Acts and Regulations

91-191 - General

Section 49.8
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Safety nets
49.8(1)A personal safety net must meet the following requirements:
(a) be installed and maintained so that the maximum deflection when arresting the fall of an employee does not allow the employee to come into contact with another surface,
(b) be connected to any other safety net by splice joints that are equal or greater in strength to the strength of the nets, and
(c) be installed so as to render it impossible for an employee to come into contact with another surface during a fall between the work area and the safety net.
49.8(2)An owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure that a safety net is designed, selected, installed, used, stored, tested and maintained in accordance with ANSI standard A10.11-1989, “Personnel and Debris Nets”.
2010-159