Regulation and Guidelines for Confined Spaces

The following sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation have been identified as being most relevant to the topic confined spaces. However, other sections of the Workers Compensation Act or OHS Regulation may also apply to your workplace because hazards and tasks vary from workplace to workplace within the same industry. This compilation of relevant sections does not exempt you from other sections that apply to your workplace.

Confined Spaces

Part 9: Confined Spaces
Section 9.1 -- Definitions
Sections 9.2 to 9.5 -- General Requirements
Sections 9.6 to 9.8 -- Responsibilities
Sections 9.9 to 9.11 -- Hazard Assessment and Work Procedures
Sections 9.12 to 9.16 -- Identification and Entry Permits
Sections 9.17 to 9.23 -- Lockout and Isolation
Sections 9.24 to 9.26 -- Verification and Testing
Sections 9.27 to 9.29 -- Cleaning, Purging, Venting, Inerting
Sections 9.30 to 9.33 -- Ventilation
Sections 9.34 to 9.36 -- Standby Persons
Sections 9.37 to 9.41 -- Rescue
Sections 9.42 to 9.45 -- Lifelines, Harnesses and Lifting Equipment
Sections 9.46 to 9.51 -- Personal Protective Equipment and Other Precautions
 

• Guidelines G9.1-1 to G9.1-2 -- Definitions
• Guidelines G9.2 to G9.5 -- General requirements
• Guidelines G9.6 to G9.8 -- Responsibilities
• Guidelines G9.9-1 to G9.11 -- Hazard assessment and work procedures
• Guideline G9.14 -- Identification and entry permits
• Guideline G9.22 -- Lockout and isolation
• Guidelines G9.24 to G9.26 -- Verification and testing
• Guidelines G9.27 to G9.29 -- Cleaning, Purging, Venting, Inerting
• Guidelines G9.34-1 to G9.36 -- Standby persons
• Guidelines G9.39 to G9.41 -- Rescue
• Guidelines G9.42 to G9.43 -- Lifelines, Harnesses and Lifting Equipment
• Guidelines G9.47 to G9.49 -- Personal protective equipment and other precautions