Acts and Regulations

91-191 - General

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Woods roads
361(1)An employer shall ensure that a bridge on a woods road
(a) is constructed according to a plan approved by an engineer,
(b) has the load capacity conspicuously posted 30 m from both ends of the bridge, and
(c) has a warning sign conspicuously located 90 m from the bridge if the bridge is not visible from that distance.
361(2)An employer shall ensure that a bridge or culvert on a woods road
(a) that is over 1.2 m in height has bumpers at least 250 mm high running the length of the bridge or culvert on both sides,
(b) has a hazard marker located on each corner of the bridge or culvert with the bottom of the marker not less than 1.5 m or more than 2.5 m above the level of the travelled portion of the road, and
(c) has a sign conspicuously located along the side of the road at least 150 m from the bridge or culvert warning of a narrow passage if the width of the bridge or culvert is less than that of the woods road.