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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE (cont.) ## Controlling mould exposure (cont.) Section 44 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE Part 5 AR 191/2021 # Part 5 Confined Spaces ## Code of practice - 44(1) An employer must have a written code of practice governing the practices and procedures to be followed when workers enter and work in a confined space. - 44(2) The code of practice must (a) take into account and apply the requirements of this Part and of section 169, (b) be maintained and periodically reviewed, and (c) identify all existing and potential confined space work locations at a work site. - 44(3) A worker involved in any aspect of a confined space entry must comply with the requirements and procedures in the code of practice. ## Hazard assessment - 45 If a worker will enter a confined space or a restricted space to work, an employer must appoint a competent person to (a) identify and assess the hazards the worker is likely to be exposed to while in the confined space or restricted space, (b) specify the type and frequency of inspections and tests necessary to determine the likelihood of worker exposure to any of the identified hazards, (c) perform the inspections and tests specified, (d) specify the safety and personal protective equipment required to perform the work, and (e) identify the personal protective equipment and emergency equipment to be used by a worker who undertakes rescue operations in the event of an accident or other emergency. ## Training - 46(1) An employer must ensure that a worker assigned duties related to confined space or restricted space entry is trained by a competent person in (a) recognizing hazards associated with working in confined spaces or restricted spaces, and (b) performing the worker's duties in a safe and healthy manner. 46(2) - An employer must keep records of the training given under subsection (1). - 46(3) An employer must ensure that competence in the following is represented in…

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# Part 5 Confined Spaces (cont.) ## Training (cont.) Section 47 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE Part 5 AR 191/2021 ## Entry permit system - 47(1) A person must not enter a confined space at a work site without a valid entry permit. - 47(2) An employer must establish an entry permit system for a confined space that (a) lists the name of each worker who enters the confined space and the reason for the worker's entry, (b) gives the location of the confined space, (c) specifies the time during which an entry permit is valid, (d) takes into account the work being done in the confined space, and (e) takes into account the code of practice requirements for entering, being in and leaving a confined space. - 47(3) An employer must ensure that, before a worker enters a confined space, an entry permit is properly completed, signed by a competent person and a copy kept readily available. 47(4) Based on a review of similar confined spaces, an employer may issue an entry permit that can be used for a number of similar confined spaces. ## Safety and protection - generally - 48(1) An employer must ensure that (a) if a lifeline is required in a confined space or a restricted space, it is used in a manner that does not create an additional hazard, (b) the safety and personal protective equipment required under this Code is available to workers entering a confined space or a restricted space, (c) a worker who enters, occupies or leaves a confined space or restricted space uses the safety and personal protective equipment, (d) the personal protective equipment and emergency equipment required under this Code is available to workers undertaking rescue operations in a confined space or restricted space, (e) equipment appropriate to the confined space or restricted space, including personal protective equipment, is available to perform a timely rescue, and (f) a communication system is established that is readily available to workers in a confined spac…