NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 1165/96

Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

under the

Occupational Health and Safety Act

(O.C. 96-478)

Amended by:

100/98, 23/99 (Amendment 25/99 brings 23/99 in force April 26, 1999), 53/00, 93/01, 23/02, 123/04, 71/05, 110/05

Note: This is not the official version. The full text and most current version of this
regulation is available by visiting the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly website.

Safety belts and lifelines

(1) Where it is impracticable to provide adequate work platforms or staging, the employer shall ensure that fall protection systems are used by all workers employed over pits, shafts or moving machinery and by all workers working at elevations greater than 3.05 metres above grade or floor level in accordance with current standards of the C.S.A. Code with respect to fall protection and fall protection systems.

(2) Rep. by 23/99 s2(2)

(3) When a worker is employed under circumstances where he or she might become entrapped by material, or be overcome by another cause, he or she shall wear a safety-belt or safety-harness attached to a lifeline or other device attended by another worker who shall be stationed, equipped and capable of immediately effecting a rescue.

(4) Safety-belts, safety straps, lifelines and all interconnecting parts shall be of sufficient strength to support before breaking a weight of 1134 kilograms.

(5) All metal fittings used on or with safety-belts shall conform to the metallurgical strength requirement standards as specified by the Canadian Standards Association.

(6) Permanent anchors to which safety straps or rope terminals may be attached shall conform to the requirements of subsections (4) and (5).

(7) Rope used for lifelines or safety straps shall comply with the requirements of current C.S.A. Code standards with respect to fall protection.

(8) When axes or other tools are used which are likely to sever, abrade or burn the lifeline or safety strap, a wire rope or wire cored fibre rope shall be used.

(9) Where workers are engaged in work in proximity to energized electrical circuits where conductive safety straps cannot be used, 2 non-conductive safety straps shall be worn to provide the additional protection required.

(10) The safety strap shall be so attached to the safety-belt that it cannot pass through the belt fittings should either end become loose from its anchorage.

(11) Thimbles shall be installed to protect ropes from chafing at points of connection to eyes, rings and snaps.

(12) Safety-belts, safety straps and lifelines shall be arranged to limit the free fall of a worker to 1.22 metres.

(13) No more than one worker shall be attached to a lifeline.

(14) Belts, straps, harnesses, lifelines and other similar devices shall be kept free from substances and conditions which could contribute to deterioration and this equipment shall be carefully inspected before use.

(15) If an impairment of function is detected the defective part shall be removed from service.

104/79 s32; 100/98 s9; 23/99 s2