-27. cited 3×
Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide – Cabinetmaker, Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program. consulted 2026-09-26. cited 1×
Red Seal Exam Preparation Guide, Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program. consulted 2026-09-26. cited 7×
Red Seal Sample Examination Questions, Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program. approved, not yet cited

Government technical and safety references

OSH Answers – Woodworking Machines (fact sheets), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Fact sheets on general safety, push sticks, table saws, band saws, radial arm saws, mitre saws, planers, shapers, belt sanders and wood lathes). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 131×
Guide to Workplace Health & Safety Programs, WorkSafeNB (Revised April 2022). applies to New Brunswick. consulted 2026-09-26. cited 73×
Lock Out (pamphlet), WorkSafeNB (Revised May 2009). applies to New Brunswick. consulted 2026-09-27. cited 24×
New Brunswick Regulation 91-191 (General Regulation – Occupational Health and Safety Act), Government of New Brunswick (Consolidated text including amendments to 2024 (2024-38)). applies to New Brunswick. consulted 2026-09-27. cited 175×
Checklist for Lockout, WorkSafeNB (Revised July 2022 (effective September 2022)). applies to New Brunswick. consulted 2026-09-27. cited 5×
OSH Answers – Spray Painting, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Fact sheet first published and last revised 2025-12-31). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 26×
New Brunswick Regulation 2016-6 – Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Regulation, Government of New Brunswick (Consolidated to April 1, 2016; current to 2024-01-01 (CanLII)). applies to New Brunswick. consulted 2026-09-27. cited 58×
National Building Code of Canada 2020, National Research Council of Canada (Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes) (2020, second printing, with the 2025 Revisions and Errata package). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 101×
OSH Answers – Wood Dust – Health Effects, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (First published 2017-08-03, last revised 2023-03-28). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 31×
Occupational Health and Safety Act, S.N.B. 1983, c. O-0.2, Government of New Brunswick (Consolidated to June 7, 2024). applies to New Brunswick. consulted 2026-09-27. cited 81×
New Brunswick Regulation 2004-130 – First Aid Regulation, Government of New Brunswick (Consolidated to August 9, 2023). applies to New Brunswick. consulted 2026-09-27. cited 55×
OSH Answers – Fire Extinguishers, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web page saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 16×
OSH Answers – Hand Tools (series), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 42×
OSH Answers – Ladders (series), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 32×
OSH Answers – Noise (series), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web page saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 12×
OSH Answers – Powered Hand Tools (series), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 56×
OSH Answers – Compressed Air, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 3×
OSH Answers – Electrical Safety (basic information), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 7×
OSH Answers – Vibration (series), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. approved, not yet cited
OSH Answers – Abrasive Wheels (series), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 13×
OSH Answers – Safeguarding (machinery), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 3×
OSH Answers – Personal Protective Equipment (selected sheets), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 21×
OSH Answers – Combustible Dusts, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 12×
OSH Answers – Ergonomics: hand tools, lifting, pushing and pulling, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 5×
OSH Answers – Platforms and scaffolds (series), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 16×
OSH Answers – WHMIS (series), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 16×
WHMIS – Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (Health Canada pages), Health Canada (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 3×
Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations (SOR/2021-148) and Health Canada guidance document, Government of Canada (Justice Laws website; Health Canada) (Retrieved 2026-09-27: index and full text pages 1–4 (laws-lois), plus the Health Canada guidance document). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 26×
Canadian Conservation Institute – care of wood furniture and objects (Basic care; CCI Notes 7/1 and 7/2), Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), Government of Canada (Web pages and PDF retrieved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 26×
Canadian Building Digest CBD-85 – Some Basic Characteristics of Wood, National Research Council Canada, Division of Building Research (Canadian Building Digest, originally published January 1967 (N.B. Hutcheon and J.H. Jenkins)). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 28×
Canadian Building Digest CBD-244 – Effects of Wood Shrinkage in Buildings, National Research Council Canada, Division of Building Research (Canadian Building Digest, originally published February 1987 (A.T. Hansen)). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 2×
Natural Resources Canada – forest industry product pages: Hardwood; Plywood; Laminated veneer lumber, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Government of Canada (Web pages, date modified 2025-09-04, retrieved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 16×
Adhesive Compendium for Conservation (Jane L. Down, Canadian Conservation Institute, 2015), Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), Government of Canada (2015, catalogue number CH57-4/4-2015E-PDF (x, 256 pages)). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 115×

Provincial apprenticeship authorities

List of designated occupations (Cabinetmaker — Red Seal), Government of New Brunswick (Web page retrieved 2026-09-27). applies to New Brunswick. consulted 2026-09-27. cited 1×

Industry associations

Canadian Wood Council – technical articles (Moisture and Wood, Canadian Species, Grades, Panel Products, Plywood, Factory Finishing, Adhesives), Canadian Wood Council (CWC) (Web pages saved 2026-09-27). consulted 2026-09-27. cited 97×

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