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Provision of general training 15 The training that every employer must provide to each of its employees includes, (a) before the employee is first transported to a workplace and then as necessary to ensure the training remains valid for the duration of the employee’s employment at the workplace, (i) an offshore survival training program appropriate to the workplace location and to the means of transportation to be used to transport the employee to and from the workplace, (ii) training on the legislation applicable to occupational health and safety, including the rights of employees and the duties of operators, employers, supervisors and employees, and (iii) training on hydrogen sulfide safety, if hydrogen sulfide may be present at the workplace; and (b) without delay on the employee’s arrival at a workplace at which they have not been present in the previous six months and before they perform any work there, (i) an orientation to the hazards and emergency procedures at the workplace, (ii) training in respect of any emergency duties that may be assigned to them at that workplace, and (iii) if the workplace is a marine installation or structure that is equipped with lifeboats, practice in boarding a lifeboat and securing themselves on a seat.
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Competent person 16 Every employer must ensure that all instruction and training that it is required to provide under the Act is developed by and, if applicable, delivered by a competent person.
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Records 17 Every employer must retain records of all instruction and training provided under the Act for (a) at least five years after the day on which the person to whom the instruction or training is provided ceases to be employed at any of the employer’s workplaces; or (b) if the person to whom the instruction or training is provided is not an employee of the employer, at least five years after the instruction or training is provided.
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Posting of information 19 Every employer must ensure that the following items are posted in the specified locations, separately from the emergency response plan, at each workplace under its control that is a marine installation or structure: (a) a station bill containing the information referred to in subsection 7(1) of the Fire and Boat Drills Regulations as well as a description of any additional alarm signals, the membership of all emergency response teams and the location of all evacuation stations (i) in conspicuous places on every deck, and (ii) on the bridge, if the workplace is a vessel, or at the location where the installation manager referred to in section 198.2 of the Act is expected to be during an emergency, if the workplace is not a vessel; (b) the personnel on board list referred to in paragraph 18 (2)(c), at the applicable location referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii); and (c) a drawing identifying all emergency escape routes from the location at which it is posted (i) at conspicuous locations around the workplace, and (ii) in every person’s sleeping quarters.
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Instruction and training 20 The instruction and training that every employer must provide to each of its employees includes (a) training in the procedures to be followed by the employee in the event of an emergency; and (b) instruction on the location of any emergency and fire protection equipment that the employee may be reasonably expected to use and training in the use of that equipment.
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Means of evacuation 21 Every employer must ensure, with respect to each workplace under its control that is a marine installation or structure, that (a) all muster stations, escape routes, exits, stairways and any other means of evacuation are maintained in serviceable condition and, to the extent feasible, are accessible and ready for use at all times; (b) all exits to the exterior, muster stations and evacuation stations are clearly identified by illuminated signs or otherwise clearly visible in all conditions; and (c) all escape routes are clearly identified with light-reflecting or illuminated markings.
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Emergency equipment 22 (1) Every employer must ensure that the location of all equipment to be used or worn in implementing emergency response procedures at each workplace under its control is clearly identified with light-reflecting or illuminated signs. Grab bags (2) Every employer must provide, in all sleeping quarters at a workplace under its control, a readily available grab bag for each person assigned to the sleeping quarters containing a smoke hood, heat-resistant gloves and a portable light source to enable the person to reach muster stations, temporary refuge areas and evacuation stations in conditions of fire, intense heat or smoke. Emergency escape breathing devices or respirators (3) Every employer must ensure that the emergency escape breathing devices or respirators that it provides in accordance with paragraph 46 (a) are provided in appropriate quantities and at appropriate locations at the workplace to facilitate escape, having regard to (a) the maximum number of persons who may be at the workplace; (b) how those persons are generally distributed among various areas at the workplace; and (c) the configuration of the workplace and the potential for a person’s ability to move within it to be impeded by hazards arising from the situation that requires escape or from the escape itself. Immersion suits (4) Every employer must ensure that the immersion suits that it provides in accordance with paragraph 46 (b) are provided in appropriate quantities and sizes and at appropriate locations at the workplace to facilitate abandonment, having regard to (a) the maximum number of persons who may be at the workplace; (b) how those persons are generally distributed among various areas at the workplace; (c) those persons’ sizes; and (d) the configuration of the workplace and the potential for a person’s ability to move within it to be impeded by hazards arising from the situation that requires abandonment or from the abandonment itself. Minimum number required (5) Despite subsection (4), the employer must provide the following minimum number of immersion suits: (a) in the case of a workplace that is a marine installation or structure used for drilling or production or as a living accommodation, (i) if it is normally attended, two immersion suits for each person at the workplace, including one in the person’s sleeping quarters, and (ii) if it is normally unattended, one immersion suit for each person at the workplace; (b) in the case of a workplace that is a marine installation or structure used for construction, diving or geotechnical or seismic work, one immersion suit for each person at the workplace, plus two additional suits in each of the bridge and the engine control room; and (c) in the case of any other workplace, one immersion suit for each person at the workplace.
