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Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 6.6
6.6 No person shall alter, interfere with or render inoperative any fitting attached to a boiler, pressure vessel or piping system except for the purpose of adjusting or testing the fitting. SOR/2014-141, s. 15(F)
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 6.7
6.7 Notice of a proposed backfilling over a buried pressure vessel shall be given to the Head of Compliance and Enforcement before the backfilling is begun. SOR/2014-141, s. 2(F); SOR/2014-148, s. 23 SOR/2021-118, s. 9
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 6.8
6.8 (1) Subject to section 6.9, every boiler, pressure vessel and piping system in use in a work place shall be inspected (a) externally, at least once each year; and (b) internally, at least once every five years. (2) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to a pressure vessel that is buried. SOR/2014-141, s. 15(F)
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 6.9
6.9 (1) Where a pressure vessel is used to store anhydrous ammonia, a hydrostatic test at a pressure equal to one and one-half times the maximum allowable working pressure shall be conducted at least once every five years. (2) The integrity of a pressure vessel that is a part of a motion compensator system or blowout preventer shall be verified at least once every five years by (a) where practicable, an internal inspection; or (b) where an internal inspection is not practicable, by a hydrostatic test or other non-destructive test method. SOR/2014-141, s. 15(F)
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 6.10
6.10 (1) Where more than five years have elapsed since the date of the last test and inspection of a Halon container, the container shall not be recharged without a test of container strength and a complete visual inspection being carried out. (2) A Halon container that has been continuously in service without being discharged may be retained in service for a maximum of 20 years after the date of the last test and inspection, at which time it shall be emptied, subjected to a test of container strength and a complete visual inspection and re-marked before being placed back in service. (3) Where a Halon container has been subjected to unusual corrosion, shock or vibration, a complete visual inspection and a test of container strength shall be carried out. SOR/94-165, s. 19
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 6.11
6.11 In addition to the requirements of sections 6.8 to 6.10, every boiler, pressure vessel and piping system in use at a work place shall be inspected by a qualified person as frequently as is necessary to ensure that the boiler, pressure vessel or piping system is safe for its intended use. SOR/2014-141, s. 15(F)
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 6.12
6.12 (1) A record of each inspection carried out under sections 6.4 and 6.8 to 6.11 shall be completed by the inspector or qualified person who carried out the inspection. (2) Every record referred to in subsection (1) (a) shall be signed by the inspector or qualified person who carried out the inspection; and (b) shall include (i) the date of the inspection, (ii) the identification and location of the boiler, pressure vessel or piping system that was inspected, (iii) the maximum allowable working pressure and the maximum temperature at which the boiler or pressure vessel may be operated, (iv) a declaration as to whether the boiler, pressure vessel or piping system meets the standards prescribed by this Part, (v) a declaration as to whether, in the opinion of the inspector or qualified person who carried out the inspection, the boiler, pressure vessel or piping system is safe for its intended use, (vi) where appropriate in the opinion of the inspector or qualified person who carried out the inspection, recommendations regarding the need for more frequent inspections or tests than are required by section 6.8, 6.9 or 6.10, and (vii) any other observation that the inspector or qualified person who carried out considers relevant to the safety of employees. (3) The employer shall keep every record referred to in subsection (1) for one year after the date that the next inspection is required by this Part. SOR/2014-141, s. 15(F)
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 7.1
7.1 This Part does not apply to the bridge of a drilling unit or floating production facility.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 7.2
7.2 (1) The levels of lighting prescribed in this Part shall, where reasonably practicable, be provided by a lighting system installed by the employer. (2) Where it is not reasonably practicable to comply with subsection (1), the employer shall provide portable lighting that gives the prescribed levels of lighting. SOR/94-165, s. 20(F)
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 7.3
7.3 For the purposes of this Part, the average level of lighting at a work position or in an area shall be determined by making four or more measurements at different places at the work position or in the area (a) where work is performed at a level higher than the floor, at the level at which the work is performed, and (b) in any other case, 1 m above the floor, and dividing the aggregate of the results of the measurements by the number of the measurements.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 7.4
7.4 The average level of lighting at a work position or in an area referred to in Column I of an item of the Schedule to this Part shall be not less than the average level set out in Column II of that item.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 7.5
7.5 (1) Where a failure in the lighting system in an area through which an employee passes in carrying out emergency procedures referred to in subsection 18.9(1) will cause the level of lighting to be reduced to less than 3 dalx, an emergency lighting system shall be installed in the area. (2) The emergency lighting system referred to in subsection (1) shall (a) operate automatically in the event of a failure of the lighting system; and (b) provide an average level of lighting of 3 dalx.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 7.6
