1. These Regulations may be cited as the Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations.

1.1 In these Regulations,

“Act”

“Act” means Part II of the Canada Labour Code; (Loi)

“advanced first aid certificate”

“advanced first aid certificate” means the certificate issued by an approved organization for the successful completion of a first aid course of at least five days’ duration, other than a mariners’ first aid course; (certificat de secourisme avancé)

“ANSI”

“ANSI” means the American National Standards Institute; (ANSI)

“API”

“API” means the American Petroleum Institute; (API)

“approved organization”

“approved organization” means the St. John Ambulance, the Canadian Red Cross Society or the Workers’ Compensation Board of British Columbia; (organisme approuvé)

“ASME”

“ASME” means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; (ASME)

“basket”

“basket” means a personnel transfer basket; (nacelle)

“Canadian Electrical Code”

“Canadian Electrical Code” means CSA Standard C22.1-1990 Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, dated January 1990; (Code canadien de l’électricité)

“CPR course”

“CPR course” means a training course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation based on the publication of the Journal of the American Medical Association entitled Standards and Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care, dated June 6, 1986, as reprinted by the American Heart Association; (cours RCP)

“CSA”

“CSA” means the Canadian Standards Association; (ACNOR)

“dangerous substance”

“dangerous substance”[Repealed, SOR/88-199, s. 1]

“drill floor”

“drill floor” means, in respect of a drilling rig or drilling unit, the stable platform surrounding the slip setting area that provides support for employees during drilling operations; (plancher de forage)

“drilling rig”

“drilling rig” means the plant and associated support equipment used to make a hole or well by boring or other means for geophysical, exploration or production purposes; (appareil de forage)

“drilling unit”

“drilling unit” means a drillship, submersible, semi-submersible, barge, jack-up or other vessel used in drilling and includes a drilling rig and other related facilities; (installation de forage)

“electrical equipment”

“electrical equipment” means equipment for the generation, distribution or use of electricity; (outillage électrique)

“elevating device”

“elevating device” means an escalator, elevator, basket or other device for moving passengers or freight; (appareil de levage)

“emergency first aid certificate”

“emergency first aid certificate” means the certificate issued by an approved organization for the successful completion of a first aid course of at least one day’s duration; (certificat de secourisme d’urgence)

“environmental conditions”

“environmental conditions” means meteorological, oceanographical and other natural conditions, including ice conditions, that may affect the operations of a work place; (conditions environnementales)

“field accommodation”

“field accommodation” means living, eating or sleeping quarters provided by an employer for the accommodation of employees at a work place; (logement sur place)

“fire hazard area”

“fire hazard area” means an area that contains or is likely to contain explosive or flammable concentrations of a hazardous substance; (endroit présentant un risque d’incendie)

“first aid attendant”

“first aid attendant” means a medic or a qualified person who is a holder of an emergency first aid certificate, a standard first aid certificate, a mariners first aid certificate or an advanced first aid certificate or of a registered nurse’s certificate recognized under the laws of a province; (secouriste)

“first aid room”

“first aid room” means a room used exclusively for first aid or medical purposes; (salle de premiers soins)

“high voltage”

“high voltage” means a voltage of more than 750 V between any two conductors or between a conductor and ground; (haute tension)

“hot work”

“hot work” means welding, burning, rivetting, drilling, grinding, chipping or any other work where a flame is used or sparks are produced; (travail à chaud)

“locked out”

“locked out” means, in respect of any equipment, machine or device, that the equipment, machine or device has been rendered inoperative and cannot be operated or energized without the consent of the person who rendered it inoperative; (verrouillé)

“mariners first aid certificate”

“mariners first aid certificate” means the certificate issued by an approved organization for the successful completion of a mariners’ first aid course of at least five days’ duration; (certificat de secourisme maritime)

“medic”

“medic” means a qualified person who

• (a) has experience with helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft evacuation for medical purposes,

• (b) is the holder of an advanced cardiac life support certificate or basic cardiac life support instructor’s certificate recognized by the Canadian Heart Foundation, and

• (c) is the holder of

  • (i) a registered nurse’s certificate recognized under the laws of a province and has clinical experience in intensive care or emergency practice,

  • (ii) a paramedic certificate issued by a college in a province and has clinical experience, or

  • (iii) an Occupational Qualification VIB Medical Assistant Canadian military certificate; (technicien médical)

“medical practitioner”

“medical practitioner”[Repealed, SOR/88-199, s. 1]

“Minister”

“Minister” means the Minister of Labour; (ministre)

“National Building Code”

“National Building Code” means the National Building Code of Canada, 1985, issued by the Associate Committee on the National Building Code, National Research Council of Canada, dated 1985, as amended to January 1987; (Code national du bâtiment)

“National Fire Code”

“National Fire Code” means the National Fire Code of Canada, 1985, issued by the Associate Committee on the National Fire Code, National Research Council of Canada, dated 1985, as amended to January 1987; (Code national de prévention des incendies)

“offshore”

“offshore” means, with respect to a work place, a location within a water-covered area that is not an island, an artificial island or an ice platform; (au large des côtes)

“oxygen deficient atmosphere”

“oxygen deficient atmosphere” means an atmosphere in which there is less than 18 per cent by volume of oxygen at a pressure of one atmosphere or in which the partial pressure of oxygen is less than 135 mm Hg; (air à faible teneur en oxygène)

“production facility”

“production facility” means production, separating, treating and processing equipment and facilities necessary in production operations, including airstrips, helicopter landing areas and field accommodation; (installation de production)

“protection equipment”

“protection equipment” means safety materials, equipment, devices and clothing; (équipement de protection)

“qualified person”

“qualified person” means, in respect of a specified duty, a person who, because of his knowledge, training and experience, is qualified to perform that duty safely and properly; (personne qualifiée)

“regional office”

“regional office” means, in respect of a work place, the regional office of the Canada Oil and Gas Lands Administration, formed under the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources and the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, for the administrative region of that Administration in which the work place is situated; (bureau régional)

“standard first aid certificate”

“standard first aid certificate” means the certificate issued by an approved organization for successful completion of a first aid course of at least two days’ duration; (certificat de secourisme général)

“support craft”

“support craft” means a vehicle, vessel, tug, ship, aircraft, air cushion vehicle, standby craft or other craft used to provide transport for or assistance to employees in a work place; (véhicule de service)

“toilet room”

“toilet room” means a room that contains a water closet or a urinal, but does not include an outdoor privy; (cabinet de toilette)

“ULC Standard”

“ULC Standard” means the Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada Standard CAN4-S508-M83, Rating and Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishers, dated June 1983, as amended to July 1986. (norme ULC)