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

Version of section 178 from 2015-01-05 to 2017-08-22:

  •  (1) If, in a workplace, there is a hazard of drowning, the employer must provide every person granted access to the workplace with

    • (a) a life jacket or personal flotation device that meets the standards set out in the Canadian General Standards Board Standard

      • (i) CAN/CGSB 2-65.7-2007, Life Jackets, published in 2007

      • (ii) CAN/CGSB 65.11-M88, Personal Flotation Devices, published in 1988; or

    • (b) a safety net or a fall-protection system.

  • (2) If, in a workplace, there is a hazard of drowning,

    • (a) emergency equipment must be provided and held in readiness;

    • (b) a qualified person to operate all the emergency equipment provided must be readily available;

    • (c) if appropriate, a powered rescue boat must be provided and held in readiness; and

    • (d) written emergency procedures must be prepared by the employer containing

      • (i) a full description of the procedures to be followed and the responsibilities of all persons granted access to the workplace, and

      • (ii) the location of any emergency equipment.

  • (3) If a workplace is a wharf, dock, pier, quay or other similar structure, a ladder that extends at least two rungs below water level must, if reasonably practicable, be installed on the face of the structure every 60 m along its length.


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