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Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 69
Storage 69 Every employer must ensure that all things at each workplace under its control are stored or placed in a manner that does not a present a hazard to the health or safety of any person, including by (a) impeding the safe movement of persons, equipment or things through corridors, entrances or exits; (b) impeding access to or the use of firefighting, first aid or other emergency equipment; (c) interfering with the operation of fixed fire protection equipment; (d) impeding access to electrical panels, equipment control panels or emergency disconnect switches or devices; (e) obstructing ventilation or illumination; (f) exceeding the maximum load-carrying capacity of the thing on which they are stored or placed; or (g) being stacked in a manner that makes them unstable.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 70
Food safety 70 The risks arising from the consumption of unsafe food are, in respect of every workplace at which food is served, prescribed risks for the purpose of paragraph 205.02(2)(a) of the Act and the employer with control over the workplace must ensure that (a) all preparation, storage, handling or serving of food is done in accordance with the Codex Alimentarius Commission’s “Recommended International Code of Practice: General Principles of Food Hygiene”, as set out in its publication Food Hygiene (Basic Texts) , with the recommendations in the Code being read as mandatory; (b) foods that require refrigeration to prevent them from becoming hazardous to health are maintained at a temperature of 4°C or lower; (c) foods that require freezing to prevent them from becoming hazardous to health are maintained at a temperature of -18°C or lower; and (d) temperature logs are maintained for hot and cold holding units, including refrigerators and freezers.
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Potable water 71 (1) Every employer must provide, to all persons at each workplace under its control, potable water for drinking and food preparation and must ensure that clean and sanitary cups are provided for drinking water that is not provided from a drinking fountain. Occupational health and safety program (2) The risks associated with the consumption of non-potable water are prescribed risks for the purpose of paragraph 205.02(2)(a) of the Act and every occupational health and safety program must (a) provide for on-site oversight by a competent person of the daily operation of the system by which potable water is provided; (b) require notification of the workplace committee or coordinator, as the case may be, of any samples taken from that system that fail to meet the requirements for potable water; (c) set out procedures for addressing any failures of the system to provide water that meets the requirements for potable water; and (d) address the keeping of records relating to the system, its oversight and its performance. Definition of potable water (3) In this section, potable water means water that conforms to the Department of Health’s Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality .
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Non-application 72 This Part does not apply to the lighting of the bridge of a mobile offshore drilling unit or the bridge of any ship used for construction, production or diving or for geotechnical or seismic work.
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(a) work positions at which cartography, drafting, plan reading or other tasks requiring high visual precision are performed
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (b)
(b) work positions at which business machines are operated or prolonged reading or writing tasks are performed
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(a) work positions at which instruments are read or hazardous substances are handled, if errors in such reading or handling may be hazardous to the health or safety of an employee
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(b) work positions at which close or prolonged attention is given to laboratory work
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) work positions at which fine or medium bench, machine or repair work is performed
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (b)
(b) work positions at which rough bench, machine or repair work is performed
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety 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 that may be hazardous to the safety of employees are performed
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (b)
(b) work positions at which a hazardous substance is used, stored or handled
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (c)
(c) work positions at which gauges and meters that are not self-illuminating are located
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) work positions at which packages or goods are checked or sorted
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (b)
(b) work positions at which loading or unloading work is frequently performed
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) areas in which there is a high level of activity
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) work positions at which there is a high level of activity
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) areas in which there is a high level of activity or where there is a high frequency of traffic
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(a) work positions at which first aid or medical care is rendered or examinations are conducted or at which other tasks essential to the health or safety of an employee are performed
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — (a)
(a) work positions at which prolonged cutting or preparation tasks are performed
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Emergency lighting 74 (1) Every employer must ensure that each workplace under its control that is a marine installation or structure is equipped with an emergency lighting system that (a) turns on automatically if the primary lighting system fails; and (b) provides sufficient dependable illumination to enable all emergency measures to be carried out, including emergency shutdown procedures and evacuation of persons from the workplace. Verification (2) The employer must ensure that the emergency lighting system is verified to be in working order at least once a month.
