Fall Prevention and Protection

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installation, use or dismantling of equipment that is used in a fall-protection system and that is provided by an employer. - (4) The fall-protection systems referred to in paragraph ( 2 )(b) are to be chosen in consultation with the work place committee or the health and safety representative, as appropriate for the work area and activity in question, taking into account the following order of priority: - (a) passive fall-protection system; - (b) fall-restraint system; - (c) fall-arrest system; and - (d) fall hazard zone system. - (5) The clearance distance referred to in paragraph ( 2 )(d) must be sufficient to prevent a person from hitting the ground or an object or surface below the work area during a fall. SOR/2019-243, s. 4. ## Fall-protection Systems - 12.07 (1) Subject to subsection ( 2 ), an employer must provide or put in place a fall-protection system if work is to be performed - (a) from a structure or on a vehicle at a height of 3 m or more; - (b) from a ladder at a height of 3 m or more if, because of the nature of the work, the person performing it is unable to use at least one hand to hold onto the ladder; or - (c) at a height of less than 3 m if the surface onto which the person might fall would present a greater risk of injury than a solid, flat surface. - (2) If an employee is required to work on a vehicle and it is not feasible to provide or put in place a fall-protection system, an employer must - (a) in consultation with the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, the work place committee or the health and safety representative, - (i) perform a job safety analysis to eliminate or minimize the need for the employee to climb onto the vehicle or its load, and l'essai, l'ajustement, l'installation, l'utilisation, le démontage et le maintien dans un état de propreté et de salubrité de l'équipement utilisé dans un dispositif de protection contre les chutes fourni pa…

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- (i) Z 259.13, Manufactured horizontal lifeline systems ; - (j) Z 259.14, Fall restrict equipment for wood pole climbing ; and - (k) Z 259.15, Anchorage connectors . - (4) The components of a personal fall-protection system must be compatible and must be used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. - (5) If more than one personal fall-protection system is secured to an anchorage, a separate anchorage connector must be used for each personal fall-protection system. - (6) The employer must ensure that a person who is using a personal fall-protection system wears and uses a full body harness. - (7) The employer must ensure that, before each work shift, every employee inspects their personal fall-protection system in accordance with the fall-protection plan. - (8) The employer must ensure that a person who works on an aerial device, boom-type elevating platform, scissor lift platform, forklift truck platform or any similar personnel lifting equipment in the circumstances described in subsection 12.07 1 ( ) uses a fall-restraint system that is connected to - (a) an anchorage that is specified in the instructions of the manufacturer of the lifting equipment; or - (b) if no anchorage is specified by the manufacturer, an anchorage that is certified by a person who is authorized to exercise the profession of engineering in Canada and that meets the requirements set out in CSA Group Standard Z 259.16, Design of active fallprotection systems . - (9) If the use of a fall-restraint system would prevent the person referred to in subsection ( 8 ) from carrying out their work, the employer must ensure that a fall-arrest system is used. SOR/2019-243, s. 4. - g) la norme Z 259.11 intitulée Absorbeurs d'énergie individuels et cordons d'assujettissement ; - h) la norme Z 259.12 intitulée Composants de raccordement pour les systèmes individuels d'arrêt de chute ; - i) la norme Z 2…

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## 29 CFR 1926 (OSHA) from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. If a guardrail system is chosen to provide the fall protection, and a controlled access zone has already been established for leading edge work, the control line may be used in lieu of a guardrail along the edge that parallels the leading edge. - (3) Hoist areas. Each employee in a hoist area shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems. If guardrail systems, [or chain, gate, or guardrail] or portions thereof, are removed to facilitate the hoisting operation (e.g., during landing of materials), and an employee must lean through the access opening or out over the edge of the access opening (to receive or guide equipment and materials, for example), that employee shall be protected from fall hazards by a personal fall arrest system. - (4) Holes. (i) Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes. - (ii) Each employee on a walking/working surface shall be protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers. - (iii) Each employee on a walking/working surface shall be protected from objects falling through holes (including skylights) by covers. - (5) Formwork and reinforcing steel. Each employee on the face of formwork or reinforcing steel shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, or positioning device systems. - (6) Ramps, runways, and other walkways. Each employee on ramps, runways, and other walkways shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems. - (7) Excavations. (i) Each employee at the edge of an excavation 6 feet (1.8 …

