2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Securing parts of rig
41.9(1) An employer must ensure that any part of a rig or any equipment
attached to it that may endanger a worker if it fails, moves or falls is
secured to eliminate any risk to the safety or health of a worker.
41.9(2) An employer must ensure that the driller on a rig and all workers
on a drilling rig floor are protected from any risk to their safety or
health created by the cathead or tong lines.
Routine inspections
41.10(1) An employer must ensure that a rig is inspected by a competent
person
(a) before it is placed in service; and
(b) at least once every 30 working days when the rig is in service.
41.10(2) An employer must provide and maintain a logbook for a rig and
keep the logbook with the rig. The following information must be
recorded in the logbook:
(a) the date and time when any work is performed on the rig;
(b) the length of time in hoisting service;
(c) all defects and deficiencies in the rig, including the date each
defect or deficiency is detected;
(d) all inspections performed on the rig, including all examinations,
checks and tests;
(e) a record of any certification of repairs or modifications under
section 41.6;
(f) a description of the work performed on the rig each day;

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(g) any matter or incident that may affect the safe operation of the
rig.
Escape line
41.11(1) An employer must ensure that a derrick is equipped with a specially
rigged and securely anchored auxiliary escape line that provides a
ready, safe and convenient means of escape from any work platform
on the rig.
41.11(2) An employer must ensure that the escape line is inspected by a
competent person at least once a week.