49.2(1)An owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure that any fall-arresting system consists of the following:
(a)
a full body harness that is designed and rated by the manufacturer for the employee’s body type and adjusted to fit the employee;
(b)
a self-retracting lanyard, an energy absorbing lanyard or a lanyard and energy absorber that is rated by the manufacturer for the employee;
(c)
unless it is a horizontal life line, an anchor point that is capable of withstanding a 22 kN force or, if used under the direction of a competent person, four times the maximum load that may be generated in the fall-arresting system.
49.2(2)An owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure that a fall-arresting system limits
(a)
free falls to the shortest distance possible, which distance cannot exceed 1.8 m or a shock level on the body of 8 kN, and
(b)
the total fall distance to an amount less than the distance from the work area to any safe level, water or obstruction below.
49.2(3)Despite subsection (2), if using an energy absorber is hazardous or not practical, the fall-arresting system shall
(a)
not include an energy absorber,
(b)
not use lanyards made of wire rope or other inelastic material, and
(c)
limit free falls to 1.2 m.
49.2(4)Before any use of a fall-arresting system by an employee, an owner of a place of employment, an employer or a contractor shall develop a procedure to be used for rescuing an employee in an emergency.
49.2(5)An owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure that an employee is trained to use the procedures referred to in subsection (4) for rescuing another employee in an emergency.
49.2(6)If a fall-arresting system arrests a fall, an owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure that all components, including connecting components of a fall-arresting system are
(a)
removed from service and inspected by a competent person,
(b)
repaired to the designer’s or manufacturer’s specifications, or
49.2(1)An owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure that any fall-arresting system consists of the following:
(a)
a full body harness that is designed and rated by the manufacturer for the employee’s body type and adjusted to fit the employee;
(b)
a self-retracting lanyard, an energy absorbing lanyard or a lanyard and energy absorber that is rated by the manufacturer for the employee;
(c)
unless it is a horizontal life line, an anchor point that is capable of withstanding a 22 kN force or, if used under the direction of a competent person, four times the maximum load that may be generated in the fall-arresting system.
49.2(2)An owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure that a fall-arresting system limits
(a)
free falls to the shortest distance possible, which distance cannot exceed 1.8 m or a shock level on the body of 8 kN, and
(b)
the total fall distance to an amount less than the distance from the work area to any safe level, water or obstruction below.
49.2(3)Despite subsection (2), if using an energy absorber is hazardous or impracticable, the fall-arresting system shall
(a)
not include an energy absorber,
(b)
not use lanyards made of wire rope or other inelastic material, and
(c)
limit free falls to 1.2 m.
49.2(4)Before any use of a fall-arresting system by an employee, an owner of a place of employment, an employer or a contractor shall develop a procedure to be used for rescuing an employee in an emergency.
49.2(5)An owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure that an employee is trained to use the procedures referred to in subsection (4) for rescuing another employee in an emergency.
49.2(6)If a fall-arresting system arrests a fall, an owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure that all components, including connecting components of a fall-arresting system are
(a)
removed from service and inspected by a competent person,
(b)
repaired to the designer’s or manufacturer’s specifications, or