1. These Regulations may be cited as the Safe Working Practices Regulations.

2. In these Regulations,

“Act”

“Act” means the Canada Shipping Act; (Loi)

“Board”

“Board” means the Board of Steamship Inspection established pursuant to section 369 of the Act; (Bureau)

“hot work”

“hot work” means welding, burning, rivetting, drilling, grinding, chipping or any other work where flame is used or sparks are produced; (travail à chaud)

“inspector”

“inspector” means

• (a) a steamship inspector appointed under the Act, or

• (b) a person designated as an inspector pursuant to section 91; (inspecteur)

“marine chemist”

“marine chemist” means a person who

• (a) has graduated from an educational institution approved by the Board and has completed

  • (i) courses in chemical engineering, or

  • (ii) a general course with a major in chemistry, or

• (b) has obtained a fellowship in the Chemical Institute of Canada,

and thereafter has had at least three years experience in chemical or engineering work, of which a minimum of 150 working hours has been gained under proper supervision in ship board work involving the testing and inspection of tank vessels and other vessels in the application of gas hazard control standards prescribed by the Board; (chimiste de la marine)

“owner”

“owner” includes, in respect of any working area, structure, machinery or equipment, the person who has the general management and control thereof; (propriétaire)

“qualified person”

“qualified person” means,

• (a) in respect of work that is required by law to be performed by the holder of a licence, certificate or other authority, a person who is the holder of such licence, certificate or other authority, and

• (b) in respect of work that is not required by law to be performed by the holder of a licence, certificate or other authority, a person who, in the opinion of his employer, possesses the knowledge and experience necessary to perform the work safely and competently; (personne compétente)

“scaffold”

“scaffold” means a working platform supported from below; (échafaud)

“scaffolding”

“scaffolding” means the structure that supports a scaffold; (échafaudage)

“stage”

“stage” means a working platform supported from above; (plate-forme volante)

“working area”

“working area” means

• (a) any area in which work is being performed on board a ship,

• (b) with respect to persons employed in the maintenance or repair of a ship, any area immediately adjacent to the ship, and

• (c) with respect to persons employed in the loading or unloading of a ship, any area on shore that is within the reach of any derrick, crane or other hoisting equipment employed in loading or unloading the ship and the immediate approaches to such an area, but does not include any sheds, warehouses or any part of a wharf forward or aft of the ship’s mooring lines. (lieu de travail)