7.6 The level of lighting at any place at a work position or in an area shall be not less than one-third of the average level of lighting prescribed by this Part for the work position or area.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (a)
(a) Work positions at which cartography, drafting, plan reading or other very difficult visual tasks are performed
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (b)
(b) Work positions at which business machines are operated or continuous reading or writing visual tasks are performed
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (a)
(a) Work positions at which instruments are read or hazardous substances are handled and where errors in such reading or handling may be hazardous to the safety or health of an employee
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (b)
(b) Work positions at which close or prolonged attention is given to laboratory work
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (a)
(a) Work positions at which fine or medium bench, machine or repair work is performed
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (b)
(b) Work positions at which rough bench, machine or repair work is performed
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (a)
(a) Work positions in major control rooms or rooms with dial displays at which tasks essential to the control of equipment or machinery hazardous to the safety of employees are performed
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (b)
(b) Work positions at which a hazardous substance is used, stored or handled
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (c)
(c) Work positions at which gauges and meters that are not self-illuminating are located
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (a)
(a) Work positions at which packages or goods are checked or sorted
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (b)
(b) Work positions at which loading or unloading work is frequently performed
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (a)
(a) Areas in which there is a high level of activity
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (a)
(a) Work positions at which there is a high level of activity
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (a)
(a) Areas in which there is a high level of activity or where there is a high frequency of traffic
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (b)
(b) Areas in which there is a moderate level of activity or where there is a moderate frequency of traffic
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (a)
(a) Work positions at which first aid is rendered or examinations are conducted or at which tasks essential to the safety or health of an employee are performed
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (a)
(a) Work positions at which prolonged cutting or preparation tasks are performed
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — (a)
(a) Areas used for serving food, for eating or for recreational activities
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 8.1
8.1 In this Part, sound level meter means an instrument for measuring levels of sound and impulse sound that meets the standards set out in ANSI Standard ANSI SI.4-1983, Specification for Sound Level Meters , dated February 17, 1983, and is referred to in that Standard as type 0, 1 or 2. ( sonomètre )
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 8.2
8.2 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and sections 8.3 and 8.4, the level of sound in a work place shall be less than 85 dB. (2) Where it is not reasonably practicable for an employer to maintain the level of sound in a work place at less than 85 dB, no employee shall be exposed in any 24 hour period to (a) a level of sound referred to in Column I of an item of the schedule to this Part for a number of hours exceeding the number set out in Column II of that item; or (b) a number of different levels of sound referred to in Column I of an item of the schedule to this Part, where the sum of the following quotients exceeds 1: (i) the number of hours of exposure to each level of sound divided by (ii) the maximum number of hours of exposure per 24-hour period set out in Column II of that item. (3) Where it is not reasonably practicable for an employer to maintain the exposure of an employee to a level of sound at or below the levels referred to in subsection (1) or (2), the employer shall (a) make a report in writing to the Head of Compliance and Enforcement setting out the reasons why the exposure cannot be so maintained; and (b) provide every employee entering the work place with a hearing protector that (i) meets the standards set out in CSA Standard Z94.2-M1984, Hearing Protectors , the English version of which is dated June 1984 and the French version of which is dated February 1985, and (ii) reduces the level of sound reaching the employee’s ears to less than 85 dB. SOR/94-165, s. 21; SOR/2014-148, s. 24 SOR/2021-118, s. 9 SOR/2022-94, s. 11(F)
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 8.3
8.3 No employee shall be exposed in sleeping quarters to a level of sound of more than 75 dB.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 8.4
8.4 Where the level of impulse sound in a work place exceeds 140 dB, the employer shall provide every employee entering the work place with a hearing protector that (a) meets the standards set out in CSA Standard Z94.2-M1984, Hearing Protectors , the English version of which is dated June 1984 and the French version of which is dated February 1985; and (b) reduces the peak level of impulse sound reaching the employee’s ears to 140 dB or less. SOR/2022-94, s. 11(F)
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 8.5
