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existing roof structures If it’s not reasonably possible to install and experience to organize the work
• lack of appropriate personal protective a guardrail system, a worker must be and its performance
protected from the fall hazard by one of • familiar with the Occupational Health
equipment (e.g. equipment unavailable, the following under the Regulation for and Safety Act (OHSA) and the
unused or misused) Construction Projects: regulations that apply to the work
• equipment that is misused or in poor being performed (see: http://www.e-
condition (e.g. ladders, scaffolds, • a travel restraint system that meets the laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/
elevating work platforms or suspended requirements of Section 26.4 elaws_statutes_90o01_e.htm)
access equipment) • aware of any actual or potential danger
• poor work practices (e.g. unclear job • a fall-restricting system that meets the to health and safety in the workplace
procedures, lack of training or workers requirements of Section. 26.5 —the
rushing to meet deadlines) system be designed to limit a worker’s Under the Regulation for Construction
• poor lighting, slippery surfaces, free fall to 0.6 metres Projects a suspended platform or suspended
inadequate ‘housekeeping’ (e.g. a scaffold must:
messy, cluttered work area) and other • a safety net that meets the • be attached to a fixed support
deficient working conditions requirements of Section 26.8 — this or outrigger beam as per the
Appropriate methods for controlling also needs to be designed, tested and manufacturer’s instructions
these and other hazards must be included installed in accordance with American (Subsection 137 (2))
in construction site health and safety National Standards Institute (ANSI) • meet all of the other requirements of
programs. Some methods for controlling Standard 10.11-1989 (Personnel and Sections 137 and 138
hazards leading to falls include: Debris Nets for Construction and
• engineering controls Demolition Operations) A worker who is on or getting on or off a
• personal protective equipment suspended platform or a suspended scaffold
• housekeeping • a fall arrest system that meets the must wear a full body harness connected
• use of appropriate and adequate requirements of Section 26.6, including to a fall arrest system as prescribed in
administrative controls the following: Subsection 141 (1).
Preventing falls
The regulatory requirements regarding "...when your drivers A multi-point suspended scaffold and
fall protection on a construction project are delivering to all of its components must be designed by
are set out in Sections 26 to 26.9 of the contractors on a professional engineer in accordance with
Regulation for Construction Projects (O. Reg. good engineering practice and must meet
213/91). construction sites, they the requirements in Section 142.2.
Some control methods include guardrail would then have to
systems (as opposed to other methods An elevating work platform must be
of fall protection - see below) which must meet the requirements designed by a professional engineer in
be used to prevent falls, unless it is not of the act for accordance with good engineering practice
reasonably possible to install one. to meet the requirements of the applicable
Constructors and employers must construction sites." National Standards of Canada standards
install guardrails (or take other protective and must be equipped with guardrails as
measures), if workers are at risk of falling: • a full body harness prescribed in Subsections 144 (1)(7) of the
• more than three metres • a lanyard with a shock absorber (unless regulation.
• more than 1.2 metres if the work area
is used as a path for a wheelbarrow or using a shock absorber could cause a Scaffolds that meet the requirements
similar equipment falling worker to hit the ground, next of the Regulation for Construction Projects
• into operating machinery level below or any objects below the must be used when work cannot be done
• into water or other liquids work area) from the ground, a building or another
• into or onto a hazardous substance or • a system that must be attached by a permanent structure without posing a
object lifeline or by the lanyard to an adequate, hazard to the workers (Subsection 125 (1)).
