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Regulation & Guidelines for Oil & Gas Industry - Well Drilling

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.

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Well Drilling

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
5.1 - 5.2 Definitions, Designation, and General Information Requirement
5.3 - 5.19 Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
5.20 - 5.26 Containers and Storage
5.27 - 5.35 Flammable and Combustible Substances
5.36 - 5.47 Substances under Pressure
5.48 - 5.59 Controlling Exposure
5.60 - 5.71 Ventilation
5.72 - 5.75 Internal Combustion Engines

• Guideline G5.1.1 Biological Agents
• Guidelines G5.3-1 to G5.15 Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
• Guidelines G5.22 and G5.25 Containers and storage
• Guidelines G5.27(2) to G5.30 Flammable and Combustible Substances
• Guideline G5.38 Substances under pressure - Handling and securing containers
• Guidelines G5.48-1 to G5.59 Controlling exposure
• Table of Exposure Limits for Chemical and Biological Substances
• Guidelines G5.62 to G5.70 Ventilation
• Guidelines G5.73 and G5.75 Internal Combustion Engines

Part 7 Noise, Vibration, Radiation and Temperature
7.1 - 7.9 Division 1 - Noise Exposure
7.10 - 7.16 Division 2 - Vibration Exposure
7.26 - 7.38 Division 4 - Thermal Exposure

• Guidelines G7.2 to G7.9 Division 1 - Noise exposure
• Guidelines G7.11-1 to G7.16 Division 2 - Vibration 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
13.1 - 13.3 Division 1 - General
13.4 - 13.6 Division 2 - Ladders

• Guidelines G13.1 to G13.2(1)-2 Division 1 - General
• Guideline G13.4 Division 2 - Ladders

Part 14 Cranes and Hoists
14.1 Definitions
14.1.1 - 14.33 General Requirements
14.34 - 14.53 Equipment Operation
14.54 - 14.58 Bridge, Gantry and Overhead Travelling Cranes
14.59 - 14.60 Pneumatically Powered Hoists and Winches
14.61 - 14.62 Manually Powered Hoists
14.63 - 14.73 Mobile Cranes, Boom Trucks and Aerial Ladder Cranes

• Guideline G14.1 Definitions and Applications - Elevating Devices Safety Act repealed
• Guidelines G14.2-1 to G14.29 Cranes and Hoists - General requirements
• Guideline 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 Definitions
16.2 - 16.20 General Requirements
16.21 - 16.28 Guards
16.29 - 16.31 Seat Requirements and Rider Restrictions
16.32 - 16.33 Seat Belts

• Guidelines G16.3 to G16.18 Mobile Equipment - General requirements
• Guidelines G16.21 to G16.28 Guards
• Guideline G16.31(4) Seat requirements and rider restrictions - Rider restriction
• Guideline G16.33 Use of seatbelts on forklifts

Part 17 Transportation of Workers

• Guidelines Part 17

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 Electrical safety - General 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
20.78 - 20.95 Excavations

• Guidelines G20.78(1) to G20.85 Excavations

Part 21 Blasting Operations
21.1 Definitions
21.2 - 21.7 General Requirements
21.8 - 21.15 Certification

• Guidelines G21.3 to G21.7 Blasting operations - General requirements
• Guidelines G21.8 to G21.15 Certification

Part 23 Oil and Gas
23.1 Definitions
23.2 - 23.26 General Requirements
23.31 - 23.63 Drilling and Servicing Rigs
23.64 - 23.74 Drill Stem Testing, Swabbing, Cementing, Well Servicing and Stimulation
23.82 - 23.87 Cleaning and Repairing Tanks or Vessels
23.88 - 23.89 Gas Sample Containers

• Guidelines G23.4 to G23.26 Oil and gas - General requirements
• Guidelines G23.39 to G23.61 Drilling and servicing rigs
• Guideline G23.69 Drill stem testing, swabbing, cementing, well servicing and stimulation - Flow piping

Part 29 Aircraft Operations
29.2 - 29.15 General Requirements

• Guidelines G29.0 to G29.12 General requirements

Part 32 Evacuation and Rescue

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