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SASKATCHEWAN REGULATION O-1.1 Reg 1 (1996)
Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
under the
The Occupational Health and Safety Act
As Amended by:
Saskatchewan Regulations 6/97, 35/2003 and 112/2005
Note: This is not the official version. The full text and most current version of this
regulation is available by visiting the Saskatchewan Queen's Printer Freelaw website.
Safety belts
100 Where these regulations require the use of a safety belt, an employer or contractor shall ensure that:
(a) the safety belt and connecting linkage are approved and maintained;
(b) the safety belt is properly fitted to the worker;
(c) all metal parts of the safety belt and connecting linkage are of dropforged steel 17.8 kilonewtons proof tested;
(d) a protective thimble is used to protect ropes or straps from chafing whenever a rope or strap is connected to an eye or a D-ring used in the safety belt or connecting linkage; and
(e) the connecting linkage is attached to a fall-arresting device, lifeline or fixed anchor to prevent the worker from falling more than 1.2 metres.
4 Oct 96 cO-1.1 Reg 1 s100.
Lifelines
101 (1)Unless otherwise specifically provided, where these regulations require the use of a lifeline, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the lifeline:
(a) is suitable for the conditions in which the lifeline is to be used, having regard to factors including strength, abrasion resistance, extensibility and chemical stability;
(b) is made of wire rope or synthetic material;
(c) is free of imperfections, knots and splices, other than end terminations;
(d) is protected by padding where the lifeline passes over sharp edges;
(e) is protected from heat, flame or abrasive or corrosive materials during use;
(f) is fastened to a secure anchor point that:
(i) has a breaking strength of at least 17.8 kilonewtons; and
(ii) is not used to suspend any platform or other load; and
(g) is maintained.
(2)Unless otherwise specifically provided, an employer or contractor shall ensure that a vertical lifeline required by these regulations has a minimum diameter of:
(a) 12 millimetres if the lifeline is made of nylon;
(b) 15 millimetres if the lifeline is made of polypropylene; or
(c) eight millimetres if the lifeline is made of wire rope.
(3)An employer or contractor shall ensure that where a vertical lifeline is used:
(a) the lower end extends to the ground or to a safe landing; and
(b) the lifeline is protected at the lower end to ensure that the line cannot be fouled by any equipment.
(4)Unless otherwise specifically provided, an employer or contractor shall ensure that a horizontal lifeline is designed and certified as safe by a professional engineer and installed and used in accordance with that design.
4 Oct 96 cO-1.1 Reg 1 s102.
Fall-arresting devices
102 (1)An employer or contractor shall ensure that a fall-arresting device and connecting linkage required by these regulations is approved and maintained.
(2)An employer or contractor shall ensure that a fall-arresting device required by these regulations:
(a) prevents a worker from falling more than 1.2 metres, excluding the increase in total fall distance resulting from the use of a shock absorber;
(b) applies a peak fall-arrest force not greater than eight kilonewtons to a worker; and
(c) is fastened to a lifeline or to a secure anchor point that has a breaking strength of at least 17.8 kilonewtons.
4 Oct 96 cO-1.1 Reg 1 s102.
Full-body harness
103 Where a full-body harness is required by these regulations, an employer or contractor shall ensure that:
(a) the full-body harness and connecting linkage are approved and maintained;
(b) the full-body harness is properly fitted to the worker;
(c) the worker is trained in the safe use of the full-body harness; and
(d) the worker inspects the full-body harness daily or before each use.
4 Oct 96 cO-1.1 Reg 1 s103.
Snap hooks on safety belts, etc.
104 Where a snap hook is used as an integral component of a safety belt, connecting linkage, fall-arresting device, full-body harness or lifeline, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the snap hook is self-locking and is approved and maintained.
4 Oct 96 cO-1.1 Reg 1 s104.
Lanyards
105 An employer or contractor shall ensure that a lanyard:
(a) is as short as work conditions permit;
(b) is constructed of:
(i) nylon, polyester or polypropylene rope or webbing; or
(ii) wire rope that is equipped with an approved shock absorbing device;
(c) is equipped with suitable snap hooks; and
(d) is approved and maintained.
