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

231 (1) The operation, maintenance and inspection of all draw works and associated equipment must meet the standards set out in the following:

• (a) API Standard API Spec 8A, Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment, published in 2001;

• (b) API Standard API RP 8B, Inspections, Maintenance, Repair and Remanufacture of Hoisting Equipment, published in 2012; and

• (c) API Standard API Spec 8C, Specification for Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment (PSL 1 and PSL 2), Fifth Edition, published in 2012.

(2) The operation, maintenance and inspection of offshore cranes must meet the standards set out in API Standard API RP 2D, API Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes, Sixth Edition, published in 2007.