S-2.1, r. 13 - Regulation respecting occupational health and safety

Section 311 Disposition versions

2023-07-25

311. Precautions regarding free flow solid materials: No person may enter a confined space used to store free flow solid materials.

Where it is indispensable for a worker to enter such a confined space, one of the safety measures provided for in section 33.2 must be used so that the worker cannot fall or be buried in the stored materials. In addition, that worker may not enter

(1)  when filling or emptying operations are taking place, and precautions such as the closing and locking of flow hatches or the application of energy control measures, have not been taken to prevent an accidental resumption of those operations;

(2)  without first verifying and eliminating the risks associated with

(a)  cavities that may be present under the surface of the stored materials;

(b)  the shifting of piled materials or falling pieces of agglomerated materials;

(3)  from under an arch formed by the materials present in the confined space.

O.C. 885-2001, s. 311; O.C. 1120-2006, s. 8; O.C. 43-2023, s. 11.

2012-09-01

311. Precautions regarding free flow materials: No person may enter an enclosed area used to store free flow materials, when filling or emptying is taking place and when precautions have not been taken to prevent an accidental resumption of the operations.

O.C. 885-2001, s. 311; O.C. 1120-2006, s. 8.