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Handling, storage and disposal 75 Every employer must ensure that lighting components and bulbs at each workplace under its control are handled, stored and disposed of in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and in a manner that does not pose a risk to any person.
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Unimpeded communication 76 Every employer must ensure that sound levels at each workplace under its control do not impede communication during normal or emergency operations.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 77
Noise 77 (1) Excessive noise is a prescribed risk for the purpose of paragraph 205.02(2)(a) of the Act and every employer must ensure, with respect to each workplace under its control, other than an underwater area, that (a) noise surveys are carried out in accordance with CSA Group standard Z107.56, Measurement of noise exposure ; (b) to the extent feasible, the threshold limit value for sound is not exceeded; and (c) if it is not feasible to reduce sound levels at the workplace to within the threshold limit value, (i) signs are posted at the entrances to or on the periphery of areas where employees may be exposed to excessive sound levels that clearly indicate the presence of a noise hazard and identify the personal protective equipment that is required in that area, and (ii) every employee at the workplace undergoes an audiometric test every two years, or more frequently as recommended by an audiologist or occupational physician. Survey results (2) The employer must retain the results of all noise surveys for at least 10 years after the day on which they were carried out. Instruction and training (3) The instruction and training that every employer must provide to its employees includes instruction and training on the risks posed by excessive noise.
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Air quality 78 (1) Poor air quality is a prescribed risk for the purpose of paragraph 205.02(2)(a) of the Act and every employer must ensure that all contaminants in the air at each workplace under its control are kept below the applicable threshold limit values, including — if the workplace is a marine installation or structure — through the installation, use, maintenance and testing of appropriate ventilation systems and other engineering controls. Local exhaust ventilation (2) The ventilation systems must, if feasible, include local exhaust ventilation systems where necessary to prevent contaminants from entering an employee’s breathing zone while the employee is working.
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Ventilation system 79 Every employer must ensure, with respect to any ventilation system installed at a workplace under its control, that (a) it is equipped with a device that provides a warning if the system is not working properly; (b) all contaminants that it removes are exhausted clear of the area from which they are drawn and prevented from entering any work area or accommodations area; (c) it and any humidification equipment that forms a part of it (i) are constructed and maintained in a manner that minimizes the growth and dissemination through the system of micro-organisms, insects and mites, and (ii) if feasible, are readily accessible for cleaning and inspection; and (d) unless it is installed in an accommodations area, its minimum ventilation rate conforms to American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists standard Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Design .
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Internal combustion engine 80 If mobile equipment powered by an internal combustion engine is operated indoors or in an enclosed work area, the employer with control over the workplace at which it is operated must ensure that the engine is maintained in a manner that ensures conformity with the requirements of American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists standard Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Design relating to vehicle exhaust ventilation.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 81
Movement within workplace 81 Every employer must ensure, to the extent feasible, that all persons at each workplace under its control that is a marine installation or structure are able to move around the workplace, including through corridors, without bending, sidling or tripping and must ensure that any changes in floor elevation and ceiling height that pose a risk of injury and cannot be eliminated are clearly marked.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 82
Doors 82 Every employer must ensure, at each workplace under its control that is a marine installation or structure, that (a) any swinging door that opens onto a stairway does so over a floor or landing that extends under the full swing of the door; and (b) the use of any double-action swinging door that does not permit persons approaching from one side of the door to be aware of persons on the other side is restricted to a single direction.
