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Regulation & Guidelines for Oil & Gas Industry - Oil or Gas Production

The following sections of the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation have been identified as being most relevant to your industry. Included are the general requirements that apply to all industrial workplaces as well as any specific requirements for your industry. However, other sections of the WCA or OHS Regulation may also apply to your workplace because hazards and tasks vary from workplace to workplace within the same industry. This compilation of relevant industry sections does not exempt you from other sections that apply to your workplace.

Seismic Exploration | Well Drilling | Well Services | Construction | Oil or Gas Production

Oil or Gas Production

Workers Compensation Act

Part 3 Division 1 - Interpretation and Purposes
Part 3 Division 3 - General Duties of Employers, Workers, and Others
Part 3 Division 4 - Joint Committees and Worker Representatives
Part 3 Division 10 - Accident Reporting and Investigation
Part 3 Division 11 - Inspections, Investigations, and Inquiries
Part 3 Division 12 - Enforcement

• Guidelines Workers Compensation Act Part 3 Division 1
• Guidelines Workers Compensation Act Part 3 Division 3
• Guideline G-D4-135-1 Interim Joint Committee Course Approval Procedure
• Guideline G-D10-172-1 Board notification of serious injuries
• Guidelines Workers Compensation Act Part 3 Division 11
• Guidelines Workers Compensation Act Part 3 Division 12

Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

Part 1 Definitions

• Guidelines Part 1

Part 2 Application

• Guidelines Part 2

Part 3 Rights and Responsibilities

• Guidelines Part 3

Part 4 General Conditions

• Guidelines Part 4

Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents

• Guidelines Part 5

Part 6 Substance Specific Requirements
6.1 - 6.32 Asbestos
6.33 - 6.41 Biological Agents
6.116 - 6.132 Toxic Process Gases

• Guidelines G6.1 to G6.32 Asbestos
• Guidelines G6.34-1 to G6.40 Biological agents
• Guidelines G6.116-1 to G6.127 Toxic process gases

Part 7 Noise, Vibration, Radiation and Temperature
7.1 - 7.9 Division 1 - Noise Exposure
7.17 - 7.25 Division 3 - Radiation Exposure
7.26 - 7.38 Division 4 - Thermal Exposure

• Guidelines G7.2 to G7.9 Division 1 - Noise exposure
• Guidelines G7.17 to G7.25 Division 3 - Radiation exposure
• Guidelines G7.27(1) - G7.37-2 Division 4 - Thermal exposure

Part 8 Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment

• Guidelines Part 8

Part 9 Confined Spaces

• Guidelines Part 9

Part 10 De-energization and Lockout

• Guidelines Part 10

Part 11 Fall Protection

• Guidelines Part 11

Part 12 Tools, Machinery and Equipment
12.1 Definitions
12.2 - 12.15 General Requirements
12.16 - 12.21 Guarding Mechanical Power Transmission Parts
12.44 - 12.50 Abrasive Equipment

• Guidelines G12.2 to G12.11 Tools, machinery and equipment - General requirements
• Guideline G12.20 Guarding mechanical power transmission parts - Reach distance to overhead power transmission parts

Part 13 Ladders, Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms

• Guidelines Part 13

Part 14 Cranes and Hoists
14.1 Cranes and Hoists Definitions
14.1.1 - 14.33 General Requirements
14.34 - 14.53 Equipment Operation
14.63 - 14.73 Mobile Cranes, Boom Trucks and Aerial Ladder Cranes

• Guideline G14.1 Definition and Applications - Elevating Devices Safety Act repealed
• Guidelines G14.2-1 to G14.29 Cranes and Hoists - General requirements
• Guidelines G14.34.1 Equipment operation - Operator certification
• Guidelines G14.64(3) to G14.72 Mobile Cranes, Boom Trucks and Aerial Ladder Cranes

Part 15 Rigging

• Guidelines Part 15

Part 16 Mobile Equipment
16.1 Mobile Equipment Definitions
16.2 - 16.20 General Requirements
16.49 - 16.55 All-Terrain Vehicles

• Guidelines G16.3 to G16.18 Mobile Equipment - General requirements
• Guideline G16.33 Use of seatbelts on forklifts
• Guideline G16.50 All terrain vehicles - Modifications

Part 17 Transportation of Workers

• Guidelines Part 17

Part 18 Traffic Control
18.1 - 18.4 General Requirements

• Guidelines G18.4 Traffic control - General requirements

Part 19 Electrical Safety
19.1 Electrical Safety Definitions
19.2 - 19.9 General Requirements
19.10 - 19.15 Working on Low Voltage Electrical Equipment
19.16 - 19.17 Working on High Voltage Electrical Equipment
19.18 - 19.23 Working on De-energized High Voltage Power Systems
19.24 - 19.29 Working close to Energized High Voltage Equipment and Conductors

• Guidelines G19.1-1 to G19.9 General electrical requirements
• Guideline G19.12 Working on low voltage electrical equipment - Working close to energized equipment
• Guidelines G19.16-1 to G19.16-2 Working on high voltage electrical equipment
• Guidelines G19.24 to G19.29 Working close to energized high voltage equipment and conductors

Part 20 Construction, Excavation and Demolition
20.1 Construction, Excavation and Demolition Definitions
20.1A - 20.3 General Requirements
20.78 - 20.95 Excavations
20.102 - 20.110 Pile Driving and Dredging

• Guideline G20.1 Construction project - routine maintenance
• Guidelines G20.2 Construction - General requirements
• Guidelines G20.78(1) to G20.85 Excavations
• Guideline G20.102 Marine construction, pile driving, and dredging - Suspended work platforms in marine construction and pile driving activities

Part 23 Oil and Gas
23.1 Oil and Gas Definitions
23.2 - 20.26 General Requirements
23.75 - 20.81 Production and Plant Operations
23.82 - 20.87 Cleaning and Repairing Tanks or Vessels
23.88 - 20.89 Gas Sample Containers

• Guidelines G23.4 to G23.26 Guidelines Part 23 - General requirements
• Guideline G23.80 Production and plant operations-Venting of trucks

Part 29 Aircraft Operations
29.1 Aircraft Operations Definitions
29.2 - 29.15 General Requirements

• Guidelines G29.0 to G29.12 General Requirements

Part 30 Laboratories
30.1 Application
30.2 - 30.19 General Requirements

• Guidelines G30.4 to G30.13 Laboratories - General requirements

Part 32 Evacuation and Rescue

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