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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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- (ii) the name or trademark of the manufacturer. AR 191/2021 s143;242/2022 ## Fall arresters - 144 An employer must ensure that a fall arrestor manufactured on or after March 31, 2023 is approved to - (a) CSA Standard Z259.2.4-15, Fall arresters and vertical rigid rails , - (a.1) CSA Standard Z259.2.5-17, Fall arresters and vertical lifelines , - (b) ANSI/ASSE Standard Z359.1-2007, Safety requirements for personal fall arrest systems, subsystems and components , or - (c) CEN Standard EN 353-2:2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Part 2: Guided type fall arrestors including a flexible anchor line . AR 191/2021 s144;242/2022 ## Self-retracting device - 145 An employer must ensure that a self-retracting device manufactured on or after March 31, 2023 and used with a personal fall arrest system is - (a) approved to CSA Standard Z259.2.2-17, Self-retracting devices , - (b) anchored above the worker's head unless the manufacturer's specifications allow the use of a different anchor location, and - (c) used in a manner that minimizes the hazards of swinging and limits the swing drop distance to 1.2 metres if a worker falls. AR 191/2021 s145;242/2022 ## Descent control device - 146 An employer must ensure that an automatic or manual descent control device manufactured on or after July 1, 2009 and used with a personal fall arrest system is approved to - (a) CSA Standard Z259.2.3-99 (R2004), Descent Control Devices , - (b) CEN Standard EN 341:1997, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Descender devices , or - (c) NFPA Standard 1983, Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services, 2006 edition, classified as general or light duty . ## Life safety rope - 147 (1) An employer must ensure that a life safety rope manufactured on or after March 31, 2023 and used in a fall protection system - (a) is approved to - (i) CSA Standard Z259.2.4-15, Fall arresters and vertical rigid rails , - (i.1) CSA Standard Z2…

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ## WAC 296-24-[redacted postal code] Appendix C-Personal fall arrest system (Part I--Mandatory; Parts II and III--Nonmandatory). ## Use of the Appendix . Part I of Appendix C sets out the mandatory criteria for personal fall arrest systems used by all employees using powered platforms. Part II sets out nonmandatory test procedures which may be used to determine compliance with applicable requirements contained in Part I of this Appendix. Part III provides nonmandatory guidelines which are intended to assist employers in complying with these provisions. ## PART I Personal fall arrest systems (mandatory) - (1) Scope and application . This section establishes the application of and performance criteria for personal fall arrest systems which are required for use by all employees using powered platforms under chapter 296-870 WAC, Powered platforms. ## (2) Definitions . Anchorage . A secure point of attachment for lifelines, lanyards, or deceleration devices which is capable of withstanding the forces specified in the applicable sections of chapter 296-24 WAC, and independent of the means of supporting or suspending the employee. Buckle . Any device for holding the body harness closed around the employee's body. Competent person . An individual knowledgeable of fall protection equipment, including the manufacturers recommendations and instructions for the proper use, inspection, and maintenance; and who is capable of identifying existing and potential fall hazards; and who has the authority to take prompt corrective action to eliminate those hazards; and who is knowledgeable of the rules contained in this section regarding the erection, use, inspection, and maintenance of fall protection equipment and systems. Connector . A device which is used to …

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- (d) that clearance distances below the work area, if applicable, have been confirmed as sufficient to prevent a worker from striking the ground or an object or level below the work area, - (e) the procedures used to assemble, maintain, inspect, use and disassemble the fall protection system, where applicable, and - (f) the rescue procedures to be used if a worker falls and is suspended by a personal fall arrest system or safety net and needs to be rescued. - 140 (3) The employer must ensure that the fall protection plan is available at the work site and is reviewed with workers before work with a risk of falling begins. - 140 (4) The employer must ensure that the plan is updated when conditions affecting fall protection change. ## Instruction of workers 141 (1) An employer must ensure that a worker is trained in the safe use of the fall protection system before allowing the worker to work in an area where a fall protection system must be used. - 141 (2) The training referred to in subsection (1) must include the following: - (a) a review of current Alberta legislation pertaining to fall protection; - (b) an understanding of what a fall protection plan is; - (c) fall protection methods a worker is required to use at a work site; - (d) identification of fall hazards; - (e) assessment and selection of specific anchors that the worker may use; - (f) instructions for the correct use of connecting hardware; - (g) information about the effect of a fall on the human body, including - (i) maximum arresting force, - (ii) the purpose of shock and energy absorbers, - (iii) swing fall, and - (iv) free fall; - (h) pre-use inspection; - (i) emergency response procedures to be used at the work site, if necessary; - (j) practice in - (i) inspecting, fitting, adjusting and connecting fall protection systems and components, and - (ii) emergency response procedures. 141 (3) In addition to the training described in subsection (2), an employer must ensure that a worker is made awar…