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Guard-rails 83 Any guard-rail that is required under these Regulations must (a) include (i) a horizontal rail, cable or chain positioned not less than 90 cm and not more than 1.1 m above the working surface, (ii) unless the guard-rail is located at the top of a fixed ladder, one or more additional horizontal rails, cables or chains positioned below the one referred to in subparagraph (i) so that the distance between the working surface and the nearest rail, cable or chain or between any two adjacent rails, cables or chains does not exceed half the distance between the working surface and the rail, cable or chain referred to in subparagraph (i), and (iii) vertical supports spaced not more than 3 m apart at their centres; (b) be capable of withstanding the greater of (i) the maximum load that is likely to be imposed on it, and (ii) a static load of not less than 890 N applied in any direction at any point on the rail, cable or chain referred to in subparagraph (a)(i); and (c) be capable of withstanding the effects of fire.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 84
Wall and floor openings and open edges 84 Every employer must ensure that, in any area on a marine installation or structure under its control to which a person might have access, (a) every opening in a wall, partition or bulkhead that measures at least 75 cm high and 30 cm wide and from which there is a drop of more than 1.2 m, or that otherwise poses a hazard to any person, and every opening in a floor, platform or deck whose smallest dimension measures at least 30 cm is (i) protected by a guard-rail, or (ii) covered with material that is (A) securely fastened to a supporting structural member of the marine installation or structure, and (B) capable of withstanding all loads that are likely to be imposed on it; and (b) every other open edge from which there is a drop of more than 1.2 m, other than on a helicopter deck, is protected by a guard-rail.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 85
Open-top enclosures 85 (1) Every employer must ensure, at each workplace under its control, that, if an employee has access to the top of a bin, hopper, tank, vat, pit or similar enclosure with an opening at the top that is large enough for a person to fit through, (a) the enclosure’s opening is covered with a grating, screen or other covering; or (b) there is a walkway over or adjacent to the opening that is not less than 50 cm wide and is fitted with guard-rails. Support capability (2) The grating, screen, covering or walkway must be capable of supporting the greater of (a) the maximum load that is likely to be imposed on it, and (b) a live load of 6 kN. Access to inside (3) If an employee is required to access the inside of an open-top enclosure from its top, the employer must ensure, if feasible, that there is a fixed ladder on the inside wall of the enclosure that permits the employee to safely enter and exit.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 86
Structural openings 86 Every employer must ensure, before any opening is made in the structure of a marine installation or structure under its control, including in any floor or wall, that the locations of all pipes, cable and conduits in the area where the opening is to be made are clearly marked.
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 and (ii) the person who performs the work does not leave the equipment, machine or device until the guard has been replaced and verified to be functioning properly. Alternative procedures (5) Every employer must establish — and must instruct all employees to follow — procedures for minimizing the risk of injury if equipment, machines or devices at a workplace under the employer’s control must be maintained, repaired, cleaned or tested while operational and without a guard in place and it is not feasible to control their energy source as described in paragraph (3)(b) or subparagraph (4)(b)(i).
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 88
Removal from service 88 Every employer must ensure that any equipment, machine or device at a workplace under its control that it has reason to doubt is safe for use is taken out of service and identified in a manner that ensures it is not inadvertently returned to service until a competent person determines it to be safe for use.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 89
Hair, clothing and accessories 89 Every employer must ensure that all persons at each workplace under its control not wear long hair, loose-fitting clothing, dangling accessories, jewellery or other similar items unless those items are tied, covered or otherwise secured as necessary to prevent them from coming into contact with equipment or machines or from otherwise presenting a risk to health or safety.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 90
Pedestrian passage 90 Every employer must ensure, at each workplace under its control, that a path for pedestrian use is clearly identified with floor markings or physical means through any area in which mobile equipment or other equipment that presents a risk of injury to persons passing through is being used.