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Emergency alert system 23 Every employer must ensure that each workplace under its control that is a marine installation or structure is equipped with a public address and alarm system that is audible or visible, as the case may be, in all areas of the workplace where a person may be present and is to be used to warn persons if (a) the workplace has to be evacuated; (b) a fire is detected; (c) there is a malfunction of a mechanical ventilation system provided for an area where toxic or combustible gases may accumulate to hazardous levels; (d) there is a person overboard; or (e) there is any other threat to the health or safety of persons at the workplace.
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Emergency power source 24 Every employer must ensure that each workplace under its control that is a marine installation or structure is equipped with an emergency power source that is sufficient to operate the following to the degree necessary to allow for safe occupancy of or egress from the workplace in the case of a failure of the main power system: (a) the public address and alarm system; (b) the emergency lighting system; (c) internal and external communications systems; and (d) light and sound signals marking the location of the workplace.
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Emergency descent control 25 (1) Every employer must provide, on each derrick or other elevated part of a workplace under its control that is a marine installation or structure, if there is only one usual means of escape from that location, a device that would allow a person to descend from the location by another means at a controlled speed in an emergency. Loss of power (2) The device must be capable of being operated despite the loss of the main source of power. Instructions (3) The employer must ensure that written instructions for operating the device are kept in a conspicuous place near the location where the device is stored.
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Fire and explosion 26 (1) Fire and explosion are prescribed risks for the purpose of paragraph 210.02(2)(a) of the Act and every employer must ensure that each workplace under its control is designed, constructed, arranged and maintained to minimize those risks. Hazardous areas (2) The occupational health and safety program in respect of a workplace that is a marine installation or structure must identify (a) all areas at the workplace, as classified according to a comprehensive and documented classification system, in which flammable, explosive or combustible substances are or are likely to be present in sufficient quantities and for sufficient periods of time to require special precautions to be taken in the selection, installation or use of machinery and electrical equipment to prevent a fire or explosion; and (b) the precautions applicable to those areas. Signage (3) The employer with control over the workplace must ensure that signs are posted in conspicuous places at each of the areas referred to in subsection (2), identifying them as areas in which there is a risk of fire or explosion. Prohibition (4) The employer must ensure that no person uses an open flame or other source of ignition in an area referred to in subsection (2) unless they are carrying out hot work in accordance with Part 26. Temporary or portable heating equipment (5) Every employer must ensure that any temporary or portable heating equipment that is used at a workplace under its control is located, protected and used in a manner that prevents the equipment from being overturned or damaged and any combustible materials in the vicinity from igniting.
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Firefighting equipment 27 Every employer must equip each workplace under its control with the firefighting equipment that is appropriate for that type of workplace and all classes of fire that may occur there.
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Falls into ocean 29 The risk of a person at a workplace falling into the ocean is a prescribed risk for the purpose of paragraph 210.02(2)(a) of the Act and the employer with control over that workplace must (a) provide appropriate life-saving appliances and ensure they are held in readiness; (b) ensure that a competent person is readily available at all times to operate the life-saving appliances; and (c) ensure that a fast rescue boat that meets the requirements of Chapter V of the LSA Code is provided — or available from a standby vessel that is no more than 500 m away — and held in readiness.
