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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 514 · clause 514 · NLR 5/12

PART XXVII CONFINED SPACE ENTRY — Entry into confined space

514(f)

adequate explosion-proof illumination is provided where appropriate; and

514(g)

adequate barriers are erected to prohibit unauthorized entry.

514

A confined space shall be entered only where

514(a)

the opening for entry and exit is sufficient to allow safe passage of a person wearing personal protective equipment;

514(b)

mechanical equipment in the confined space is

514(i)

disconnected from its power source, and (ii) locked out and tagged;

514(c)

pipes and other supply lines whose contents are likely to create a hazard are blanked off;

514(d)

measures have been taken to ensure that, where appropriate, the confined space is continuously ventilated;

514(e)

liquid in which a person may drown or a free-flowing solid in which a person may become entrapped has been removed from the confined space;

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