Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 121
ed in the closed position before use to prevent the connecting shackle from dislodging from the hook, or (ii) in any other case, a spring-loaded latch or other equally effective means of preventing the load from falling off the hook; (p) any self-locking eye hooks with triggers with which the equipment is used or equipped are designed to prevent the trigger from being accidentally activated; (q) if there is a risk that the person operating the equipment or a person being lifted, moved or positioned by it could be struck by an intruding, falling or flying object or a shifting load, it is equipped, if feasible, with a structure that is constructed from non-combustible or fire-resistant material and that will, under all foreseeable conditions, protect the person from that risk; (r) any place on the equipment to which an employee requires regular access, including any operator’s compartment or position, is equipped with a safe means of access and egress that (i) does not require the employee to jump, (ii) would permit the emergency evacuation and rescue of the employee, and (iii) can accommodate the employee’s body dimensions while they are wearing personal protective equipment; (s) any item used in any operator’s compartment or at any operator’s position on the equipment provides an adequate range of adjustability to accommodate the person using it; (t) the placement and design of any displays and controls on the equipment do not hinder or prevent the person operating the equipment from doing so safely; (u) any pendant control with which the equipment is equipped is not hung or supported solely by its electrical wiring; (v) any wire rope drum or sheave with which the equipment is equipped has a spooling device or other device to maintain the wire rope in the groove; (w) all loads handled by the equipment are secured as necessary to prevent them from sliding or falling in a manner that would present a risk to the health or safety of any person; (x) if the equipment is operated remotely, it is operated at a safe distance from the load being lifted; (y) all tools, tool boxes, spare parts or other items carried on the equipment are securely stored; (z) the equipment is not left unattended unless adequate measures have been taken to prevent it from moving; (z.1) if the person operating the equipment does not have a clear and unobstructed view of the load and the area in which it is being operated, including the area through which the load is being moved, that person is directed by a competent person designated by the employer as a signaller who (i) is clearly recognizable as a signaller, (ii) has a continuous view of the person operating the equipment and remains in that person’s line of sight, (iii) has a clear and unobstructed view of the load and the area in which the equipment is being operated, including the area through which the load is being moved, or, if that is not feasible, a continuous view of another signaller who has a clear and unobstructed view of, as the case may be, the load or the portions of the area that are not within the first signaller’s view, and (iv) has no duties other than signalling while the equipment under their direction is in motion; (z.2) any fuel tank, compressed gas cylinder or similar container containing a hazardous substance mounted on the equipment is (i) located or protected so that it is not hazardous to the health or safety of any employee who operates or rides on the equipment, (ii) connected to fuel overflow and vent pipes that are located to ensure that fuel spills and vapours (A) cannot be ignited by hot exhaust pipes or other hot or sparking parts, and (B) are not hazardous to the health or safety of any employee who operates or rides on the equipment, and (iii) marked on its caps or covers as to its contents; and (z.3) the equipment is not used in an area in which it may come into contact with an electrical cable, pipe or other supply line, structure or other thing that could, if struck