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Timestamp: 2019-12-10 10:52:22
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 23', 'art 26', 'art 8', 'art 4', 'art 9', 'art.\n23', 'art 9']

Part 23 — Oil and Gas
23.1	In this Part:
[am. B.C. Regs. 258/2008, App. G, s. 1; 142/2017, s. 1.]
23.3 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. E, s. 23.]
Coordination of multi-employer workplaces
23.4 (1) If an activity involves the work of 2 or more employers or their workers, each employer must notify the owner, or the person engaged by the owner to be the prime contractor, in advance of any undertaking likely to create a hazard for a worker of another employer.
(b) each employer must give the coordinator appointed under subsection (2) (a) (i) the name of a qualified person designated to be responsible for that employer's site health and safety activities.
[am. B.C. Reg. 185/99, s. 68.]
23.5 (1) The employer must identify the work activities or circumstances, including releases of gases, that have caused or may cause significant risk of injury or occupational disease to workers.
23.6 (1) When flammable liquids or finely divided materials which may produce a dust which is flammable or explosive are being transferred between containers, the containers must be
[am. B.C. Reg. 142/2017, s. 2.]
23.7 (1) Smoking is prohibited on or about a rig, within 25 m (80 ft) of the well bore and within 25 m (80 ft) of any well, production facility or gas processing plant.
23.8 (1) If regular monitoring and hotwork permits are not in use to control ignition sources
23.9 (1) Written safe work procedures must be implemented to ensure the safety of workers lighting or operating a flare tip, flare stack or flare line.
23.10 (1) Non-freezing fire extinguishers, other firefighting equipment and firefighting personnel must be provided as required by subsections (2), (3) and (4) and Table 23-1.
(4) Firefighting equipment must meet the requirements of NFPA 10, Portable Fire Extinguishers, 1990 Edition.
Work activity Number of
extinguishers required Type of extinguisher
5 or more fracturing tanks or greater than
40% methanol water fracturing The fire hazard must be evaluated in accordance with current industry standards,
and firefighting equipment and personnel must be provided as determined
necessary by the evaluation.
23.11 (1) Alcohol must not be added to air lines at the air intake side of a compressor.
Pipelines, fittings and valves
23.12 (1) Pipelines, piping systems, fittings and valves must
(iv) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Standard B31.3-1993, Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping.
(v) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. E, s. 24 (d).]
[am. B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. E, s. 24.]
23.13 (1) Hoses and fittings must be of a design suitable for the type of service for which they are used.
23.14 (1) A positive displacement pump and attachments must have valves, pipes and fittings capable of withstanding the pump's maximum working pressure.
[am. B.C. Reg. 243/2006, s. 12.]
23.16 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 312/2012, App. B, s. 1.]
23.17 (1) Pipe racks and tubs must be placed on a level and firm surface.
[am. B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. C, s. 7.]
23.18 (1) Pipes or tubular goods must be restrained from uncontrolled movement.
(10) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 258/2008, App. G, s. 2.]
[am. B.C. Reg. 258/2008, App. G, s. 2.]
Kelly hose and safety lines
23.19 (1) Clamps and wire rope safety lines or chains must be used to fasten the kelly hose at the standpipe end to the derrick and at the swivel end of the swivel housing.
(2) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. B, s. 51.]
[am. B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. B, s. 51.]
23.20 The employer must ensure that workers do not use friction catheads after April 14, 1999.
Rigging up and tearing out
23.21 (1) The driver of a vehicle used for rigging up or tearing out equipment must not move the vehicle until signalled to move by a qualified signaller.
(7) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. B, s. 52.]
[am. B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. B, s. 52.]
23.22 A vehicle driver in the oil and gas industry must, before operating a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 5 500 kg (12 000 lbs.),
[en. B.C. Reg. 258/2008, App. G, s. 3; am. B.C. Reg. 14/2019, App. F, s. 2.]
23.23 (1) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. B, s. 53.]
[am. B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. B, s. 53.]
