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about a space, a hazard or a procedure in-volving
a confined space, the best course
of action is to ask the supervisor questions,
seek training and follow legislation.
Confined space
requirements under
Part XVIII
Under Section 267, confined spaces in the
workplace must be identified and the haz-ards
within must be assessed. Section 268
requires that if any alternative can be made
that circumnavigates the need to complete
work in a confined space, it must be taken.
When work in a confined space is un-avoidable,
employers must ensure that a
hazard assessment is carried out prior to
work commencing. Once an atmospher-ic
hazard has been identified or confirmed
not to be present, an Entry Plan (Section
272) must be completed. Entry Plans must
be in writing and include pertinent infor-mation
such as tests or measurements car-ried
out, identification of other hazards,
procedures to enter and exit and availabil-ity
and use of PPE. In addition, employers
must ensure that workers are trained on
the contents of the entry plan and the plan
must be posted at the entrance of the space.
The confined space legislation for
Saskatchewan contained in Part XVIII al-so
covers purging and ventilating unsafe
atmospheres (Section 273), precautions
for unsafe atmospheres (Section 274) and,
of course, dealing with flammable and ex-plosive
hazards in confined spaces (Section
369). It is recommended that workplace
confined space safety programs also in-clude
emergency response procedures and
rescue plans for all confined space oper-ations.
Training is a very proactive way to
ensure that workers are prepared for both
routine confined space entries, as well as
any emergency that may arise during such
routine work.
This is only a very general overview of
confined space legislation in Saskatchewan.
Confined space safety in the workplace is
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