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Emergency drills and exercises 30 (1) Every employer must establish, for each workplace under its control that is a marine installation or structure and having regard to the risk assessment carried out by it for the purpose of the occupational health and safety program, a plan that describes the emergency drills and exercises that must be conducted at the workplace in relation to various scenarios and sets out the frequency with which they must be conducted. Minimum frequency (2) Despite subsection (1), the employer must ensure that (a) a drill to practise mustering is conducted at least once a week; (b) a fire drill is conducted at least once a month; (c) a drill to practise escape to the location of lifeboats or life rafts in preparation for abandonment of the workplace is conducted at least once a month; (d) if the workplace is equipped with lifeboats, (i) each employee participates, at least once every six months, in a drill that requires them to board a lifeboat while wearing an immersion suit and to secure themselves on a seat, and (ii) if feasible, a lifeboat launching drill is conducted annually to test the integrity and operation of the lifeboats and launching equipment; and (e) all drills and exercises are repeated as soon as practicable after any significant change to the emergency plan or to the work or activities carried out at the workplace with respect to which an authorization has been issued. Alternative to launching drill (3) If compliance with subparagraph (2)(d)(ii) is not feasible, the employer must ensure that additional inspections and testing of all components that would otherwise be tested by the launching drill are carried out in consultation with the lifeboat manufacturer and with the prior approval of the Chief Safety Officer. Equitable scheduling (4) The employer must schedule drills and exercises to ensure the equitable participation of all employees, regardless of their shift or rotation. Visitors (5) The employer must ensure that any person visiting the workplace who has not participated in the emergency drills or exercises is accompanied throughout the visit by someone who has done so. Records (6) The employer must keep a record of all emergency drills and exercises conducted that contains (a) the date on which and the time at which the drill or exercise was conducted; (b) a description of the drill or exercise scenario; (c) a list of all persons who participated in the drill or exercise; (d) the length of time taken to complete the drill or exercise, including the length of time to achieve a full muster; and (e) observations regarding the execution of the drill or exercise and opportunities for improvement. Record retention (7) The employer must retain the records referred to in subsection (6) for at least three years after the day on which the drill or exercise is carried out.
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Operator’s obligations 31 Every operator must ensure that (a) a physician who has specialized knowledge in the treatment of illnesses and injuries that may arise at the workplace is readily available at all times to provide medical advice, remotely from a location in Nova Scotia, to any medic or first aider at the workplace and to be transported to the workplace, if necessary, to provide medical care, unless the workplace has a medic who is a physician with that knowledge; (b) an emergency medical evacuation service is available at all times for transporting an injured or ill person from the workplace to a hospital onshore using a means of transportation that (i) is equipped with appropriate first aid and medical supplies, (ii) is capable of accommodating and securing an occupied stretcher, and (iii) has one or more competent persons available on board to provide first aid or medical care to the injured or ill person during transportation; and (c) persons at the workplace have a means of quickly summoning the emergency medical evacuation service.
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Medics 33 (1) An employer may designate a person as a medic if that person (a) has experience with helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft evacuation for medical purposes; (b) holds an advanced cardiac life support certificate or basic cardiac life support instructor’s certificate issued by an entity that bases its training on International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation guidelines; and (c) meets one of the following requirements: (i) they hold a licence to practise medicine in Canada and have at least two years’ clinical experience in intensive care or emergency practice, (ii) they hold a registered nursing certificate recognized by a provincial regulatory body and have at least two years’ clinical experience in intensive care or emergency practice, or (iii) they hold an advanced care paramedic certificate or critical care paramedic certificate issued by a college in Canada and have at least three years’ experience as an advanced life support provider. Designation in writing (2) The designation under subsection (1) must be made in writing. No other duties (3) The employer must not assign to the medic any other duties that will interfere with the prompt and adequate provision of first aid and medical care. Responsibility (4) When providing first aid or medical care to an injured or ill person, a medic (a) must not be overruled by anyone other than the physician referred to in paragraph 31 (a); and (b) must follow any directions given by the physician referred to in paragraph 31 (a).