23.24 Roads, bridges and other structures forming part of the road system used by mobile equipment to transport workers, equipment or materials in connection with operations covered by this Part must meet the requirements for roads and road maintenance in Part 26 (Forestry Operations and Similar Activities).
23.25 Liquids must be transported in properly designed and constructed tanks or vessels.
23.26 A tank which contains or may contain a fluid with hydrogen sulfide as a component must have an external means of gauging its contents, or if manual gauging or sampling is required, the worker doing the gauging or sampling must use a supplied air respirator meeting the requirements of Part 8 (Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment) for use in an IDLH atmosphere, and must be visually monitored by another worker equipped with an equivalent respirator and capable of effecting a rescue of the worker doing the gauging or sampling.
Liquefied gas used for purging or gauging operations or well stimulation
23.26.1 The employer must ensure that workers are protected from hazards that may be caused by the release of liquefied gas being used for purging or gauging operations or well stimulation.
[en. B.C. Reg. 142/2017, s. 3.]
Power line and upset hazards
23.27 The drill mast must be lowered if equipment is being moved and there is a danger of
23.28 (1) A seismic drill must have an emergency engine stopping device which is clearly identified, within reach of the drill operator at the drilling position, and tested daily.
Communications on vehicles
23.29 If a worker rides on a seismic line truck to perform work, there must be an effective means of communication between the driver and the worker.
23.30 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 258/2008, App. G, s. 4.]
23.31 The owner must ensure that the work area is sized, constructed and laid out so that
(c) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. C, s. 8 (c).]
[am. B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. C, s. 8.]
23.32 (1) Each drilling and service rig must be inspected and repaired in accordance with the following applicable standards published by the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors:
23.33 (1) The raising and lowering of a derrick must be done under the direct supervision of the rig manager or other qualified person.
23.34 A master list of the weight of rig components must be kept on site.
23.35 Except for the operator at the controls, workers are prohibited from being on, in or beneath a derrick being raised, lowered or telescoped.
23.36 On each drilling and service rig there must be a minimum of 4 self-contained breathing apparatus in good working order, 2 together in each of 2 separate opposite locations, so that 2 apparatus are always accessible regardless of wind direction.
23.37 (1) When installing a blowout preventer
23.38 Spudding in must not start until
(d) all connecting pins are secured against dislodgment.
23.39.1 A drilling or service derrick must have an emergency means of escape from the racking board that complies with section 23.39.2 or 23.39.3.
[en. B.C. Reg. 258/2008, App. G, s. 5.]
Emergency escape system 1
23.39.2 (1) A drilling or service derrick must have a specially rigged and securely anchored line as an emergency means of escape that
(d) is effectively anchored and able to withstand a load of 13.3 kN (3 000 lbs), and
[am. B.C. Regs. 312/2003, App. B, s. 54; 258/2008, App. G, ss. 5 and 6.]
Emergency escape system 2
23.39.3 (1) A drilling or service derrick must have an emergency means of escape that
[en. B.C. Reg. 258/2008, App. G, s. 7.]
23.40 (1) If dual purpose controls are used for automatic catheads, a locking device must be installed to prevent one cathead from being accidentally engaged while the other is operating.
Stabbing boards
23.41 (1) A stabbing board must be used by a worker located above the derrick floor during the running of casing or tubing, or well servicing operations.
Derrick enclosures
23.42 (1) Engine rooms, pump houses, derrick floors and derrickhand platforms must be enclosed to a sufficient height to provide protection against the weather.
23.43 (1) Before commencing drill stem tests, swabbing, bailing, or displacement with gas or oil
(2) If it is not practicable to provide openings as specified in subsection (1) (a), several openings must be made providing a total area of at least 4.5 sq m (50 sq ft) on each side.
23.44 (1) Any pit or tank used for the circulation of flammable material must be isolated from sources of ignition.
Derrick floor access stairways
23.46 (1) On each drilling and service rig, a stairway must be installed beside the ramp and must extend from the ground to the derrick floor.
