ONTARIO REGULATION 854/90
Mines and Mining Plants
under the
Occupational Health and Safety Act
Amended to:
O. Reg. 630/05
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)Subject to subsection (5), where a worker is exposed to the hazard of falling more than three metres, a fall arrest system shall be used to protect the worker. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 14 (1).
(2)The fall arrest system required by subsection (1) shall consist of a suitable combination of a belt, a full body harness, a lanyard, an anchor and a rope-grabbing device or lifeline. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 14 (2).
(3)The belt, full body harness, lanyard and lifeline shall,
(a)
be made of material with elastic properties capable of absorbing and minimizing the arrest force in case of a fall;
(b)
be designed to distribute a fall arrest force in such a manner that the possibility of injury to the worker is minimized;
(c)
be of sufficient strength to absorb twice the energy that may be transmitted to the fall arrest system; and
(d)
not be knotted or allowed to become knotted, when used or worn. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 14 (3).
(4)When being used and worn against the hazard of falling, the lifeline of the fall arrest system shall be,
(a)
anchored so that a worker will fall free of arrest not more than one metre; and
(b)
connected to an object that is,
(i)
capable of resisting the arrest force in case of a fall, and
(ii)
free of sharp edges. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 14 (4).
(5)Subsection (1) does not apply to a worker employed in shaft sinking where measures and procedures are adopted and put into effect that will provide equal or greater protection to the worker. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 14 (5).