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7-16
(1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a personal fall arrest system and connecting linkage required by these regulations are approved and maintained.
(2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a personal fall arrest system required by these regulations:
(a) prevents a worker from falling more than 1.2 metres without a shock absorber;
(b) if a shock absorber is used, prevents a worker from falling more than 2 metres or the limit specified in the manufacturer’s specifications, whichever is less;
(c) applies a peak fall arrest force not greater than 8 kilonewtons to a worker; and
(d) is fastened to a lifeline or to a secure anchor point that has a breaking strength of at least 22.2 kilonewtons.
31 Dec 2020 cS-15.1 Reg 10 s7-16.
9-2
(1) In this section and sections 9-3 to 9-5:
“anchor point” or “anchor plate” means a secure connecting point capable of safely withstanding the impact forces applied by a fall protection system;
“control zone” means the area within 2 metres of an unguarded edge of a level, elevated work surface of 3 metres or more in height;
“fall protection system” means:
(a) a control zone as required pursuant to section 9-4;
(b) a personal fall arrest system;
(c) a safety net; or
(d) a travel restraint system; “permanent” means intended and designed to last indefinitely;
“similar barrier” means any barrier that the employer or contractor can demonstrate provides a level of protection that is at least equivalent to a guardrail;
“temporary” means:
(a) designed to be removed by the last workers using it before commissioning or turnover to the contractor or owner; and
(b) intended and designed to last not more than 1 year;
“travel restraint system” means a system that prevents a worker from travelling to the edge of a structure or to a work position from which the worker could fall.
(2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that workers use a fall protection system at a temporary or permanent work area if:
(a) a worker may fall 3 metres or more; or
(b) there is a possibility of injury if a worker falls less than 3 metres.
(3) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker at a permanent work area is protected from falling by a guardrail or similar barrier if the worker may fall a vertical distance of more than 1.2 metres and less than 3 metres.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), if the use of a guardrail or similar barrier is not reasonably practicable, an employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker uses a travel restraint system.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), if the use of a travel restraint system is not reasonably practicable, an employer or contractor shall ensure that a safety net or control zone or other equally effective means that protects the worker from falling is used.
(6) Subsection (2) does not apply to competent workers who are engaged in:
(a) connecting the structural members of a skeletal steel structure or a precast structure;
(b) connecting the support structure of a scaffold;
(c) stabilizing or securing the load on a truck or trailer;
(d) installing or attaching a fall protection system to the anchor point;
(e) removing or disassembling the associated parts of a fall protection system when it is no longer required; or
(f) activities within the normal course of business on a permanent loading dock that is not greater than 1.2 metres in height.
31 Dec 2020 cS-15.1 Reg 10 s9-2.
Source: Saskatchewan OH&S Regulations, 2020, Sections 7-16, 9-2.
9‑11
(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), if the installation of a guardrail is
required by these regulations, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that
the guardrail:
(a) has a horizontal top member that is not less than 920 millimetres and
not more than 1070 millimetres above the working surface;
(b) has a horizontal intermediate member that is spaced midway between
the horizontal top member and the working surface;
(c) is supported for the entire length of the guardrail by vertical members
that are:
(i) not more than 3 metres apart, in the case of a guardrail installed
before the coming into force of this section; and
(ii) if reasonably practicable, not more than 2.4 metres apart, in the case
of a guardrail installed on or after the coming into force of this section;
(d) is capable of supporting a worker who may fall against the guardrail; and
(e) is constructed of 38 by 89 millimetre construction grade lumber or other
materials that are of equal or greater strength.
(2) Clause (1)(a) does not apply to a guardrail that:
(a) was installed on or before October 30, 1988; and
(b) is not less than 900 millimetres nor more than 1 metre above the working
surface.
(3) A horizontal intermediate member is not required in the case of a temporary
guardrail that is manufactured with a substantial barrier completely filling the
area enclosed by the horizontal top member, a horizontal bottom member and the
vertical members.
(4) A wire rope guardrail may be used at the external perimeter of a building
under construction.