23.47 (1) Guardrails installed on the walkways and platforms of mud tanks must have
[am. B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. D, s. 24.]
23.48 A minimum of 5 wraps of the hoisting line must be maintained on the drum of the draw works to eliminate strain on the drum line anchorage.
23.49 (1) Travelling blocks, hooks, elevators, elevator links and other units of travelling equipment on a rig must be free of projecting bolts, nuts, pins or parts.
23.50 A worker must not handle moving hoisting lines, unless using a secured spooling device from a safe location.
Riding hoisting equipment
23.51 (1) A worker must not ride the travelling block hook, or elevators, nor slide down any pipe, kelly hose, cable or rope line.
[am. B.C. Reg. 258/2008, App. G, s. 8.]
23.52 (1) Guards of sufficient strength to contain broken parts must be installed at the draw works and rotary table drives of each rig.
23.53 If bumper blocks are attached to the underside of the crown beams on a rig, a safety cable or its equivalent must be
Securing fingers
23.54 The unsupported ends of derrickhand platform fingers must be connected to the platform frame by wire rope not less than 13 mm (1/2 in) in diameter, or chain of at least equivalent strength.
Counterweight safety lines
23.55 A counterweight above the derrick floor which is not fully enclosed or running in permanent guides must be secured to the derrick frame by a wire rope safety line that is not less than 16 mm (5/8 in) in diameter, and of a length that will prevent the counterweight from coming within 2.4 m (8 ft) of the rig floor.
23.56 A drilling rig must have a reliable load weight indicator, and if it is hung above the floor it must be secured by a wire rope or chain safety line.
23.57 (1) The brakes on the draw works of a drilling rig, and on a service rig used for drilling, must be tested at the beginning of each crew shift, and inspected at weekly intervals.
Drill pipes, collars and tubing
23.58 (1) Whenever drill pipes, drill collars or tubing are racked in a derrick, provision must be made for the complete drainage of any fluids or gases in the stands.
Mud cans
23.59 Whenever a wet joint, or stand of pipe or tubing, is being unscrewed and disconnected above the derrick floor, a mud can must be used to convey any liquids through a pipe to the mud tank or sump.
23.60 Rotary tongs must have
23.61 (1) If visibility on the rig floor is obscured, workers must not work there while the rotary table is in motion.
23.62 Except for fuel in the primary supply tanks of operating equipment, gasoline or other liquid fuel must not be stored within 25 m (80 ft) of a well.
23.63 (1) Derrick guylines must be secured to adequate ground anchors.
[am. B.C. Reg. 14/2019, App. G, s. 1.]
23.64 (1) Drill stem testing procedures must conform to Alberta Recommended Practices for Well Testing and Fluid Handling, ARP 4.1 Drill Stem Testing, June, 1993.
(3) The rig manager, testing supervisor and, if required, representatives of other contractors doing work must be present to ensure that
23.64.1 A snubbing operation must be carried out in accordance with recognized industry safe work practices.
[en. B.C. Reg. 258/2008, App. G, s. 9.]
Swabbing at night
23.65 When swabbing at night
23.66 A swabbing tank must have an external means of gauging its contents.
Disposal of fluids
23.67 (1) Fluids used in or resulting from swabbing must be piped directly through a degasser to a battery, skid tank, mobile trailer tank or tank truck, located not less than 50 m (165 ft) from the well bore.
23.68 During well servicing
Flow piping systems — integrity assurance program
23.69 (1) The employer must develop and implement a program for the purpose of ensuring the integrity of the flow piping systems at the worksite.
(b) preparing, updating and making readily available at the worksite an up­to­date document, relating to the inspections and testing referred to in paragraph (a), that identifies each part that has been inspected and tested, and sets out, for that part,
[en. B.C. Reg. 142/2017, s. 4.]