• through an opening on a work surface independent fixed support that meets
Sections 26 and 26.1 of the Regulation the requirements of Section 26.7 and In accordance with Section 80, a ladder
for Construction Projects (O. Reg. 213/91). must limit a falling worker to a peak used as a regular means of access between
A guardrail system must also be used if fall arrest force no greater than eight levels of a structure must:
a worker is exposed to a fall of 2.4 metres or kilonewtons of force
more and has access to the open side of a: The components of any method used for • extend at the upper level at least 900
• floor, including a mezzanine or balcony fall protection must meet the requirements millimetres above the landing or floor
floor of any applicable National Standards of
• bridge surface Canada (CSA) standard listed in Subsection • have a clear space of at least 150
• roof while formwork is in place 26.1(3). millimetres behind every rung
• scaffold platform or other work For more information, see: http://www.e-
platform, runway or ramp laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/english/elaws_ • be located so an adequate landing
regs_910213_e.htm surface that is clear of obstructions is
Workers must be adequately trained and available at the top and bottom of the
given instruction on the proper use of the fall ladder
protection system by a ‘competent person’
who is: • be secured at the top and bottom to
• qualified through knowledge, training prevent movement
For more information, please visit the
MOL website: www.labour.gov.on.ca/
english/hs/topics/heights.php
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• lack of appropriate personal protective a guardrail system, a worker must be and its performance
protected from the fall hazard by one of • familiar with the Occupational Health
equipment (e.g. equipment unavailable, the following under the Regulation for and Safety Act (OHSA) and the
unused or misused) Construction Projects: regulations that apply to the work
• equipment that is misused or in poor being performed (see: http://www.e-
condition (e.g. ladders, scaffolds, • a travel restraint system that meets the laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/
elevating work platforms or suspended requirements of Section 26.4 elaws_statutes_90o01_e.htm)
access equipment) • aware of any actual or potential danger
• poor work practices (e.g. unclear job • a fall-restricting system that meets the to health and safety in the workplace
procedures, lack of training or workers requirements of Section. 26.5 —the
rushing to meet deadlines) system be designed to limit a worker’s Under the Regulation for Construction
• poor lighting, slippery surfaces, free fall to 0.6 metres Projects a suspended platform or suspended
inadequate ‘housekeeping’ (e.g. a scaffold must:
messy, cluttered work area) and other • a safety net that meets the • be attached to a fixed support
deficient working conditions requirements of Section 26.8 — this or outrigger beam as per the
Appropriate methods for controlling also needs to be designed, tested and manufacturer’s instructions
these and other hazards must be included installed in accordance with American (Subsection 137 (2))
in construction site health and safety National Standards Institute (ANSI) • meet all of the other requirements of
programs. Some methods for controlling Standard 10.11-1989 (Personnel and Sections 137 and 138
hazards leading to falls include: Debris Nets for Construction and
• engineering controls Demolition Operations) A worker who is on or getting on or off a
• personal protective equipment suspended platform or a suspended scaffold
• housekeeping • a fall arrest system that meets the must wear a full body harness connected
• use of appropriate and adequate requirements of Section 26.6, including to a fall arrest system as prescribed in
administrative controls the following: Subsection 141 (1).
Preventing falls
The regulatory requirements regarding "...when your drivers A multi-point suspended scaffold and
fall protection on a construction project are delivering to all of its components must be designed by
are set out in Sections 26 to 26.9 of the contractors on a professional engineer in accordance with
Regulation for Construction Projects (O. Reg. good engineering practice and must meet
213/91). construction sites, they the requirements in Section 142.2.
Some control methods include guardrail would then have to
systems (as opposed to other methods An elevating work platform must be
of fall protection - see below) which must meet the requirements designed by a professional engineer in
be used to prevent falls, unless it is not of the act for accordance with good engineering practice
reasonably possible to install one. to meet the requirements of the applicable
Constructors and employers must construction sites." National Standards of Canada standards
install guardrails (or take other protective and must be equipped with guardrails as
measures), if workers are at risk of falling: • a full body harness prescribed in Subsections 144 (1)(7) of the
• more than three metres • a lanyard with a shock absorber (unless regulation.
• more than 1.2 metres if the work area
is used as a path for a wheelbarrow or using a shock absorber could cause a Scaffolds that meet the requirements
similar equipment falling worker to hit the ground, next of the Regulation for Construction Projects
• into operating machinery level below or any objects below the must be used when work cannot be done
• into water or other liquids work area) from the ground, a building or another
• into or onto a hazardous substance or • a system that must be attached by a permanent structure without posing a
object lifeline or by the lanyard to an adequate, hazard to the workers (Subsection 125 (1)).
• through an opening on a work surface independent fixed support that meets
Sections 26 and 26.1 of the Regulation the requirements of Section 26.7 and In accordance with Section 80, a ladder
for Construction Projects (O. Reg. 213/91). must limit a falling worker to a peak used as a regular means of access between
A guardrail system must also be used if fall arrest force no greater than eight levels of a structure must:
a worker is exposed to a fall of 2.4 metres or kilonewtons of force
more and has access to the open side of a: The components of any method used for • extend at the upper level at least 900
• floor, including a mezzanine or balcony fall protection must meet the requirements millimetres above the landing or floor
floor of any applicable National Standards of
• bridge surface Canada (CSA) standard listed in Subsection • have a clear space of at least 150
• roof while formwork is in place 26.1(3). millimetres behind every rung
• scaffold platform or other work For more information, see: http://www.e-
platform, runway or ramp laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/english/elaws_ • be located so an adequate landing
regs_910213_e.htm surface that is clear of obstructions is
Workers must be adequately trained and available at the top and bottom of the
given instruction on the proper use of the fall ladder
protection system by a ‘competent person’
who is: • be secured at the top and bottom to
• qualified through knowledge, training prevent movement
For more information, please visit the
MOL website: www.labour.gov.on.ca/
english/hs/topics/heights.php
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