8.5 The levels of sound referred to in sections 8.2 and 8.3 shall be measured by using the slow exponential-time-averaging characteristic and the A-weighting characteristic of a sound level meter.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 8.6
8.6 The level of impulse sound referred to in section 8.4 shall be measured by using the impulse exponential-time-averaging characteristic of a sound level meter.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 8.7
8.7 In a work place where the level of sound is 85 dB or more or where the peak level of impulse sound exceeds 140 dB, the employer shall post signs warning persons entering the work place (a) that there is a hazardous level of sound or impulse sound in the work place; (b) if applicable, of the maximum number of hours of exposure determined under subsection 8.2(2); and (c) if applicable, of the requirement to wear a hearing protector. SOR/94-165, s. 22(F)
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.1
9.1 In this Part, control device means a device that will safely disconnect electrical equipment from its source of energy. ( dispositif de commande )
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.2
9.2 (1) All testing or work performed on electrical equipment shall be performed by a qualified person or an employee under the direct supervision of a qualified person. (2) Where there is a likelihood that the qualified person or the employee referred to in subsection (1) may receive a hazardous electrical shock during the performance of testing or work, (a) the qualified person or the employee shall use such insulated protection equipment and tools as will protect him from injury during the performance of the work; and (b) the employee shall be instructed and trained in the use of the insulated protection equipment and tools.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.3
9.3 (1) Where electrical equipment is live or may become live, no employee shall work on the equipment unless (a) the employer has instructed the employee in procedures that are safe for work on live conductors; (b) a safety ground is connected to the equipment; or (c) the equipment is isolated in accordance with section 9.10. (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), where an employee is working on or near electrical equipment that is live or may become live, the electrical equipment shall be guarded. (3) Subject to subsection (4), where it is not practicable for electrical equipment referred to in subsection (2) to be guarded, the employer shall take measures to protect the employee from injury by insulating the equipment from the employee or the employee from ground. (4) Where live electrical equipment is not guarded or insulated in accordance with subsection (2) or (3) or where the employee referred to in subsection (3) is not insulated from ground, no employee shall work so near to any live part of the electrical equipment that is within a voltage range set out in Column I of an item of the schedule to this Part that the distance between the body of the employee or any thing with which the employee is in contact and the live part of the equipment is less than (a) the distance set out in Column II of that item, where the employee is not a qualified person; or (b) the distance set out in Column III of that item, where the employee is a qualified person. (5) No employee shall work near a live part of any electrical equipment referred to in subsection (4) where there is a hazard that an unintentional movement by the employee would bring any part of his body or any thing with which he is in contact closer to that live part than the distance referred to in that subsection.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.4
9.4 No employee shall work on or near high voltage electrical equipment unless he is authorized to do so by his employer.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.5
9.5 A legible sign with the words “DANGER — HIGH VOLTAGE” and “DANGER — HAUTE TENSION” in letters that are not less than 50 mm in height on a contrasting background or a symbol conveying the same meaning shall be posted in a conspicuous place at every approach to live high voltage electrical equipment.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.6
9.6 (1) Where an employee is working on or near live electrical equipment and, because of the nature of the work or the condition or location of the work place, it is necessary for the safety of the employee that the work be observed by a person not engaged in the work, the employer shall appoint a safety watcher (a) to warn all employees in the work place of the hazard; and (b) to ensure that all safety precautions and procedures are complied with. (2) A safety watcher shall be (a) informed of his duties as a safety watcher and of the hazard involved in the work; (b) trained and instructed in the procedures to follow in the event of an emergency; (c) authorized to stop immediately any part of the work that he considers dangerous; and (d) free of any other duties that might interfere with his duties as a safety watcher. (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), an employer may appoint himself as a safety watcher.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.7
9.7 Where an employee is working on or in connection with electrical equipment, the employee and every other person who is so working, including every safety watcher, shall be fully informed by the employer with respect to the safe coordination of their work.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.8
9.8 (1) Before an employee climbs a pole or elevated structure that is embedded in the ground and is used to support electrical equipment, the employer shall give instructions and training to the employee respecting inspections and tests of the pole or structure to be carried out before the pole or structure is climbed. (2) Where, as a result of an inspection or test of a pole or elevated structure referred to in subsection (1), it appears to an employee that the pole or structure will be safe for climbing only when temporary supports have been installed, pike-poles alone shall not be used for the supports. SOR/94-165, s. 23(F)