(5) If a wire rope guardrail is used pursuant to subsection (4), an employer,
contractor or owner shall ensure that:
(a) the guardrail consists of a horizontal top member and a horizontal
intermediate member made of wire rope that is not less than 9.5 millimetres
in diameter, with vertical separators not less than 50 millimetres wide that
are spaced at intervals not exceeding 2.4 metres;
(b) the horizontal top member and horizontal intermediate member are
positioned above the working surface in accordance with clauses (1)(a) and (b);
(c) the guardrail is kept taut by means of a turnbuckle or other appropriate
device; and
(d) the guardrail is arranged so that a worker coming into contact with the
ropes cannot fall through the ropes.
(6) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that no worker hangs equipment
on a guardrail.
31 Dec 2020 cS-15.1 Reg 10 s9-11.
9-5
(1) If a worker uses a personal fall arrest system or a travel restraint system, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that an anchor point or anchor plate that meets the requirements of this section is used as part of that system.
(2) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that a temporary anchor point used in a travel restraint system:
(a) has an ultimate load capacity of at least 3.5 kilonewtons (800 pounds force) per worker attached in any direction in which the load may be applied;
(b) is installed and used according to the manufacturer’s specifications;
(c) is permanently marked as being for travel restraint only; and
(d) is removed by the last worker from use on the earlier of:
(i) the date the work project for which it is intended is completed; and
(ii) the time specified by the manufacturer.
(3) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that a permanent anchor point used in a travel restraint system associated with any new construction project on or after the date this section comes into force:
(a) has an ultimate load capacity of at least 8.75 kilonewtons (2 000 pounds force) per worker attached in any direction in which the load may be applied;
(b) is installed and used according to the manufacturer’s specifications; and
(c) is permanently marked as being for travel restraint only.
(4) In the case of a personal fall arrest system, an employer, contractor, owner or supplier shall ensure that anchor points to which the personal fall arrest system is attached have an ultimate load capacity of at least 22.2 kilonewtons (5 000 pounds force) per worker attached in any direction in which the load may be applied.
(5) An employer, contractor, owner or supplier shall ensure that the following types of equipment that are components of fall protection systems, and their installation, conform to the manufacturer’s specifications or are certified by a professional engineer:
(a) permanent anchor points;
(b) anchors with multiple attachment points;
(c) permanent horizontal lifeline systems;
(d) support structures for safety nets.
31 Dec 2020 cS-15.1 Reg 10 s9-5.
7-15
(1) Unless otherwise specifically provided, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that a lifeline:
(a) is suitable for the conditions in which the lifeline is to be used, having regard to factors including strength, abrasion resistance, extensibility and chemical stability;
(b) is made of wire rope or synthetic material;
(c) is free of imperfections, knots and splices, other than end terminations;
(d) is protected by padding where the lifeline passes over sharp edges;
(e) is protected from heat, flame or abrasive or corrosive materials during use;
(f) is fastened to a secure anchor point that:
(i) has a breaking strength of at least 22.2 kilonewtons; and
(ii) is not used to suspend any platform or other load; and
(g) is maintained according to the manufacturer’s recommendation.
(2) Unless otherwise specifically provided, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that there is a lifeline that meets the requirements of this section for every worker.
(3) Unless otherwise specifically provided, an employer or contractor shall ensure that a vertical lifeline required by these regulations has a minimum diameter of:
(a) 12 millimetres if the lifeline is made of nylon;
(b) 15 millimetres if the lifeline is made of polypropylene; or
(c) 8 millimetres if the lifeline is made of wire rope.
(4) An employer or contractor shall ensure that if a vertical lifeline is used:
(a) the lower end extends to the ground or to a safe landing; and
(b) the lifeline is protected at the lower end to ensure that the line cannot be fouled by any equipment.
(5) Unless otherwise specifically provided, an employer or contractor shall ensure that a horizontal lifeline is:
(a) either:
(i) designed and certified as safe by a professional engineer; or
(ii) manufactured to an approved standard; and
(b) installed and used in accordance with the design mentioned in clause (a) or the manufacturer’s recommendations.
31 Dec 2020 cS-15.1 Reg 10 s7-15.