Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 11.06
11.06 (1) If conditions in a hazardous confined space or the nature of the work to be performed in a hazardous confined space are such that the requirements set out in subsection 11.05(1) cannot be complied with at all times when a person is in the hazardous confined space, the employer must (a) in consultation with the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, the work place committee or the health and safety representative, establish emergency procedures to be followed in the event of an accident or other emergency in or near the hazardous confined space that include (i) a plan for reporting the emergency, and (ii) a list of necessary resources, including the required number of persons, to carry out the emergency procedures; (b) specify the date when the emergency procedures are established and provide a plan for the immediate evacuation of the hazardous confined space when (i) an alarm is activated, or (ii) there is any significant change in a concentration or percentage referred to in paragraph 11.05(1)(a) that would adversely affect the health or safety of a person in the hazardous confined space; (c) provide the protection equipment referred to in paragraph 11.03(2)(a) for each employee who is about to enter the hazardous confined space; (d) ensure that a qualified person trained in the emergency procedures established under paragraph (a) and the procedures established under section 11.04 is (i) in attendance outside the hazardous confined space, and (ii) in communication with the person inside the hazardous confined space; (e) in consultation with the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, the work place committee or the health and safety representative, provide the qualified person referred to in paragraph (d) with a suitable communication device or alarm for summoning assistance; and (f) ensure that the required number of persons as determined in subparagraph (a)(ii) are available to assist in the event of an emergency and to carry out the emergency procedures. (2) The employer must ensure that one of the persons referred to in paragraph (1)(f) (a) is trained in the emergency procedures established under paragraph (1)(a) and receives annual refresher training; (b) has a basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate; and (c) is provided with the protection equipment and emergency equipment referred to in paragraph 11.03(2)(a). (3) The employer must ensure that every person granted access to a hazardous confined space has at their disposal the appropriate emergency procedures set out in paragraphs 11.06(1)(a) and (b) and that they follow those procedures. (4) The employer must ensure that every person entering, exiting or occupying a hazardous confined space referred to in subsection (1) wears an appropriate safety harness that is securely attached to a lifeline that (a) is attached to a secure anchor outside the hazardous confined space; (b) is monitored by the qualified person referred to in paragraph (1)(d); (c) protects the person from the hazard for which it is provided and does not in itself create a hazard; and (d) is, if feasible, equipped with a mechanical lifting device. SOR/2021-143, s. 1