"Designated" : NS Labour and Advanced Education, Health and Safety
The Occupational Safety General Regulations uses the term "designated" in the places listed in the following table. Note that the table summarizes the sections to a great extent and that all readers should consult the actual sections of the regulations to determine the precise requirements.

Section Description
2(j) definition of "designated" - in writing by employer
2(q)(i) Industrial firefighters are designated to fight fires at their place of employment
42(3) Perform electric charging of rechargeable storage batteries in a designated area or room
53(2)(b)(i) Where reasonable attempts have been made to contact the person who locked out the machine, equipment, tool or electrical installation and that person is not available, a competent person who is designated in the written lock-out procedure may remove a lock-out device or a lock-out tag
56(a) Designate hoist, industrial lift truck or powered mobile equipment operators
57(1) Designate signallers
62(3) Designate competent persons who do welding on a falling objects protective structure that affects the structural integrity of the structure
64 Designate competent persons who do welding on a rollover protective structure that affects the structural integrity of the structure
70(1)(b) Designate competent persons to visually and manually inspect a hoist, industrial lift truck or powered mobile equipment that has wire ropes, drums and sheaves
80(13) Designate competent persons to use rigging hardware
82(3)(b) Designate competent persons to repair and maintain components that are propane appliances and equipment
93(3) Designate locations for emergency stop devices for conveyors
97(3) Designate competent persons to inspect abrasive wheels and grinders
99 Designate competent persons to maintain pneumatic grinder governors
106(a) Designate competent persons to repair portable power-operated hand tools
110(2) Designate competent persons to weld
113(2)(b) Designate competent persons to examine containers before welding
125(4) Designate competent persons to be safety watchers during electrical work
130(8) Designate competent persons to perform an assessment of confined space prior to the entry of any person into the confined space
131(1) Designate competent persons to certify confined spaces
134(2) Designate competent persons to be watchers during confined space entry
165(1)(a) Designate the "demolition zone"
171(2) Designate competent persons to inspect a trench cage
183(1) Designate competent persons to inspect the working face at a surface mine
199 Designate competent persons to inspect body harnesses after fires
203(1) Designated industrial firefighters to receive adequate training