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Canada – Nova Scotia Offshore Marine Installations and Structures Occupational Health and Safety Transitional Regulations

Version of section 173 from 2015-01-05 to 2017-08-22:

  •  (1) Subject to subsection (4), if there is a hazard of an airborne hazardous substance or an oxygen-deficient atmosphere in a workplace, the employer must provide a respiratory protective device that is listed in the NIOSH Certified Equipment List as of September 1994, published in 1994 by the United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

  • (2) A respiratory protective device referred to in subsection (1) must be selected, fitted, cared for, used and maintained in accordance with the standards set out in CSA Standard Z94.4-11, Selection, Use and Care of Respirators, published in 2011, excluding clauses 6.1.5, 10.3.3.1.2 and 10.3.3.4.2(c).

  • (3) If air is provided for the purpose of a respiratory protective device referred to in subsection (1),

    • (a) the air must meet the standards set out in clauses 5.5.2 to 5.5.11 of CSA Standard Z180.1-13, Compressed Breathing Air and Systems, published in 2013; and

    • (b) the system that supplies air must be constructed, tested, operated and maintained in accordance with the CSA Standard referred to in paragraph (a).

  • (4) If there is a likelihood of exposure to hydrogen sulphide or combustible gases at a drilling rig, drilling unit or production facility, the employer must provide, at a readily accessible location

    • (a) on the drill floor, at least one self-contained positive pressure breathing device for each employee normally employed on the drill floor or an air manifold equipped with a face mask for each such employee;

    • (b) at least two portable hydrogen sulphide detectors; and

    • (c) at least two portable combustible gas detectors.

  • (5) If employee sleeping quarters are located adjacent to a drilling rig or on a drilling unit or production facility, at least four self-contained positive pressure breathing devices must be located in a readily accessible location.

  • (6) A person who may be required to use a respiratory protective device must not have hair that interferes with the functioning of the breathing device.


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