Important WorkSafeBC Amendment effective Feb 1, 2012

Regulations and Guidelines for Confined Spaces

Links to the following sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation have been provided here as a reference. However, other sections of the Workers Compensation Act or OH&S Regulation may also apply to your workplace. This compilation of referenced sections does not exempt you from other sections that apply to your workplace.

Confined Spaces

Part 9: Confined Spaces
Section 9.1 -- Definitions
Sections 9.2 to 9.5 -- General Requirements
Sections 9.6 to 9.8 -- Responsibilities
Sections 9.9 to 9.11 -- Hazard Assessment and Work Procedures
Sections 9.12 to 9.16 -- Identification and Entry Permits
Sections 9.17 to 9.23 -- Lockout and Isolation
Sections 9.24 to 9.26 -- Verification and Testing
Sections 9.27 to 9.29 -- Cleaning, Purging, Venting, Inerting
Sections 9.30 to 9.33 -- Ventilation
Sections 9.34 to 9.36 -- Standby Persons
Sections 9.37 to 9.41 -- Rescue
Sections 9.42 to 9.45 -- Lifelines, Harnesses and Lifting Equipment
Sections 9.46 to 9.51 -- Personal Protective Equipment and Other Precautions
 

• Guidelines G9.1-1 to G9.1-2 -- Definitions

• Guidelines G9.2 to G9.5 -- General requirements

• Guidelines G9.6 to G9.8 -- Responsibilities

• Guidelines G9.9-1 to G9.11 -- Hazard assessment and work procedures

• Guideline G9.14 -- Identification and entry permits

• Guideline G9.22 -- Lockout and isolation

• Guidelines G9.24 to G9.26 -- Verification and testing

• Guidelines G9.27 to G9.29 -- Cleaning, Purging, Venting, Inerting

• Guidelines G9.34-1 to G9.36 -- Standby persons

• Guidelines G9.39 to G9.41 -- Rescue

• Guidelines G9.42 to G9.43 -- Lifelines, Harnesses and Lifting Equipment

• Guidelines G9.47 to G9.49 -- Personal protective equipment and other precautions