NORTHWEST TERRITORIES & NUNAVUT REGULATION c.S-1
GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS
under the
Safety Act
Including Amendments made by:
R.R.N.W.T. 1990,c.S-1(Supp.), In force September 15, 1992; SI-013-92,
R-028-93, R-096-93, R-072-95, R-135-98, R-079-2000 (CIF 01/12/2000)
Note: This is not the official version. The full text and most current version of this regulation is available by
visiting the Northwest Territories Department of Justice or the Nunavut Department of Justice websites.
Safety-belts, Body Harnesses, Lanyards and Lifelines
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(1)A worker shall wear a lanyard, lifeline and safety-belt or body harness where that worker is working
(a)
at an elevation of 3 m (10 ft.) or more above grade or floor level,
(b)
over a pit, a shaft, or operating machinery, or
(c)
where a fall could result in his or her drowning,
and where it is impracticable to provide adequate work platforms or guarding.
(2)An employer shall provide a separate lanyard, lifeline and safety-belt or body harness to each worker to whom the conditions specified in subsection (1) apply.
(3)Subsection (1) does not apply
(a)
to structural steel erectors or similar tradespersons who are experienced at working at heights and where the use of a safety-belt, body harness, lanyard or lifeline may produce an additional hazard; or
(b)
where a protection approved by the Chief Safety Officer or a safety net has been provided.
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An employer shall ensure that
(a)
safety-belts, body harnesses and lanyards used by a worker comply with the following standards, as amended from time to time, of the Canadian Standards Association:
(i)
CAN/CSA-Z259.1-95, Safety Belts and Lanyards;
(ii)
Z259.2-M1979, Fall-Arresting Devices, Personnel Lowering Devices, and Life Lines;
(iii)
CAN/CSA-Z259.10-M90, Full Body Harness;
(iv)
CAN/CSA-Z259.11-M92, Shock Absorbers for Personal Fall Arrest Systems;
(b)
a lifeline or lanyard is protected by padding where it passes over sharp edges;
(c)
a lifeline is
(i)
free of knots of splices except at its terminals,
(ii)
not attached to the same anchor points as the suspension lines of a work platform, and
(iii)
attached to a fixed anchor capable of supporting twice the shock load that may be applied;
(d)
a safety-belt, body harness, lanyard or lifeline is assembled and used in a manner that will limit the free fall of a worker to 1.25 m (4.1 ft.);
(e)
metal parts of, or hardware attached to, a safety-belt, body harness, lanyard or lifeline are of drawn, rolled or forged metal with a load arresting capacity of not less than 17.8 kN (4,000 lbf);
(f)
a protective thimble is used to connect ropes or straps to eyes or rings used in a safety-belt, body harness, lanyard or lifeline; and
(g)
safety-belts, body harnesses, lanyards and lifelines must be
(i)
protected from heat, flame, abrasion and corrosive materials during storage, and
(ii)
carefully inspected before use and any defective part removed from service.
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A worker shall ensure that
(a)
subject to this section, where he or she is using tools that may sever, abrade or burn a lifeline, he or she uses wire rope or wirecorded fibre rope;
(b)
where he or she is working near energized electrical circuits where a conductive lifeline cannot be used, he or she uses two non-conductive lifelines; and
(c)
where he or she is working on a communications or power transmission tower he or she
(i)
uses a lanyard and safety-belt or body harness, and
(ii)
is secured to the tower when working or resting.