Canada – Nova Scotia Offshore Marine Installations and Structures Occupational Health and Safety Transitional Regulations
17 (1) Subject to subsection (2), when a salamander or other portable open-flame heating device is used in an enclosed workplace, the heating device must not restrict a means of exit and must be
(a) so located, protected and used that there is no hazard of igniting combustible materials adjacent to the heating device;
(b) used only when there is ventilation provided that protects the health and safety of employees; and
(c) so located as to be protected from damage or overturning.
(2) If the heating device does not provide complete combustion of the fuel used in connection with it, the heating device must be equipped with a securely supported sheet metal pipe that discharges the products of combustion outside the enclosed workplace.
(3) A portable fire extinguisher that has not less than a 10B rating as defined in the ULC Standard must be readily accessible from the location of the heating device when the device is in use.
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