50(1)An owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure that employees use fall-protection systems in following order of precedence:
(a)
a guardrail, a travel restraint system or a fall restricting system; or
(b)
a fall-arresting system.
50(2)Despite subsection (1), the use of a guardrail is not permitted on a surface that has a slope exceeding 6 in 12.
50(3)Despite subsection (1), where a fall-protection system is not practical an owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure an employee uses a control zone.
50(4)Despite subsection (3), use of a control zone is not permitted on a working surface where the slope of the surface exceeds 3 in 12 or for scaffolds.
50(5)This section does not apply where a firefighter is engaged in structural fire-fighting or rescue.
50(1)An owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure that employees use fall-protection systems in following order of precedence:
(a)
a guardrail, a travel restraint system or a fall restricting system; or
(b)
a fall-arresting system.
50(2)Despite subsection (1), the use of a guardrail is not permitted on a surface that has a slope exceeding 6 in 12.
50(3)Despite subsection (1), where a fall-protection system is impractical an owner of a place of employment, an employer and a contractor shall each ensure an employee uses a control zone.
50(4)Despite subsection (3), use of a control zone is not permitted on a working surface where the slope of the surface exceeds 3 in 12 or for scaffolds.
50(5)This section does not apply where a firefighter is engaged in structural fire-fighting or rescue.
50(1)Where an employee may be exposed to a hazardous fall in circumstances other than those described in subsections 49(1) and (2) and an individual fall-arresting system or other method of protecting an employee from a hazardous fall is not practicable, an employer shall ensure that a safety net is installed for the protection of the employee.
50(2)An employer shall ensure that a safety net referred to in subsection (1) is selected, installed, used, stored and maintained in accordance with ANSI standard A10.11-1989, “Personnel and Debris Nets”.
50(3)This section does not apply where a firefighter is engaged in structural fire-fighting or rescue.