ONTARIO REGULATION 859/90
Window Cleaning
under the
Occupational Health and Safety Act
Amended to:
O. Reg. 523/92
Note: This is not the official version. The full text and most current version of this
regulation is available by visiting the Ontario Statutes and Regulations website.
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(1)If a worker who is not working from a ladder is exposed to the hazard of falling more than three metres, the worker shall use a fall arrest system that is adequately secured to a fixed support and arranged so that the worker cannot fall freely for a vertical distance of more than 1.5 metres.
(2)The fixed support mentioned in subsection (1) shall be able to resist all arrest forces when a worker falls.
(3)The fall arrest system mentioned in subsection (1),
(a)
shall arrest any fall by the worker without applying a peak force to the worker greater than 8 kilonewtons; and
(b)
shall permit the worker to remain suspended safely in it for a period of at least thirty minutes.
(4)Where a suspended scaffold,
(a)
has at least two independent means of support or suspension; and
(b)
is designed, constructed and maintained so that the failure of one means of support or suspension will not upset the scaffold, the fall arrest body harness or lanyard may be attached to the scaffold.
(5)A lanyard used in a fall arrest system shall have a nominal diameter of at least sixteen millimetres and be made of nylon rope or another durable and adequate material.
(6)A lifeline used in a fall arrest system,
(a)
shall be used by only one worker at a time;
(b)
shall be free from the danger of being chafed or cut;
(c)
shall be suspended separately and independently from any suspended scaffold, boatswain’s chair or similar single-point suspension equipment;
(d)
shall have a nominal diameter of at least sixteen millimetres;
(e)
shall be made of polypropylene or another durable material with equivalent impact strength that provides equal protection to a worker;
(f)
when in a vertical position, shall extend to the ground or the level of egress;
(g)
shall be inspected for wear prior to each day’s use by a competent person who shall report any defects or damage to a supervisor; and
(h)
shall not be used when defective or damaged.
(7)No lanyard, lifeline and fall arrest body harness that has arrested a fall by a worker shall be reused. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 859, s. 10.