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(including perimeter safety cable systems), personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, fall restraint systems, safety net systems, and other protection to be used; - (iii) The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; - (iv) The procedures to be followed to prevent falls to lower levels and through or into holes and openings in walking/working surfaces and walls; and - (v) The fall protection requirements of this chapter. - (C) Falling object or falling or flying load hazard training. The employer shall provide a training program for all employees exposed to falling object or falling or flying load hazards or both. The program shall include training and instruction in the following areas: - (i) How to recognize falling/flying objects hazards in the work area; - (ii) The consequences, including the likely injuries, from being hit or struck by falling/flying objects or loads; - (iii) What means, methods, or protective systems or combination will be used to provide protection from falling/flying objects or loads; - (iv) The employees' specific responsibilities with respect to identifying hazards, identifying when protective systems have been compromised, and what actions to

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## 29 CFR 1926 (OSHA) Toeboard means a low protective barrier that will prevent the fall of materials and equipment to lower levels and provide protection from falls for personnel. Unprotected sides and edges means any side or edge (except at entrances to points of access) of a walking/working surface, e.g., floor, roof, ramp, or runway where there is no wall or guardrail system at least 39 inches (1.0 m) high. Walking/working surface means any surface, whether horizontal or vertical on which an employee walks or works, including, but not limited to, floors, roofs, ramps, bridges, runways, formwork and concrete reinforcing steel but not including ladders, vehicles, or trailers, on which employees must be located in order to perform their job duties. Warning line system means a barrier erected on a roof to warn employees that they are approaching an unprotected roof side or edge, and which designates an area in which roofing work may take place without the use of guardrail, body belt, or safety net systems to protect employees in the area. Work area means that portion of a walking/working surface where job duties are being performed. [59 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 9, 1994, as amended at 60 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 2, 1995; 66 FR 5265, Jan. 18, 2001; 75 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 9, 2010; 79 FR [redacted postal code], Apr. 11, 2014] ## §1926.501 Duty to have fall protection. - (a) General. (1) This section sets forth requirements for employers to provide fall protection systems. All fall protection required by this section shall conform to the criteria set forth in §1926.502 of this subpart. - (2) The employer shall determine if the walking/working surfaces on which its employees are to work have the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely. Employees shall be allowed to work on those surfaces only when the surfaces have the requisite strength and structural integrity. - (b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee …

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## Part 9 Fall Protection ## Rescue personnel exemption 138 Rescue personnel involved in training or in providing emergency rescue services may use equipment, personal protective equipment and practices other than those specified in this Part. ## General protection 139 (1) An employer and a supervisor must ensure that a worker is protected from falling if a worker may fall, - (a) at a temporary or permanent work area, a vertical distance of 3 metres or more, - (b) at a temporary or permanent work area, a vertical distance of less than 3 metres if there is an unusual possibility of injury, - (c) at a temporary or permanent work area, into or onto a hazardous substance or object, or through an opening in a work surface, or - (d) at a permanent work area, a vertical distance of more than 1.2 metres and less than 3 metres. 139 (2) For the purposes of this section, there is an unusual possibility of injury if the injury may be worse than an injury from landing on a solid, flat surface. 139 (3) Subject to subsection (5), an employer must install a guardrail. 139 (4) Repealed. 139 (5) Subject to subsection (6), if the use of a guardrail is not reasonably practicable, an employer and a supervisor must ensure that a worker uses a travel restraint system that meets the requirements of this Part. 139 (6) Subject to subsection (7), if the use of a travel restraint system is not reasonably practicable, an employer and a supervisor must ensure that a worker uses a personal fall arrest system that meets the requirements of this Part. 139 (7) If the use of a personal fall arrest system is not reasonably practicable, an employer and a supervisor must ensure that a worker uses equally effective controls. 139 (8) A worker must use a fall protection system as required by this section. ## Fall protection plan 140 (1) An employer must develop procedures that comply with this Part in a fall protection plan for a work site if a worker at the work site may fall 3 metres or mor…