Canada – Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Marine Installations and Structures Occupational Health and Safety Transitional Regulations
176 (1) The employer must provide a fall-protection system if a person, other than an employee who is installing or removing such a system in accordance with the instructions referred to in subsection (5), works from
(a) an unguarded structure that is
(i) more than 2.4 m above the nearest permanent safe level,
(ii) above any moving parts of machinery or any other surface or thing that could cause injury to an employee on contact,
(iii) above an open hopper, vat or pit, or
(iv) above water more than 1 m deep; or
(b) a ladder at a height of more than 2.4 m above the nearest permanent safe level when, because of the nature of the work, that person can use only one hand to hold onto the ladder.
(2) The components of a fall-protection system must meet the following standards:
(a) CSA Standard Z259.2.1-98, Fall Arresters and Vertical Lifelines and Rail, published in 2011;
(b) CSA Standard Z259.1-05, Body Belts and Saddles For Work Positioning and Travel Restraint, published in 2010;
(c) CSA Standard Z259.2.2-98, Self-Retracting Devices for Personal Fall-Arrest Systems, published in 2009;
(d) CSA Standard Z259.2.3-12, Descent Devices, published in 2012;
(e) CSA Standard Z259.11-05, Energy Absorbers and Lanyards, published in 2010;
(f) CSA Standard Z259.12-11, Connecting Components for Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS), published in 2011;
(g) CSA Standard Z259.13-04, Flexible Horizontal Lifeline Systems, published in 2009;
(h) CSA Standard Z259.16-04, Design of Active Fall Protection Systems, published in 2009; and
(i) CSA Standard Z259.10-12 Full Body Harnesses, published in 2012;
(3) The anchor of a fall-protection system must be capable of withstanding a force of 17.8 kN.
(4) A fall-protection system that is used to arrest the fall of a person must prevent that person
(a) from being subjected to a peak fall arrest force greater than 8 kN; and
(b) from falling freely for more than 1.2 m.
(5) Every employee required to install or remove a fall-protection system in a workplace must be instructed and trained by the employer in the procedures to be followed for the installation or removal of the system.
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