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- (4) If a fall hazard zone system has been established in a work place, the employer must ensure that every person who is granted access to the work place is informed of the fall hazard zone system's existence and is familiar with the procedures to be followed for accessing, performing work in and leaving the fall hazard zone. SOR/2019-243, s. 4. ## Protection Equipment and Procedures ## Fall Protection 12.09 (1) If there is a risk of injury due to falling in a work place and the fall-protection plan requires that a personal fall-protection system be used, the employer must provide such a system to every person - other than a person who is installing or dismantling a fall-protection system - who is granted access to the work place. - (2) A personal fall-protection system must meet the requirements set out in the following CSA Group standards: - (a) Z 259.16, Design of active fall-protection systems ; and - (b) Z 259.17, Selection and use of active fall-protection equipment and systems . - (3) The components of a personal fall-protection system must meet the requirements set out in the following CSA Group standards: - (a) Z 259.1, Body belts and saddles for work positioning and travel restraint ; - (b) Z 259.2.2, Self-retracting devices ; - (c) Z 259.2.3, Descent devices ; - (d) Z 259.2.4, Fall arresters and vertical rigid rails ; - (e) Z 259.2.5, Fall arresters and vertical lifelines ; - (f) Z 259.10, Full body harnesses ; - (g) Z 259.11, Personal energy absorbers and lanyards ; - (h) Z 259.12, Connecting components for personal fall-arrest systems (PFAS) ; - (4) L'employeur doit veiller à ce que toute personne à qui est permis l'accès au lieu de travail soit informée de l'existence de tout système pour zone de risque de chute et connaisse bien la marche à suivre pour y accéder, y travailler et en sortir. DORS/2019-243, art. 4. ## Procédures et équipements de protection ## Protection contre les c…

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## Full body harness - 142 (1) An employer must ensure that - (a) a full body harness manufactured on or after March 31, 2023 is approved to - (i) CSA Standard Z259.10-18, Full body harnesses , - (ii) ANSI/ASSE Standard Z359.1-2007, Safety requirements for personal fall arrest systems, subsystems and components , or - (iii) CEN Standard EN 361:2007, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Full body harnesses , ## and - (b) a worker using a personal fall arrest system wears and uses a full body harness. - 142 (2) A worker using a personal fall arrest system must wear and use a full body harness. AR 191/2021 s142;242/2022 ## Body belt - 142.1 An employer must ensure that - (a) a body belt manufactured on or after July 1, 2009 is approved to - (i) CSA Standard Z259.1-05, Body belts and saddles for work positioning and travel restraint , - (ii) ANSI/ASSE Standard A10.32-2004, Fall Protection Systems - American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations , or - (iii) CEN Standard EN 358: 2000, Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height - Belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards , and - (b) a worker uses a body belt only as part of a travel restraint system or as part of a fall restrict system. ## Lanyard 142.2 (1) An employer must ensure that a lanyard manufactured on or after March 31, 2023 is approved to - (a) CSA Standard Z259.11-17, Personal energy absorbers and lanyards , - (b) ANSI/ASSE Standard Z359.1-2007, Safety requirements for personal fall arrest systems, subsystems and components , or - (c) CEN Standard EN 354:2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Lanyards . 142.2 (2) An employer must ensure that a lanyard used by a worker is made of wire rope or other material appropriate to the hazard if a tool or corrosive agent that could sever, abrade or burn a lanyard is used in the work area.

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- (a) possible hazardous situations, including a de -scription of the hazards and the possible effects on the health or safety of employees; - (b) the identification of employees at risk; - (c) the location where the code of practice might ap -ply; - (d) the methods and equipment to be used including inspections procedures; - (e) the procedures and equipment which might be required in the event of an emergency; - (f) the times, days, or events during which the code of practice might be applicable; - (g) the identification of training needs; - (h) the identification of the person responsible for implementing the code of practice; and - (i) the name of the safety monitor, if applicable, and the training the safety monitor has received. 2010-159; 2022-27; 2024-38 ## Training 50.3 (1) An employer shall ensure that a competent person trains an employee in the use, maintenance and inspection of a fall-protection system for the task being performed unless the fall-protection system is a guard -rail. - 50.3 (2) The employer shall ensure that the competent person referred to in subsection (1), who provides the training, prepares a written training record which shall include the following information: - (a) the name of the employee who received the training; - (b) the date on which the training took place; and - (c) the name of the competent person and the name of the agency if any. - 50.3 (3) The training record for each employee shall be made available to an officer upon request. - 50.3 (4) An employer shall, in consultation with the committee or health and safety representative, if any, re - - a) les situations dangereuses possibles, leur descrip -tion et leurs effets possibles sur la santé ou la sécurité des salariés; - b) une indication concernant les salariés à risque; - c) l'endroit où le code peut s'appliquer; - d) les méthodes et l'équipement à utiliser, y compris la procédure d'inspection; - e) la…

