Acts and Regulations

91-191 - General

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When fall-arresting system required
374An employer shall ensure that an employee working more than 3 m above the nearest safe level uses a fall-arresting system or
(a) wears a safety belt, a tree-trimming saddle belt or a saddle formed by a double bowline on a bight, and
(b) uses as a life line, a rope designed for use in tree maintenance operations that is
(i) inspected by the employee before each use,
(ii) properly knotted when in use, and
(iii) stored in a separate protective container.
2010-159
When fall-arresting system required
374An employer shall ensure that an employee working more than 3 m above the nearest safe level uses an individual fall-arresting system or
(a) wears a safety belt, a tree-trimming saddle belt or a saddle formed by a double bowline on a bight, and
(b) uses as a life line, a rope designed for use in tree maintenance operations that is
(i) inspected by the employee before each use,
(ii) properly knotted when in use, and
(iii) stored in a separate protective container.