Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/86-304)

12.05 (1) All protection equipment that is provided by an employer must

• (a) be properly stored and be maintained, inspected and, if applicable, tested by a qualified person in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions to ensure that it is in good operating condition;

• (b) in the case of equipment that is worn by a person,

  • (i) be safely and properly fitted to each user by a qualified person in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, and

  • (ii) if necessary to prevent a health hazard, be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition by a qualified person in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions;

• (c) in the case of any component of the equipment that requires installation and dismantling, be installed and dismantled by a qualified person in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; and

• (d) in the case of equipment that is used in a fall-protection system, be used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

(2) In the case of equipment that is used in a fall-protection system, if there are no instructions from the manufacturer with respect to the storage, maintenance, inspection, testing, fitting, installation, use or dismantling referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (d), the equipment must be stored, maintained, inspected, tested, fitted, installed, used or dismantled in accordance with the fall-protection plan.