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tem and no employer or contractor shall permit its use until the defect or inadequacy has been eliminated. 2010-159 ## Water Safety Equipment Water and other liquid safety - 51 (1) The following definitions apply in this section. 'automatically inflatable personal flotation device' means a device that provides buoyancy through an auto -matic inflation mechanism with an oral inflation system as a back-up and when worn correctly supports a con -scious person in an upright or backward leaning posi -tion, but is not designed to turn a person from a facedown to a face-up position in the water; ( vêtement de flottaison individuel auto-gonflable ) 'life jacket' means an inherently buoyant device that when worn correctly supports a conscious or uncon -scious person in an upright or backward leaning position and is designed to turn a person from a face-down to a face-up position in the water; ( gilet de sauvetage ) - 'personal flotation device' means an inherently buoy -ant device that when worn correctly supports a conscious person in an upright or backward leaning position, but is not designed to turn a person from a face-down to a faceup position in the water, and includes devices that are designed to protect an employee against hypothermia. ( vêtement de flottaison individuel ) - 51 (2) If an employee is exposed to a risk of drowning, an owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure the employee uses one of the following: - (a) a fall-protection system; - (b) a life jacket that is approved by Transport Can -ada or by an agency permitted by Transport Canada to approve it; - (c) a personal flotation device that is approved by Transport Canada or by an agency permitted by Transport Canada to approve it; protection contre les chutes et l'employeur ou l'entrepre -neur ne peut permettre son utilisation qu'après l'élimina -tion de la défectuosité ou de…

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- (d) an automatically inflatable personal flotation de -vice that is approved by Transport Canada or by an agency permitted by Transport Canada to approve it; or - (e) a personal safety net that conforms to the re -quirements of section 49.8. - 51 (2.1) If a place of employment is a fishing vessel that has no deck or deck structure, - (a) the owner of the place of employment and the employer shall each ensure that a fisher on board the fishing vessel wears a life jacket or flotation device referred to in paragraph (2)(b), (c) or (d), and - (b) a fisher on board the fishing vessel shall wear a life jacket or flotation device referred to in paragraph (2)(b), (c) or (d). - 51 (3) The shell of a life jacket or flotation device re -ferred to in paragraphs (2)(b) to (d) shall be bright yel -low, orange or red and have retro-reflective material fit -ted on surfaces normally above the surface of the water. - 51 (4) Despite subsection (2), an employee shall wear a life jacket when - (a) working alone, or - (b) there are insufficient resources to provide a quick and effective rescue. - 51 (5) An employer and a contractor shall each ensure that an employee wears a life jacket or flotation device referred to in paragraphs (2)(b) to (d) when being trans -ported in a boat. - 51 (6) If an employee works on ice and the water under the ice is more than 1 m in depth, an employer and a contractor shall each test the ice before beginning any work and after as necessary to ensure that the ice will support any load placed on it. - 51 (7) If an automatically inflatable personal flotation device is used, the employer and the employee shall each ensure that - d) ou bien un vêtement de flottaison individuel au -togonflable qu'approuve Transports Canada ou un or -ganisme qu'il autorise à cette fin; - e) ou bien un filet de sécurité individuel qui répond aux exigences de l'article 49.8. - 51 (2.1) Lorsque le lieu …

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- (a) appropriate emergency equipment is ready to be used, - (b) a person who is competent to operate the emer -gency equipment is readily available to provide assis -tance, and - (c) an alarm system is provided to signal the need for a rescue. - 51 (11) An employer and a contractor shall each ensure that an employee wears a life jacket or a personal flota -tion device when participating in a rescue. - 51 (12) If an employer or contractor provides a boat for use in an emergency, the employer or contractor shall ensure - (a) that the rescue boat is equipped with a life ring or buoy that is attached to 30 m of rope and a boat hook, and - (b) that the rescue boat is motorized if the water is likely to be rough or swift. 97-121; 2001-33; 2010-159; 2020-35; 2022, c.51, s.2 ## PART VII.1 EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS 97-121 ## Exemption - underground mine 51.1 (1) This Part does not apply to an underground mine. ## Inconsistency with other provisions 51.1 (2) Where there is a conflict between a provision in this Part and a provision in any other Part, the provi -sion in this Part prevails to the extent of the inconsis -tency. ## Reference to NFPA 51.1 (3) In this Part, all references to standards pref -aced by 'NFPA' are references to standards established by the National Fire Protection Association of Quincy, Massachusetts. 97-121 - a) de l'équipement de secours approprié et prêt à être utilisé; - b) l'aide immédiate d'une personne compétente prê -te à utiliser l'équipement de secours; - c) un système d'alarme pouvant avertir les sauve -teurs. - 51 (11) L'employeur et l'entrepreneur s'assurent cha -cun que le salarié porte un gilet de sauvetage ou un vête -ment de flottaison individuel lorsqu'il participe à un sauvetage. - 51 (12) Lorsqu'il fournit un bateau de sauvetage, l'em -ployeur ou l'entrepreneur s'assure qu'il est : - a) pourvu d'une bouée de sauvetage attachée à une corde …