4 Oct 96 cO-1.1 Reg 1 s105.
Workers’ responsibilities re lifelines, etc.
106 (1)Before using a lifeline or lanyard, a worker shall ensure that the lifeline or lanyard:
(a) is free of imperfections, knots and splices, other than end terminations;
(b) is protected by padding where the lifeline or lanyard passes over sharp edges; and
(c) is protected from heat, flame or abrasive or corrosive materials during use.
(2)Before using a vertical lifeline, a worker shall ensure that:
(a) the lower end extends to the ground or to a safe landing; and
(b) the lifeline is protected at the lower end to ensure that the line cannot be fouled by any equipment.
(3)Before using a safety belt or a full-body harness, a worker shall ensure that the safety belt or full-body harness:
(a) is properly adjusted to fit the worker securely; and
(b) subject to subsection 274(5), is attached by means of a connecting linkage to a fixed anchor or a lifeline.
(4)A worker who uses a safety belt or a full-body harness and connecting linkage shall ensure that the connecting linkage is attached to a fall-arresting device, lifeline or a fixed anchor.
4 Oct 96 cO-1.1 Reg 1 s106.
Inspection of safety belts, etc.
107 (1)Where the use of a safety belt, connecting linkage, fall-arresting device, full-body harness or lifeline is required by these regulations, an employer or contractor shall ensure that a competent person:
(a) inspects the safety belt, connecting linkage, fall-arresting device, fullbody harness or lifeline:
(i) annually; and
(ii) after the safety belt, connecting linkage, fall-arresting device, fullbody harness or lifeline has sustained fall-arresting service; and
(b) determines whether the safety belt, connecting linkage, fall-arresting device, full-body harness or lifeline is safe for continued use.
(2)An employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker inspects the safety belt, connecting linkage, fall-arresting device, full-body harness or lifeline before each use and that where a defect or unsafe condition that may create a hazard to a worker is identified in a safety belt, connecting linkage, fall-arresting device, fullbody harness or lifeline:
(a) steps are taken immediately to protect the health and safety of any worker who may be at risk until the defect is repaired or the unsafe condition is corrected; and
(b) as soon as is reasonably practicable, the defect is repaired or the unsafe condition is corrected.
4 Oct 96 cO-1.1 Reg 1 s107.
Protection against drowning
108 (1)In this section:
(a) “buoyant apparatus” means a device that is capable of supporting the weight in water of a worker and that is constructed to:
(i) remain stable when floating on either side;
(ii) have no projections that would prevent the buoyant apparatus from sliding easily over the side of a boat or ship; and
(iii) require no adjustment before use;
(b) “life jacket” means an approved device that is capable of keeping a worker’s head above water in a face-up position without effort by the worker;
(c) “personal flotation device” means an approved device that is capable of keeping a worker’s head above water without effort by the worker, and includes a device that is designed to protect a worker against hypothermia.
(2)Where a worker is required to work at a place from which the worker could fall and drown, and the worker is not protected by a guardrail, an employer or contractor shall:
(a) provide the worker with a life jacket and ensure that the worker uses it, and ensure that the rescue equipment and personnel described in subsection (3) are readily available;
(b) provide the worker with a full-body harness and lifeline and ensure that the worker uses them; or
(c) ensure that a net is installed that is capable of safely catching the worker if the worker falls.
(3)The rescue equipment and personnel required by clause (2)(a) must consist of:
(a) a suitable boat equipped with a boat hook;
(b) a buoyant apparatus attached to a nylon rope that is not less than nine millimetres in diameter and not less than 15 metres long; and
(c) a sufficient number of properly equipped and trained workers to implement rescue procedures.
(4)An employer or contractor shall ensure that a life jacket or personal flotation device is provided for each worker who is transported by boat or works from a boat, and that each worker uses the life jacket or personal flotation device at all times when the worker is in the boat.
4 Oct 96 cO-1.1 Reg 1 s108.
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