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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 511 · clause 511 · NLR 5/12

PART XXVII CONFINED SPACE ENTRY — Confined space entry

511

(1) An employer shall perform an assessment of the work area to determine whether it contains a confined space.

511(2)

For the purpose of this Part, "confined space" means an enclosed or partially enclosed space that

511(a)

is not designed or intended for human occupancy except for the purpose of performing work;

511(b)

has restricted means of access and egress; and

511(c)

may become hazardous to a person entering it as a result of

511(i)

its design, construction, location or atmosphere, (ii) the materials or substances in it, or (iii) any other conditions relating to it.

511(3)

A worker shall not work in a confined space after January 1, 2013 unless the worker has completed a confined space entry program prescribed by the commission.

511(4)

An employer shall inform a worker who may have to work in a confined space of a hazard by posting signs or other equally effective means of advising of the existence of and dangers posed by confined spaces.

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