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First aiders 34 (1) Every employer must allow any first aider — and any other employee that the first aider needs for assistance — to provide prompt and adequate first aid to an injured or ill person and ensure that they have adequate time to do so, with no loss of pay or benefits. Responsibility (2) When providing first aid to an injured or ill person, a first aider (a) must not be overruled by anyone other than a physician, a medic or, if they hold a standard first aid certificate, a first aider with an advanced first aid certificate; and (b) must remain in charge of the person’s care until the first aid is complete or the person is under the care of a physician, a medic or, if they hold a standard first aid certificate, a first aider with an advanced first aid certificate.
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Treatment records 35 (1) Every first aider or medic who provides care to an injured or ill person or from whom treatment is sought must make and sign a record containing the following information: (a) the full name of the injured or ill person; (b) a brief description of the injury or illness — and of the occurrence that gave rise to it, if any — including, as applicable, the date on which and the time and location at which the injury or occurrence occurred or the date on which and the time at which symptoms of the illness were first experienced; (c) a brief description of any treatment provided by the first aider or medic, including the date on which and time at which it was provided; and (d) a brief description of any arrangements made for the treatment or transportation of the injured or ill person. Retention (2) The employer with control over the workplace at which the record is made must retain it, from the day on which the injury or illness is first documented, for (a) 40 years, in the case of treatment for an occupational disease or exposure to a hazardous substance; (b) 10 years, in the case of treatment for an injury resulting from an incident, other than exposure to a hazardous substance, or for a musculoskeletal injury , as defined in subsection 41 (3); and (c) five years, in any other case.
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Occupational health and safety program 36 Every occupational health and safety program must set out measures for promoting mental health and healthy lifestyles and must address substance abuse, the effects on mental health of working in a remote location and the management of mental illness.
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Impairment 37 (1) Impairment, including as a result of fatigue, stress, injury, illness, another physical or psychological condition, alcohol or drugs, is a prescribed risk for the purpose of paragraph 210.02(2)(a) of the Act and every occupational health and safety program must (a) set out the roles and duties of all workplace parties in identifying and preventing the consequences of impairment on the health and safety of employees; (b) identify factors that may contribute to impairment or its causes, such as work and workplace conditions, work scheduling and task type and length; (c) require that the factors referred to in paragraph (b) be regularly monitored at the workplace and taken into account, in conjunction with incident reports, employee complaints, workplace committee reports and records of excess work hours kept under paragraph (e) or subsection 39 (3), to identify any potential impairment; (d) require the development, maintenance and implementation of an appropriate work shift design that allows adequate rest periods; (e) require records to be kept of hours worked by an employee beyond their usual shift or rotation; and (f) require that the risk of fatigue be taken into account in developing all workplace procedures. Working while impaired (2) Every employer must ensure that no employee at a workplace under its control is permitted to work if their ability to do so is impaired in a manner that is likely to be hazardous to their health or safety or that of any other person at the workplace. Investigation of incidents (3) Impairment must be considered as a potential causal factor in the investigation of all incidents at the workplace.
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Fatigue training 38 The instruction and training that every employer must provide to its employees includes instruction and training on the factors that contribute to fatigue, procedures for identifying and reporting fatigue and the role and duties of employees in managing fatigue.
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Rest periods 39 (1) Every employer must ensure that no employee works at a workplace under its control unless they have been provided with a period of at least 11 consecutive hours of rest in the previous 24 hours. Exception (2) An employer may, in extenuating circumstances, allow an employee to work without having had that rest period if the employer has assessed the risk associated with the employee working the extra hours and determined, in consultation with the employee, that the work can be carried out without increased risk to their health or safety. Documentation (3) If an employer allows an employee to work without having had that rest period, the employer must ensure that a description of the work, the name of the employee, the hours worked, the reason for the exception and the result of the risk assessment referred to in subsection (2) are recorded. Non-application in emergency (4) Subsection (1) does not apply in the event of an emergency at the workplace that may be hazardous to the health or safety of employees. Alternative (5) Despite subsections (1) and (2), the employer with control over a workplace for which an authorization has been issued for a period of less than six months may alternatively comply, in respect of the marine crew, with the daily hours of work and minimum rest requirements outlined in the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978.