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- (c) NFPA Standard 1983, Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services , 2006 Edition, classified as general or light duty. ## Wood pole climbing 149 (1) An employer must ensure that a worker working on or from a wood pole uses fall restrict equipment that is approved to CSA Standard Z259.14-01, Fall Restrict Equipment for Wood Pole Climbing , in combination with - (a) a lineman's body belt that - (i) is approved to CSA Standard Z259.3-M1978 (R2003), Lineman's Body Belt and Lineman's Safety Strap , or - (ii) complies with section 142.1, or - (b) a full body harness that complies with section 142(1). 149 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to fall restrict equipment or a lineman's body belt in use before April 30, 2004. ## Equipment compatibility 150 An employer must ensure that all components of a fall protection system are compatible with one another and with the environment in which they are used. ## Inspection and maintenance - 150.1 An employer must ensure that the equipment and personal protective equipment used as part of a fall protection system is - (a) inspected by the worker as required by the manufacturer before it is used on each work shift, - (b) kept free from substances and conditions that could contribute to deterioration of the equipment and personal protective equipment, and - (c) re-certified as specified by the manufacturer. ## Removal from service 150.2 (1) An employer must ensure that equipment and personal protective equipment used as part of a fall protection system is removed from service and either returned to the manufacturer or destroyed if - (a) it is defective, or - (b) it has come into contact with excessive heat, a chemical or any other substance that may corrode or otherwise damage the fall protection system. 150.2 (2) An employer must ensure that after a personal fall arrest system has stopped a fall, the system is removed from service.

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## Water danger - 157 An employer must ensure that a worker uses an appropriate fall protection system in combination with a life jacket or personal flotation device if the worker - (a) may fall into water that exposes the worker to the hazard of drowning, or - (b) could drown from falling into the water, from other than a boat. ## Leading edge fall protection system - 158 An employer using a leading edge fall protection system consisting of fabric or netting panels must ensure that - (a) the system is used only to provide leading edge fall protection, - (b) the system is used and installed according to the manufacturer's specifications, - (c) a copy of the manufacturer's specifications for the system is available to workers at the work site at which the system is being used, - (d) the fabric or netting is - (i) drop-tested at the work site in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR Section 1926.502(C)4(i) published by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or - (ii) certified as safe for use by a professional engineer, and - (e) all workers using the system are trained in its use and limitations. ## Procedures in place of fall protection equipment - 159 (1) An employer may develop and use procedures in place of fall protection equipment in accordance with subsection (2), if - (a) it is not reasonably practicable to use one of the fall protection systems described in this Part, and - (b) use of procedures in place of fall protection equipment is restricted to the following situations: - (i) the installation or removal of fall protection equipment; - (ii) roof inspection; - (iii) emergency repairs; - (iv) at height transfers between equipment and structures if allowed by the manufacturer's specifications; and - (v) situations in which a worker must work on top of a vehicle or load and the requirements of section 155 have been met. ## 159 (1.1) Repealed. - 159 (2) An employer using procedures in place of fall protection equipment must ensu…

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referred to in paragraphs ( 1 )(a) to (d), the equipment must be stored, maintained, inspected, tested, fitted, installed, used or dismantled in accordance with the fallprotection plan. SOR/2019-243, s. 4. ## Fall Protection ## Fall-protection Plan - 12.06 (1) If there is a risk of injury due to falling in any of the circumstances described in paragraphs 12.07 1 ( )(a), (b) or (c) in a work place, the employer must, before any work activities begin, - (a) develop a fall-protection plan in consultation with the work place committee or the health and safety representative; and - (b) ensure that a copy of the fall-protection plan is readily available at the work place for consultation. - (2) The fall-protection plan must specify - (a) the hazards that have been identified for each work area and each activity to be carried out at the work place; - (b) the fall-protection systems that have been chosen to protect against the identified hazards; - (c) if a personal fall-protection system is used, the anchorage to be used during the work; - (d) if a fall-arrest system is used, the clearance distance below each work area; - (e) if there are no manufacturer's instructions with respect to the storage, maintenance, inspection, testing, fitting, installation, use or dismantling of equipment that is used in a fall-protection system and that is provided by an employer, the procedures to be followed for the purposes of paragraphs 12.05 1 ( )(a) to (d); and - (f) the rescue procedures to be followed if a person falls. - (3) The fall-protection plan must include, in annex, a copy of any manufacturer's instructions with respect to the storage, maintenance, inspection, testing, fitting, d'installation, d'utilisation, de démontage et de maintien dans un état de propreté et de salubrité prévues aux alinéas ( 1 )a) à d) sont exécutées conformément au plan de protection contre les chutes. DORS/2019-243, a…