Flow piping systems — selection, installation and operation
23.69.1 The employer must ensure that
Flow piping systems — restraint systems
23.69.2 (1) The employer must ensure that each flow piping system at the worksite is restrained by an engineered restraint system that is designed and manufactured
(4) In addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (2) or (3) (b), the employer must ensure that each restraint system is anchored at both the wellhead end and the supply vehicle end or pumping unit end, but a restraint system need not be anchored to the wellhead or to the supply vehicle or pumping unit.
Flow piping systems — other requirements
23.69.3 (1) If the pressure of a flow piping system at the worksite may exceed 2 000 kPa (290 psi) during well stimulation and similar operations, the employer must ensure that
23.70 (1) Only metal piping, or flexible hose designed for high pressure service, may be used between a service pump and the wellhead, and a check valve must be installed at the wellhead end of the piping.
[am. B.C. Reg. 142/2017, s. 5.]
23.71 If it is necessary to replenish the pumping unit supply with high risk fluids, the filling line from an auxiliary tank must be piped directly to the suction end of the pump, and not into the pumper truck.
23.72 (1) The employer must ensure that, before a well service operation at the worksite commences, piping, pumps, valves, fittings and wellheads that are to be used in the operation have been
to a pressure that is at least 10% above the maximum operating pressure of the well service operation anticipated by the well owner but not above the manufacturer's maximum pressure rating of the piping, pumps, valves, fittings or wellheads.
[en. B.C. Reg. 142/2017, s. 6.]
23.73 The vent line used in hot oiling operations must discharge a minimum of 10 m (33 ft) from sources of ignition.
23.74 During drill stem testing, swabbing, cementing, well servicing or stimulation, electrical continuity between items of equipment must be maintained and the entire system must be grounded.
23.75 Unless the system is designed and constructed to prevent flashback, sources of ignition in the flare pit and surrounding areas must be extinguished while a vessel is being completely drained to the flare pit and the pressure in the vessel is 35 kPa (5 psi) or less.
Blanking of lines
23.76 Pipes connecting a vessel to a flare system must be blanked off and hoses disconnected
Retaining walls and diked areas
23.77 (1) Retaining walls and diked areas must be provided with safe access.
23.78 (1) A tank truck must be electrically bonded and grounded when loading and unloading hydrocarbons.
(5) Other vehicles must not be started or shut off within 8 m (25 ft.) of a tank truck containing flammable vapourizing liquids while it is being connected or disconnected.
(c) illumination in accordance with the requirements of Part 4 [General Conditions] must be provided during hours of darkness, and
(d) the loading spout must extend to within l5 cm (6 in.) of the bottom of the tank.
23.79 If a tank truck tank is pressurized as part of the unloading process
Venting of trucks
23.80 Tank trucks or loading facilities must have a system for protecting workers from hydrogen sulfide if it is present.
23.81 (1) Valve wrenches must be constructed to an adequate engineered design.
23.82 The requirement to control ignition sources during inerting operations in Part 9 [Confined Spaces] does not apply to the workplaces covered by this Part.
23.83 (1) If it is not practicable for a worker entering a confined space to use a lifeline due to internal piping or other obstructions, the worker must wear a full body harness.
[am. B.C. Reg. 312/2010, App. G, s. 16.]
23.84 (1) After a vessel or tank has been cleaned, and before further work is performed,
(b) repeat tests must be made while work is in progress, as required by Part 9 [Confined Spaces].
23.85 Primary entry ways and ventilation openings must be effectively secured in the open position before entry into a confined space is allowed.
23.86 Electrical equipment used in confined spaces must be supplied with power through an approved ground fault circuit interrupter.
23.87 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 348/2003, s. 7.]
23.88 (1) Gas sample containers must meet the requirements of CSA Standard CAN/CSA-B339-88 Cylinders, Spheres, and Tubes for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods.
(2) Gas sample containers must be used in accordance with CSA Standard CAN/CSA-B340-M88, Selection and Use of Cylinders, Spheres, Tubes, and Other Containers for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Class 2.
23.89 (1) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 381/2004, s. 19.]
[am. B.C. Reg. 381/2004, s. 19.]