Prince Edward Island Occupational Health and Safety Act General Regulations
Parts 40 to 49: Tanks, forest operations, temperature extremes, materials handling and storage, battery rooms, personal protective equipment, rigging, compressed air and diving, asbestos – Prince Edward Island Occupational Health and Safety Act General Regulations

Prince Edward Island Occupational Health and Safety Act General Regulations P40: Tanks and vessels: open tanks of harmful substances with raised sides or handrails, no hot work on vessels that held combustibles until cleaned and tested, no entry where toxic fumes may be present until the air is proven safe with respirators and lifelines on standby, and safe electrical illumination and flashlights

What does P40 require?

Where workers are employed near open tanks that hold harmful substances, the tank sides rise at least 900 mm above the platform workers stand on, or a standard handrail is fitted; no burning, welding or similar hot work is done on a vessel that contained a highly combustible substance until it is thoroughly cleaned and tested safe; no worker goes into a tank, vessel or chamber where toxic fumes or gases may be present until the air is confirmed sufficiently pure, with approved air-supplied respirators and lifelines stationed at the entrance in doubtful cases; and electrical illumination and flashlights used in such work meet section 40.4.

Maintained by Gerard Blokdyk

Other controls in Parts 40 to 49: Tanks, forest operations, temperature extremes, materials handling and storage, battery rooms, personal protective equipment, rigging, compressed air and diving, asbestos – Prince Edward Island Occupational Health and Safety Act General Regulations

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