Working at night safely

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- 91 (2) An employer shall provide high visibility safety apparel that meets the requirements of CSA standard Z96-15 (R2020), High-visibility safety apparel or a standard offering equivalent or better protection to any employee who is exposed to a risk of injury from vehic -ular traffic, powered mobile equipment, industrial lift trucks or mobile cranes, and the employee shall wear the apparel. - 91 (3) An employer shall provide and all signalers shall use reflectorized paddles to control the flow of traffic. 2024-38 ## Construction on highway or bridge - 92 (1) Where construction is being carried out on a highway or bridge and an employee's safety may be en -dangered by vehicular traffic, an employer shall ensure that - (a) concrete barriers or material offering equivalent protection is erected at both ends of the construction and as a divider between the traffic and the work area of the highway or bridge, and - (b) appropriate lane control devices and flashing lights or flares are used. - 92 (2) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply where the high -way or bridge is being paved. ## Material along excavation or trench and vehicular traffic - 93 (1) Where material is piled along the sides of any excavation or trench and interferes with the flow of ve -hicular traffic, an employer shall ensure that the material is adequately illuminated by warning lights or reflective materials. - 93 (2) Where work is being carried out and interferes with the flow of vehicular traffic, an employer shall en -sure that adequate warning signs are posted in both di -rections as indicated in the following table and at any in -tersection between the warning sign and the work area: Posted speed (km/hr) Distance of Warning Sign from Work Area (m) - 91 (2) L'employeur fournit des vêtements de sécurité à haute visibilité qui satisfont aux exigences que prévoit la norme Z96-15 (C2020) de la CSA, intitulée Vêtements de sécurité à haute visibi…

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## ELECTRICAL POWER LINES Keep a safe distance from electrical power. Never approach power lines with any part of the machine and its load unless all local and national required safety precautions have been taken. Electrocution and death can result from arcing, touching or even being close to a machine that is in contact with or near an electrical source. - · Maintain the maximum possible distance from power lines and never violate the minimum clearance. - · Always contact the nearest electric utility and determine jointly what specific precautions must be taken to insure safety. - · Consider all lines to be power lines and treat all power lines as energized even though it is known or believed that the power is shut off and the line is visibly grounded. - · Use a signal person to observe the approach of any part of the machine or load to the power line. - · Caution all ground personnel to stand clear of the machine and the load at all times. - · If the machine should come in contact with a live electrical source, do not leave the operator's seat. Do not allow anyone to approach or touch the machine. <!-- image --> The reference of the safe distances from high voltage cables are as follows. ## WORKSITES IN URBAN AREAS Set up barricades to prevent unauthorized personnel and/or vehicles from entering the worksite. If working near a road, use a signal person and signs to alert vehicles and pedestrians of potential hazards and falling objects. If needed, use a signal person to direct traffic. The operator should always be alert and follow the signals from the signal person. The operator shall respond to signals only from the appointed signal person, but shall obey a stop signal from anyone at any time. <!-- image --> ## USE WORK LIGHTS - · When operating in dark locations, turn on the work light. If necessary, use additional lighting devices to make the work areas bright enough to operate. - · Stop work if you have poor or limited visibility because of darkness…

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## Part 12 General Safety Precautions ## Housekeeping 185 An employer must ensure that a work site is kept clean and free from materials or equipment that could cause workers to slip or trip. ## Lighting 186 (1) An employer must ensure that lighting at a work site is sufficient to enable work to be done safely. 186 (2) An employer must ensure that a light source above a working or walking surface is protected against damage. - 186 (3) An employer must ensure that there is emergency lighting at a work site if workers are in danger if the normal lighting system fails. - 186 (4) Emergency lighting must generate enough light so that workers can - (a) leave the work site safely, - (b) start the necessary emergency shut-down procedures, and - (c) restore normal lighting. ## Pallets and storage racks 187 (1) An employer must ensure that pallets used to transport or store materials or containers are loaded, moved, stacked, arranged and stored in a manner that does not create a danger to workers. - 187 (2) An employer must ensure that racks used to store materials or equipment - (a) are designed, constructed and maintained to support the load placed on them, and - (b) are placed on firm foundations that can support the load. - 187 (3) A worker must report any damage to a storage rack to an employer as quickly as practicable. - 187 (4) The employer and the workers at a work site must take all reasonable steps to prevent storage racks from being damaged to the extent that their integrity as structures is compromised. ## Placement of roofing materials - 187.1 (1) An employer must ensure that supplies and roofing materials stored on the roof of a residential building under construction are located not less than 2 metres from a roof edge. - 187.1 (2) An employer must ensure that the weight of supplies and roofing materials referred to in subsection (1) is uniformly distributed.