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.9
9.9 Every pole or elevated structure referred to in subsection 9.8(1) shall meet the standards set out in (a) CSA Standard CAN3-015-M83, Wood Utility Poles and Reinforcing Studs , the English version of which is dated January 1983 and the French version of which is dated December 1983; or (b) CSA Standard A14-M1979, Concrete Poles , the English version of which is dated September 1979 and the French version of which is dated November 1987. SOR/94-165, s. 24 SOR/2022-94, s. 11(F)
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.10
9.10 (1) Before an employee isolates electrical equipment or changes or terminates the isolation of electrical equipment, the employer shall issue written instructions with respect to the procedures to be followed for the safe performance of that work. (2) The instructions referred to in subsection (1) shall (a) state the isolation procedures to be followed; (b) identify the electrical equipment to which the instructions apply; (c) describe any tests to be performed; (d) specify particulars of the tags or signs to be used; and (e) specify the protection equipment to be used. (3) A tag or sign referred to in paragraph (2)(d) shall (a) contain the words “DO NOT OPERATE — DÉFENSE D’ACTIONNER” or display a symbol conveying the same meaning; (b) show the date and hour at which the electrical equipment was isolated; (c) show the name of the employee performing the work or live test; (d) where used in connection with a live test, be distinctively marked as a testing tag or sign; (e) be removed only by the employee performing the work or live test; and (f) be used for no purpose other than to notify persons that the operation or movement of the electrical equipment is prohibited during the performance of the work or live test. (4) A copy of the instructions referred to in subsection (1) shall be shown and explained to the employee. (5) The instructions referred to in subsection (1) shall be kept readily available for examination by employees at the work place in which the electrical equipment is located. SOR/94-165, s. 25
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.11
9.11 (1) Every control device shall be so designed and located as to permit quick and safe operation at all times. (2) The path of access to every electrical switch, control device or meter shall be free from obstruction. (3) Where an electrical switch or other control device controlling the supply of electrical energy to electrical equipment is operated only by a person authorized to do so by the employer, the switch or other control device shall be fitted with a locking device that only such an authorized person can activate. (4) Control switches for all electrically operated machinery shall be clearly marked to indicate the switch positions that correspond to the electrical circuits being controlled.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.12
9.12 (1) All electrical equipment within a Class 1 Division 1 area or Class 1 Division 2 area as defined in the Canadian Electrical Code shall be constructed in a manner suitable for the environmental conditions in the area in which the equipment is used. (2) Each extension cord of electrical equipment referred to in subsection (1) shall be equipped with a terminal that provides an interruption of the circuit before a connecting device is withdrawn.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.13
9.13 Defective electrical equipment that is likely to be hazardous to the safety or health of an employee shall be disconnected from its power source by a means other than the control switch and notices shall be placed on the equipment and at the control switch to indicate that the equipment is defective. SOR/94-165, s. 26(F)
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.14
9.14 (1) Electrical fuses shall be of the correct ampere rating and fault capacity rating for the circuit in which they are installed. (2) No employee shall replace missing or burnt-out fuses unless authorized to so do by a qualified person.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.15
9.15 (1) Power supply cables for portable electrical equipment shall be placed clear of areas used for vehicles unless the cables are protected by guards. (2) A three-wire power supply cable on electrical equipment or on an electrical appliance shall not be altered or changed for the purpose of using the equipment or appliance on a two-wire power supply.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 9.16
9.16 Grounded electrical equipment and appliances shall be used only when connected to a matching electrical outlet receptacle.
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations — 10.1
10.1 (1) In this Part, ARI means the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute of the United States; ( ARI ) change room means a room that is used by employees to change from their street clothes to their work clothes and from their work clothes to their street clothes, and includes a locker room; ( vestiaire ) personal service room means a change room, toilet room, shower room, field accommodation or a combination thereof. ( local réservé aux soins personnels ) (2) Section 1.6 does not apply in respect of any publication that is referred to in a standard that is incorporated by reference in this Part. SOR/2024-118, s. 12
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ARI means the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute of the United States; ( ARI )
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change room means a room that is used by employees to change from their street clothes to their work clothes and from their work clothes to their street clothes, and includes a locker room; ( vestiaire )