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 of revolutions per minute does not exceed the maximum speed rating of the abrasive wheel; (n) all equipment and machines whose operation may cause the ejection of material that may pose a hazard to a person are, if feasible, equipped with a means of safely containing the material; (o) all equipment and machines that have exposed moving, electrically charged or hot parts or that process, transport or handle material that constitutes a hazard are, if feasible, equipped with (i) a guard that is not readily removable without the use of tools and that physically prevents persons from coming into contact with the parts or material or from being exposed to the hazard they present, or (ii) if rendering the equipment or machine inoperative would minimize the hazard, a device that renders the equipment or machine inoperative if a person or their clothing comes into contact with or comes too close to a part of the equipment or machine that is likely to cause injury; (p) all wire rope in tension, other than on a crane or hoist, is protected by a guard, if feasible; and (q) if the workplace is a marine installation or structure, all temporary or portable heating equipment that is used in an enclosed area (i) provides complete combustion of the fuel used in it or is equipped with an exhaust system that discharges the products of combustion outside the enclosed area, and (ii) is used only while carbon monoxide levels in the enclosed area are being continuously monitored. Alternative safeguards (2) If it is not feasible for equipment or a machine to be equipped as described in paragraph (1)(c), (n) or (o), or for wire rope in tension to be protected as described in paragraph (1)(p), the employer must ensure that another guard, safety device or awareness barrier is put in place to protect against the hazard.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 92
Fuelling 92 (1) Every employer must ensure that no equipment or machine at a workplace under its control is fuelled, and no fuel is transferred between containers, (a) in the following locations: (i) a place where the vapours from the fuel are not readily dissipated, or (ii) the hold of a vessel or any other enclosed space at the workplace; or (b) in the following circumstances: (i) subject to subparagraph (ii), while there is any source of ignition in the vicinity that presents a risk of fire or explosion, or (ii) in the case of equipment, while the equipment’s engine is running, unless it is designed to be fuelled in that manner. Exception (2) Despite subparagraph (1)(a)(ii), equipment may be fuelled in the hold of a vessel or another enclosed space if (a) an employee who has a suitable fire extinguisher ready for use is in the hold or space; (b) no one other than the employee referred to in paragraph (a) and those employees engaged in the fuelling are in the hold or space; (c) the fuelling is carried out by transferring fuel directly into the equipment’s fuel tank or, in the case of liquefied gas, by replacing spent cylinders; (d) no more fuel than is necessary to fill the equipment’s fuel tank — or, in the case of liquefied gas, no more than the number of cylinders in need of replacement — is taken into the hold or space; and (e) atmospheric gas levels in the hold or space are continuously monitored. Procedures (3) Every employer must develop procedures to be followed respecting the fuelling of equipment to protect the health and safety of employees.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 93
Standards 93 (1) Every employer must ensure that each elevator at a workplace under its control is designed, maintained, tested, inspected and used in accordance with ASME standard A17.1/CSA Group standard B44, Safety code for elevators and escalators , and that each personnel lift at a workplace under its control is designed, installed, maintained, tested, inspected and used in accordance with CSA Group standard CAN/CSA-B311, Safety Code for Manlifts . Inspection and testing (2) The employer must ensure that every elevator and personnel lift is inspected and tested (a) before the elevator or personnel lift is placed in or returned to service; (b) after any alteration to the elevator or personnel lift; and (c) at least once a year. Inspection validity (3) An inspection ceases to be valid one year after the day on which it is carried out. Record (4) The employer must ensure that the person who inspects an elevator or personnel lift includes in the record referred to in paragraph 87 (1)(f) the date on which the inspection ceases to be valid.
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Elevator documentation 94 Every employer must ensure that a document is posted in each elevator at a workplace under its control that identifies the elevator and its location, indicates its capacity and sets out the date on which its most recent inspection ceases to be valid.
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Application 95 This Part applies in respect of a workplace that is a marine installation or structure.
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Ship’s ladder 96 For the purposes of this Part, any reference to stairs includes a permanently installed structure, commonly known as a ship’s ladder, that has a steep pitch, rigid treads supported by rigid side rails and a handrail on each side.
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Requirement to install 97 If an employee in the course of routine work is required to move between levels that are more than 45 cm apart, the employer with control over the workplace must ensure that a fixed ladder, fixed stairs or a fixed ramp is installed between the levels.